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10 days ago

#Coming_UP: The Standard Signal Ep.23| Semhal Meles on TPLF, Elite Capture & The Politics of Resource Extraction A difficult conversation about Tigray’s future. In this episode of The Standard Signal, Semhal Meles and Tsedale Lemma debate the TPLF’s role, political accountability, militarization, resource extraction, and whether Tigray’s crisis can be separated from the devastation caused by war. A conversation about governance, ideology, survival, and the search for a new political order. Watch the full conversation on Addis Standard. Premiers at: 5:00 PM EAT today. Subscribe to watch: https://t.co/qfumw5g0pN #TheStandardSignal #Ethiopia #Tigray #TPLF #TigrayPolitics #PretoriaAgreement #EthiopiaWar #PoliticalEconomy #ResourceExtraction #SemhalMeles #TsedaleLemma

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about 1 month ago

#Coming_UP: The Standard Signal Ep.22| War After the Vote? Prof. Ezekiel Gebissa on Ethiopia’s Election, Legitimacy, and ‘Tsimdo’ "War should be the last resort, not the first choice." Professor Ezekiel Gebissa joins Tsedale Lemma to discuss Ethiopia's election, renewed war rhetoric, the politics of ‘Tsimdo’ and why many fear the country is heading toward another dangerous crossroads. Did Ethiopia's election deliver legitimacy or deepen the political crisis? What is ‘Tsimdo’, and how has it become a powerful and controversial force in Ethiopia's latest political discourse? Watch the full conversation on Addis Standard. Premiers at: 5:00 PM EAT today. Subscribe to watch: https://t.co/qfumw5fsAf #TheStandardSignal #EthiopiaElection #Tsimdo #Ethiopia #Eritrea #Egypt #TPLF #Tigray #ProsperityParty #EthiopiaPolitics #HornOfAfrica #AddisStandard #EzekielGebissa #TsedaleLemma

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about 2 months ago

#Coming_UP: The Standard Signal Ep.21| Why Ethiopia's Opposition Coalition Refuses to Take Seats After the Election "We were not there for the results." In Ep. 21 of #TheStandardSignal podcast, Mistresillasie Tamrat explains why the Coalition for Ethiopian Unity says it will refuse parliamentary and regional council seats even if its candidates win. Watch the full conversation on Addis Standard. Premiers at: 5:00 PM EAT today. Subscribe to watch: https://t.co/qfumw5fsAf #TheStandardSignal #EthiopiaElection #Election #Democracy #HornOfAfrica #EPRP #CoalitionforEthiopianUnity #EthiopianPolitics #MistresillasieTamrat #TsedaleLemma

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about 2 months ago

#Coming_UP: The Standard Signal Ep.20: Ethiopia’s Election of Optics: Co-optation, Crisis & the Collapse of Electoral Trust Ethiopia’s upcoming election on 01 June faces serious questions - about credibility, competition, and control. In this conversation, Jawar Mohammed and Tsedale Lemma discuss claims of voter registration inflation, co-optation of opposition parties, weakened institutions, and what this means for the country’s political future. Watch the full conversation on Addis Standard. The premiere is at 9:30 PM EAT today and will be streamed live on Facebook and X Subscribe to watch: https://t.co/qfumw5fsAf #EthiopiaElection #TheStandardSignal #EthiopiaPolitics #AfricanPolitics #Election #Democracy #HornOfAfrica #JawarMohammed #TsedaleLemma

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2 months ago

#Coming_UP: The Standard Signal Ep.18: Ethiopia’s 2026 Election “Dead on Arrival”? | Prof. Merera on Oromia, & Power Sharing Is Ethiopia heading toward another contested election? In this episode of The Standard Signal, Merera Gudina speaks candidly about Ethiopia’s upcoming election. Why do major opposition parties say the upcoming election lacks credibility? What really led to the collapse of the Elilly International Hotel peace initiative? Did the ruling Prosperity Party offer OFC 30 parliamentary seats behind closed doors? As fears of prolonged instability continue to grow, what are the four scenarios he believes could shape Ethiopia’s future? Watch the full conversation on Addis Standard. Premiers at: 8:30 PM EAT tonight. Subscribe to watch: https://t.co/qfumw5fsAf #TheStandardSignal #Ethiopia #EthiopianPolitics #Oromia #NationalDialogue #Election2026 #HornOfAfrica #AddisStandard #MereraGudina #TsedaleLemma

