Bridge Research & Innovation – Parliaments, Policy, Peace

BRIDGE

Research and Innovation for Democratic Governance and Enhanced Peace

We are a non-profit think tank and Parliamentary Monitoring Organization specializing in parliamentary affairs and the sub-regional organization of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). Established and registered in December 2024 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, it operates as a local organization in accordance with the FDRE Civil Society Organization Proclamation No. 1113/2019.

MONTHLY DIGEST Vol.2 No. 014, March/April 2026

The Ethiopian House of Peoples’ Representatives has carried out various constitutional responsibilities during the month of Megabit. Among these primary responsibilities, approving laws, hearing...

MONTHLY DIGEST 013, February/March 2026

Greetings, esteemed readers of Enderasie, It is with immense joy and a deep sense of pride that we announce the first anniversary of Enderasie; our monthly digest dedicated to analytically reviewing...

MONTHLY DIGEST 012, January/February 2026

The Members of House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) have performed various constitutional and institutional responsibilities during the month of Tir. In the course of the month, while holding...

ወርኃዊ ጥንቅር፣ ቅጽ 02 ቁ. 014 መጋቢት 2018 ዓ.ም እንደራሴ

የኢትዮጵያ እንደራሴዎች ምክር ቤት፣ በወርኃ መጋቢት የተለያዩ ሕገ-መንግሥታዊ ኃላፊነቶቹን አከናውኗል። ከእነዚኽ ዋንኛ ኃላፊነቶቹ መካከልም፣ ሕግጋትን ማጽደቅ፣ የሥራ አሥፈፃሚ ተቋማት ሪፖርቶችን ማድመጥ፣ ፓርላመንታዊ ዲፕሎማሲዎችን መከወን እና የመስክ ጉብኝቶችን ማድረግ የወሩ የምክር ቤቱ አበይት ክንውኖች ነበሩ።...

ወርኃዊ ጥንቅር፣ ቅጽ 02 ቁ. 013 የካቲት 2018 ዓ.ም እንደራሴ

ጤና ይስጥልን ክቡራትን እና ክቡራን የእንደራሴ ሰዎች፣ 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...

ወርኃዊ ጥንቅር፣ ቁ. 012 ጥር 2018 ዓ.ም እንደራሴ

የኢትዮጵያ እንደራሴዎች፣ በወርኃ ጥርም የተለያዩ ሕገ-መንግሥታዊ እና ተቋማዊ ኅላፊነቶቻቸውን ከውነዋል። በወሩ ውስጥ ሦሥት መደበኛ ስብሰባዎችን ሲያደርጉ፣ የአገሪቷን ርዕሰ-መንግስት የበጀት ዓመቱን የስድስት ወራት የሥራ አፈጻጸም ሪፖርት ተከትሎ የተለያዩ ጥያቄዎችን እና ማብራሪያ ያሻቸዋል ያሏቸውን አገራዊ ጉዳዮች...

IGAD Dialogue & Mediation in Demand

ByAdmin March 1, 2026 Occasional Paper

This RECs Spotlight: Tracking Africa’s Peace Through a Regional Lens “IGAD: Dialogue and Mediation in Demand”, Authored by Dr. Mercy Fekadu and Dr. Kaleab Tadesse, and published by the...

Occasional Paper No.003

ByAdmin January 15, 2026 Occasional Paper

The Somaliland Issue: Which Path Will Ethiopia Choose? The recognition of Somaliland acts as a “Pandora’s Box,” offering Ethiopia a strategic maritime gateway while risking regional...

Occasional Paper No.002

ByAdmin January 10, 2026 Occasional Paper

Eritrea’s Withdrawal from IGAD On December 12, 2025, Eritrea formally withdrew from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), marking the end of a brief, inactive membership reactivation...

IGAD Monthly Digest 05

ByAdmin April 2, 2026 IGAD Monthly Digest

In March, IGAD issued a press statement warning against escalating tensions in Somalia, urging all stakeholders to prioritize dialogue and restraint to safeguard regional stability and prevent further...

IGAD Monthly Digest 04

ByAdmin February 28, 2026 IGAD Monthly Digest

The February digest highlights IGAD’s prominent role at the African Union Summit, where the regional bloc reaffirmed its leadership and welcomed Sudan back into its ranks. Sudan’s return marks a...

IGAD Monthly Digest 03

ByAdmin February 3, 2026 IGAD Monthly Digest

The January digest highlights a milestone in regional cooperation as Somalia officially ratifies the IGAD Treaty, reinforcing its commitment to collective peace, security, and integration across the...

የብሪጅ ዳሰሳዊ ምልከታ፦ የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች የእንደራሴነት መንገድ፣ ከማርች ስምንት ማዶ

ወሩ መጋቢት እንደመሆኑ፣ ኢትዮጵያም 50ኛውን የሴቶች ቀን ደርበብ ባለ ሥርዓት አስባው ውላለች። ሴት እንደራሴዎቹም በ‘የዓመቱ መጋቢት 4 ቀን የሚከበረውን ይኽንኑ ዓለም ዓቀፉን የሴቶች ቀን አክብረው ውለዋል። የእንደራሴዎቹ ምክር ቤት ጽሕፈት ቤት አመራሮች እና ሠራተኞች በተገኙበት ዓለም ዓቀፉ የሴቶች ቀን፣ “የሴቶች...

