Ethiopia after its electoral drama: Second ‘renewal’ imminent ? (René Lefort)
(René Lefort) The so called “dominant party” steamroller has flattened everything in its way. The opposition held one seat in…
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 @ 10:27 pm
Politics and Legal
Ethiopian court convicts Muslim leaders, a journo, others
Ethiopian court today passed guilty verdicts on four prominent Muslim leaders, a journalist and another thirteen defendants. The individuals have…
Monday, July 6, 2015 @ 10:28 pm
British Amb.: Ethiopian election results bad for democracy
Britain's Ambassador said: "It is starting to sound as if the ruling party and its allies will have a 100…
Thursday, July 2, 2015 @ 1:33 pm
Britain displeased by Andargachew Tsige’s arrest conditions
Philip Hammond, the Foreign Secretary of United Kingdom, is deeply concerned over the detention of a British national, Andargachew Tsege,…
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 @ 11:37 pm
AU deplores arrest of Rwandan Intel chief in London (full text)
Highlights: * "The arrest of Lieutenant-General Emmanuel Karenzi Karake on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by a Spanish…
Sunday, June 28, 2015 @ 10:21 pm
Infographics: How Ethiopia voted in 2015
The number of votes EPRDF and its allies, which amassed all federal and state legislative seats, received is around 95%,…
Friday, June 26, 2015 @ 2:38 am
Why South Africa let Bashir get away Once again?
Once again, the ICC comes out as a toothless entity in the wrangling over African leaders accused of war crimes.…
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 @ 5:35 pm
Ethiopia: Ruling party, allies win all seats and ~ 95% of the votes
Update: Further extrapolation of the data show the EPRDF and its allies amassed almost 31 million (about 95%) of the…
Monday, June 22, 2015 @ 11:58 pm
Watchdog: Roads Authority prone to corruption and overruns
The Federal Ethics & Anti-Corruption Commission (FEACC), revealed that it found the contracting practices of Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) vulnerable…
Thursday, June 18, 2015 @ 6:20 pm
Ethiopia: Oppositions report fourth post-election death
Semayawi and Arena-Tigrai parties reported two deaths putting the total post-election death claims at four, coupled with those from Oromo…
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 @ 11:02 pm
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