Ethiopia crisis Archives

Ethiopia: Chaos, TPLF’s Last Hurrah?

June 27, 2019TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY YENENEH MESFIN The tragic events in Bahir Dar and Addis Abeba on Saturday (22) were supposed to be the trigger that would plunge Ethiopia into ethnic chaos if the criminal TPLF gang had its way. The TPLF now cornered in Tigray, unable to fulfill its promises to the people of Tigray, is seeking a […]

Five Questions on the Crisis in Ethiopia

June 25, 2019TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY AFP Ethiopia’s army chief, the president of Amhara state and three other top officials have been killed in two separate attacks. While the government has said the attacks took place within the context of an attempted coup in Amhara and are possibly linked, the overall motives remain murky.

Ethiopia’s Leader: Old Wine in New Bottle?

May 5, 2018May 5, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY DANIEL OGBAHARYA | PAMBAZUKA In what seems like a watershed moment, Ethiopia has a new head of state: Abiy Ahmed, who was sworn in amid much fanfare on 2 April 2018. Perhaps owing to his youth, oratory, and meteoric rise, Ahmed has been dubbed Ethiopia’s “Obama”.

UN Human Rights Chief Met Ethiopia Opposition Leaders, Journalists

April 26, 2018April 26, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY ENGIDU WOLDIE | ESAT NEWS Members of the opposition and journalists who were recently released from prison had held talks with UN human rights chief and gave firsthand account of the human rights violations in the country. Ethiopian authorities allow UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, to take a closer […]

Fixing Ethiopia Requires More Than a New Prime Minister

April 22, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY HILARY MATFESS | LAWFARE Ethiopia’s current State of Emergency, implemented on February 16 after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn stepped down from power, is the second time since October 2016 that the government has declared martial law.

PM Abiy to Tigray: ‘You Are the Motor that Runs Ethiopia’

April 15, 2018November 2, 2019TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY BEREKET KIDANE When I heard the new Prime Minister of Ethiopia, (Lt Col) Dr. Abiy Ahmed, told kilil Tigray residents that “Tigray is the motor that runs Ethiopia”, I could not believe it. I thought it was a joke. But it wasn’t. He actually said it.

Ethiopia: Opposition Leader Defends His Group’s Position, Says Would Give Chance for New PM

April 11, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY ENGIDU WOLDIE | ESAT NEWS A leader of an armed opposition movement against the Ethiopian regime says his group would give the time and chance for the newly appointed Prime Minister Abiy to bring about the changes he promised at his inaugural address and hold dialogue among all stakeholders to transform the country for […]

New Ethiopia PM Requires Nothing Less than a Miracle to Succeed

April 9, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY TECLE ABRAHAM The incoming PM of Ethiopia has by his inaugural speech sounded like he is ushering a new era in Ethiopia’s body politics. Like a good preacher reprimanding his flocks for not behaving the way the holy book instructs them to, the PM also described a litany of misconduct and misbehavior by his […]