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Ethiopia: 'Inclusiveness and Co-existence' Are Critical in Ethiopia – PM Abiy Ahmed
allAfrica, 18 October 2018
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali shares his predecessor Hailemariam Desalegn's view that democracy is key to Africa because of the urgent need to meet seismic demographic… Read more »
Ethiopia's Prime Minister on Democracy & Development - Interview
In an interview with Greg Mills of the Brenthurst Foundation, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali says democracy is not an abstract, imported concept for Ethiopia, but one that is important because historic differences make inclusiveness and co-existence critical in the country. He also calls for direct elections for Ethiopia's leadership and says that without the rule of law, "the term democracy is just blah-blah, just jargon."
Residents of Bahir Dar, the capital of the Amhara regional state, rally in support of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
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Ethiopia: In-Depth Analysis - Managing Political Transition - The Choice Factor
Addis Standard, 17 October 2018
Ethiopia is in the midst of a political transition. There is genuine elation that the rule of violence has ended and a democratically elected government is in the offing. Yet,… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Where to Be, On the Right or Left of Abiy? That Is the Question
Addis Standard, 11 October 2018
Close to one million civilians were displaced due to the recent violence in West Guji and Gedeo zones of the Oromia and southern regional states respectively Read more »
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Ethiopia: EPRDF Begins Decisive Congress in Which Reelecting PM Abiy Is the Least of Its Worries
Addis Standard, 3 October 2018
Addis Abeba, October 03/2018 - More than 1000 members of the ruling EPRDF's movers and shakers are gathered in the lake city of Hawassa, the capital of the Southern Nations… Read more »
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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 »
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Africa: Governance is Key Factor for African Growth, Conference Hears
allAfrica, 5 December 2017
"Governance is the reason why some nations and societies do better than others," Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn declared as he welcomed delegates to the 12th edition… 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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Africa: Now Hailemariam Desalegn Joins Prestigious Think Tank
The Brenthurst Foundation, 14 August 2018
We are pleased to announce that the former Prime Minister of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn will be joining The Brenthurst Foundation's Advisory Board, effective immediately. Read more »
InFocus
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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has reduced the size of his Cabinet from 28 to 20 positions, half of whom are women. These include the ministers of trade & industry, revenue and defense ... Read more »
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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 ... Read more »
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Kifle Horo, former head of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, has been named the new chief engineer of the project, replacing the position held by the deceased Simegnew Bekele. Read more »
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Ethiopia has more than 80 ethnic groups. Despite recent improvements, it also has a weak economy and an overwhelmingly poor citizenry. If Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wants to make a ... Read more »
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Prime Minister Hailemairam in an AllAfrica interview says there has been a "lackluster" international response to the drought facing his country and pledges that his government ... Read more »
