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Ethiopia Elections 2021
In-depth Analysis: ONLF buckles under the pressure of infighting, resignation & disputed removal of leadership. What’s next?
Bileh Jelan @bilehjelan Addis Abeba, February 04/2021 – The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) was established as a successor of the Western Somali Liberation Front ( WSLF) in 1984. WSLF was a key player in the 1977 Ethiopian-Somali war and was backed by Somalia’s dictator Mohammed Siad Barre to achieve about …
News: OLF says electoral board’s failure to address its repeated complaints on gov’t crackdown restricting its ability to participate in elections
By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Ababa, January 23, 2021 — In a letter addressed to the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), said the government’s continued blockade of its headquarters in Addis Abeba using police forces and the closure of several of its branch offices in …
News: OFC says, again,very difficult to participate in election under current conditions; cautions threat to multinational federalism “dangerous move”
By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Abeba, January 09/2021 – Opposition party Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) has released yet another statement last night saying that the party will find it “very difficult” to participate in the coming general elections scheduled to take place on June 05/2021. The statement, the second in as …
