Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn
Ethiopia: State of Emergency grants PM sweeping powers

Ethiopian government decreed a state of emergency on Sunday. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn announced the.

Map - Tigray region and North Gondar, Amhara region
The Legality Of The Wolqait Question: Issues To Worry About

(Zeray W/Senbet) [Clink on the table of contents to jump to specific section] 1. Preliminaries.

Ethiopia: Chaos for Votless Power

The voice of its People is the voice of the country! Not those crimes committed.

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Hate speech, ethnic tension ahead of Kenya’s 2017 elections

(Peter Alingo) As Kenya prepares for elections next year, the political die seems already cast..

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Potential Causes, Consequences of South Sudan becoming a “Failed State”

Potential Causes and Consequences of South Sudan becoming a “Failed State”: Political and Legal Transformation from a Liberation.

Info graphic: Arms exporters market share, 2013 [Credit: SIPRI]
The ATT and previous arms control instruments: Convergence and progress

(Michael Melaku) Endorsed three years ago by United Nations General Assembly and entering in to.

Graph 1 - The Worrying Trend of Declining numbers of Nominations, a Decreasing pool of Candidates and Dwindling Competition
AU Commission Elections: from bad to worse?

It has been four years since the controversial, highly contested and divisive campaign and election.

Photo - Somalia Presidential candidate Abdirahman Abdishakur
Abdirahman Abdishakur announces candidacy for Somalia President

Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame announced his candidacy for Somali president in the 2016 election. The announcement.

Photo - Wadajir Party launch ceremony, June 2016, Mogadishu, Somalia
Somalia| Key politicians form Wadajir Party ahead of election

Seasoned Somali politicians launched a new party ahead of the parliamentary election to held in.

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Ethiopia: Revised tax rates for Salary and Small businesses

Ethiopian government disclosed the draft income tax proclamation that has been the subject of speculation.