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 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...

MONTHLY DIGEST 011, December 2025/January 2026

The House of Peoples’ Representatives of Ethiopia performed its various constitutional responsibilities in the month of December. Among these primary responsibilities, enacting laws, listening...

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...

ወርኃዊ ጥንቅር፣ ቁ. 011 ታኅሣሥ 2018 ዓ.ም እንደራሴ

የኢትዮጵያ እንደራሴዎች ምክር ቤት፣ በወርኃ ታኅሣሥ የተለያዩ ሕገ-መንግሥታዊ ኃላፊነቶቹን አከናውኗል። ከእነዚኽ ዋንኛ ኃላፊነቶቹ መካከልም፣ ሕግጋት ማውጣት፣ የሥራ አሥፈፃሚ ተቋማት ሪፖርቶችን ማድመጥ፣ ፓርላመንታዊ ዲፕሎማሲ፣ የፌደራል ተቋማትን መጎብኘት እና የመስክ ጉብኝቶችን ማድረግ የወሩ የምክር ቤቱ አበይት...

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፦ 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 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 viewing with great hope as well as partial skepticism, has been unable to proceed according to...

የጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ ውሎ በፓርላማ

የኢትዮጵያ እንደራሴዎች፣ ወርኃ ጥርን ያገባደዱት ሕግ በማውጣት አልያም ተቋማትን በመቆጣጠር እና የመስክ ጉብኝት በማድረግ ብቻም አልነበረም፤ ከዚያ አለፍ ብለውም፣ የአገሪቷ ርዕሰ-መንግሥት የዚኽኑ በጀት ዓመት የመንፈቅ የሥራ አፈጻጸም በማድመጥ እና ከሪፖርቱም ሻገር ያሉ ማኅበረ-ፖለቲካዊ እና ዲፕሎማሲ ተኮር...

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 013, February/March 2026

MONTHLY DIGEST 012, January/February 2026

MONTHLY DIGEST 011, December 2025/January 2026

Monthly DIgest in Amharic

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

ወርኃዊ ጥንቅር፣ ቁ. 012 ጥር 2018 ዓ.ም እንደራሴ

ወርኃዊ ጥንቅር፣ ቁ. 011 ታኅሣሥ 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(BRIDGE’s Observational Insight)

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

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

የጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ ውሎ በፓርላማ

The Parliament & Public Policy Quarterly

The Parliament & Public Policy Quarterly 01

FDRE House of Peoples' Representatives

Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD)

Czech-Slovak Institute of Oriental Studies (CSIORS)

Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS)

Laas Geel Institute of International Relations

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Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)

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