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How Ethiopia’s peace offer caught Eritrea’s regime by surprise
by Abraham T Zere Isaias Afwerki On June 5, Ethiopia announced it would fully accept and implement the 2000 Algiers Peace Accord that ended its border war with Eritrea. It also said it would accept a...
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TPLF SAYS ETHIOPIA’S RECENT ERITREA, ECONOMY RELATED DECISIONS HAVE...
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, June 13/2018 – A statement released by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the ruling EPRDF’s oldest member, called Ethiopia’s recent decision to accept fully the...
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COLONIAL TREATIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CURRENT ETHIO-ERITREAN BORDER DISPUTE...
By Haile Mariam Larebo, Ph.D. Haile Mariam Larebo, Ph.D. The sudden decision by the Ethiopia’s regime to accept, after years of refusal, and to implement the outcome of the Algiers Treaty as arbitrated...
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Why landlocked Ethiopia wants to launch a navy
By Dickens Olewe BBC News H H Commodore Prince Alexander Desta was Deputy Commander of the Imperial Ethiopian Navy in 1971 When Eritrea gained independence in 1993, Ethiopia suddenly found itself...
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Friction Increases in Ethiopia Due to Gov’t Measures
Addis Ababa, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) Political frictions increase today within the ruling coalition Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), with senior officials criticizing...
View ArticleNew Board to Lead Important Industrial Conglomerate of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) The Ethiopian government appointed a new board of directors for the industrial conglomerate Metals & Engineering Corp., considered essential in the execution of...
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IOM to Provide Reintegration Assistance for 32 Ethiopian Migrants from Egypt
Addis Ababa – Following a visit by Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed to Egypt last weekend, 32 Ethiopian irregular migrants, who were detained in the country, were pardoned by Egyptian President...
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Cracks emerge in Ethiopian ruling coalition
By ARGAW ASHINE Cracks have emerged in the ruling coalition, the Ethiopian People Revolutionary Front (EPRDF), over last week’s decision to make peace with Eritrea and open up the economy to private...
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Ethiopia’s move to cede Badme to Eritrea: a bargain chip for the Assab question?
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are that of the writers’ and do not reflect the editorial of Addis Standard. Yohannes Ayalew and Dejen Messele for Addis Standard 1. The...
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Some of the missing links that may sabotage the change process in Ethiopia
By Assegid Habtewold[1] Assegid Ethiopia has found herself at a crossroads so many times. Unfortunately, we were unable to tap into those opportunities to choose the right road toward genuine...
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Fahrenheit 611 (Raaey Yohannes)
Raaey Yohannes (Australia) This is an exciting and at the same time dangerous moment for Ethiopia. It is an exciting time because a lot of promising developments are happening since the appointment of...
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Ethiopian-born Alexander Assefa wins Nevada State Assembly election
Alexander Assefa Ethiopian-born Alexander Assefa has won a seat in the Nevada State Assembly on June 12 by defeating two other candidates. Alex ran on a platform of “strong economy, quality of...
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Ethiopia, Somalia Agree to Strengthen ‘Brotherly’ Relations
By Harun Maruf/ VOA Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” Mohamed, left, introduces new Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed, center, to his ministers in Mogadishu, Somalia, June 16, 2018. New...
View ArticleHORN OF AFRICA: FROM GLORY TO MISERY, AND HOPE?
By Kidane Alemayehu. Abstract During most of the first millennium A.D., the Horn of Africa constituted a region that was a superpower in the affairs of northeastern Africa as well as southern Arabia....
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UAE pledges Dh11 billion in economic aid to Ethiopia
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, meets Abiy Ahmad Ali, new prime minister of Ethiopia, right, at Jubilee Palace,...
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Days of riot in Ethiopian city leaves 10 dead: media
ADDIS ABABA, June 15 (Xinhua) — Days of riot that hit Ethiopia’s southern regional capital city, Hawassa this week has left at least 10 dead, state media Ethiopia Broadcasting (EBC) reported on Friday....
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Somalia, Ethiopia to jointly invest in four seaports on the Red Sea
By Abdi Sheikh Reuters MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia and Ethiopia announced they were jointly investing in four seaports to attract foreign investment to their two countries, the latest move in a...
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The release of the ONLF leaders and the others by the New Prime Minister is a...
The release of the ONLF leaders and the others by the New Prime Minister is a positive step in the right direction The ONLF Press Release 17 June, 2018 The Ethiopia’s government lead by the new PM has...
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Memorandum No. 10: Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s “Search and Rescue Prime Minister”!
BY Al Mariam Author’s Note: There are two commentaries in this Memorandum. PM Abiy Ahmed with freed Ethiopian prisoners in Egypt The first is a “short” (at least that is what I call it) topical...
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