By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan Addis Abeba, September 17/2021 – Abdi Mahdi, the chairman of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) told Addis Standard that the party is withdrawing from the upcoming second round of the national elections scheduled to take September 30, 2021. He explained to Addis Standard that the decision …

By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan &  Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, April 20, 2021 – The Somali Regional State, which once was praised as the most peaceful region in the country in the advent of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ascension to power, is now confronted with with a cascade of voters …

By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan Addis Abeba, June 11/2020 – Opposition parties Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) and Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) have opposed the decision of the House of Federation (HoF) on June 10 to extend the term limit of the ruling Prosperity Party (PP) until …