The independence and impartiality of justice sector organs is a pillar of constitutionalism that Ethiopia sorely misses.

The World Press Freedom Day was celebrated in Ghana on May 2 under the theme ‘Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law’.

Much has been said about the absence of an even playing field plaguing Ethiopian politics and the difficult challenge it poses for a peaceful political struggle

Ethiopia’s economy is facing some of the strongest headwinds for decades. Despite growing for over a decade at a rate that has not been matched even by oil producing nations for year, it has been buffeted by a raft of problems for the past three years.

One of the major events of the week was the discussion Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed (Dr.) held with the leaders and public representatives of the Ethiopia-Somali Regional State.

Abiy Ahmed (PhD) became the third person to occupy the Office of the Prime Minister in the twenty-three years since the founding of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia following his appointment to the post by parliament this Monday.

The much-anticipated election of the chairman of the ruling Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) culminated this week when Abiy Ahmed (PhD) was picked to fill the vacant post, paving the way for him to be sworn in as the next Prime Minister of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia is at one of if not the gravest juncture in its entire history. The deadly protests that have been taking across large swathes of the country for close to three years now have led to the death as well as physical and psychological injury of thousands of innocents, the displacement of hundreds of thousands and the destruction of property of incalculable worth.

The appalling death and injury visited on innocent citizens exactly a week ago today in Moyale, a town in southern Ethiopia bordering Kenya, should never have occurred.

Ethiopia has been mired in a vicious cycle of violence and destruction for the past two-and-half years. Inasmuch as many are worried sick by the turmoil rocking the country there are those who see a light beyond the darkness.