Abiy Ahmed

Sudan’s Civil Disobedience Called Off as Talks Resume.

Leaders of Sudan’s Alliance for Freedom and Change have agreed to end civil disobedience from Tuesday, three days after its launch. The civil disobedience campaign was launched after a crackdown on demonstrators by the militaryMahmoud Dr...

Neo Sithole·almost 5 years ago

Ethiopian Prime Minister Steps into Sudan

As Sudan’s situation quickly deters, Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed,  has stepped in after the alliance of Sudan’s main opposition groups have accepted his assistance as a mediator in stalled negotiations with the Transitional Nati...

Neo Sithole·almost 5 years ago

Attempted Coup leaves 4 Dead in Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s army chief of staff, General Seare Mekonnen and at least three other senior officials have been killed during a coup attempt by an army general in the northern state of Amhara, state television said on Sunday.Amhara’s state pr...

Neo Sithole·almost 5 years ago

Ethiopia Needs to Act Fast to Solve its Internal Displacement Problem

Ethiopia’s president Sahle-Work Zewde recently reaffirmed her government’s efforts to support refugees and internally displaced people in Ethiopian territory. She also called for the cooperation of continental and international actors.Et...

Joburg Post·over 4 years ago

Ethiopia Stalls Referendum for New Region

Members of the Sidama ethnic group must now wait several months longer for a referendum that could lead to the setting up of a new independent region. Many, especially young Sidama, are unhappy with the delay. Leaders of the Sidama ethni...

Joburg Post·over 4 years ago

Ethiopia deploys military to Southern Region

Ethiopia’s government said on Monday it would deploy soldiers and federal police to take over security in a restive southern region following days of violence that has left at least 18 people dead. “The regular security structure has bee...

Joburg Post·over 4 years ago

Violence in Ethiopia Over Regional Autonomy

At least 17 people have been killed in clashes between Ethiopian security forces and activists seeking a new autonomous region for their Sidama ethnic group, according to a local official and hospital authorities. A local district offici...

Joburg Post·over 4 years ago

Why Sidama Statehood Demand Threatens to Unravel Ethiopia’s Federal System

Ethiopia’s ethnic federal arrangement was designed to empower ethnic groups with the right to self administration rights. But it’s facing a major test. The current challenge comes from the Sidama ethnic group from a region commonly known...

Yohannes Gedamu·over 4 years ago

Ethiopia 2020 National Elections On Track

Ethiopia’s ruling coalition said on Friday it will hold a national election next year, defying worries over security and displacement in the Horn of Africa country that had led some to speculate the election might be postponed. The execu...

Joburg Post·over 4 years ago

Abiy put Ethiopia on the road to democracy: but major obstacles still stand in the way

It’s two years since a surprise leadership change took place in Ethiopia. Introducing himself with a historic speech to the nation, the new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed preached democracy as the only future for the country of more than 11...

Yohannes Gedamu ·over 3 years ago