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EPRDF Congress| Undermined by fuzzy Metekakat plan

The Late Prime Minster Meles Zenawi was both present and absent at the two-yearly Congress of the Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary…

Somaliland’s long wait for int’l recognition

[Originally published on Somaliland Press.] Since its secession from the rest of Somalia in 1991, successive Somaliland governments have worked…

Reality check | The Ethiopian Flag qua Politics

Ethiopians are celebrating the National flag day for the fourth time today. The previous three took place on July 5/’08…

Text of Ethiopia’s Anti-Terrorism Law [Proc. No. 652/2009]

PROCLAMATION NO. 652/2009 A PROCLAMATION ON ANTI-TERRORISM WHEREAS, the right of the people to live in peace, freedom and security…

Wikileaks: Pastor Daniel: ‘Police tortures detainees’ [full text]

A leaked Cable of US Embassy Addis Ababa of April 2007, classified as ‘Secret’, presents a meeting with a respected…

Reality-check: Tigray annexed Amhara lands?

You must have heard the allegation that 'Tigray annexed Amhara lands'. That is mainly in reference to the four Woredas(districts) that…

‘Shut up and Consume’ – EPRDF’s dangerous gamble

Last January, a week or two after the announcement of the price ceilings on a dozen of food and other…

Ethiopia’s web filtering | Beyond the cycle of condemnation and denial

Last March, on the bi-monthly press conference, when the BBC journalist asked Premier Meles Zenawi, after noting the signal interferences…

Ethiopia’s web filtering | Advanced technology, hypocritical criticisms, bleeding constitution

Thus far, Ethiopia’s internet filtering had been characterized by technical limitations and hesitance. That is reflected in the filtering methods…

Leaked Cables reveal: VOA serves Political Agenda

Leaked US Embassy cables, published by Wikileaks, revealed the Voice of America (VOA) is used for political ends. At least …

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