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Controversy over new Ethiopian electoral law will fade

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ETHIOPIA

Reform of Ethiopia's electoral law.

Centrist party may play key role in Ethiopia elections

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ETHIOPIA

ETHIOPIA: Centrist party may play key election role

Amhara-Oromo tensions threaten Ethiopia peace hopes

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ETHIOPIA

The incident has triggered mutual recriminations between the Amhara and Oromo wings of the ruling Prosperity Party, as well as among respective ethnic-based opposition groups.

Oromo-Amhara unrest will deepen Ethiopian instability

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ETHIOPIA

The conflict adds to the diverse security challenges facing Ethiopia and threatens fragile Amhara-Oromo relations within the ruling Prosperity Party and beyond.

Ethiopia faces rocky path to landmark elections

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ETHIOPIA

Political outlook ahead of 2020 elections.

Ethiopia’s leader faces self-made election dilemmas

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ETHIOPIA

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) had initially aimed to organise the polls in May or June 2021, but a firm timeline remains pending. Meanwhile, there is increasing…

Ethiopia’s Amhara-Oromo unrest poses long-term problem

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ETHIOPIA

However, at the same time, relations between Amharas and Oromos -- the country’s two largest ethnic groups, whose leaders are central to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s domestic power…

Oromo parallel government adds to pressure on Ethiopia

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ETHIOPIA

ETHIOPIA: Oromo parallel government adds to pressure

Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict is likely to persist

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ETHIOPIA

There are growing calls for the parties to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the conflict, but little sign that any such process is imminent.

Ethiopia’s Oromia faces worst insecurity in decades

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ETHIOPIA

Violence in Oromia has intensified recently, involving OLA and government forces, but increasingly also 'self-help' groups of Amhara minorities, with alleged support from ‘Fano’…