Ethiopia at a Critical Juncture: Antifragile or in a Trapped Transition?
Antifragility, a concept introduced by the author Nassim Nicholas Taleb, represents things that benefit from shocks, the exact opposite of…
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 @ 11:01 pm
EPRDF Leadership
The EPRDF (Ethiopian peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Party) has three main tiers of leadership that is the Congress, the Council, and the Executive Committee.
The Congress meets every two or two and half years; whereas the 180-memeber Council and the 36-member Executive Committee convene every six months and three months respectively.
All the three organs consist equal representatives from the four member parties– namely, TPLF (Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front), SEPDM (Southern Ethiopian Peoples’ Democratic movement), ANDM (Amhara Nation Democratic Movement) and OPDO (Oromo Peoples’ Democratic Organization).
Read more in the posts below.
Sources: In a rare move, EPRDF postpones its Congress to 2018
The ruling party EPRDF (Ethiopian peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front) postponed its Congress to 2018. The respective Congresses of the four…
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 @ 11:01 pm
Aksum University honors Sebhat Nega
Aksum University awarded Sebhat Nega an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Leadership and Politics. Sibhat Nega Medhaniye, 81, is one of…
Saturday, July 2, 2016 @ 8:09 pm
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
Ethiopia : A country in the grip of a threefold transition
(René Lefort) * It may be that, in Ethiopia, history is so powerful that the past permeates the present, and…
Sunday, July 6, 2014 @ 6:00 pm
Notes on PM Hailemariam’s Cabinet reshuffle
(Daniel Berhane - July 7, 2013) Ethiopia's Prime Minister appointed twelve Minsters this week. It is the biggest cabinet reshuffle since…
Saturday, July 20, 2013 @ 5:14 pm
Ethiopia| EPRDF vs Opportunism: A half-hearted battle?
“Opportunism” is the new enemy. It was declared a “threat” since mid-March, first in a prime space column on the state-owned…
Friday, April 26, 2013 @ 4:54 pm
Generational shift may shake-up Ethiopian politics after Meles Zenawi (Terrence Lyons)
Here is a short piece by Terrence Lyons about the potential impact of Metekakat. Of course, Mr. Lyons coined yet a…
Friday, April 26, 2013 @ 3:40 am
[Full list] EPRDF's Council – Who's in, who's out | Metekakat review
Here-under, in the first table, I will simply list the current 180 members of the EPRDF Council as well as…
Monday, April 8, 2013 @ 3:34 pm
EPRDF’s Executive – Who is in, who is out | Metekakat review
The ruling party EPRDF saw another major change in its leadership last month with the replacement of about a third…
Saturday, April 6, 2013 @ 1:20 pm