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This decision was unsurprising, but the details arguably grant Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling Prosperity Party (PP) more than it bargained for, leaving the party in almost…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253231
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The news comes just weeks after similar charges were levelled against another prominent opposition leader, Eskinder Nega. The formal invocation of the anti-terrorism law in these…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256427
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Notably, the party defied expectations by reportedly winning comfortably in the capital Addis Ababa.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262347
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The clashes reflect simmering contestation resulting from cleavages within the Oromo political elite and public between those broadly aligned with the moderate Abiy and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247607
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Meanwhile, the state of emergency declared in relation to COVID-19 formally lapsed on September 6. This could pave the way for postponed national elections to be held in 2021 but…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256232
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Proposed reforms in the ruling coalition.
The arrests triggered protests in which security forces killed at least 17 people and may entrench the crisis over statehood demands in the multi-ethnic Southern Nations…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254713
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The new party will likely incorporate the five ‘affiliate’ parties that rule the country’s other five regions but looks like it will be formed without the Tigray People’s…
Media freedom in East Africa.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB231858
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His killing has triggered violent protests and attacks mainly against ethnic Amharas in Oromia region. At least 81 people are confirmed dead; with information constrained by an…