March 2020 – OROMIA TODAY

2020-03-282022-12-18Linked News

Ethiopia: Murder convicted criminals got pardoned, political prisoners transferred to a notorious prison

Source: Ayyaantuu.org March 27, 2020 #Ayet Ayetu Baro Tumsa Ethiopian government has released a statement about pardoning prisoners because of Coronavirus. What […]

2020-03-222022-12-18Community

Internet shutdowns ‘not justified’ in coronavirus outbreak

MARCH 21, 2020 Rina Chandran, Emeline Wuilbercq BANGKOK / ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Internet shutdowns cannot be justified at a […]

2020-03-212022-12-18Community

SPECIAL EDITION: FAILED POLITICS AND DECEPTION: BEHIND THE CRISIS IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN OROMIA

Source: https://addisstandard.com/special-edition-failed-politics-and-deception-behind-the-crisis-in-western-and-southern-oromia/ BY ZECHARIAS ZELALEM @ZEKUZELALEM March 20/2020 – Dozens of unarmed civilians have been shot dead by Ethiopian army soldiers operating […]

2020-03-202022-12-18Community

OROMO QUESTION NEVER RETIRES WITHOUT RESPONSE

Organized Oromo liberation movement started in the 60s because Habashaarulers that built Nafxanyaa colonial system refused to give attention to peacefully presented […]

2020-03-202022-12-18News

Onslaught in Oromia: A hidden war threatens Ethiopia’s transition to democracy

Abiy Ahmed’s crackdown in Oromia is bloody and lawless Source: https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/03/19/a-hidden-war-threatens-ethiopias-transition-to-democracy Middle East and Africa Mar 19th 2020 edition NEKEMTE In the […]

2020-03-142022-12-18History

The Legacy of the Past on Ethiopia’s Modern Political Life

Source: http://roape.net/2020/03/12/the-legacy-of-the-past-on-ethiopias-modern-political-life/ By John Markakis Ethiopian historiography has long featured a claim to exceptionalism based on the country’s many distinctive features: a […]

2020-03-102022-12-18Community

Blood on the Nile is what’s coming if Egypt and Ethiopia continue their war of words over water

THE INDEPENDENT Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/egypt-nile-war-water-ethiopia-clash-dam-trump-a9390271.html By Ahmed Aboudouh 10 March 2020 Blood on the Nile is what’s coming if Egypt and Ethiopia continue […]