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Ethiopia: Premier says govt doing its part in building democracy, expects opposition to do same

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (February 1, 2019) Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said today that his government is doing its…

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Ethiopia: Former house speaker Dawit Yohannes passes away

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (January 28, 2019) The first speaker of the House of People’s Representatives of Ethiopia has…

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Ethiopia: Parliament passes law establishing reconciliation commission

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 25, 2018) Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives passed a law providing for the establishment…

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Parliament sets up boundary and ethnic identity commission against stiff resistance from TPLF

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 20, 2018) Ethiopia’s parliament passed a bill to establish a “boundary and identity affairs…

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Ethiopia: New House Speaker says legislature to reinforce oversight on executive

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (October 26, 2018) The newly elected Speaker of the House of People’s Representatives says the…

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Ethiopia: Parliament to appoint new president

ESAT News (October 24, 2018) Ethiopia will on Thursday appoint a new president to replace Mulatu Teshome, who will be…

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Ethiopia: Gender parity in Abiy Ahmed’s new cabinet

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (October 16, 2018) Ethiopia’s reformist Prime Minister appointed women in half of his cabinet positions…

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Ethiopian President vows to combat lawlessness

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (October 8, 2018) Ethiopia’s President says despite positive changes in the country’s political landscape, rampant…

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Ethiopia: Parliament removes “terrorist” labels on opposition groups

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (July 5, 2018) Ethiopia’s parliament has revoked terrorist labels on three opposition groups, namely Patriotic…

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Ethiopia passes amnesty law

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 28, 2018) The Ethiopian Parliament today passed an amnesty law to "pardon" those individuals…

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