COMMENTARY / THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND DEADLY CONFLICT 15 APRIL 2020 Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Ethiopia has delayed elections slated for August and declared a state of emergency. Authorities should now consult with the opposition on how to manage the period ahead in order to smooth the country’s stuttering transition to multi-party democracy. Read more
Caroline Bologna HuffPost LifeMarch 11, 2020, 7:54 PM EDT How rational is fear of the coronavirus? Yahoo News Video Scroll back up to restore default view. With coronavirus cases continuing to rise in more than 100 countries, the COVID-19 outbreak has been officially declared a pandemic, according to the World Health Organization. As many have pointed out, Read more
Lee Keath and Samy Magdy, Associated Press June 22, 2020, 7:33 AM EDT Egypt wants the United Nations Security Council to “undertake its responsibilities” and prevent Ethiopia from starting to fill its massive, newly built hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile next month without an agreement, Cairo’s foreign minister Sameh Shukry said. Ethiopia announced on Read more
