JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants are protesting outside Israel's parliament, demanding the government fulfill a pledge to bring some 8,000 of their countrymen remaining in Ethiopia to Israel. Israel's government agreed in 2015 to bring the remaining Ethiopians to Israel but it has not authorized funding for their move. Most of the stranded Ethiopians have close relatives in Israel Read More ...
JERUSALEM – Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants are protesting outside Israel's parliament, demanding the government fulfill a pledge to bring some 8,000 of their countrymen remaining in Ethiopia to Israel. Israel's government agreed in 2015 to bring the remaining Ethiopians to Israel but it has not authorized funding for their move. Most of the stranded Ethiopians have close relatives in Israel. Although the families have Jewish roots, Israel doesn't consider them Jewish, meaning they need government approval to immigrate Read More ...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants are protesting outside Israel's parliament, demanding the government fulfill a pledge to bring some 8,000 of their countrymen remaining in Ethiopia to Israel. Israel's government agreed in 2015 to bring the remaining Ethiopians to Israel but it has not authorized funding for their move. Most of the stranded Ethiopians have close relatives in Israel Read More ...
There will be huge traffic in Nairobi with the Friday arrival of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Mombasa Road, Uhuru Highway, State House Road and Waiyaki Way are among those that will be affected once he lands at the expected 4.30 pm. Tillerson is on his first tour of Africa that includes Chad and Nigeria. He has already been to Djibouti and Ethiopia where he met government and African Union Commission officials in Addis Ababa Read More ...
Juba, September 1, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government agents have penetrated Ethiopia’s Gambella region political system by bribing politicians, civil servants, and police officers, a document leaked to the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) has revealed. The text, which was provided to the SSNA by a high-ranking SPLA-IO counterintelligence officer, details how Gambella political elites have been corrupted by Juba’s operatives Read More ...
Addis Ababa - Ethiopia's ruling coalition will meet next week to choose a successor to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn whose surprise resignation last month has sparked a rare succession race, state media reported on Wednesday. Hailemariam's decision to step down was unprecedented in the 27-year reign of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and analysts say it is unclear who the party will pick to replace him Read More ...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Ethiopia’s ruling coalition will meet next week to choose a successor to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn whose surprise resignation last month has sparked a rare succession race, state media reported Wednesday. Hailemariam’s decision to step down was unprecedented in the 27-year reign of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and analysts say it is unclear who the party will pick to replace him Read More ...
Ethiopia’s ruling coalition is expected to meet this week to choose a new Prime Minister, most likely from the populous Oromo ethnic group to try and dampen the discontent behind recent anti-government demonstrations. The change in leadership follows the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn last month. He is the first ruler in modern Ethiopian history to step down; previous leaders have died in office or been overthrown Read More ...
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's ruling coalition is expected to meet this week to choose a new Prime Minister, most likely from the populous Oromo ethnic group to try and dampen the discontent behind recent anti-government demonstrations. The change in leadership follows the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn last month. He is the first ruler in modern Ethiopian history to step down; previous leaders have died in office or been overthrown Read More ...
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia’s ruling coalition is expected to meet this week to choose a new Prime Minister, most likely from the populous Oromo ethnic group to try and dampen the discontent behind recent anti-government demonstrations. The change in leadership follows the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn last month. He is the first ruler in modern Ethiopian history to step down; previous leaders have died in office or been overthrown Read More ...
For the first time to Africa U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will next week with visit to Chad, Djibouti, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya from the 6th to the 13th of March. The visits will include the leadership of the African Union in Addis Ababa while focusing on ways to strengthen mutual interests with the region. Read More ...
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia's parliament ratified on Friday a state of emergency imposed after the prime minister announced his resignation, though votes against the bill exposed rifts within the ruling coalition. The emergency bans protests and restricts publications that could be deemed to incite violence. It was imposed on Feb. 16, a day after Hailemariam Desalegn announced his surprise resignation. The resignation was unprecedented in Ethiopia's modern history Read More ...
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's parliament ratified on Friday a state of emergency imposed after the prime minister announced his resignation, though votes against the bill exposed rifts within the ruling coalition. The emergency bans protests and restricts publications that could be deemed to incite violence. It was imposed on Feb. 16, a day after Hailemariam Desalegn announced his surprise resignation Read More ...
Ethiopia’s parliament approved a nationwide state of emergency on Friday despite unusual opposition from some lawmakers, in the latest sign of fractures within the all-powerful ruling coalition. The council of ministers made the emergency declaration last month, one day after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn’s surprise resignation amid a growing political crisis and divisions in the ruling party. The six-month decree, which required approval from two-thirds of lawmakers, has been condemned by several of Ethiopia’s allies including the United States and the European Union Read More ...
