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Ethiopia
New purge of the OPDO

Some members of the OPDO executive could find themselves behind bars accused of corruption. [...]

Published on 19/03/2011 at 22:03 GMT

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Abadula Gemeda
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Meles Zenawi protégé heads the OPDO in Ethiopia

The president of the Oromo People's Democratic Organisation (OPDO, a [...]

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Junedin Sado in a fine mess

Troubles are mounting for the civil service minister and leader of the OPDO, Junedin Sado.

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Abadula Gemeda ostracized by OPDO

The former chairman of the OPDO is no longer in favour in his party. This did not prevent him from keeping his job as Speaker of the Ethiopian Federal Parliament.

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Abadula's destiny hanging on a thread

It is now more than two weeks that the speaker of the Federal Assembly has not been seen in public.

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Meles Zenawi obliged to govern by fear

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi learned one major lesson from the 2005 general election that he almost lost, which has since served as his guiding principle in politics: never let the opposition have any breathing space.

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Alemu Seme

One of the leaders of the Oromo People's Democratic Organisation (OPDO) was much luckier than many of the others after [...]

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Abadula Gemeda under threat in his turn

The former President of the Oromia Regional State and current Speaker of the Federal Parliament, Abadula Gemeda, will not be unscathed after the OPDO purge.

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Ethiopia
Political renovation a smokescreen

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has made quite a few changes to his government team. However, the majority were promotions for his most loyal allies.

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The old guard is still at the helm

Only a very tiny number of the leaders of the parties making up the governing coalition were changed during the recent party conventions.

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Ethiopia
Meles Zenawi, will he, won't he go?

The Prime Minister is blowing hot and cold about his possible departure after the 2010 election. The EPRDF will have its work cut out to find a successor for him.

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Meles clamps down before withdrawing

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is going to work at putting the EPRDF (ruling coalition) into battle order ahead of the general election in 2010. But he has learnt his lesson from the 2005 poll, when his government came within a [.

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Ethiopia
The carrot and the stick for the Oromo

While claiming he is willing to negotiate with the Oromo Liberation Front rebels, the Ethiopian Prime Minister is making life hard for the legal Oromo opposition.

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Ethiopia
OPDO the weak link in the regime

In spite of several internal purges the Oromo People's Democratic Organisation (OPDO) is still the weakest link in the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front.

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Ethiopia
Oromo Students' Exclusion is Making Waves

The recent exclusion of numerous Oromo students from Addis Ababa [...]

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Rifts Within the OPDO Leadership

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Meles Zenawi protégé heads the OPDO in Ethiopia

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Junedin Sado in a fine mess

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Abadula's destiny hanging on a thread

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