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3 months ago

#Coming_UP: The Standard Signal | Ep.18: Too Early, Too Consequential: Washington’s Eritrea Reset Explained Washington may soon lift sanctions on Eritrea - a move critics call a dangerous geopolitical gamble. In this episode of The Standard Signal, Cameron Hudson, Former U.S. intelligence and State Department Official, explains why he described the decision a “head scratcher,” and what it could mean for Ethiopia, Eritrea, Red Sea security, and accountability. Watch the full conversation on Addis Standard. Premiers at: 7:30 PM EAT tonight. Subscribe to watch: https://t.co/qfumw5fsAf #TheStandardSignal #Eritrea #Ethiopia #HornOfAfrica #RedSea #Tigray #USForeignPolicy #Geopolitics #BabAlMandeb #Sudan #Somalia #EastAfrica #CameronHudson #TsedaleLemma

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3 months ago

#Coming_UP: The Standard Signal | Ep.17: From Newsroom to Frontline: Mistresillasie on Power, War & Resistance From her striking statement, “politics took journalism away from me,” to her defense of participating in contested elections, Mistresillasie explains why she entered politics at a time of shrinking civic space and reflects on whether participation legitimizes power. Watch the full conversation on Addis Standard. Premiers at: 7:30 PM EAT tonight. Subscribe to watch: https://t.co/qfumw5g0pN #TheStandardSignal #EthiopiaPolitics #Misteresillasie #ElectionDebate #PoliticalVoices #WomenInPolitics

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4 months ago

#Coming_UP: The Standard Signal | Ep.15: Ethiopia Under Pressure: Fuel Crisis, Global & Regional Instability, a Fragile Election | Jawar Mohammed Ethiopia faces a fuel crisis, corruption, fertilizer shortage risks, election uncertainty, global and regional instability, all at once. In this Episode of The Standard Signal, Jawar Mohammed discusses these growing challenges, from global and regional tensions to domestic instability, corruption and Ethiopia’s fragile election. The discussion examines how Ethiopia is struggling to navigate these overlapping internal and external crises. Watch the full conversation on Addis Standard. Premiers at: 7:30 PM EAT tonight. Subscribe to watch: https://t.co/qfumw5fsAf #AddisStandard #TheStandardSignal #Ethiopia #JawarMohammed #EthiopiaPolitics #Corruption #FuelCrisis #HornOfAfrica #Tigray #Amhara #Oromia #EthiopiaElection #AfricaPolitics #EthiopiaNews #AfricanPolitics #Geopolitics

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4 months ago

#Coming_UP: The Standard Signal | Ep.14: Tigray on the Brink: Survival, Famine Risks, and the Shadow of Renewed War in Ethiopia. Tigray is facing fragile recovery, deepening humanitarian strain, and growing fears of renewed war. Duke Burbridge shares what he witnessed on the ground — from survival and displacement to aid challenges and famine risks. Premiers at: PM tonight. Subscribe to watch: https://t.co/qfumw5fsAf #Tigray #Ethiopia #News #TheStandardsignal #AddisStandardSignal

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5 months ago

#Coming_UP: The Standard Signal | Ep. 13 - The UK’s “New Africa Approach”: Press Freedom, Human Rights, Investment, Migration, and Power Politics in Ethiopia The conversation unpacks UK-backed investment and job creation; Ethiopia’s humanitarian crisis amid shrinking global aid budgets; migration pressures; human rights and the narrowing of civic space in Ethiopia; rising tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea; fragile Tigray–federal relations; Ethiopia’s push for sovereign access to the Red Sea; and Somaliland’s recognition by Israel. Premiers at: 7:30 PM EAT tonight. Subscribe to watch: https://t.co/qfumw5fsAf #TheStandardSignal #UKAfricaPolicy #UKInEthiopia #HornOfAfrica #Geopolitics #DevelopmentAndSecurity #ForeignPolicy #Ethiopia #RedSea #Tigray #Eritrea #Somaliland #Israel

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5 months ago

#Coming_UP: The Standard Signal |Ep. 12 – Ethiopia’s Constitutional Foundation and the Crisis of Western Tigray. Part II Five years after the war in Tigray began, the constitutional crisis it exposed remains unresolved. In Part II, Tsedale Lemma continues her conversation with Daniel Berhane, examining whether Ethiopia is still governed by its Constitution — or whether force has replaced law in determining territory. If territorial disputes are settled outside constitutional order, what does that mean for Ethiopia’s federal future? Part II premiers at: 7:30 PM tonight. Subscribe to watch: https://t.co/qfumw5fsAf #Ethiopia #WesternTigray #ConstitutionalOrder #RuleOfLaw #Federalism #Tigray #HornOfAfrica #AddisStandard

