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ABC News
March 10, 2018
Ethiopians in Israel say the bitter public feud to unite with long-lost relatives has exacerbated a feeling that the state discriminates against its Ethiopian minority. "It's shocking in my opinion. They only do this to us, to our ethnicity," said Bililin. "The state should take responsibility and stop abandoning theÃâà...
International Policy Digest
March 3, 2018
Facing the abyss of interethnic civil war, Ethiopia today is on the brink of state failure. Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn shocked the country with his abrupt resignation as head of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition last month, designed to subdueÃâà...
Face2Face Africa
March 2, 2018
While the rest of Africa was under colonial rule after the infamous partition by European powers at the Berlin Conference of 1884, Ethiopia was a sovereign nation with a formidable army and a strong monarchy. A few years after the division of the continent, the Italian Kingdom – which had obtained EritreaÃâà...
africanews
February 27, 2018
The Command Post charged with implementing a state of emergency in Ethiopia has warned against individuals who it says are 'intimidating members of parliament'. ADVERTISING. inRead invented by Teads. Local media portal Addis Standard reported that the command post was receiving complaintsÃâà...
africanews
February 19, 2018
The state of emergency declared by the Ethiopian government on Friday following the resignation of Prime Minister Hailamariam Desalegn will remain in force for six months. ADVERTISING. inRead invented by Teads. This was announced on Saturday by the Minister of Defence who invoked the risk of newÃâà...
Daily Nation
December 31, 1999
People protest against Ethiopian government during Irreecha, the annual Oromo festival to celebrates the end of the rainy season, in Bishoftu on October 1, 2017. Businesses closed in Ethiopia's capital and its largest region on Monday to protest a state of emergency declared after the prime minister'sÃâà...
The Guardian
December 31, 1999
In the grounds of a school in Bahir Dar, a city in north-west Ethiopia, thousands of young fans have gathered to catch a glimpse of the country's hottest girl band. Behind billowing white sheets in a makeshift green room, the four women collectively known as Yegna prepare to take the stage. As the harshÃâà...