Ethiopia
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How years of tension in Amhara boiled to the surface
Deepening suspicions that Abiy was plotting against the Amhara drove the Fano rebellion against Addis Ababa. With the declaration of the state of emergency ... -
“Our target is replacing cement”: The Ethiopian startup thinking big
Kubik promises to turn plastic waste into high quality affordable homes. We spoke to its CEO about dignity, safety, and thinking globally. Most startups ... -
Is the Pretoria peace deal the beginning of the end of the TPLF?
Three months after its signing, a shattered Tigray is picking up the pieces. But not even the end of the siege can quell rising ... -
Who can trust the Ethiopia peace deal?
While many have celebrated the ceasefire agreement, some prominent Tigrayan groups see it as a surrender. After two years of devastating war, Ethiopia’s federal ... -
“Ethiopia’s other conflict”: What’s driving the violence in Oromia?
The state has been pressured into talks in Tigray but not in Oromia, where a liberation movement complains of generations of subjugation. In November ... -
Ethiopia’s complicated barriers to peace
Who are the main warring parties and what do they want? At the start of this year, promising signs began to emerge that the ... -
Ethiopia’s forgotten minority: Who will be the voice for Karrayyu?
Zoom out from Tigray and there are many more groups facing abuses who are rarely talked about by the media or advocacy groups. On ... -
Ethiopia’s “humanitarian truce” and its cycle of empty promises
Addis Ababa has promised, and failed, to end the blockade before in moments of rising international pressure. On the 24 March, the Ethiopian federal ... -
Ethiopia: Why PM Abiy’s National Dialogue is dead on arrival
Critics see the proposed talks as a cynical one-sided ploy. Genuinely representative dialogue would likely threaten Abiy’s grip on power. Over a year into ...
