BY RASHID ABDI | ADDIS STANDARD Two mass protest movements have, in quick succession, forced regime changes in Sudan and Ethiopia, two of the Horn of Africa’s quintessential “hard” states. A deep-seated disillusion with the security and developmental states drives the new “revolutionary” mood. What is less clear is where all the ferment and the […]
Continue Reading
BY TESFANEWS* The Ethiopian government today formally arrests the former president of its Somali region, Abdi Mohamoud Omar, also known as Abdi Illey, from his residence in Addis Ababa.
Continue Reading
The U.S. expects worst case scenarios such as genocide, ethnic cleansing or civil war can not happen in Ethiopia. It conveniently prefer fighting the fire rather than preventing it from happening. BY DAWIT W GIORGIS The simmering crisis in Ethiopia has reached a boiling point. It is extremely serious and every person who has watched […]
Continue Reading
In the face of Ethiopia’s unprovoked meddling in their internal affairs, do Somalis still have a chance to save their nation? BY JAMAL OSMAN | TRT WORLD Ethiopia has long been a thorn in the side of Somalia, a troublesome neighbour, and an obstacle to regional peace. In an ideal world, the two countries would […]
Continue Reading
By Publius Aethiopicus, Lt. General Tsadkan Gebre Tensay, former Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian Armed Forces has written a bold article in Amharic calling for the regime to undertake fundamental political changes to spare the country from implosion and turmoil. There is no question today that Ethiopia under the Tigray People’s Liberation Front/Ethiopian People’s […]
Continue Reading
By Clea Broadhurst | for Radio France International, Clashes between different ethnic groups in west Ethiopia left 14 dead this weekend, while UN and MSF offices were targeted by angry protesters. Tensions have been rising these past months in Gambella, the region which has a population of 300,000 but has taken in 270,000 mainly Nuer […]
Continue Reading