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Ethiopia recently held its first elections since the death of former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. We explore what was at stake in the contests – and what they reveal about the state of democracy in one of America’s most valuable allies in Africa.
Guests:
Tamrat Negara former Editor, Addis Neger newspaper (Ethiopia)
Terrence Lyons Associate Professor, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University; Former Senior Advisor, Carter Center Ethiopia Election Observation project
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Photo: "Intensely reading the newspaper in Addis Ababa". This picture of newspaper readers on the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was taken by one of my students in the MA Programme in Journalism at Addis Ababa University, namely Joseph Girmay. The newspapers have been an important but scarce source of information in the politically unstable situation in Ethiopia since the general elections in May 2005. Flikr user, Terje Skjerdal
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