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Justice Minister Berhan Hailu sacked after MPs rebuke

(Daniel Berhane) Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegne dismissed his Justice Minister on Friday. The reason for the dismissal of Justice Minister…

Principles governing freedom of assembly – in 10 western democracies

Arguably, Ethiopia suffers from a severe ideological confusion. A sizable section of its educated class believes an unlimited scale of liberty - even…

Somalia Conference 2013: Communiqué [United Kingdom]

May 7, 2013 The International Somalia Conference final communiqué. The Somalia Conference took place at Lancaster House on 7 May 2013, co-hosted…

Hailemariam Desalegne takes a page from Meles Zenawi's playbook

(Daniel Berhane) Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam's visit to France last month came as a surprise. One would assume, his first…

Egyptian Columnist: "the Prime Minister drowned us in Nile crisis"

(Abdel Latif el-Menawy) Three years ago I warned of the water crisis and the Renaissance Dam via a series of…

With Robocalls, Eritrean Exiles Organize Passive Resistance

(Gregory Warner) Tucked in the northeast corner of Africa, Eritrea is one of the most closed societies in the world,…

Ethiopia | EPRDF's leadership: The “Metekakat” Trial

A Guest Author reflects on Ethiopian ruling party EPRDF's Metekakat plan- the generational leadership transition  plan of the ruling party adopted…

Aims of Somalia Conference 2013 – London, United Kingdom

The Governments of the UK and Somalia will co-host an international conference on Somalia on 7 May in the UK.…

Why Ethiopia turns a deaf ear to environmentalists' outcry

(Daniel Berhane) Last month, I had an informative chat with a State Minister in the energy sector in Bahir dar.…

Nile | Ethiopians raise billions, despite foreign-backed Saboteurs

(Daniel Berhane) The Ethiopian government disclosed that it has collected about 4.4 Billion Birr from citizens for the construction of…

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