PM Dr. Abiy Ahmed

Gedu Andargachew Becomes Ethiopia’s Sixth Foreign Minister Under EPRDF Leadership

The house of people representative confirmed the nomination of three ministers forwarded by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. According to the appointment, Oromia regional president Lemma Megeressa has been appointed as Defence Minister replacing Aisha Mohammed. Outgoing defense minister Aisha Mohammed took the position of city development and construction minister. The foreign minister position which has

April 18, 2019 • By Addis Insight

Africa News

Sudan. Three Presidents In One Week

By Tagawa Warrag In December 2018, protests across Khartoum and other Sudanese states took place, and continued for four consecutive months. The evolving of protests into the massive Al-Qiyada sit-in was preceded by killings of protesters with live bullets (estimated 66 killings since December, according to social and human right activists), tear gas and mass

April 15, 2019 • By Addis Insight

Uncategorized

Relative Stability In North Shewa After Last Week Armed Attack

Several people were killed, wounded and abducted due to violence in Amhara region, North Shewa zone Ephrata and Gidm Weredas and Kemise. The violence included an attack on churches, and it was extended to areas of Ataye, Majete, and Kara Kore. A resident in Ataye which is located 270 KMs from Addis Ababa said that

April 10, 2019 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Does Hate Speech Bill Limit the Freedom of Speech and Expression or Freedom of Lawlessness and Anarchy?

April 8, 2019 By: Abdiaziz Ali Freedom of speech and expression, especially when it comes to social media usage, was recklessly exploited so much and to what somewhat comprise hate speech was mistaken for it. Currently, in Ethiopia, we have seen claims of political commentators, political parties and individual activists claiming to speak for the

April 9, 2019 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Ethiopia: A Country on the Brinks

By Dawit Woldegiorgis, Visiting Scholar at Boston University, African Studies Center ‘Absolutely Oversold As instability and violence spread across much of Ethiopia, with most recent incidents getting close to the capital in Northern Showa, it is becoming a matter of grave concern to Ethiopians and regional governments, whether there will be a full-fledged civil war

April 9, 2019 • By Addis Insight

Press Release

Ethiopian Airlines Statement on the Preliminary Report of the Accident on ET 302

Addis Ababa: 4 April 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Group which is the largest and the most successful Aviation group in Africa, would like to acknowledge the preliminary report of the accident of ET 302/10 March 2019 and would like to appreciate the hard work of the investigation team.   The preliminary report clearly showed that

April 4, 2019 • By Addis Insight

PM Dr. Abiy Ahmed

The Unspeakable IDPs Situations in Ethiopia: The Culture of Impunity

By- Yohannes Ayalew* and Dejen Messele** The internally displaced persons (IDPs) situation in Ethiopia is worsening after the recent plight of Gedeo people in Southern Ethiopia. As a result of this displacement, nearly a million ethnic Gedeo’s were displaced from the adjacent Gujji zone of Oromia region following an ethnic conflict between the Gedeo’s and

April 3, 2019 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Why is Mustafa Omer striving to hold the Top Leadership of the ESPDP?

April 2, 2019 By: Abdiaziz Ali Following the removal of Abdi Illey the federal government organized a big forum in Addis Ababa by inviting all kinds of people from different walks of life representing the Somali region. The representatives attended to deliberate in rescuing the region and protecting it from a power vacuum. In this

April 3, 2019 • By Addis Insight

Uncategorized

Prime Minister Abyi’s 365 days in the Office-Abdiaziz Ali

April 1, 2018 Abdiaziz Ali The changes of Ethiopia led by Prime minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed dates back to the selfless sacrifices of former prime minister Haile Mariam who voluntarily resigned from the post of the PM. Then Abiy Ahmed holds the Top Job of the Country last April of the year 2018 and started

April 2, 2019 • By Addis Insight

PM Dr. Abiy Ahmed

Police Interrupted Eskinder Nega Press Conference

A Press conference called by activist and journalist, Eskinder Nega at Ras Hotel, was interrupted by police. Eskinder Nega and journalists who were attending the press conference were forced to leave the hotel. Despite the interruption, Eskinder Nega resumed his address to the media outside the hotel. The prime minister has been very critical of

March 30, 2019 • By Addis Insight