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🎉 Celebrating a Major Milestone: Enderasie Turns One! 🎉

Greetings, esteemed readers of Enderasie!

It is with overflowing joy and a profound sense of pride that we announce the first anniversary of our monthly digest. 🎂 1️⃣

For a full year, we have dedicated ourselves to analytically reviewing 🔍, with policy insights 💡, the monthly currents 🔄 of the Ethiopian federal parliament, House of Peoples Representatives of FDRE. 🏛️🇪🇹 📑

As we cross the threshold into our second year 🚀, we are deeply reflective. We owe this incredible journey entirely to your unwavering support! 🙏✨ We express our heartfelt gratitude to you, our readers, for engaging with our past twelve editions 👥 and for the invaluable insights you have shared through your feedback. 💬👂

Entering this new chapter ⏩, we promise to keep refining our craft 🛠️, offering insightful analysis and evidence-based research on legislative and parliamentary affairs.

Thank you for being part of our story. ❤️ Here's to many more years of insightful analysis! ⭐

ጤና ይስጥልን ክቡራን የእንደራሴ ሰዎች! 👋✨

እነሆ "እንደራሴ" ብለን የሰየምናት፣ የሕዝብ ተወካዮችን ወርኃዊ ክንዋኔዎች በጥልቀት የምትተነትነው መጽሔታችን 📑፤ አንዱን ዓመት በስኬት አጠናቃ ወደ ሁለተኛ ዓመቷ መሻገሯን ስናበስራችሁ እጅጉን በታላቅ ሐሴት ነው! 🥳🎂

ያለፉትን ዓሥራ ሑለት ዕትሞች በትጋት ስላነበባችሁልን እና ጠቃሚ አስተያየቶቻችሁን ስለለገሳችሁን ልባዊ ምስጋናችንን እናቀርባለን። 🙏🇪🇹

በሁለትኛው ቅጻችንም የጎደሉትን እየሞላን 🛠️፣ የበረታንባቸውን ይበልጥ እያጠናከርን 💪 ጥራት ያለው ትንተና እና በጥናት ላይ የተመሠረተ መረጃ በየወቅቱ እንደምናደርሳችሁ ቃል እንገባለን! 🚀📖

አብራችሁን ስለሆናችሁ እናመሰግናለን! ❤️

[Amharic] https://bridge-et.org/እንደራሴ-ወርሃዊ-ጥንቅር/

[English] https://bridge-et.org/enderasie-monthly-digest/

#እንደራሴ #የመጀመሪያዓመት #ኢትዮጵያ #የፖሊሲትንተና #ፓርላማ

The members of HoPR carried out their traditional constitutional duties during the month of Yekatit. Their regular meetings this month consisted of only one emergency session. Beyond that, as it is the month of Yekatit, it is known to be a period, in addition to the constituency work conducted from July to the end of September, where they perform their representational duties from Yekatit 1 to Yekatit 30. In this regard, during this month of Yekatit, many representatives were sent to their respective electoral districts to discuss issues raised by citizens, ranging from good governance to the current status of sea outlets, and from infrastructure to security and peace matters. This 13th edition of Bridge, Volume 2, has been compiled by organizing these issues by category and including the monthly Bridge analytical overview.
Read more: https://bridge-et.org/monthly-digest-013-february-march-2026/

የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት እንደራሴዎች፣ በወርኃ የካቲት ተለምዷዊ የሆኑትን ሕገ-መንግሥታዊ ተግባራቶቻቸውን አከናውነዋል። በዚኽ ወር ያደረጉት መደበኛ ስብሰባ አንድ አስቸኳይ ስብሰባ ብቻ ነበር። ከዚያ ባለፈ ወሩ የካቲት እንደመሆኑ፣ ከሐምሌ እስከ መስከረም መጨረሻ ድረስ ከሚያካሂዱት የውክልና ሥራ በተጨማሪ፣ ከየካቲት አንድ አንስቶ እስከ የካቲት ሠላሳ ድረስም እንዲኹ የውክልና ሥራቸውን የሚከውኑበት መሆኑ ይታወቃል። ከዚኽ አኳያም፣ በዚኹ ወርኃ የካቲት በዛ ያሉ እንደራሴዎቻቸውን ወደ ተመረጡባቸው የምርጫ ክልሎች በመላክ፣ ዜጎች ያሳስቡናል ባሏቸው ከመልካም አሥተዳደር እስከ የባሕር በር አኹነኛ ኹኔታ፣ ከመሠረተ-ልማት እስከ ጸጥታ እና የሰላም ጉዳዮች መራጮቻቸውን አወያይተዋል። ይኽች የብሪጅ ቅጽ ኹለት ዐሥራ ሦሥተኛ ዕትምም፣ እኒኽን ጉዳዮች በመልክ በመልካቸው አጠናቅራ እና የወሩን የብሪጅ ዳሰሳዊ ምልከታ አካታ እንዲኽ ተጠናቅራለች።
እነሆ እንደራሴ ብለን የሰየምናት የእንደራሴዎቹን ወርኃዊ ክራሞት የምትተነትነው መጽሔታችን፣ አንዱን ዓመት አጠናቃ ወደ ኹለተኛ ዓመቷ መሻገሯን ስናብስራችኹ እጅጉን በሀሴት ነው። ያለፉትን ዐሥራ ኹለት ዕትሞች ስላነበባችኹልን፣ አስተያቶቻችኹንም ስለለገሳችኹን እጅ እንነሳለን።
ሙሉውን የአማርኛ ጥንቅር ለማየት: https://bridge-et.org/bridge_monthly_digest_amharic_013/

Great to see our partners at Parliamentary Network Africa and the Parliament of Ghana leading the way with the 9th Parliamentary Crystal Ball Series! 🗳️✨

The February edition of the IGAD Monthly Digest highlights a defining moment at the African Union Summit: the regional bloc’s reaffirmed leadership and the historic return of Sudan to IGAD’s ranks.

