EPRDF’s Abiy Ahmed: Lencho Letta or HMD?

  BBC Image copyrightEPAImage captionAbiy Ahmed is described as an astute politician Ethiopians have woken up to a new leader, and a renewed sense of hope. Abiy Ahmed has been voted in as leader of Ethiopia’s ruling coalition, paving the way for him to step into the shoes of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who unexpectedly…

EPRDF Declares Second State of Emergency Amid Wide Protests

AP ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia –  Ethiopian officials have declared a state of emergency amid widespread anti-government protests that have persisted for more than two years and in which hundreds have been killed and several thousand detained, the majority of whom have since been released. It is Ethiopia’s second state of emergency in two years and…

ሰበር ዜና: ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ኃይለማርያም ደሳለኝ የስራ መልቀቂያ አስገቡ

Fana ሰበር ዜና ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ኃይለማርያም ደሳለኝ የስራ መልቀቂያ አስገቡ አዲስ አበባ፣ የካቲት 8፣ 2010 (ኤፍ ቢ ሲ) የኢፌዴሪ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ኃይለማርያም ደሳለኝ ከሀላፊነታቸው በገዛ ፈቃዳቸው ለመነሳት መልቀቂያ አስገቡ። አቶ ኃይለማርያም ዛሬ በሰጡት መግለጫ፥ መልቀቂያቸውን ለኢፌዴሪ የህዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት ማስገባታቸውን እና ምክር ቤቱም ጥያቄያቸውን ይቀበላል ብለው እንደሚያምኑ ገልፀዋል። ከደኢህዴን ሊቀመንበርነት ለመነሳት ለንቅናቄው ስራ አስፈፃሚ…

Ethiopian Protesters Killed for Singing Anti-Government Songs: U.N.

GENEVA (Reuters) – Ethiopian security forces opened fire on protesters who were singing anti-government songs, U.N. human rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said on Tuesday. Authorities said on Monday that at least seven people died in clashes between security forces and worshippers taking part in a religious ceremony marking Epiphany in Amhara region in northern Ethiopia…

What Studies in Spatial Development Show in Ethiopia-Part II

SUBMITTED BY PRIYANKA KANTH CO-AUTHORS: MICHAEL GEIGER In Part I of our blog —based on a background note we wrote for the World Bank’s 2017–2022 Country Partnership Framework for Ethiopia—we presented our key findings on the spatial or regional distribution of poverty and child malnutrition in Ethiopia. In Part II of our blog, we look at changes in…

The Qatar Crisis According to British Media

The Independent Only Shakespeare’s plays could come close to describing such treachery – the comedies, that is The nation is now embroiled in a crisis – but what part is Saudi Arabia playing in stoking it? Reuters The Qatar crisis proves two things: the continued infantilisation of the Arab states, and the total collapse of the Sunni Muslim…

US launches military strike on Syria airbase

GMA The United States launched a military strike Thursday on an airbase in Syria, multiple U.S. officials have confirmed, launching more than 50 missiles at an air base in the country. The officials say the airstrike, which targeted Shayrat Air Base in Homs Province where a chemical attack was initiated earlier in the week, struck…

46 killed, dozens missing in Ethiopia garbage dump landslide

Associated Press Police officers secure the perimeter at the scene of a garbage landslide, as excavators aid rescue efforts, on the outskirts of the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sunday, March 12, 2017.  (AP Photo/Elias Meseret) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia –  A mountain of trash gave way in a massive garbage dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s…