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The rulers of Ethiopia have never failed to acknowledge that ultimate sovereign power belongs to the people of Ethiopia whenever elections are impending. However, political parties invariably play a more prominent role than the electorate in the electoral process. Though political parties enjoy public support, albeit at varying degrees, the bickering and mud-slinging they engage in always drowns out the voice of the most decisive actor in the whole process—the public.  The state of a country’s political space is a critically important factor in the building of a democratic system. When the space is permissive, it allows all political parties to operate freely and enables voters to exercise their right to choose their; this will render elections a genuine expression of the will of the people. On the contrary, elections will be meaningless if the space is so restrictive as to deny voters of viable alternatives from which they can choose.  Ethiopia has conducted four controve

To Visit another country from Ethiopia, most countries would require a valid visa which they must have issued before you are allowed in however, there are a lot of countries you can travel to without visas as long as you have Ethiopian Passport. dire-tube.  Most of these countries would grant you access without visa or they would issue visa on entry which can be valid for a specified number of days. Such a length of stay is given based on policy revolving around the reason for you travel and in some cases, it would be determined by the immigration officer and there could be the option of extension when you run out of time.  Below is a list of countries that would allow you access without visa but only your Ethiopian passport but make sure that you check with the embassy or consular office for the country you are intending to travel to very close to the time of your travel because visa policy changes every now and then. To see the list 

ETHIOPIAN PRESCHOOLERS ENJOY fresh water from their school well that was repaired with money raised by Addison County youths Noah Konnczal and Carter Monk. BRISTOL — A preschool in Ethiopia has potable drinking water, thanks to the efforts of two Addison County students half a world away. Fifth-grader Carter Monk and third-grader Noah Konczal organized a 5K road race to raise money to repair the well at the Negat Kokeb preschool, in Hawassa, Ethiopia. Konczal got the idea after his teacher at Monkton Central School, Stacey Carter, went to Ethiopia last February with a group of Addison County teachers as part of an exchange program. After learning about the developing East African nation, Konczal approached Monk, who is Carter’s son, about raising money for the school, which did not have access to clean drinking water. “We felt that everyone should have their basic needs, and water being such a huge one,” Monk said. “Especially for kids at such a young age; they can get si

Diaspora Housing Registration in Final Stage Almost all of Ethiopian regional states have finalised their Diaspora housing program directives and are preparing to start the housing program registration. Representatives from the regional state Diaspora offices with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diaspora Engagement Affairs General Directorate held a meeting on the Diaspora housing development program progress review on December 12, 2014 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). Progress on the preparation of directives by the regional states, finalisation and standardisation of the program were the meeting agenda, according to Feisel Ali, Diaspora Engagement Affairs General Directorate director. The regions shared experiences on the issues and drew important ideas to incorporate to their directives from the meeting, stated Abreham Gebremedhin, Tigray Diaspora Coordination Office head. Model registration procedures are sent from the Ministry's Diaspora Directorate to all the