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By Duach R. Mach, South Sudan News Agency The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) issued a statement that Gambella governor, Omode Obang Ulam, is no longer the Chief administrator of the State of Gambella. In “an extraordinary session held … read more »
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Tagged Anuak people, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Gambella, Gambella State, Government, Meles Zenawi, South Sudan
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(Reuters) – Ethiopia’s intelligence agency said on Monday it had detained eight members of Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamist militant group who it accused of plotting to kidnap U.N. workers. The arrests were the latest in a crackdown on people accused … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Counterpunch, Ethiopia, Ethiopian National Defense Force, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Human Rights Watch, Islamism, Meles Zenawi, Mogadishu, Ogaden, Ogaden National Liberation Front, Somali Region, Somalia
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By Teklu Abate Since his coronation in October 2001, the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Girma WoldeGiorgis, has been ‘playing’ at the background of the political scene. He is occasionally seen on ETV, receiving ambassadors and inaugurating … read more »
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Tagged Abune Merkorios, Abune Natanael, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, IndepthAfrica, Patriarch, Tamirat Layne, Voice of America
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Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam There are few things more difficult or dangerous than speaking truth to abusers of power. But for Reeyot Alemu, the 31 year-old young Ethiopian heroine of press freedom, no price is high enough to keep her … read more »
Posted in Alemayehu G. Mariam, Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Ethiopian Review, International Women's Media Foundation, IWMF, Maya Angelou, Reeyot Alemu, Serkalem Fasil
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New Ethiopian leader Hailemariam Desalegn, relatively little-known and long overshadowed by his late mentor Meles Zenawi, faces tough challenges at home and in the volatile Horn of Africa. In a rare peaceful handover of power for Ethiopia, former water engineer … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Africa news, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Hailemariam, Hailemariam Desalegne, IndepthAfrica, Meles, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam
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“He took a leading role on Africa’s negotiations on climate change, in peacemaking in Sudan and in the fight to bring stability back to Somalia.” Zuma was speaking at Zenawi’s funeral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “Indeed, his legacy is defined … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, New Partnership for Africa Development, Somalia, South Africa
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THE death of Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s prime minister, on August 20th reveals much about the country he created. Details of his ill health remained a secret until the end. A short broadcast on state television, late by a day, informed … read more »
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Tagged afric news, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Indepth Africa Magazine, indepthafrca, Meles, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, World Bank
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[OPINION] Rod McCullom says the passing of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi means little for the future of Africa’s second largest nation. olitical opponents are arrested. Journalists have been imprisoned. “Tens of thousands of people” have been “forcibly evicted” for development … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Sudan
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WHAT NOW? Meles Zenawi ruled his famine-stricken country for 21 years and tried to make authoritarianism acceptable THE death of Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s prime minister, on Aug 20 reveals much about the country he created. Details of his ill health … read more »
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Meles Zenawi: IN MARCH 2005, when Tony Blair released the Commission for Africa report he had sponsored as British prime minister, it seemed he had gathered together a winning team: a popular icon, Bob Geldof; his own rival, Gordon Brown; … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Indepth Africa Magazine, Islamic Courts Union, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam
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By Peter Gill In the rush to judgement on the record and the legacy of Meles Zenawi as Ethiopia’s leader for the past two decades, the man himself has barely left the shadows. Yes, he achieved record economic growth for … read more »
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By Richard Dowden Earlier this year I wrote that ‘Meles Zenawi is the cleverest and most engaging Prime Minister in Africa’ but I always felt that when I talked to Ethiopians about him it seemed like I was speaking about … read more »
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Dutch Ethiopians: ‘Ethiopia is at crossroads’ Many Ethiopians living in the Netherlands share the same ambiguous feelings about the recent death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zelawi. They are sad that a fellow human being has passed away, but at … read more »
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Peace be unto you all! The Ethiopian Government has taken many with surprise when it imported the Ahbash ideology, put all the human and financial resource to forcefully impose it on Ethiopian Muslims. By doing so it openly put itself … read more »
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By Tesfaye Demmellash, Ph.D. How did authoritarian identity politics come to dominate Ethiopian national affairs, rising to the level of official state ideology and practice under the Woyanes? What are the sources, forms, and contradictions of this domination, and how … read more »
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World of corruption dominated by thugs It is abundantly clear that we live in a dangerous and rotten multi-polar power world without a distinct global leader. This much is recognized but none has a solution to the immorality pervading our … read more »