የብሪጅ የሕግ ሥነ-ሐሳብ ዳሰሳዊ ምልከታ፦አዲሱ የኢትዮጵያ የወንጀል ሥነ-ሥርዓት እና የማስረጃ ሕግ ለውጦች እና ሙግቶች፣

የኢትዮጵያ የፍትሕ ሥርዓት ለ65 ዓመታት ያህል ሲመራበት የቆየውን እና በ1954 ዓ.ም. በንጉሠ ነገሥቱ ዘመን የጸደቀውን የሥነ-ሥርዓት ሕግ በመሻር፣ አዲስ ምዕራፍ ተቀላቅሏል። የማርቀቅ ሂደቱ ዐሥራ አምስት ዓመታት በላይ የፈጀው ይኽ ታሪካዊ ሰነድ፣ መጋቢት 24 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም. በዋለው 13ኛው የኢፌድሪ...

የብሪጅ ዳሰሳዊ ምልከታ፦ በአገራዊ ምክክር ኮሚሽኑ እና ተያያዥ ርዕሰ-ጉዳዮች ዙሪያ

ኢትዮጵያውያን በብዙ ተስፋም፣ በከፊል ጥርጣሬም እየተመለከቱት ያለው የኢትዮጵያ አገራዊ ምክክር ኮሚሽን፣ በተለያዩ ድርብርብ ምክንያቶች የተነሳ ባቀደው ልክ መጓዝ አለመቻሉ በወርኃ የካቲት አጋማሽ ላይ ተሰምቷል። ይኽን ግንዛቤ ውስጥ የከተተው የኢትዮጵያ እንደራሴዎች ምክር ቤትም፣ የኮሚሽኑን ተግዳሮቶች አሳማኝ ሆነው...

BRIDGE’s Exploratory Insight: – The Trajectory of Ethiopian Women’s Representation Beyond March Eighth

As the month of Megabit marks the 50th observance of International Women’s Day in Ethiopia, the nation has commemorated the occasion with formal solemnity. Women parliamentarians celebrated the global...

BRIDGE’s Jurisprudential Overview: – Reforms and Normative Debates on Ethiopia’s New Criminal Procedure and Evidence Law

The Ethiopian legal landscape has undergone a profound paradigm shift with the formal statutory repeal of the 1954 Criminal Procedure Code. For sixty-five years, the imperial era code served as the...

Bridge’s Observational Insight: On the National Dialogue Commission and Related Topics

Bridge’s Observational Insight: On the National Dialogue Commission and Related Topics It was heard in mid-February that the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission, which Ethiopians have been...

The Parliament & Public Policy Quarterly 01

ByAdmin September 6, 2025 The Parliament & Public Policy Quarterly 01

The Parliament & Public Policy Quarterly (Vol. 01, Issue 01, September 2025), examines Somaliland’s hybrid governance system, focusing on the roles, strengths, and democratic challenges of its...

BRIDGE Research & Innovation - Parliaments. Peace. Policy

BRIDGE

Research and Innovation for Democratic Governance and Enhanced Peace

Monthly Digest in English

MONTHLY DIGEST Vol.2 No. 014, March/April 2026

MONTHLY DIGEST 013, February/March 2026

MONTHLY DIGEST 012, January/February 2026

Monthly DIgest in Amharic

ወርኃዊ ጥንቅር፣ ቅጽ 02 ቁ. 014 መጋቢት 2018 ዓ.ም እንደራሴ

ወርኃዊ ጥንቅር፣ ቅጽ 02 ቁ. 013 የካቲት 2018 ዓ.ም እንደራሴ

ወርኃዊ ጥንቅር፣ ቁ. 012 ጥር 2018 ዓ.ም እንደራሴ

Occasional Papers

IGAD Dialogue & Mediation in Demand

Occasional Paper No.003

Occasional Paper No.002

IGAD Monthly DIgest

IGAD Monthly Digest 05

IGAD Monthly Digest 04

IGAD Monthly Digest 03

የብሪጅ ዳሰሳዊ ምልከታ

የብሪጅ ዳሰሳዊ ምልከታ፦ የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች የእንደራሴነት መንገድ፣ ከማርች ስምንት ማዶ

የብሪጅ የሕግ ሥነ-ሐሳብ ዳሰሳዊ ምልከታ፦አዲሱ የኢትዮጵያ የወንጀል ሥነ-ሥርዓት እና የማስረጃ ሕግ ለውጦች እና ሙግቶች፣

የብሪጅ ዳሰሳዊ ምልከታ፦ በአገራዊ ምክክር ኮሚሽኑ እና ተያያዥ ርዕሰ-ጉዳዮች ዙሪያ

BRIDGE’s Observational Insight

BRIDGE’s Exploratory Insight: – The Trajectory of Ethiopian Women’s Representation Beyond March Eighth

BRIDGE’s Jurisprudential Overview: – Reforms and Normative Debates on Ethiopia’s New Criminal Procedure and Evidence Law

Bridge’s Observational Insight: On the National Dialogue Commission and Related Topics

The Parliament & Public Policy Quarterly

The Parliament & Public Policy Quarterly 01

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Laas Geel Institute of International Relations

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