Ethiopia: University students injured as protests rock Oromia region
Haramaya University students clashed with police as a series of protests takes place across Ethiopia's Oromia region. The first of…
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 @ 6:13 am
Oromo Protests
Oromia-Addis Master Plan: An agenda not like EPRDF
(Milkessa Midega) (PhD Candidate - Center for Federal Studies, Addis Ababa University) In this very brief reflection, I present the…
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 @ 5:44 pm
Ethiopia: 6 Student activists and Reeyot Alemu released
Ethiopia released six student activists who allegedly took part in the 2014 protests, while journalist Reeyot Alemu was granted release…
Friday, July 10, 2015 @ 10:52 pm
Afan Oromo as the Federal Language: Building Common Policy Understanding
As we continue calling upon the Ethiopian government and the ruling EPRDF to immediately and unconditionally adopt Afan Oromo as…
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 @ 2:01 am
10 Reasons why Afaan Oromo should be a federal working language
(Birhanemeskel Abebe Segni) Nowhere in the world has the government of the country refused to speak the language of the…
Sunday, March 1, 2015 @ 4:47 pm
Ethiopia | Ambo Protests – A Personal Account of two Americans
(Jen and Josh) Disclaimer: We are no longer Peace Corps Volunteers, and the following is a personal story, not a…
Thursday, June 12, 2014 @ 4:42 am
Ethiopia| Why Resist the Master Plan? A Constitutional Legal Exploration
(Tsegaye R. Ararssa) 1. Introduction When the Ethiopian government announced its readiness to implement its “Integrated Regional Development Plan” (the…
Thursday, June 12, 2014 @ 3:36 am
Ethiopia: Crackdown of protests taints higher education success
(Paul O'Keeffe) Over the past 15 years, Ethiopia has become home to one of the world's fastest-growing higher education systems.…
Thursday, May 22, 2014 @ 7:01 pm
Amnesty International’s statement on recent deadly protests in Oromia
AMNESTY INTERNATIONALPUBLIC STATEMENT13 May 2014AI Index: AFR 25/002/2014ETHIOPIA: AUTHORITIES MUST PROVIDE JUSTICE FOR SCORES OF PROTESTERS KILLED, INJURED AND ARRESTED…
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 @ 2:31 pm