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Analysis: Tigray stays firm against “unconstitutional” calls to stop election, goes ahead with vote
By Medihane Ekubamichael Addis Abeba, September 09/2020 – Some 2.7 million people who were registered to vote in today’s election in Tigray regional state are headed to any of the 2,672 polling stations readied by the Electoral Commission of the National Regional State of Tigray to elect their representatives for …
In-depth Analysis: The fracturing of the Oromo elite and return of Ethiopia’s law and order State
By Rashid Abdi @RAbdiCG Ethiopia’s delicate transition is under severe strain. A ferocious burst of communal violence in July, touched off by the murder of a popular Oromo singer, which claimed some 160 lives, underscored the grave conflict risks the populous Horn of Africa nation faces. Addis Abeba, August 13/2020 …
Analysis: Why Ethiopia should avoid arbitration as a means of dispute settlement in a possible GERD deal
By Tessema Simachew Belay (PhD) @belay_s Addis Abeba, June 29/2020 – Back in February 2020, after Ethiopia refused to sign the US drafted deal that Egypt immediately initialed, apparently unhappy about USA’s attempt to rush an agreement, the GERD negotiations were interrupted for some time. During the interruption, Egypt wrote …
