Hawassa (Ethiopia) (AFP) – Ethiopia’s Sidama people have voted overwhelmingly for a new federal region, with 98 percent choosing autonomous rule, the electoral board said Saturday. The result means a major shakeup in Ethiopia, with analysts saying it could inspire other groups to push for autonomy to redraw boundaries in Africa’s second most populous country, Read more
Thousands died during Ethiopia’s Red Terror, but the culprits still evade justice By Zahra Moloo “If the past has nothing to say to the present, history may go on sleeping undisturbed in the closet where the system keeps its old disguises.” — Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and writer. Source: CBC Canada In 2010, the Ethiopian Read more
ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐብይ አህመድ ዛሬ በሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት ተገኝተው ከእንደራሴዎ ለቀረቡላቸው በርካታ ጥያቄዎች መልስ ሰጥተዋል። ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ የደቡብ ክልል የተለያዩ ዞኖችን በሚመለከት ለቀረበላቸው ጥያቄ በሰጡት ምላሽ በክልሉ የአደረጃጀት ጉዳይን በሚመለከት ያሉ ጥያቄዎችን ለመመለስ ጥናቶች መደረጋቸውን በማንሳት አሁን ግን ጉዳዩ ተጠናቆ ፌዴሬሸን ምክር ቤት እጅ እንደሚገኝ አስታውሰዋል። “ከአሁን በኋላ ጉዳዩ የሚመለከተው የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት ነው” Read more