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Ethiopia's next Prime Minister - African Arguments

Ethiopia's next Prime Minister - African Arguments

African Arguments — As it picks Ethiopia's next leader, the ruling coalition can pave the way for genuine reform or instil more discontent. The last week has been a highly dramatic and unpredictable one for Ethiopia. On 14 February, hundreds of political prisoners, journalists and opposition leaders were released from prison.
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Opinion | A Placeholder Prime Minister Departs. What Comes Next?

Opinion | A Placeholder Prime Minister Departs. What Comes Next?

The New York Times — A day after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia abruptly resigned, the country declared a state of emergency on Friday. The second such decree in less than two years, martial law was reimposed amid reports of a bitter succession struggle, a worrying development for a country buckling under years of political unrest.
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Ethiopia has released a handful of prisoners - but nothing else has changed

Ethiopia has released a handful of prisoners - but nothing else has changed

Mail & Guardian — Two weeks after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn pledged to release jailed politicians, Ethiopia on Wednesday pardoned 115 federal inmates, including top opposition leader, Merera Gudina. Merera's release comes as a welcome relief for a country gripped by three years of escalating protests and growing ethnic discord.
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Ethiopia Is Falling Apart

Ethiopia Is Falling Apart

Foreign Policy Magazine — For a brief moment last week, Ethiopia seemed poised to shed its reputation as Africa's Stasi state. At a press conference on Jan. 3, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn vowed to free political prisoners and shutter the notorious Maekelawi prison, which has long served as a torture chamber for government critics, opposition leaders, journalists, and activists.
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Oromo Person of The Year 2017: Haacaaluu Hundeessaa

Oromo Person of The Year 2017: Haacaaluu Hundeessaa

opride.com — For capturing and expressing the frustration, anger, and hope of Oromo protesters through revolutionary lyrics; for defying forcible suppression and boldly proclaiming 'we are here and not going anywhere'; for providing a stirring soundtrack to the Oromo revolution, Haacaaluu Hundeessaa is OPride Oromo Person of 2017.
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Lemma Megersa: OPride's Oromo Person of the Year 2017 Runner Up

Lemma Megersa: OPride's Oromo Person of the Year 2017 Runner Up

opride.com — Lemma Megersa was the most consequential story of 2017. He inspired hope. He demonstrated possibilities. He expanded envelopes. But at the end, he ran into the fundamentals of power. He ran into the walls of an entrenched status quo whose only agenda is self-reproduction and self-perpetuation at all costs.
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How The Oromo Protests Are Exposing Ethiopia's Longstanding Political Vulnerabilities

How The Oromo Protests Are Exposing Ethiopia's Longstanding Political Vulnerabilities

Okayafrica — At least 40 people have been killed, hundreds wounded, and thousands detained in more than three weeks of uprisings in Ethiopia's Oromia state, the largest of nine linguistic-based states. The Oromo people make up close to 50 percent of Ethiopia's population of 100 million.
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When that terrible call arrives, how to grieve so far from home? - Mohammed Ademo | Aeon Essays

When that terrible call arrives, how to grieve so far from home? - Mohammed Ademo | Aeon Essays

aeon — For many recent immigrants, the telephone line remains the most vital link to home. The phone offers a respite from isolation, but is also the harbinger of ominous news. After a while, the phone call from 'back home' is typically either about a death in the family or a request for money.
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