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University of Montpellier. Sahle-Work Zewde ( Amharic: ሣህለ ወርቅ ዘውዴ, born 21 February 1950) is an Ethiopian politician and diplomat who has served as president of Ethiopia since 2018, the first woman to hold the office. She was elected as president unanimously by members of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly on 25 October 2018.
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 Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation ( EBC; Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ ብሮድካስቲንግ ኮርፖሬሽን, romanized : ītiyop’iya birodikasitīnigi koriporēshini ), now rebranded as ETV (stylized in all lowercase), is an Ethiopian government -owned public service broadcaster. [3] It is headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and is ...
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]
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 ...
Addis Ababa University. Occupation. Journalist. politician. blogger. political activist. Awards. Oxfam Novib/PEN Award. Eskinder Nega ( Ge'ez: እስክንድር ነጋ, born 7 November 1969) [1] [2] is an Ethiopian journalist, blogger and politician who has been jailed at least ten times by the Ethiopian government on convictions for treason ...
Politics of Ethiopia. A snap presidential election was held in Ethiopia on 25 October 2018, prompted by the resignation of incumbent Mulatu Teshome. [1] [2] It was the fifth presidential election of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to elect its fourth president. [3]
Tamrat Desta was born in Tiqur Wuha near Shashamane, Ethiopia in 1978. [1] He was the second of three children, all boys. After some years in Tiqur Wuha, his family moved to Shashamene and later went to Hawassa, where Tamrat completed high school. In 1998, Tamrat moved to Dire Dawa to live with his guardian; while there, he began to perform as ...