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, 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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Jawar Mohammed’s comments come as Oromia police commissioner says death toll in two days of protests stands at 67. BY AL JAZEERA Prominent activist and media entrepreneur Jawar Mohammed has said he might challenge Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in elections planned for next year, accusing him of resorting “to the early signs of dictatorship”.
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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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