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Ethiopia articles on Democracy Chronicles

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​News about the struggle for democracy in Ethiopia.​ Ethiopia is not a functioning democracy.​ Political violence and extreme poverty remain entrenched challenges. Also check out our section on World Democracy and our articles on Africa.

Ethiopia Gets Tough On Journalists Since Tigray Conflict

August 4, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Ethiopia Gets Tough On Journalists Since Tigray Conflict

When it comes to press repression in Africa, Ethiopia and Eritrea are at the top of the list. They are the leading African jailers of journalists

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s Historic Election Overshadowed By Crises

June 21, 2021 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Ethiopia’s Historic Election Overshadowed By Crises

Ethiopia has heralded Monday’s general elections as a historic step towards democracy but the polls are overshadowed by crisis.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s Elections May Exacerbate Mistrust And Division

June 15, 2021 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s approval ratings have plummeted raising concerns that Ethiopia’s June elections will deepen mistrust.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Ethiopia

Ethiopia ‘crumbling before our own eyes’?

November 11, 2020 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Ethiopia ‘crumbling before our own eyes’?

Ethiopia launched more than 10 air strikes against the restive northern Tigray region in recent days raising worries of challenges to Ethiopia’s stability.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Ethiopia

As winner of Nobel Peace Prize, Abiy Ahmed must stay the course of national and regional democratic reforms

October 13, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

What the Nobel Peace Prize must remind Abiy Ahmed of

Nobel Peace Prize should serve as reminder to winner, Ethiopian PM, Abiy Ahmed, that he must not depart from national and regional democratic reforms.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Ethiopia

Peace Prize Winner Abiy: ‘All of My Intention and Action Is Aimed at Elevating Ethiopia’

October 13, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Interview to VOA

Nobel Peace Price winner Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave his first interview to a Western media, VOA, in late May 2019. Here are the highlights.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Ethiopia

Gates Open on Ethiopia’s Infamous Maekelawi Jail

September 8, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Gates Open on Ethiopia’s Infamous Maekelawi Jail

Today, Maekelawi, the infamous police station in the heart of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, was opened for the first time to the public.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Ethiopia

“Eritrean Irony”: Youth Prefer Death at Sea to Freedoms Curtailed at Home

August 12, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

"Eritrean Irony": Youth Prefer Death at Sea to Freedoms Curtailed at Home

The “eritrean irony” is that after a costly freedom war, it instead sank into tyranny and its youth now prefer death at sea than freedoms curtailed at home.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Italy, Libya

Analysts Unsure Why General Killed Ethiopia Region President

June 27, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Analysts Unsure Why General Killed Amhara Region President

As Ethiopia observed a national day of mourning as primer minister’s office called an attempted regional coup, but why the attack and his motives.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Ethiopia

How ‘Warlord Democrats’ Threaten Africa’s Democratic Moment

June 26, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Warlord Democrats

In the 60-plus years since the countries of sub-Saharan Africa started becoming independent, democracy there has advanced unevenly.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dictatorships, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa

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