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia’s parliament ratified on Friday a state of emergency imposed after the prime minister announced his resignation, though votes against the bill exposed rifts within the ruling coalition. The emergency bans protests and restricts publications that could be deemed to incite violence. It was imposed on Feb. 16, a day after Hailemariam Desalegn announced his surprise resignation Read More ...
Fractured Ethiopia parliament endorses emergency decree. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Ethiopia’s parliament approved a nationwide state of emergency on Friday despite unusual opposition from some lawmakers, in the latest sign of fractures within the all-powerful ruling coalition. The council of ministers made the emergency declaration last month, one day after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn’s suprise resignation amid a growing political crisis and divisions in the ruling party Read More ...
Addis Ababa - Ethiopia's ruling coalition will meet to choose a new prime minister next week, a party official said on Saturday. Hailemariam Desalegn resigned as prime minister last week after ordering a mass prisoner amnesty and days of protest in Africa's second most-populous country. A state of emergency was declared the following day. The 180-member council of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) would decide on his replacement, said Kassahun Gofi, publicity chief for the largest of the four parties in the coalition, the Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organisation (OPDO) Read More ...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Ethiopia’s ruling coalition will meet to choose a new prime minister next week, a party official said on Saturday. Hailemariam Desalegn resigned as prime minister last week after ordering a mass prisoner amnesty and days of protest in Africa’s second most-populous country. A state of emergency was declared the following day. The 180-member council of the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) would decide on his replacement, said Kassahun Gofi, publicity chief for the largest of the four parties in the coalition, the Oromo Peoples’ Democratic Organisation (OPDO) Read More ...
Hailemariam Desalegn's snap resignation as Ethiopia's prime minister last week set off a dramatic chain of events in a country that has seen mass, anti-government protests for several years. A state of emergency order soon followed the announcement, plunging Ethiopia even further into a state of political uncertainty. As it prepares to replace Hailemariam as the head of the party, the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) has been buying time to figure out its next move, In a country where the chairman of the ruling coalition has historically also taken on prime minister duties, questions continue to swirl around who could step in for Hailemariam Read More ...
It was not yet clear who would replace Hailemariam, who has been in power since 2012. He also quit as chairman of the ruling coalition Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). The unexpected move comes against the backdrop of violent anti-government protests and a nationwide state of emergency that started in October 2016. "Unrest and political crisis have led to the loss of lives and displacement of many," Hailemariam said in a short televised address Read More ...
The Ministerial Committee on the Integration of Israeli Citizens of Ethiopian Origin headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday approved a decision to regulate for the first time, all religious services for Israeli citizens of Ethiopian origin.“This arrangement should have happened a long time ago, and I am glad that we have the opportunity to do it now,” Netanyahu said at the opening of the committee meeting Read More ...
After weeks of speculation, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on February 14 submitted his resignation both as Prime Minister and as head of the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition. Hailemariam indicated that he would stay on in a caretaker capacity until his party and parliament accepted his resignation and appointed a successor. The move comes amid protracted political turmoil in Ethiopia Read More ...
The surprise resignation of Hailemariam Desalegn as prime minister of Ethiopia has created a vacancy at the top of one of Africa’s fastest growing economies and the region’s most powerful yet closed country, offering a rare glimpse into the power arrangement in Addis Ababa. A few hours after the shock announcement, Shiferaw Shigute, the secretary of the ruling Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) executive council said the coalition had accepted Hailemariam’s resignation but now it faces a hard test as it plans to pick a new leader from the four ethnic and regional coalition member parties Read More ...
The Ethiopian government has announced a ban on protests and the publication of any form that would incite the masses. This coming just hours after it made public through the state broadcaster, that the country was under a state of emergency. The announcement came just a day after the unexpected resignation of Prime Minister, Haile Mariam Deslaegn from office amid a political crisis in the horn of Africa nation, stating that it was vital in safeguarding the constitutional order of the country. This is not the first time the country has declared a state of emergency, with the government just recently in August 2017, lifting a 10 month state of emergency after hundreds of people were killed in anti-government protests Read More ...
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn announced his surprise resignation in a televised speech on Thursday, the first time in modern Ethiopian history that a sitting prime minister had quit. He said he wanted to smooth the way for reforms. A state of emergency imposed in Ethiopia a day after the prime minister resigned will last for six months, the defense minister said today, as authorities sought to tamp down unrest in Africa’s second most populous nation Read More ...
Ethiopia announced a state of emergency on Friday, a day after the prime minister resigned, as pressure mounted on the country’s ruling coalition. The coalition decided emergency rule was “vital to safeguarding the constitutional order”, state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation said. The announcement gave no further details. The defence minister was expected to hold a news conference on Saturday morning giving further details, but it was delayed Read More ...
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia announced a state of emergency on Friday, a day after the prime minister resigned, as pressure mounted on the country’s ruling coalition. The coalition decided emergency rule was “vital to safeguarding the constitutional order”, state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation said. The announcement gave no further details. The defence minister was expected to hold a news conference on Saturday morning giving further details, but it was delayed Read More ...
