Ethiopia:   Ethiopia's 'Placeholder' PM Quietly Holds On

Al Jazeera, 27 May 2015

It must be tough to be barely a few weeks into a new job and read articles and academic reports in which people theorise that you are unlikely to hold onto it for long. Read more »

Ethiopia:   Preliminary Report of Nebe Confirms 80.8 Percent of Parliamentary Seats Has Gone to EPDRF

Walta Info, 27 May 2015

The preliminary result report of National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has confirmed 80.8 percent of the parliamentary seats has gone to EPRDF. Read more »

Ethiopia:   Ethiopians Celebrate May 28 (ginbot 20) Amidst the Bonanza Achievement - Gcao

Walta Info, 27 May 2015

Ethiopians have celebrating the 24 founding anniversary of May 28 (Ginbot 20) amidst the big and diversified achievement that paving ways to transform the country and realize its… Read more »

Ethiopia:   The Ascendance of 'Development Fetishism'

Addis Standard, 27 May 2015

In its literal definition, the term development is generally understood to mean an intentionally conceived course of action that aims to realize the full potential of a given… Read more »

Ethiopia:   On Ginbot 20's Eve - Ethiopia's Future Looks Brighter Than Ever

Walta Info, 27 May 2015

24 years ago this week, a major event took place. An event that changed the fate of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. Read more »

Ethiopia:   Breaking News - Preliminary Election Results In!

Reporter, 27 May 2015

The Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and its affiliates have won 442 federal parliamentary seats out of 547 in votes counted so far, the National Electoral… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Ruling Party Wins Polls as Opposition Cries Foul

DW, 27 May 2015

Ethiopia's ruling party has won the latest elections by a landslide. The result is based on an early vote count after a weekend election in which opposition parties had complained… Read more »

Ethiopia:   EPRDF Wins 442 Seats in the Parliament

Addis Fortune, 27 May 2015

The Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) has bagged all the 23 seats Addis Abeba has in the federal Parliament, electoral officials disclosed today. Read more »

Ethiopia:   Opposition Wins One Seat in Parliament

Al Jazeera, 27 May 2015

Ethiopia's ruling party and its allies have won a large majority in parliament, the country's election board said on Wednesday, based on an early vote count in a weekend election… Read more »

Ethiopia:   As Ethiopia Votes, Human Rights Are Not the Real Story

Daily Maverick, 25 May 2015

Ethiopia's elections have been overshadowed by criticism of the government's human rights record. Fair enough, it's a poor record. But this kind of one-dimensional thinking misses… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Imperfect Elections, Yet the Nation Has to Move On

Addis Fortune, 25 May 2015

It is high time for the Ethiopian political space. The fifth national elections is unfolding as a series of preparatory events is leaving the final judgment call to the voting… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Election Promises Castles in Air?

Addis Fortune, 25 May 2015

Today, Ethiopians will go to the polls for the fifth time since the downfall of the military regime. Some 36.8 million people are said to have been registered this year. Read more »

Ethiopia:   319 Million Birr Election

Reporter, 23 May 2015

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has so far used 319 million birr for its overall activities that it is undertaking in relation to the general election which will be… Read more »

Ethiopia:   NEBE Say Unauthorized Releases of Election Results Is Strictly Forbidden

Walta Info, 25 May 2015

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia forward a warning that displaying the result of election 2015 through any means prior to the Board's formal result release is strictly… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Public Dedication Significant for Peaceful Election Accomplishment - Rdwan Hussien

Walta Info, 25 May 2015

The dedication of the Ethiopian people was significant for the accomplishment of peaceful, fair, justifiable and democratic election, Government Communication Affairs Office (GCAO)… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Democratic Deficit Pushes Ethiopia to Dictatorship

Addis Fortune, 25 May 2015

In the good old days, it used to be the tradition of dictators to sit at home and never show their faces in the capitals or in most parts of their own countries. They respected the… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Ethiopian 5th General Election Successfully and Peacefully Accomplished - Nebe

Walta Info, 24 May 2015

The casting of votes to the Ethiopian 5th General Election has accomplished peacefully and successfully, National Electoral Board of Ethiopia announced. Read more »

Ethiopia:   Ethiopians Flock to Polls Amid Little Prospect for Change

DW, 24 May 2015

The ruling EPRDF party is poised to extend its 24-year rule in an election many have dismissed as a farce. Simona Foltyn reports from Addis Ababa. Read more »

Ethiopia:   With Limited Independent Press, Voters Left in the Dark

CPJ, 22 May 2015

On Sunday Ethiopians go to the polls in the country's fifth general election since the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front came to power more than 20 years… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Nebe Says Election Underway With Full Public Participation

Walta Info, 24 May 2015

National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said that the Ethiopian people have fully participating in casting their votes starting from early this morning throughout the country. Read more »