Sudan’s reinstatement represents a decisive step in restoring collective dialogue and strengthening solidarity across the Horn of Africa. This milestone, showcased on the AU stage, signals IGAD’s renewed momentum in advancing peace, governance, and regional integration.

Key Takeaways from February:

👉 IGAD’s prominent role at the African Union Summit

👉 Sudan’s return to the IGAD family, reinforcing unity and dialogue

👉 Renewed commitment to peace, governance, and integration across the Horn of Africa

This chapter marks a fresh era of collaboration and stability, underscoring IGAD’s dedication to building a stronger, more cohesive region.

Read more: https://lnkd.in/dSD_x9YY



IGAD Secretariat
IGAD Land Governance Project
IGAD Security Sector Program - ISSP
IGAD Leadership Academy - ILA
IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development - ICPALD
IGAD Special Mission To Somalia
IGAD's Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism

ኢትዮጵያ 19 ምክር ቤቶች (የሕግ አውጪ ተቋማት) እንዳሏት ያውቁ ነበርን?

ብሪጅ፣ የኢትዮጵያ ሕግ አውጪ ምክር ቤቶችን የተመለከተ ድምጸ-መጽሔት (Podcast) በቅርቡ ሊጀምር መሆኑን በታላቅ ደስታ ያበስራል። ይኽ አዲስ የበየነ-መረብ መድረክ የፌደራል እንደራሴዎችን፣ የክልሎቹን እና የከተማ መሥተዳድራቱን ምክር ቤቶችን ሥራዎችን እና ተያያዥ ወቅታዊ አጀንዳዎችን የባለሙያዎች ትንታኔ ይዞ ወደ እርስዎ ይዞ ይቀርባል።

📢 እንዳያመልጥዎ የብሪጅ ማኅበራዊ ገጾች ይከታተሉ፤

🔔 አዳዲስ መረጃዎች እና የድምጸ-መጽሔት ክፍሎች ሲለቀቁ በፍጥነት እንዲደርስዎትም የማኅበራዊ ገጾቻችንን ላይክ እና ሰብስክራይብ ማድረጎን አይዘንጉ።

Did you know Ethiopia has 19 ?

We’re excited to announce the upcoming launch of BRIDGE’s , a new platform that will soon bring you fresh conversations, expert insights, and timely agendas from all 19 parliaments and councils of Ethiopia, including the , , and .

📢 Stay tuned for the first episode; you won’t want to miss it!

🔔 Follow us here for updates and episode releases.

The House of Peoples' Representatives approved the resolution proposing an 8-month extension to the , at its 1st emergency meeting of the 5th-year term held on February 11, 2018.

The latest BRIDGE's commentary provides an in‑depth look at Ethiopia’s National Dialogue process, outlining the key challenges, political dynamics, and public expectations surrounding the Commission’s recently extended mandate. It highlights gaps in inclusivity, concerns about neutrality, and the critical need for participation from all stakeholders, including armed groups and opposition parties. It also offers constructive recommendations to strengthen trust, ensure transparency, and support meaningful constitutional reform. [See the full commentary: https://bridge-et.org/bridge-survey-on-the-national-dialogue-commission-and-related-topics/]

የካቲት 4 ቀን 2017 ዓ.ም. በተካሄደው የ5ኛ ዓመት የስራ ዘመን 1ኛ አስቸኳይ ስብሰባ፣ የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት የሥራ ዘመን ለተጨማሪ 8 ወራት እንዲራዘም የቀረበውን የውሳኔ በሙሉ ድምጽ አጽድቋል።

የየካቲት ወር ብሪጅ ዳሰሳዊ ምልከታ በኢትዮጵያ ሀገራዊ የምክክር ሂደት ላይ ትንታኔን የሚሰጥ ሲሆን፤ የኮሚሽኑ የሥራ ጊዜ በቅርቡ በፓርላማው መራዘሙን ተከትሎ ያሉ ዋና ዋና ተግዳሮቶችን፣ የፖለቲካ ሁኔታዎችን እና ዜጎች ከኮሚሽኑ የሚጠብቁትን ጉዳዮች ያብራራል። ትንታኔው አካታችነት ላይ ያሉ ክፍተቶችን፣ ገለልተኝነትን በተመለከተ ያሉ ስጋቶችን እንዲሁም የታጠቁ ቡድኖችን እና የተቃዋሚ ፓርቲዎችን ጨምሮ የሁሉም ባለድርሻ አካላት ተሳትፎ አስፈላጊነትን ያጎላል። በተጨማሪም በኮምሽኑ ላይ እምነትን ለማጠናከር፣ ግልጽነትን ለማረጋገጥ እና ትርጉም ያለው ሕገ መንግሥታዊ ማሻሻያን ለመደገፍ የሚያስችሉ ገንቢ ምክረ ሃሳቦችን ያቀርባል። [ሙሉውን ትንታኔ እዚህ ይመልከቱ፡ https://bridge-et.org/bridge-survey-on-the-national-dialogue-commission-amharic/]