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East Africa: The Bad News Over Badme – Why Ethiopia Won’t Back Down On...
AllAfrica.com Michael Woldemariam, College of Arts & Sciences For several years, combat along the tense Eritrean-Ethiopian frontier has been entirely rhetorical… View article
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South Sudan Proposes Arbitration as Border Talks Falter
Wall Street Journal (subscription required) Michael Woldemariam, College of Arts & Sciences South Sudan wants its border dispute with Sudan referred to the international court of arbitration in The...
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Ethiopian Succession Battle May Test Stability of Key U.S. Ally
Bloomberg Michael Woldemariam, College of Arts & Sciences Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s death may cause a succession battle that could test the stability of one of Africa’s...
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U.S. Ties Libya Attack to ‘Powder Keg’ in Mali
Wall Street Journal (subscription required) Michael Woldemariam, College of Arts & Sciences Mali has become an incubator for terrorist activity that demands urgent international attention, world...
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Eritrean Mutiny Signals Growing Military Discontent With Isaias
Bloomberg Michael Woldemariam, College of Arts & Sciences A day-long mutiny by Eritrean soldiers this week signals growing discontent with President Isaias Afwerki’s two-decade grip on power and...
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On Terror’s New Front Line, Mistrust Blunts U.S. Strategy
Wall Street Journal (subscription required) Michael Woldemariam, College of Arts & Sciences The shooting clattered on for 30 minutes, residents of this dusty town say, and when it ended, four...
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As Ethiopia’s ‘Zone 9′ bloggers get popular, they get charged with terror
Christian Science Monitor Michael Woldemariam, College of Arts & Sciences Ethiopia has charged 10 reform-minded bloggers and journalists with terrorism offenses – marking the latest in a long line...
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Oromo nationalism on the rise in Ethiopia
Al Jazeera Michael Woldemariam, College of Arts & Sciences Aslan Hasan, a student belonging to the Oromo ethnic group in Ethiopia, was called either a guilt-ridden terrorist who committed suicide...
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Michael Woldemariam on the future of Eritrea
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Ethiopia ‘ruthlessly targeted’ Oromo ethnic group, report finds
Al Jazeera America Michael Woldemariam, College of Arts & Sciences Ethiopia has “ruthlessly targeted” and tortured thousands of people belonging to its largest ethnic group for perceived opposition...
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Somalia: Majority of capital residents surveyed feel safer than in 2013
Christian Science Monitor Michael Woldemariam, College of Arts & Sciences After decades of war and failed attempts by international actors to establish peace and create a working administration,...
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Al-Shabaab attacks Garissa University in Kenya
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Why Ethiopian migrants brave illegal crossings again – and again
Christian Science Monitor Michael Woldemariam, College of Arts & Sciences, Pardee School of Global Studies Among the young Ethiopian entrepreneurs idly sipping coffee near their shops in Addis...
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Ethiopian Opposition Leader Travels to Eritrea to Lead Rebellion
Bloomberg Michael Woldemariam, College of Arts & Sciences, Pardee School of Global Studies The leader of a U.S.-based Ethiopian opposition group relocated to Eritrea to organize civil and armed...
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Observers See Several Motives for Eritrean Involvement in Yemen
Voice of America Michael Woldemariam, College of Arts & Sciences, Pardee School of Global Studies The conflict between Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebels in Yemen is drawing in participants from across...
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Key U.S. Africa Ally Faces Further Unrest After Scores Killed
Bloomberg Michael Woldemariam, College of Arts & Sciences, Pardee School of Global Studies Ethiopia, a key U.S. ally in the fight against Islamist militants in East Africa, faces the prospect of...
View ArticleAn Olympic protest is the least of Ethiopia’s worries
Chicago Tribune Michael Woldemariam, Pardee School of Global Studies, College of Arts & Sciences When Ethiopian marathoner Feyisa Lilesa neared the finish line in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday and...
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Old Game, New Stakes: How the Gulf Crisis Could Reshape the Horn of Africa
World Politics Review by Michael Woldemariam, Pardee School of Global Studies/ College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences “When a group of four Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia launched a...
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Top Somali Politician Steps Down, Avoiding Showdown With President
The New York Times Michael Woldemariam The speaker of Somalia’s Parliament resigned on Monday ahead of a no-confidence vote, sparing the country a repeat of the armed standoff last week that threatened...
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