"I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity," Dwight D. Eisenhower

#CARDEthiopia joins hands with 8 other CSOs in #Ethiopia to make a call for peaceful resolution of conflict in the #Amhara region. Read the full statement here: shorturl.at/fhmAI

#Ethiopia: There are very few public servants who diligently served their country as National Election Board of Ethiopia- NEBE's Chairwoman Birtukan Midekssa - a respected leader both by the ruling and opposition parties. She's the one who came at the right time to the right place! Respect!

NEW REPORT | SQUEEZING THE OGADEN BASIN Juweria Ali explores historical socioeconomic exclusion surrounding the oil and gas potential in Ethiopia’s Somali Region. If managed properly however, it could fuel community-centred development and revenue sharing. rb.gy/w7nae

#Ethiopia: It's been quite a ride since the #CoHA. Many count the down sides, but on a continent where talks to reach such deals are protracted, and often broken after signing, #Pretoria was beyond successful. Now, #NoMoreWar is the new slogan, although paradoxical.

#AwrambaIndex-2015EC, the first of a unique annual report assessing the progress/regress of democratization among members of the #Ethiopia's federation has been launched today. Awramba Index assessed six members of the federation in six democratization attributes and 30

#Ethiopia: Conditioning us to the inevitable devaluation of the #Birr?

In international politics, population is destiny. [THREAD]

#Ethiopia: The anecdotal stories in this report by 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗 go beyond the stats to say the names and show the faces of victims of HRs violations in the unabated conflicts in the country, especially in the Guji zones of #Oromia. #PeaceNotWar

📢Call for Ideas In the 2nd edition of the Rethinking #Ethiopia series,Institute for Peace and Security Studies & Rift Valley Institute invite young Ethiopians (18-30) to submit 1500-2000 word essays on youth engagement in politics by 25 Oct 2024. Full details here 👉bit.ly/3zwzWre

Rachel Dubale, winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2023, for her thesis on the impact of being relocated from informal dwellings to new condominiums in Addis Abeba on the inhabitants, will be handed over her award during a ceremony on 21 November. ascleiden.nl/news/africa-th…

Happening now: A dissemination workshop by Rift Valley Institute on “Urban Contestations in Ethiopian Cities.” Presentations & discussions ongoing on research from Hawassa, Dire Dawa, Addis Ababa & Hosanna. Full reports: bit.ly/4l5Wj9Q #Urbanpolitics #Ethiopiancities #Ethiopia