Abadula Gemeda: A Force to be Reckoned With?

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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Speaker of Ethiopian Parliament Resigned

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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Exposed: Ethiopia’s Chief Foreign Policy Adviser is a Phony ‘Professor’

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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Ethiopian Parliament Speaker Exposed with Two Fake University Degrees

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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