EIEP Oromia: Interview with Ermias Tasfaye

09/07/21 • 18 min

In this episode, Ethiopia Insight Election Project's Martha Kuwe Kumsa asks Ermias Tasfaye, Ethiopia Insight administrator and reporter focused primarily on Oromia, to reflect on issues he raised in the EIEP's 'EIEP: Prosperity Party’s win is a loss for Oromia—and Ethiopia'.

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Transcript

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Hello, welcome to this podcast. This is a part of the Ethiopia Insights Election Project covering ethiopia's 2021 general elections. I'm Martha Kuwe Kumsa. Today, I will be talking with

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Ermias Tasfaye. Ermias has published an in-depth article titled 'Prosperity parties win is a loss for Oromia and -- Ethiopia'. It was published on August 19, 2021, and you can read it on the website of Ethiopia Insight. Ermias is an Ethiopia Insight repo