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Ethiopia’s 2019 census
News: Despite complaints from opposition coalition election board stands by new law
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, September 05/2019 – Despite complaints from the Joint Council of Political Parties, representing 107 opposition parties, and a threat to boycott Ethiopia’s 2020 general elections, the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) chairwoman, Birtukan Mideksa, stood by the new Electoral and Political Parties Law of Ethiopia. …
In-depth analysis: The postponement of the 4th Ethiopian census: Was it justified and what next?
Yohannes Kinfu (PHD), for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, April 05/2019 – The coming Sunday, the 7th of April 2019, was meant to be the census date for Ethiopia’s 4th population and housing census (henceforth the census), but the federal government has postponed it indefinitely three weeks ago, on March 18, …
Commentary: Ethiopia’s census dilemma: from implementation gap to the politics
Major cities in Ethiopia are experiencing an unprecedented boom in population sizes Yordanos Seifu Estifanos, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, December 18/2018 – Population and housing census is one of the main sources of data on vital statistics ranging from birth to death. It is used as a basis for …
