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July 2020

Recent violence in Ethiopia’s Oromia region shows hallmark signs of ethnic cleansing

Minority Rights Group International April 22, 2021 Minority Rights Group International (MRG) unequivocally condemns the recent violence, harassment, and intimidation against minorities in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, which show disturbing hallmark signs of ethnic cleansing. Reports to MRG as well as media coverage show that following the tragic murder of Hachalu Hundessa, a renowned Oromo singer and activist,

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The irrelevance of containment as an Ethiopian COVID-19 response

The irrelevance of containment as an Ethiopian COVID-19 response

July 21, 2020 by Daniel Hailu Maintaining containment as a COVID-19 public health response has become irrelevant in Ethiopia for two reasons. First, it is too late. Despite the lack of extensive testing, there is circumstantial evidence that the virus has already spread widely through community transmission—that is, transmission with no link to known confirmed cases. Second,

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From Nation-Building to Ethnonations: Ethiopia’s Backward Moving History

Messay Kebede University of Dayton Nothing is more confusing than the use of the term “nation” in Ethiopia. Though the country still presents characteristics that justify its status as a nation, it also exhibits others that dispute the characterization. In light of these other features, Ethiopia is not a nation, not even a federal nation.

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Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia Urged to Reach Mutually Acceptable Solution on GERD

Addis Ababa 20/2020 (ENA)  Russia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia has urged Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia to reach mutually acceptable solution on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) through dialogue and in compliance with international law. In an exclusive interview with ENA, Ambassador Evgeny Terekhin said his country has friendly relations with all the tripartite countries and

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