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Dr. Henok Gabisa @henokgabisa Dr. Kebene Wodajo @kebenewodajo & Israel Gobana @Israelgobena Addis Abeba, May 18/2020 – Decades of quests for effective self-determination, democracy and equality in Ethiopia run into a new dynamic in the last two years. Pre-existing political forces from home and exile returned to the landscape after …

Kjetil Tronvoll @KjetilTronvoll Addis Abeba, May 14/2020 – The postponement of the elections and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s proposal on how to solve the upcoming constitutional crisis in Ethiopia, has accentuated Tigrayan nationalism and the process of ensuring de facto Tigray statehood. The current political dynamics in the country, if …

Yonatan T. Fessha, @YonatanFessha Zemelak Ayele @zemelak_a Solomon A. Dersso @SolomonADersso & Adem Abebe @AdamAbebe Addis Abeba, May 14/2020 – As students of Ethiopian constitutional law, we cannot remember a time as interesting as the last few weeks. The debate around the constitution has attracted even those that are skeptical …