Ethiopia:   'Even if Govt Changes, I Want It to Be a Peaceful Change'

DW, 24 May 2015

The ruling EPRDF party is poised to extend its 24-year rule in an election many have dismissed as a farce. Simona Foltyn reports from Addis Ababa. Read more »

Ethiopia:   Ruling Party on Track to Win As Polls Open

DW, 24 May 2015

Ethiopians head to the polls on Sunday, with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn likely to stay in office as successor to the late Meles Zenawi. Rights groups say polling is… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Election Well Underway in Addis Ababa - Nebe Coordinators

Walta Info, 24 May 2015

Electorates have been casting their votes freely and peaceful in all the polling stations, NEBE coordinators in Addis Ababa said. Read more »

Ethiopia:   Watching the Polls - High Early Turnout, Some Irregularities

Addis Fortune, 24 May 2015

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Ethiopia:   PM Casts Ballot, Welcomes High Turnout

Walta Info, 24 May 2015

Prime Minister Hailemariam cast his ballot at a polling station in Boloso Sore Woreda of Wolayita Zone in Southern Ethiopia Peoples state. Read more »

Ethiopia:   AU Observation Team Says Voting Orderly

Walta Info, 24 May 2015

The African Union observation team, which visited three polling stations in the morning in Addis Ababa briefed journalists about its observations. Read more »

Ethiopia:   Nation Readies for General Elections

Al Jazeera, 24 May 2015

Ethiopia is set to go to the polls for the first general election since the death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, whose successor Hailemariam Desalegn is all but certain to stay in… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Rights Group Alleges Onslaught Ahead of Polls

AI London, 22 May 2015

The run-up to Ethiopia's elections on Sunday has been marred by gross, systematic and wide-spread violations of ordinary Ethiopians' human rights, says Amnesty International. Read more »

Ethiopia:   Ethiopia: Elections Signal Need for U.S. Policy Change

Freedom House, 21 May 2015

In advance of Ethiopia’s elections scheduled for May 24, Freedom House issued the following statement and policy recommendations: Read more »

Ethiopia:   Landslide Likely for Ethiopia's Long-Time Rulers

Al Jazeera, 21 May 2015

When Ethiopia's ruling party and its allies won 99.6 percent of the vote in the country's last elections five years ago, some wondered if a government often accused of suffocating… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Bonga Election Postponed Amid Clashes

Reporter, 21 May 2015

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has postponed elections in the town of Bonga in the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) due to clashes between… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Joint Parties' Council Play Role to Widen Political Space - Political Parties

Walta Info, 20 May 2015

Political parties said the joint political parties' council, established to promote dialogue among parties and solve challenges, is playing role in widening the political space. Read more »

Ethiopia:   Coalition Offers Training for Over 1,800 Election Observers

Ethiopian Herald, 20 May 2015

The Ethiopian Civil Society Coalition offered a half-day training for over 1,800 observers in Addis Ababa in connection with the ongoing general election at the National Conference… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Ministry of Justice Ready to Prevent Forces From Obstructing Election

Walta Info, 20 May 2015

Ministry of Justice announced that it is ready to prevent forces that attempt to obstruct the election from being peaceful, democratic and credible. Read more »

Ethiopia:   Ethiopian Diaspora Association Commends Pre-Election Process

Walta Info, 21 May 2015

Ethiopian Diaspora Association said the pre-election process was democratic and has witnessed strong public participation. Read more »

Ethiopia:   Women Election Participation Said Significant but Not Yet As Desired

Ethiopian Herald, 20 May 2015

Women election participation in the country's political landscape is said to be significantly growing day by day. According to the National Election Board of Ethiopia(NEBE),… Read more »

Ethiopia:   National Electoral Board Denies Investigation of Blue Party's Finances

Addis Fortune, 18 May 2015

Following media confusion and insinuations about a pending investigation, Blue Party has set the record straight, stating that the 92 million Birr was a budgeted amount and not… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Youth Working to Make the Election Peaceful

Ethiopian Herald, 20 May 2015

EPRDF Youth League said yesterday that the youth are playing crucial role in making the upcoming election peaceful. Read more »

Ethiopia:   Commitment to Transparency Without Strong Civil Society, a Pipe Dream

Addis Fortune, 18 May 2015

Transparency rarely transpires with the ruling Revolutionary Democrats. It is a theme where their parlance differs widely from both the common man's and the intellectual's. Read more »

Ethiopia:   The Tangled Web Wendy Sherman Weaves

Fahamu, 14 May 2015

Ethiopia is going into elections in less than two weeks. A US senior official caused a storm when she recently described the country as a "young democracy". It is a stunning… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Violation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Ethiopia

Fahamu, 14 May 2015

Statement by the Arid Lands Institute given out and read at the 56th regular session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights in Banjul, Gambia, on April 26, 2015 Read more »