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Op-ed: Reforming Ethiopian ethnofederalism
31 December 2020
Despite a long history of statehood, the nation-building project of Ethiopia, a multilingual polity, remains incomplete. Successive regimes have failed to creat…
Ethiopian parliament approves state of emergency in Tigray region
5 November 2020
Ethiopian lawmakers on Thursday endorsed a six-month state of emergency in the northern region of Tigray, a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered military…
Op-ed: Federal intervention in Tigray region would have been more justified before election rather than after
4 September 2020
In June, the House of Federation, in a controversial process, interpreted Ethiopia’s constitution to authorize the continuation of all incumbent governments acr…
In Ethiopia, majority support amending the constitution to create term limits and constitutional court
25 August 2020
Ethiopians favour amending the country’s Constitution to make the federal government multilingual, limit the prime minister to two terms, and establish a Consti…
In Ethiopia, state claims federal government's orders to halt elections violates constitution
4 August 2020
Last week, the Ethiopian House of Federation (Upper House) sent a letter to the Tigray regional state demanding the authorities in the region to immediately sto…
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