A studious former academic said to lack charisma finds himself both branded an autocrat and praised as a steady hand. Hailemariam was initially seen by analysts as a compromise and placeholder candidate who would do as he was told [Al Jazeera] It must be tough to be barely a few weeks into a new job
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Ethiopia has peacefully concluded its pre-election process and voting and many parties and participants have actively engaged in the process. The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia has put hard work and organisational efforts into ensuring that as many of Ethiopia’s 36.8 million registered voters as possible had the chance to exercise their vote. The EU
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Press Statement Marie Harf Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 27, 2015 The United States commends the people of Ethiopia for their civic participation in generally peaceful parliamentary and regional elections on May 24. We acknowledge the National Electoral Board’s organizational efforts and the African Union’s role as the only international
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New York Times THE standard image of dictatorship is of a government sustained by violence. In 20th-century totalitarian systems, tyrants like Stalin, Hitler and Mao murdered millions in the name of outlandish ideologies. Strongmen like Mobutu Sese Seko in Zaire left trails of blood. But in recent decades, a new brand of authoritarian government has
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The tripartite committee on the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam will meet on June 10 with international consultants who will be tasked with technical studies of the dam, Egypt’s Irrigation and Water Resources Minister has said. Minister Hossam Moghazy said in press statements on Monday that the committee comprising of officials from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia,
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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – Several Kenyan police officers were killed in an attack Monday night by suspected Somali militants in the northeastern Garissa county, where 148 students were massacred last month, police said Tuesday. A police spokesman, George Kimoti, confirmed there was an attack in the Garissa region, and two security officials said many police
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Ethiopia’s elections have been overshadowed by criticism of the government’s human rights record. Fair enough, it’s a poor record. But this kind of one-dimensional thinking misses the point entirely. Far from tearing Ethiopia down, we should be looking at all the things this country is doing right. By SIMON ALLISON. On Sunday, Ethiopians voted in
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By IAAF Ethiopia’s Aberu Mekuria won the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon on Sunday (24) with the second-fastest time in the history of the IAAF Silver Label Road Race, while compatriot Girmay Birhanu won the men’s race in what was his fourth marathon in seven months. Mekuria took almost half a minute off her PB to win
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AFP By Karim Lebhour For years the Horn of Africa nation Djibouti was seen by foreign powers as a far-flung military outpost overlooking the Gulf of Aden, but now the strategic port wants to capitalise on its key position on one of the world's busiest shipping lanes Djibouti (AFP) – For years the Horn of
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By Prof Yossi Mekelberg Chatham House, BBC From the section Middle East Israelis from the Ethiopian community take part in a protest against alleged police brutality and institutionalised discrimination in Haifa in May 2015 Israelis from the Ethiopian community protest in Haifa The story of the immigration and absorption of Ethiopian Jews in Israel epitomises
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