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PM Abiy Tells Religious Leaders, Stakeholders to 'Act Now' to Prevent War in Tigray - Warns It Will Be 'Worthless After Conflict Begins'
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today issued a call to all religious leaders across Ethiopia to immediately intervene to prevent the escalation of conflict in Tigray, warning that any efforts to speak after ...
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Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed says mega dam GERD on the Nile ‘now complete’
Sudan and Egypt are concerned about its effect on their water supply, but Abiy says the dam will benefit them all.
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PM Abiy Repeats Pursuit of Sea Access Peacefully, Dismisses War Specters With Eritrea
In a briefing delivered today to parliamentarians, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed repeated Ethiopia's pursuit of access to the sea "peacefully" while underscoring the country's sovereign right to the ...
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PM Abiy to Appear Before Parliament & Respond to Inquiries of MPs
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has scheduled to appear before the House of People's Representatives (HPR) tomorrow and provide detailed explanations and respond to questions from members of the House.The ...
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Abiy's June Drive - Reform, Recognition, Renewal
Throughout the month, the Premier also held wide-ranging consultations with key stakeholders to promote a culture of constructive dialogue and democratic political discourse.Notably, the Prime ...
Doctored clip gives false impression Ethiopian leader asked citizens to pay off country’s debt
Ethiopia has been burdened with substantial foreign debt and recently reached an agreement with international creditors to restructure a portion of its borrowings. A video post circulating on Facebook ...
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Op-Ed: Ethiopia’s transition to democracy has hit a rough patch. It needs support from abroad - Los Angeles Times
The ascent of Dr. Abiy Ahmed to the post of prime minster in Ethiopia a year ago was a rare positive story in a year filled with grim news globally. Within months of taking office, his ...
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A crisis in Ethiopia has been looming for months. Now, it’s here.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Jimma, Ethiopia, in June. (Tiksa Negeri/Reuters) For months, there have been warnings of the disaster that might befall Ethiopia if Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed could not ...
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Abiy Ahmed Betrayed Oromia Before He Went to War in Tigray - Foreign Policy
Abiy Ahmed participates in the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. (From left) Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, ...
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From Nobel Hero to Driver of War, Ethiopia’s Leader Faces Voters
Mr. Abiy’s Prosperity Party, formed in 2019 from the rump of a former governing coalition, is widely expected to win the election easily. But there will be no voting in 102 of Ethiopia’s 547 ...
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The Nobel Peace Prize That Paved the Way for War
This is the story behind how Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, won a Nobel Prize for making peace with his country’s longtime enemy — and then used the alliance to plan a war.
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Ethiopia's mega dam on the Nile 'now complete', says PM Abiy
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday said a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long worried ...