By Dagmawi Gudu Kassa Maybe instinctively reading what will happen in his country after some fifty years, HM Emperor Haile Silasie I is said to have delivered the following ominous speech in front of this …
By Dawit W. Bedada(Norway) For those who had any lingering doubt about the death and burial of democracy in Ethiopia, a recent incident in Addis Ababa gave all the evidence they might have needed. A …
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(OPride) — After an intense week of discussions in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the activist group Oromo Dialogue Forum on Thursday announced the formation a new political party, the Oromo Democratic Front. This came after a year …
Ethnic-Based Politics in Ethiopia By Teklu Abate According to the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia, there are 79 political parties registered under Proclamation No573/2008. Of these, only 29% have country-wide (national) identity whereas 71% are …
Girma Kassa Muziky68@yahoo.com March 28, 2013 Ethiopia’s ruling party, EPRDF, has held its 9th General Assembly this week. It elected Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and Ato Demeke Mekonnen as its chairman and vice chairman. The …
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The Horn Times Breaking News 29 March 2013 (By Getahune Bekele, South Africa) Ethiopian Foreign Minister, Warlord Tedros Adhanom’s 30 meters sprint to a waiting car after being separated from his body guards during scuffle …
We, members of the Founding Congress of the Oromo Democratic Front (ODF), announce the launching of a new Oromo political movement that advocates justice for the Oromo and all other nations in Ethiopia. The founding …
By Tedla Asfaw The New York City Medhanealem Orthodox Tewahedo (MOT) permanent members who are paying their dues will gather this Sunday March 31, 2013 to vote on buying new home at Yonkers, NY, the …
The general assembly of EPRDF got underway on Saturday 23rd March 2013 at BAHIRDAR, where the four main member parties and other partner parties united to discuss the issues concerning the EPRDF.Foreign parties that were …
A Manifesto Addressing Contemporary and Fundamental Problems in Ethiopia Issued By       Ethiopian Federal Democratic Unity Forum (MEDREK)  March 2013  Addis Ababa  A Manifesto Addressing Contemporary and Fundamental Problems …
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Amanuel Biedemariam After the late genocidal dictator Meles Zenawi was rumored to have been sick, incapacitated or dead, Bereket Simon used the time cunningly to direct the course of the current Ethiopian political direction to …
By Teklemichael Abebe Ever since I left Kenya for Canada, I hardly missed a single day not following Kenyan politics online. It is the humour and flexibility in Kenyan politics that give me a break …