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As the latest development with WHO’s appointment of Tedros Adhanom shows, the TPLF continues to benefit from the achievements of our ancestors. The fact
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Americans are busy voting for Presidential candidates. Have you asked yourself the parameters they use to choose one candidate over the other? Not just
The Model and Making of Ethnic Federalism: Problems for Consideration
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Oromo Protesters Burned Down Properties. Should we Condemn or Condone It? Who’s to Blame? Could it Repeated Itself in Other Regions? Introduction In addition