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By Graham Peebles Graham Peebles looks at how the increasingly paranoid regime of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is systematically tightening its monopoly over information, suppressing free speech and suffocating media freedom. “Disempowerment is the aim, and the means are … read more »
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, Ethiopia, Ethiopian government, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Meles Zenawi, Nigeria soccer news, Politics of Ethiopia, travel to africa, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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“The Only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear” Aung San Sun Kyi. “Repression is not the way to virtue. When people restrain themselves out of fear, their lives are by necessity diminished.” … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia
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Tagged Birtukan Mideksa, Eskinder Nega, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Ethiopians, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, United States
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Ethio-American Muslims Ad hoc Committee firmly stands along with other peace-loving, equality and freedom aspirant Ethiopians in their struggle for justice, equality and real democracy. The Committee also calls up on all Ethiopians to come together now more than ever … read more »
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Tagged Committee, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Human rights, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islam in the United States, Meles Zenawi, press release, Washington DC, Washington Metropolitan Area
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By Zerihun Abebe Recently there is a growing debate within OLF’s regarding its stand on the question of a democratic Ethiopian unity and there seem to be a revitalization of the question of ethno-nationalism and Ethiopian sovereignty among the Diaspora. … read more »
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Human rights, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Olf, oromo, Oromo Liberation Front, Oromo people
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Every once in a while a critical article appears written about the freedom struggle led by the ONLF in the Ethiopian occupied Ogaden region. Mainly the general theme and central arguments of these articles – mostly written by fellow Somalis … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, David H. Shinn, East Africa, Edward Said, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Jonathan, Meles Zenawi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, Nigeria politics, North Africa, Ogaden, Ogaden National Liberation Front, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa, Western Somali Liberation Front
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I listened to the interview Meles Zenawi gave in July 2011 and read the article by Yilma Bekele on the interview entitled: “Emperor Tewodros and Ato Meles,” which reminded me of the need to add my views from additional perspectives. … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, News
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Book publishing had its golden age in the ’60s and ’70s. So did theate 1 Month Break Up Your Girlfriend Is Still Holding You Back r. The singular genius of Tsegaye Gebre-Medhin, whose magnificent adaptations of Shakespearean plays are arguably the … read more »
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Berhanu Nega, breaking news, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Negasso Gidada, North Africa, Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, West Africa
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Ethiopia’s foreseeable future is slowly, but surely, getting into a dangerous and volatile state. The economic situation has gotten worst and it has made the daily life of Ethiopians unbearable. It is this unbearable factor that may push the submissive … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian National Defense Force, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Government, History, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Middle East, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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To intellectually debate Ethiopia’s history, one must first accept the contributions of all Ethiopians. To dispute past achievements or legacy of events or particular individuals, one must not begin with “state of mind” of the personalities or group involved in … read more »
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This paper can be taken as a manifesto of an individual who has pondered on the tragedy of Ethiopia for many years and whose specific features is that he is passionate about the country, has no political ambition or affiliation, … read more »
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Election, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Meles Zenawi, North Africa, Opposition (parliamentary), Pan African News, Politics, Southern Africa, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, West Africa
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This paper can be taken as a manifesto of an individual who has pondered on the tragedy of Ethiopia for many years and whose specific features is that he is passionate about the country, has no political ambition or affiliation, … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Election, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Meles Zenawi, North Africa, Opposition (parliamentary), Pan African News, Politics, Southern Africa, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, West Africa
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The Ethiopian government withdrew death sentences for over 23 senior officials from the Derg military regime that ran the East African country from . Ethiopian President, Girma Woldegiorgis, on Wednesday announced the clemency at an occasion held in the National … read more »
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Capital punishment, Derg, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Mengistu Hailemariam, National Palace, North Africa, Pan African News, Robert Mugabe, Southern Africa, West Africa
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As the ruling coalition in Ethiopia prepares to mark 20 years at the helm of politics in the country, its critics and opponents have united in a renewed last-ditch effort to try and dislodge it from power by stirring a … read more »
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Read a piece by Dr. Ghelawdeos Araia, “Ethiopia’s challenge is our challenge” forwarded by a friend. As we all know Ethiopia is an agricultural country, more than 80 percent of our people are farmers. If you hear our/TPLF experts which … read more »
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