1 ADDIS DIGEST – Negede Gobezie

As part of GRAPECA’s activities, the English language information bulletin “Addis Digest” was published between 1995 and 1997 to inform the international community about the political reality in Ethiopia. The editorial line of the bulletin was to provide information and critical analysis on various issues facing the country such as elections, democratic transition, ethnic related political problems, one party system ..etc. The targeted groups were European Union institutions, elected members of parliaments, political parties, journalists, non-governmental organizations.

Publisher: GRAPECA

Started: 1995

Editor: Negede Gobezie

Language: French/English

As part of GRAPECA’s activities, the English language information bulletin “Addis Digest” was published between 1995 and 1997 to inform the international community about the political reality in Ethiopia. The editorial line of the bulletin was to provide information and critical analysis on various issues facing the country such as elections, democratic transition, ethnic related political problems, one party system ..etc. The targeted groups were European Union institutions, elected members of parliaments, political parties, journalists, non-governmental organizations.

Publisher: GRAPECA

Started: 1995

Editor: Negede Gobezie

Language: French/English

A.D. n° 1 (April 1995)

1. The Peace process fragilized2. The May 1995 Elections3. Document... for a New Democratic Deginning

A.D. n° 2 (May 1995)

1. Two hundred years of war and unrest - A lugubrious inventory2. The Transition in perspective3. The months... The May 7 elections-transition ends problems remain

A.D. n° 3 (June 1995)

1. Free and fair or free from violence2. Final analytical ... electionunit reports3. Why anti-tigrean passion is on the rise

A.D. n° 4 (July 1995)

1. Focus on the... ethnic problem in Ethiopia2. More vicious than an ordinary one party state3. Focus of the Month - The Ethnic Problem4. Confidential memorandum on tigray trigrigny natiolalism5. Eritrea's independence and the ethnic problem in Ethiopia

A.D. n° 5 (August 1995)

1. An assault on the peaceful path2. The emerging ethno-centric one-party rule

A.D. n° 8-9 (November-December 1995)

1. Whose war will these be2. Accountability - How Westerners are complaisantly abused3. Who is Abera Yemane Ab

A.D. n° 10-11 (January-February 1996)

1. Are we crying wolf2. EPRDF's Constitution - Democratic or Stalinist3. Adwa victory celebrations mired in politics

A.D. n° 12-13 (March-April 1996)

Adwa victory special issue

1. For the mother land, the emporor and the faith2. The spirit of Adwa under fire3. Adwa and Eritrea4. Education of the Adwa fighters

A.D. n° 14-15 (August-September 1996)

1. If we lose elections even once...2. Population census results disclosed - some observations3. Ethnic hegemony - TPLF's secret document

A.D. n° 16-17 (Dec. 1996 - Jan. 1997)

1. The Horn - Back to square one2. The Revolutionary Democratic private sector

A.D. n° 18 (June 1997)

1. Ethiopia - A tragedy in the making