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, has resigned amid deadly anti-government protests, state TV reports. In a televised address, he said his resignation was "vital in the bid to carry out reforms that would lead to sustainable peace and democracy". Mr. Hailemariam, who has led the country since 2012, also stepped down as chairman of the ruling coalition. His departure follows a national state of emergency that ended last year Read More ...
Ethiopia's opposition reacted cautiously on Friday a day after the surprise resignation of the prime minister, warning it did not herald real change since the ruling party remains in power. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned on Thursday after weeks of anti-government demonstrations and growing splits within the country's ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition. With the EPRDF and its allies controlling every seat in parliament, it is unclear what difference Hailemariam's departure will make, said prominent opposition leader Merera Gudina, chairman of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) Read More ...
Ethiopia announced a state of emergency on Friday, the day after the prime minister's resignation, as pressure mounted on the country's ruling coalition. The coalition decided emergency rule was "vital to safeguarding the constitutional order", state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation said. The announcement gave no further details but the defence minister was expected to hold a news conference on Saturday morning. Ethiopia only fully lifted its last state of emergency in August following months of curfews, restrictions on movement and the detention of 29,000 people Read More ...
Ethiopia, an opaque authoritarian country where protesters, bloggers and journalists often are jailed, faces uncertainty after the unexpected resignation of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. Desalegn's announcement Thursday came after several years of growing instability and protests in the Oromia and Amhara regions of the country, and what critics call a heavy-handed response from security forces. Desalegn announced his resignation on television, saying it was "vital in the bid to carry out reforms that would lead to sustainable peace and democracy Read More ...
Ethiopia announced a state of emergency on Friday, the day after the prime minister’s resignation, as pressure mounted on the country’s ruling coalition. The coalition decided emergency rule was “vital to safeguarding the constitutional order”, state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation said. The announcement gave no further details but the defence minister was expected to hold a news conference on Saturday morning. Ethiopia only fully lifted its last state of emergency in August following months of curfews, restrictions on movement and the detention of 29,000 people Read More ...
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia announced a state of emergency on Friday, the day after the prime minister’s resignation, as pressure mounted on the country’s ruling coalition. The coalition decided emergency rule was “vital to safeguarding the constitutional order”, state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation said. The announcement gave no further details but the defense minister was expected to hold a news conference on Saturday morning Read More ...
http://www.nation.co.ke Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned Thursday after long-running political turmoil, in an unprecedented move in the vast East African country. The decision by Hailemariam, in power since 2012, comes after months of escalating anti-government protests and signs of growing splits within the ruling coalition. Hailemariam said he had worked hard to solve Ethiopia's problems, but that he believed his resignation was also part of the solution. Read More ...
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's ruling coalition has lost its authority and all parties must help map the country's future, an opposition leader said on Friday, suggesting political tensions in Africa's second most populous country are unlikely to ease soon. Mulatu Gemechu, deputy secretary of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress, spoke a day after the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who said he was leaving office to smooth reforms Read More ...
Addis Ababa - Ethiopia's opposition reacted cautiously on Friday a day after the surprise resignation of the prime minister, warning it did not herald real change since the ruling party remains in power. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned on Thursday after weeks of anti-government demonstrations and growing splits within the country's ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition. With the EPRDF and its allies controlling every seat in parliament, it is unclear what difference Hailemariam's departure will make, said prominent opposition leader Merera Gudina, chairperson of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) Read More ...
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - Ethiopia's opposition reacted cautiously on Friday a day after the surprise resignation of the prime minister, warning it did not herald real change since the ruling party remains in power. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned on Thursday after weeks of anti-government demonstrations and growing splits within the country's ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition. With the EPRDF and its allies controlling every seat in parliament, it is unclear what difference Hailemariam's departure will make, said prominent opposition leader Merera Gudina, chairman of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) Read More ...
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia’s ruling coalition has lost its authority and all parties must help map the country’s future, an opposition leader said on Friday, suggesting political tensions in Africa’s second most populous country are unlikely to ease soon. Mulatu Gemechu, deputy secretary of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress, spoke a day after the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who said he was leaving office to smooth reforms Read More ...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Ethiopia’s opposition reacted cautiously on Friday a day after the surprise resignation of the prime minister, warning it did not herald real change since the ruling party remains in power. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned on Thursday after weeks of anti-government demonstrations and growing splits within the country’s ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition Read More ...
Ethiopia's ruling coalition has lost its authority and all parties should be involved in mapping the country's future, an opposition leader said on Friday. The remarks came a day after the Prime Minister resigned. Mulatu Gemechu, deputy secretary of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress, said the Horn of Africa country needed a completely new political system. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn unexpectedly resigned on Thursday in what he described as a bid to smooth reforms Read More ...
