Saturday, September 14, 2024

Ethiopia's Constitutional Challenge

 Ethiopia Insight published on 13 September 2024 a commentary titled "Ethiopia's Endless Constitutional Chasm and Authoritarian Abyss" by Leul Estifanos, freelance court reporter.  

There seems to be a consensus that Ethiopia needs to make changes in its 1995 constitution, but there is no consensus on what the final document should look like.  Finding a consensus is even more difficult in Ethiopia's current political environment.  The situation today is exacerbated because even the existing constitution is not being fully implemented.