Posted on August 5, 2018. Tags: Constitution, Economic Reform, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Prime Minister, Region 5, Violence
By The Strathink Editorial Team The trajectory of change that has taken place in Ethiopia since the resignation of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn this year has been extraordinary. What was once unthinkable, such as privatizing public enterprises and peace with Eritrea, is now on the table. The euphoria, bordering on almost religious fervor, with which […]
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Posted in Congress Watch, Democracy, Economy, Eritrea, Ethiopia
Posted on April 5, 2018. Tags: Abiy Ahmed, Conflict, EPRDF, Ethiopia, Oromo, Prime Minister
by the Strathink Editorial Team This week the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Party (EPRDF) voted for Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister following the resignation of Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn. Dr. Abiy Ahmed leads the Oromo Peoples’ Democratic Organization (OPDO), one of the four parties of the Front. In a parliamentary system, the governing party elects the country’s […]
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Posted in Congress Watch, Countries, Democracy, Ethiopia, Politics and Security
Posted on March 27, 2018. Tags: Abiye Ahmed, EPRDF, Ethiopia, Oromo, Prime Minister
EPRDF picks Abiy Ahmed as its chairman, paving the way for the Oromo leader to become Ethiopia’s prime minister. Mass protests erupted in Ethiopia’s populous Oromia region in 2015 [File: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters] Ethiopia’s ruling coalition has elected Abiy Ahmed as its new chairman, according to state media. The announcement on Tuesday by state broadcaster FANA means […]
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Posted in Congress Watch, Countries, Democracy, Ethiopia