Ethiopia’s poll has been pushed out by COVID-19. But there’s much more at play

Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed. Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via GettyImages
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The decision by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to postpone the elections in Ethiopia has created a constitutional crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic is the context for this...

An Ogadeni feud and Somali folktale

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Just like the she-camel, the Ogaden National Liberation Front old guard is torn in different directions, and risks losing everything as a result, writes...

Ethiopia admits shooting down Kenya aid aircraft in Somalia

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The plane had been carrying humanitarian and medical supplies to help the country fight the spread of coronavirus. Ethiopia on Saturday admitted it was behind...

Ethiopia: Desperate Times Call for Extraordinary Constitutional Measures (Proclamation 3/2020) (Part I)

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By almariam Author’s Note: COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the global health, economic and social system. Two weeks ago, the Ethiopian Parliament passed a law (Proclamation No. 3/2020 “State of...

Egypt fails to see the new realities in Ethiopia, says Foreign Minister

Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister, Gedu Andargachew
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Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister, Gedu Andargachew Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister says that Egypt is unable to realize that Nile basin countries have a need to use their...

Ethiopian police hold journalist Yayesew Shimelis pending terrorism investigation-CPJ

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A worker of the Ethiopian Public Health Institute measures a man's temperature in Addis Ababa, on March 17, 2020. Ethiopian police are holding journalist...

Somaliland/Ethiopian Border Closed amid fears of Covid-19

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The Ethiopian government has officially closed its border with Somaliland on Wednesday. The Ethiopian authority in Togwajale, the border township which links SL with Ethiopia...

Locust invasion creates food crisis for 1 million Ethiopians

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Asha Khalif Ali, 35, an internally displaced Ethiopian, carries her son in her wheat field that was damaged by heavy rains and desert locusts...

Ethiopia: Notification Note on COVID-19 Situational Update

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All of the confirmed cases are Ethiopians ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 9, 2020/ -- The total laboratory tests conducted within twenty-four hours are 225; of...

An Open Letter to President Musafe of Somali Regional State

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Mr. President, after warm Greetings from the suburbs in Nairobi, where you have spent most of your time in your struggle to fight against...