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An Ethiopian Philosopher Faults Abiy Ahmed for “Inflexibility”
Addis Ababa (PP News Desk) Dr Messay Kebede, a professor of philosophy at the University of Dayton, had sounded alarm bells over the leadership of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed whom he had criticised for being “inflexible”.
“It cannot be assumed that Ethiopia will win” given the myriad challenges it faces, Professor Kebede told the Washington-based Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT). He pointed out that the dispute over the millennium dam and the conflict in Tigray constitute two formidable challenges that bear on other geopolitical realities in the Horn of Africa.
What’s new? War rages on in Ethiopia’s Tigray region – with civilians bearing the brunt of a brutal conflict marked by atrocities. Under international pressure, Addis Ababa has offered concessions on aid access and pledged that Eritrean troops will withdraw. But prospects of a negotiated settlement appear dim.
Why does it matter? An entrenched Tigrayan resistance combined with Ethiopian and Eritrean authorities’ determination to keep Tigray’s fugitive leaders from power mean that the conflict could evolve into a protracted war. That would further devastate Tigray and greatly harm Ethiopia, the linchpin state in the Horn of Africa.
What should be done? With a decisive battlefield win for either side a remote prospect, parties should consider a cessation of hostilities that allows for expanded humanitarian aid access. This practical first step would reduce civilian suffering and ideally pave the way for a return to dialogue down the road.
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Reporter Dawit Kebede Araya shot and killed in Ethiopia
By Committee to Protect Journalists - Africa LISTEN
JAN 29, 2021
A truck s broken windshield if seen near Alamata, Ethiopia, on December 10, 2020. Journalist Dawit Kebede Araya was recently killed in Mekelle. (AFP/Eduardo Soteras)
Nairobi, January 28, 2021 Ethiopian authorities must conduct a thorough and independent investigation into the killing of journalist Dawit Kebede Araya, determine if it was motivated by his work, and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
In the evening of January 19, unidentified attackers shot and killed Dawit, a reporter with the state-owned broadcaster Tigray TV, and his friend, Bereket Berhe, while they were driving near Dawit’s home in Mekelle, the capital of the northern state of Tigray, where conflict broke out in late 2020, according to news reports and four people familiar with the case who spoke to CPJ on the condition of anonymity, c