Kalkidan Yibeltal

May 3, 2017

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Ethiopia uprising: Whither solidarity?

Amidst the unrest, history has the capacity to both unite and divide. On the breezy morning of 2 March, a colourful crowd of mostly young people ...

Ethiopia Society

By Kalkidan Yibeltal

April 11, 2017

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Ethiopia’s rubbish policies

Last month’s landslide at a dumpsite killed 125 people. Can the next tragedy be averted? An old, broken down garbage truck stands inside the near-deserted compound ...

Ethiopia Politics

By Kalkidan Yibeltal

March 6, 2017

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The Ethiopia protesters’ struggle moves to the athletics track

While a state of emergency is still in place at home, global sporting events are providing an irresistible opportunity for protesters to be seen and heard. ...

Ethiopia Politics

By Kalkidan Yibeltal

January 26, 2017

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Never Again? Inside Ethiopia’s “retraining” programme for thousands of detained protesters

Detainees rounded up in the state of emergency were treated to a six-part course that included units in “Constitutional Democracy”, “Colour Revolutions” and “Ethiopian Renaissance”. Looking ...