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‘Election-win-EPRDF-style’ in 8 Liberal Countries

“Can you think of any government that purports to be a multi-party democracy, but manages to win all but two…

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 6:04 am

It took International Press Institute (IPI) only two days after the polling to make a press statement alleging "Independent Media…

Friday, June 18, 2010 @ 4:40 am

Several western newscasts and blogs misleadingly blended sound bites from the EU Observers Preliminary Report with the Human Rights Watch…

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 2:50 am

It's been a few days since EPRDF's massive win in the 2010 has become evident and analysts are struggling to…

Sunday, May 30, 2010 @ 3:11 am

According to my contacts all over the country, EPRDF appears to have won the fourth National and Regional election held…

Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 7:49 pm

Last week, the Amharic weekly Addisadmass asked three parties to predict the election results of Addis Ababa. Hailemariam Desalegn of…

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @ 12:05 am

Arguably, the USDS report proved its clout, albeit, in a baffling manner. It would be erroneous to relegate it ‘as…

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 @ 10:40 pm

Birtukan Mideksa’s party, UDJ (aka ANDINET), made headlines, when its leaders surprised everyone by turning up at Kaliti prison gate,…

Saturday, May 8, 2010 @ 12:06 am

Justified you are to show ‘news fatigue’ or ‘reading-fatigue’, on the Birtukan Mideksa agenda. You already know what all sides…

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 @ 10:19 pm

As polling day approaches, the ruling party appears set to win by a landslide. Opposition parties could not yet get…

Monday, April 26, 2010 @ 12:04 am