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Tag: Ethiopia Election

Blast at Pro-Abiy Rally in Oromia Injured 29

February 23, 2020TesfaNewsLeave a Comment on Blast at Pro-Abiy Rally in Oromia Injured 29

Oromia region apparently torn between supporters and opponents of PM Abiy Ahmed BY AFP A “bomb attack” on a rally in support of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed injured nearly 30 people Sunday, a police official said, in the latest sign of instability ahead of elections in August.

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An Ethiopian Wild Card

January 19, 2020January 19, 2020TesfaNewsLeave a Comment on An Ethiopian Wild Card

BY MOSTAFA AHMADY | AHRAM ONLINE Amid growing rifts within Ethiopia’s ruling elites on whether to stay as federalists or to join the ranks of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s centralist approach, Jawar Mohamed, the most popular Oromo activist and founder of the powerful Oromo Media Network, has become a member of the Oromo Federalist […]

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Jawar Mohammed Announced to Run for Office

November 16, 2019April 28, 2023TesfaNewsLeave a Comment on Jawar Mohammed Announced to Run for Office

Jawar Mohammed, a former ally turned foe of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, says he is running for office in the upcoming 2020 Election. BY AFP Jawar Mohammed, a former ally turned foe of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, told AFP on Saturday he would join the race for a 2020 election to ensure that […]

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The Threat of Intraethnic Strife in Ethiopia

November 1, 2019TesfaNewsLeave a Comment on The Threat of Intraethnic Strife in Ethiopia

BY ADEM K ABEBE (PHD) | AL JAZEERA When news broke of an alleged attempt to remove the security detail of Oromo activist and media mogul Jawar Mohammed, hundreds of his supporters flocked to his residence in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital and capital of the Oromia region.

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Deadly Protests Against Ethiopian PM Abiy

October 24, 2019TesfaNewsLeave a Comment on Deadly Protests Against Ethiopian PM Abiy

BY ELIAS MESERET | AP Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed faced the most serious political challenge of his short rule Thursday as officials said dozens of people might be dead in two days of unrest caused by tensions between security forces and the country’s most prominent activist.

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Ethiopian Opposition Parties Threaten Election Boycott

September 3, 2019TesfaNewsLeave a Comment on Ethiopian Opposition Parties Threaten Election Boycott

BY MAGGIE FICK | REUTERS A coalition of Ethiopian opposition parties on Tuesday threatened to boycott a national vote next year without changes to an electoral law they view as biased towards the ruling party.

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Amhara Region Coup Leader Shot and Killed

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019TesfaNewsLeave a Comment on Amhara Region Coup Leader Shot and Killed

BY VOA NEWS The alleged leader of Saturday’s coup attempt in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara state has been shot and killed. A reporter in the state capital, Bahir Dar, told VOA’s Horn of Africa service that General Asamnew Tsige was killed in the capital Monday while trying to escape from security forces.

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Ethiopia Opposition See Dangers if 2020 Election Delayed

June 22, 2019TesfaNewsLeave a Comment on Ethiopia Opposition See Dangers if 2020 Election Delayed

BY DAWIT ENDESHAW | REUTERS Opposition politicians in Ethiopia are warning against a delay to national elections due in 2020 that would be the first under reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed but are under threat from an explosion of regional ethnic rivalries.

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