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04 October 2021
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Sworn in For 5 More Years
The news comes as the PM says the almost year-long conflict in Tigray, "has made us pay a heavy price."
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29 September 2021
Heavy Is the Head: The Trials of Abiy Ahmed
Who is Abiy Ahmed? Two years ago, the Ethiopian Prime Minister accepted the Nobel Peace Prize during a glittery ceremony. Today, he presides over a bloody war and a growing humanitarian crisis. Can Abiy end the conflict before it upends Ethiopia?
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23 November 2020
Ethiopian Prime Minister Gives Tigray 72 Hours to Surrender Amidst Rising Attacks
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has given Tigray militants 72 hours to surrender as Ethiopian army advances on the region.
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05 November 2020
Ethiopia Declares State of Emergency Amid Rising Regional Attacks
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has declared a state of emergency following rising Tigrayan attacks on national military troops.
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30 September 2020
Veteran Ethiopian Political Activist Mesfin Woldemariam Has Died
The founder of the Ethiopian Human Rights Council, Professor Mesfin Woldemariam, has died from COVID-19 complications at age 90.
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30 July 2020
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ends Internet Shutdown in Ethiopia
Internet access has returned to Ethiopia following country-wide protests sparked by the death of Oromo musician and political activist Hachula Hundessa.
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23 July 2020
Deep Dive: Protest Movements Across the Continent
Here is a detailed look at the major protests which have engulfed a number of African countries thus far in 2020.
Arts + Culture
20 February 2020
A Stolen 18th Century Ethiopian Crown Has Been Returned from The Netherlands
The crown had been hidden in a Dutch apartment for 20 years.
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14 February 2020
Ethiopians React to Passing of Controversial ‘Hate Speech’ Law
Many are concerned that the new law is the government's attempt to suppress freedom of speech instead.
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29 January 2020
Ethiopia's Online Movement #BringBackOurStudents Takes to the Streets
Thousands of Ethiopians are protesting the government's failure to locate the whereabouts of at least 18 students from Dembi Dollo University who were abducted two months ago.
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28 January 2020
Ethiopian Movement #BringBackOurStudents Demands Answers from the Government
The growing online movement wants the Ethiopian government to account for at least 18 students from Dembi Dollo University who were reportedly abducted two months ago.
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10 January 2020
Ethiopian Prime Minister Responds to Trump's Claims of Being Snubbed for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says that Trump's issue with the Nobel Peace Prize recipient 'must be taken up in Oslo, not Ethiopia'.
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