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Ethiopia: The Abiy Doctrine - One Year of Ethiopia's New Foreign Policy
African Arguments, 5 April 2019
It's not just domestically that the new Prime Minister has shaken things up in his first year. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Abiy Gives Wide-Ranging Defence of His First Year
Addis Fortune, 30 March 2019
Last week marked the second time that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) faced question time from members of the media since his rise to political power. In a few days, the week will… Read more »
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Ethiopia: It Wasn't a Dull Year
Addis Fortune, 30 March 2019
By the general public, academics, observers, detractors, supporters and media outlets, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has been described as reformist, patriotic, populist,… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Govt Urged to Set Up Clear Roadmap, Making Nat'l Reconciliation
ENA, 3 April 2019
The government of Ethiopia should prioritize devising national roadmap and reconciliation to sustainably mange the ongoing reforms, politicians and scholars said. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Diplomatic Efforts During Reform Fruitful, Says Foreign Affairs State Minister
ENA, 3 April 2019
Most of the diplomatic efforts of Ethiopia during the last 12 months were fruitful, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read more »
Ethiopia's Reformist Prime Minister - One Year On
Africa's youngest national leader Abiy Ahmed came into power after widespread calls for reform in the country, and has ushered in a period of dramatic change despite the many challenges that remain.
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Ethiopia: Abiy's First Year in the Eyes of Political Parties
ENA, 2 April 2019
Today is exactly one-year since Abiy Ahmed took office as the Prime Minister of Ethiopia. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Is Prime Minister Abiy's Reform Drive Running Out of Steam?
DW, 1 April 2019
Abiy Ahmed came to power a year ago in a country on the brink of collapse. Hailed as a great reformer by his supporters, Abiy's critics say he is not acting fast enough to turn the… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Growing Uncertainty Marks Abiy's First Year in Power
HRW, 2 April 2019
This week marks Dr. Abiy Ahmed's one-year anniversary as Ethiopia's prime minister. Abiy's charismatic style appealed to individuals from across Ethiopia's many ethnic and… Read more »
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Ethiopia: New Era for Ethiopia's Journalists
RSF, 2 April 2019
On the first anniversary of Abiy Ahmed's installation as prime minister, Ethiopia no longer has any journalists in prison and hundreds of previously banned media outlets are now… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Govt Working to Ensure Rule of Law - PM Abiy
ENA, 29 March 2019
Government has been taking measures to ensure rule of law in the country, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. Read more »
InFocus
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Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed - the youngest African leader at 42 years old - has initiated a series of unprecedented economic and political reforms in his first 12 months ... Read more »
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Thousands of demonstrators in several cities and towns across the Oromia regional state have taken to the streets protesting the process used to allocate housing in the city, and ... Read more »
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Besides Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's daunting task of uniting a country that has been fragmented by years of protests, violation of human rights, economic disparity and corruption, ... Read more »
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The amnesty, which has now come to an end, allowed pardons for people facing criminal or terrorism charges, or who had been convicted of offences like terrorism. Read more »
