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Following the 2018 dissolution of the ethnic federalist, dominant party political coalition, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, there was an increase in tensions within the country, with newly resurgent regional and ethnically based factions carrying out armed attacks on military and civilians in multiple conflicts throughout Ethiopia.
9 October 2016 – 5 June 2018. Location. Ethiopia. Cause. 2014–2016 Oromo protests. Outcome. Extended twice, on 28 March 2017 and 15 February 2018 [1] [2] Lifted by Abiy Ahmed administration. A state of emergency was declared on 9 October 2016 by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, after de facto taking effect the previous day. [3]
The Ethiopian Herald. The Ethiopian Herald is a government-owned English-language newspaper published by the Ethiopian Press Agency, which also publishes the Amharic-language Addis Zemen . It was launched as a weekly on 3 July 1943. [2] Jan Hoy Simpson, an Englishman, was its first editor. Later editors were from the United States.
Fano ( Amharic: ፋኖ) [1] is an ethno-nationalist Amhara militia and former protest movement. It has engaged in violent clashes throughout Ethiopia in the name of neutralizing perceived threats to the Amhara people. Fano has absorbed many units and personnel of the Amhara Regional Special Forces that did not integrate into the Ethiopian ...
Launched. April 24, 2010; 14 years ago. ( 2010-04-24) Links. Website. ethsat .com. Ethiopian Satellite Television ( ESAT) is an Ethiopian satellite news network headquartered in Washington D.C., United States. [1] [2] It is a nonprofit and independent media outlet mostly privately funded by donors from the broader Ethiopian diaspora. [3]
The 2014–2016 Oromo protests were a series of protests and resistance first sparked on 25 April 2014. The initial actions were taken in opposition to the Addis Ababa Master Plan, and resumed on 12 November 2015 by university students and farmers in the town of Ginchi, located 80 km southwest of Addis Ababa, encircled by the Oromia region.
The Ministry of Justice of Ethiopia (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ፍትህ ሚኒስቴር) is the government department that has the authority of federal prosecution and had possessed executive and judicial powers. The ministry was a part of the federal branch of the government, and prosecuted cases that fell within the federal jurisdiction.
The term politics of Ethiopia mainly relates to the political activities in Ethiopia after the late 20th century when democratization took place in the nation. The current political structure of Ethiopia was formed after the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) overthrew dictator President Mengistu Haile Mariam in 1991.