Politics

Reports - Research Paper - Books

Political Structure of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (2014) - by Economist Intelligence Unit.

The Ethiopian Federal Arrangement (Pdf) - by Mohamme Habib (Assistant Professor) sponsored by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung  and Forum for Federalism and Democracy*

* The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung is a non-profit German political foundation committed to the advancement of public policy issues in the spirit of the basic values of social democracy through education, research, and international cooperation, according to its website. There is no information (website) and the people behind Forum for Federalism and Democracy in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia Country Report - by Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI) The project analyzes transformation processes toward democracy and a market economy in international comparison. Updated every two years, the Transformation Index BTI provides a ranking that combines qualitative, in-depth evaluations with quantitative scores for the performance of 129 developing and transition countries.

2009 - Ethiopia - Country Governance Profile - Africa Development Bank (Afda) - to assess the strengths and weaknesses in Ethiopia’s governance. The focus is on dimensions of accountability, transparency, participation, judicial and legal reform and anti-corruption, which are of particular concern to the Bank in the context of its development mandate and the Good Governance Policy of 2000.    

Government Agencies to Watch

The Ethiopian Human Right Commission (government run commission)

Politics - Officials to Watch 

International Institutions to Watch

* Note: The Accountability Project Initiative to identify responsible institutions and leaders that make-and-brake the lives, liberty and the rights of the people of Ethiopia. Please send us relevant institutions and individuals in the above categories at infoeastafricawatch@gmail.com