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6 months ago

#Coming_UP: The Standard Signal |Ep. 12 - Western Tigray and the Unraveling of Ethiopia’s Constitution. Part I Five years after the war in Tigray began, and three years after Pretoria, Western Tigray remains the clearest sign that Ethiopia’s war has not truly ended, it has merely changed form. In this episode of The Standard Signal, host Tsedale Lemma speaks with political analyst and War on Tigray author Daniel Berhane about how violence became an entrenched reality, why ethnic cleansing has persisted despite the Pretoria Agreement, and how mass displacement is being used as political leverage. If peace doesn’t restore rights, is it really peace? If people cannot return safely and with dignity, what does return even mean? Is Ethiopia still governed by its Constitution? Part I premiers at: 7:30 PM tonight. Subscribe to watch: https://t.co/qfumw5fsAf #Ethiopia, #Tigray #WesternTigray #ConstitutionalOrder #PeaceAndJustice #IDPRights #RuleOfLaw #HornOfAfrica #PostPretoria

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6 months ago

#Coming_UP: The Standard Signal | Ep. 11: Meles Zenawi’s Nightmare Revisited: GERD, Gulf Money, and the Unmaking of Sovereignty Fifteen years ago, Ethiopia’s late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi warned that his nightmare would be an “Egyptian agenda financed by Gulf money.” Today, that warning reads less like prophecy and more like diagnosis. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Ethiopia’s clearest symbol of sovereignty, is facing a coercive rhetoric from the U.S., and Gulf money, particularly from the United Arab Emirates, is deepening its imprint on Ethiopia’s economy, security, and diplomacy. Is Ethiopia’s sovereignty being defended, or quietly traded? Has Meles Zenawi’s nightmare already arrived? In this episode of The Standard Signal, Tsedale Lemma speaks with Jawar Mohammed to examine how this convergence in the Horn of Africa is exposing the growing fragility of the Ethiopian state. Premiers at: 7:30 PM tonight. Subscribe to watch: https://t.co/qfumw5fsAf #GERD #HornOfAfrica #Ethiopia #GulfPolitics #UAE #SaudiArabia #NilePolitics #AfricanGeopolitics #Sovereignty #MiddleEastAfrica #TheStandardSignal

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6 months ago

#Coming_UP: The Standard Signal | Ep. 10: PM Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopian Intellectuals, and Power Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s January lecture at Addis Abeba University framed itself as a reflection on intellectuals, leadership, and national prosperity, defining who counts as an intellectual and assessing the role of ideas and academic institutions in Ethiopia’s history. But who defines intellectuals? Why does it matter? In this episode of The Standard Signal, Tsedale Lemma speaks with historian and public intellectual Ezekiel Gebissa to critically examine the lecture, probing what happens when power speaks in the language of ideas, and how this shapes intellectual autonomy and epistemic freedom. Premiers at: 7:30 PM tonight. Subscribe to watch: https://t.co/qfumw5fsAf #Ethiopia #EthiopianIntellectuals #PowerAndIdeas #AcademicFreedom #AAU75 #PublicIntellectuals #PoliticsAndKnowledge #TheStandardSignal

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6 months ago

#Coming_UP: The Standard Signal | Ep. 09: Red Sea Rubicon: Ethiopia at the Crossroads of the tectonic shift in Horn’s Geopolitics The Horn of Africa is undergoing a tectonic political realignment. Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has reopened long-standing fissures between Somalia and Somaliland, while the intensifying rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the UAE for regional influence has forced Ethiopia’s strategic ally, the UAE, into retreat. Meanwhile, Egypt continues to apply sustained pressure on Addis Abeba, and the African Union struggles to uphold norms of sovereignty amid this rapidly shifting regional order. At the center of this maelstrom is Ethiopia, which has declared Red Sea access “existential.” In this episode, Tsedale Lemma and political analyst Ayana Feyissa unpack Ethiopia’s challenges: historical lessons, regional rivalries, and the strategic ambiguity that may be turning vulnerability into risk. Premiers at: 7:30 PM tonight. Subscribe here to watch: https://t.co/qfumw5fsAf #Ethiopia #HornOfAfrica #RedSeaAccess #Somaliland #Somalia #Geopolitics #AfricanUnion #ForeignPolicy #SaudiUAErivalry #Israel #Türkiye #StrategicAmbiguity#TheStandardSignal

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over 2 years ago

#Coming_Up: The United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs open hearing on #Ethiopia. 'Ethiopia: Promise or Perils, The State of U.S. Policy' Members of the subcommittee on #Africa, led by Chairman John James (R-MI), will receive testimonies on the topic from Amb. Mike Hammer, Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa and Tyler Beckelman, Deputy Assistant Administrator Bureau for Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development. Day: Thursday, 30 November 2023 Time: 10:00 AM EST Local Time: 6:00 PM EAT The hearing is available by live webcast on the Committee's website at https://t.co/vLu4gHZQzj Or live via YouTube https://t.co/eS7dOxZpgh