With 99% of seats in parliament, Meles creates a one-party state
By Jonathan Manthorpe | Vancouver Sun After Ethiopia’s previous dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam murdered the man he had deposed, Emperor… (more)
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IPI says Ethiopian election was not free and fair
By Naomi Hunt | International Press Institute (IPI) Ethiopia’s electoral board said on Tuesday that the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary… (more)
Consolidation of a one-party dictatorship in Ethiopia
AdvocacyForEthiopia.org The European Union’s chief election observer Mr.Tijis Berman’s comments have confirmed other reports coming from Ethiopia that the national elections… (more)
Ruling junta paid 50 birr per person for Tuesday’s victory rally
The Woyanne ruling junta in Ethiopia handed out 50 birr and a wrist watch to homeless and unemployed people to… (more)
Ethiopia’s major opposition Medrek calls for re-vote
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) — An eight-party opposition coalition called Medrek called Wednesday for a rerun of the election and said… (more)
Woyanne police gun down 2 opposition members
By Barry Malone Ethiopian police Woyanne gunmen shot dead two opposition members in the sensitive Oromia region after an election… (more)