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October 2017

Ethiopia has one of the least powerful passports in the world

When it comes to the privilege of travelling around the world with out visa requirements, not all passports are created equal. Ethiopian passport offers limited mobility for travel with out requiring visas than say Singapore, which is now ranked as having the most powerful passport in the world. According to the Passport Index, Ethiopian passport …

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Ethiopia and the United States: Can the Crisis be Prevented? 

By Dawit W  Giorgis  Oct 24, 2017 The simmering crisis in Ethiopia has reached a boiling point. It is extremely  serious and every person who has watched Ethiopia closely knows that. It is not simply about repression and extrajudicial killings, stifling of freedom of expression, but most of all it is about ethnic politics; a …

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Abadula Gemeda: Man of Straw or Man of the World or No Exception to the Legacy?

By Mengistu Assefa (Dr.) After a week of bewildering assumptions and theories by politicians and media outlets as to why Obbo Abadula Gemeda resigned as Speaker of the lower house of parliament, on Saturday October 14, 2017 he came out on a state-run television Oromia Broadcasting Network and made his reasons clear why he decided …

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THE US SADDENED BY VIOLENT END OF FRESH PROTESTS IN OROMIA AS NUMBER OF CASUALTIES CLIMB

Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, Oct. 18/2017 – The United States Embassy in Addis Abeba said in a statement that the US “sees peaceful demonstrations as a legitimate means of expression and political participation,” and noted “with appreciation a number of recent events during which demonstrators expressed themselves peacefully, and during which security forces exercised restraint …

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A CALL TO THE PEOPLE OF ETHIOPIA: – Obang Metho

WHAT WILL WE LEAVE TO THE NEXT GENERATION— A GIFT OR A CURSE? What will we leave to the next generation—a gift or a curse? This question is critically important; however, it is equally important to know whether or not our—or someone else’s—individual or collective efforts, will produce the desired outcome. These are key questions …

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Ethiopia’s Oromo leader requests prison visitation as trial date is set

Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Leading opposition figure in Ethiopia, Dr. Merera Gudina, has asked a Federal High Court to allow him visits from friends and family whiles in detention. The court subsequently ordered that he puts his request in written format. On his latest appearance in court, he pleaded not guilty to all charges brought …

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Dr. Merera Gudina pleads innocence against all charges; court to begin prosecutor’s witness hearing

Addis Standard. Addis Abeba, Oct. 16/2017 – Appearing in court for the first time after the court’s summer recess, Dr. Merera Gudina has pleaded his innocence against all criminal charges brought by the federal prosecutors.The defense team told the court that Dr. Merera’s plea of innocence was late by eleven months since the charges were …

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Ethiopia parliament speaker says ‘disrespect’ made him quit

(AFP) — The speaker of Ethiopia’s lower house of parliament, who resigned last week, said Saturday that he quit because of “disrespect” of his ethnic group. Abadula Gemeda, a member of the Oromos, the country’s largest ethnic group, announced last Sunday that he was stepping down after seven years as speaker of the House of …

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Ethiopia treats 617,000 hectares of maize amid armyworm outbreak

ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) — Ethiopia has treated some 617,056 hectares of maize that would otherwise be ravaged by the fall armyworm, Ethiopia’s agricultural ministry said Thursday. Tewabe Chane, communication expert at the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, told Xinhua that the fall armyworm, first spotted in Ethiopia in late February, has …

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