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Ethiopia: Why Freewheeling Regime Needs State of Emergency
Addis Standard, 2 November 2016
On October 08, 2016 Ethiopia declared a State of Emergency in which more than half of the constitutionally guaranteed rights were more or less suspended. Ethiopia's declaration of… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ministers Chosen for Competence, Not Loyalty - PM
VOA, 2 November 2016
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has announced a Cabinet reshuffle, following months of often-violent protests which led the government to declare a state of… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Battered By Persistent Protests, New Govt is Formed
Addis Standard, 1 November 2016
Forced by persistence public protests, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has today dismantled the previous government and formed a new one by announcing a major… Read more »
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Ethiopia: State of Emergency - Both Sides Determined to Fight to the Finish
The Conversation Africa, 31 October 2016
Waves of protests have gripped Ethiopia since last November. In response the government has declared a six month state of emergency. In an interview with The Conversation Africa's… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Important Cabinet Reshuffle Amid Tensions
allAfrica, 1 November 2016
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn appeared today before parliament in Addis Ababa to present his newly restructured administration. Read more »
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Ethiopia: PM Hopes New Cabinet Will Restore Confidence in Govt
Addis Fortune, 1 November 2016
The Ethiopian Government will shuffle its cabinet on November 1, 2016, as a response to the current turmoil across the country that has led to the declaration of a state of… Read more »
Ethiopia Govt Reshuffles Cabinet Amid Tensions
A large number of the new ministers are making their first entry in government, and have no direct party affiliation. They are viewed as technocrats - and it is worth noting that no less than eight are from the Oromo region which has been the center of the protests that have elevated the tensions around the country.
Demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the Oromo protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town (file photo). The new cabinet has several Oromo members, and it is being seen as a response to the protests.
