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Ethiopia: Democratic Transition in Abiy's Ethiopia: Managing the Bad, the Good and the Troubling
Addis Standard, 25 September 2018
The power relationship within the four-member ruling coalition party--the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF)-which has ruled Ethiopia autocratically for 27… Read more »
Managing the Democratic Transition in Ahmed's Ethiopia
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government faces a staggering number of demands and appeals for overnight reforms at the local, regional and national levels. There are widely divergent views among Ethiopians on what they believe should be the priorities and specific tasks of Abiy's government, writes Addis Standard.
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Ethiopia: Talk of Peace Fails to Quell Ethnic Clashes
DW, 24 September 2018
Prime Minister Abiy's talk of reconciliation has not been enough to subdue ethnic tensions around the country. As the public grapples with the legacy of the former hardline… Read more »
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Eritrea: Ethio-Eritrean Border Re-Opening Fuels Trade
Addis Fortune, 15 September 2018
Birr and Nakfa are swapped at parity in the border towns Read more »
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The re-opening of border regions has already experienced an influx of goods and commodities for business, writes The Exchange. Read more »
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The Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front, say they have "reached an agreement to work together to represent Oromia and the Oromo people's interest". Read more »
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At least thirteen ethnic Somalis have been killed, seven from one family in Babile, Tulli Guled and Chinaksen in east Hararghe zone of the Oromia regional state, according to Addis ... Read more »
