The second high ranking government official to resign in a matter of one week BY ENGIDU WELDIE | ESAT NEWS Bereket Simon, a high ranking political figure within the ruling EPRDF, has submitted his resignation from his position as Chair of the Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute, according a report by the BBC Amharic.
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Pending resignation, House Speaker Abadula Gemeda still presides over parliament BY ENGIDU WOLDIE | ESAT NEWS Speaker of the Ethiopian parliament, Abadula Gemeda, who submitted his resignation last week has presided on Thursday over a regular session of the House of People’s Representatives. Gemeda’s announcement of resignation last week sparked speculations and debate whether the […]
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Abadula Gemeda: “I am resigning from chairmanship but will remain in parliament.” BY REUTERS The speaker of Ethiopia’s lower house of parliament submitted his resignation on Sunday, one of the highest-ranking officials to do so since the ruling EPRDF coalition came to power in 1991. Abadula Gemeda did not disclose reasons behind his decision, but […]
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By Abebe Gellaw, THE chief adviser of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the minister, Tedros Adhanom, is a self-appointed professor with a PhD in “international studies” from a “university” labelled by a U.S. congressional investigation as a diploma mill, Addis Voice (AV) can reveal. “Professor” Mekonnen, who also served PM Hailemariam Desalegn as his […]
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By Abebe Gellaw, ADDIS Voice can reveal that the 4th term speaker of the House of People’s Representatives has bought and used two fake degrees from a bogus university selling non-accredited diplomas online. “Honorable” Abadula Gemeda, who is the chief “lawmaker” in Ethiopia as speaker of the lower house, bought Bachelor of Arts and Masters […]
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