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Author: Kalkidan Yibeltal

Kalkidan Yibeltal

Kalkidan Yibeltal is an Ethiopian writer and journalist based in Addis Ababa.

  • EthiopiaPolitics
    By 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 ...
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  • EthiopiaSociety
    By Kalkidan Yibeltal
    April 11, 2017
    11598
    1

    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 ...
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  • EthiopiaPolitics
    By Kalkidan Yibeltal
    March 6, 2017
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    4

    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. ...
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  • EthiopiaPolitics
    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 ...
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