Ethiopia News » Addis Ababa News Ethiopia » Addis Ababa » History: Ethiopia's constitutional reform: What does it mean — especially for Abiy?
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stands to benefit from a planned constitutional reform in the country. A new presidential system would reshape political power — and could give him a more powerful ...
News Ethiopia » Addis Ababa » History: Addis Ababa and Oromia: What Does the Constitution’s ‘Special Interest’ Clause Actually Mean?
What Does the Constitution’s ‘Special Interest’ Clause Actually Mean? The drafting history of Article 49(5) suggests that its central purpose was to manage the unavoidable relationship between Addis ...
News Ethiopia » Addis Ababa » History: National Dialogue Announces Consensus On Addis Ababa Question, Participants Await Refined Proposal
This week, the National Dialogue Commission disclosed that the forum in the capital is nearing its conclusion, as 4,000 participants drawn from all walks of life across the country come to a consensus ...
News Ethiopia » Addis Ababa » History: In Ethiopia, As Capital Rises, History Rots
From its hillside overlooking the Ethiopian capital, Berhanu Mengistu's century-old, gabled family home has seen emperors and governments rise and fall. It has withstood economic stagnation and the ...
News Ethiopia » Addis Ababa » History: Ethiopia’s civil war: Five reasons why history won’t repeat itself
A cheering crowd surrounds the toppled statue of Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin in Addis Ababa following the overthrow of the Ethiopian military regime in 1991. Jerome Delay/AFP ...
News Ethiopia » Addis Ababa » History: Key dates in Ethiopia's history
ADDIS ABABA, May 20 (Reuters) - Ethiopians vote on Sunday in the first election since a disputed 2005 poll ended violently, with 193 protesters and seven policemen killed in street riots. Sign up here ...
News Ethiopia » Addis Ababa » History: Thousands died during Ethiopia’s Red Terror, but the culprits still evade justice
In 1997, more than 5,000 individuals implicated in Ethiopia’s Red Terror were charged with criminal offences. Of those individuals, more than 2,000 were already detained, while almost 3,000 were ...
News Ethiopia » Addis Ababa » History: Egypt Must Accept New Reality, Adjust Approach for Win-Win Nile Deal - Tibor Nagy
Egypt must accept a new regional reality and recognize Ethiopia's right to develop its water resources, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy told Pulse of Africa, ...