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The Interview: “We think we will win a majority in Oromia and win significant seats in the federal parliament,” Dawud Ibsa
Born in 1952 in Abuna village, Horro Guduru District in the then Wollega province, present day western Oromia, Dawud Ibsa Ayana’s actual name was Firew Ibsa Ayana. Dawud started his political journey when he took part in the Ethiopian Student Movement in the early years of 1970s when he was …
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Exclusive: ‘Africa’s voice was struggling to be heard”: Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard
Ephream Sileshi Addis Abeba October 15/2019 – APO Group is the largest media relations’ consulting company in Africa with clients ranging from Silicon Valley giants like Facebook and Microsoft to technology multinationals like Orange and Nokia to Fortune 500 management consulting firms like PwC and Ernst & Young. Headquartered in …
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The Interview: Displacement crisis not a precursor for a very bad future but residue of a very bad past: Mustefa Omer
Born in 1973 in Degehabur zone of Somali regional state, Mustefa Muhumed Omer became the deputy president of the Somali region in the midst of a crisis following the ousting of his predecessor Abdi Muhamud Omer, a.k.a, Abdi Iley in August 2018. A well-known critic of Abdi Illey’s ten year …