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Oromia, Amhara Parties reached interim agreement

Addis Globe, September 23, 2020 Twelve political parties active in Amhara and Oromia Regional States, including Prosperity Party, have signed an interim agreement to work…

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Balderas for True Democracy denounces terrorism charges against its top members

Eskinder Nega, a prominent journalist who is the founder and later Chairman of the Balderas for True Democracy party, and his deputy Sintayehu Chekol were…

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Ethiopian PM believes parliamentary election within a year

Addis Globe, September 2020. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, Ethiopia has postponed the national election that was scheduled for August. Ethiopia’s parliament has made a decision…

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Tigray regional vote 2020
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Tigray regional vote a direct challenge to Abiy

(Addis Globe): In defiance of the federal government, polls opened on Wednesday and people voted in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region in a local election. Tigray…

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Ethiopian security officials prevented journalists from flying to Tigray to cover the vote

The Ethiopian federal government banned at least 12 people, including four journalists and a senior think tank analyst, at Addis Ababa International airport from flying…

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