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...
·almost 5 years ago
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...
·almost 5 years ago
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...
·almost 5 years ago
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...
·over 4 years ago
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...
·over 4 years ago
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...
·over 4 years ago
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...
·over 4 years ago
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...
·over 4 years ago
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...
·over 4 years ago
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...
·over 3 years ago