#OromoProtests Special coverage   “Just what is this special interest?”   By Tsegaye R Ararssa As a response to the comprehensive Oromiya-wide resistance to the Master Plan, the officials of the Federal and the State governments have, rather inconsistently and half-heartedly, indicated that the implementation of the Master Plan is …

The official narrative and the federalism to come   Tsegaye R Ararssa, Special to Addis Standard   In this series of reflections, I touched upon the major stages in the evolution of the Ethiopian experiment with federalism. I highlighted the range of stories that one could tell about the federal …

Tsegaye R. Ararssa   1. Introduction In the last instalments, I have charted out the ‘mood’ in order for us to assess whether there is, in Ethiopia today, the required ‘democratic ambience’ within the context of which Election 2015 is taking place. I have also sought to consider the factors …