Ethiopia
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Eritrea in the Tigray war: What we know and why it might backfire
The war against the TPLF will not be quick or easy, and it already looks to be going badly for Eritrea’s president. There is ... -
Why the third layer of Ethiopia’s conflict may be the most worrying
Amid widespread hateful rhetoric, intercommunal mistrust and violence could spiral out of control. The conflict between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigrayan People’s Liberation ... -
The one country that could mediate in Ethiopia
South Sudan is not seen as a threat by any of the warring parties and has close personal relationships with leaders in Addis, Mek’ele, ... -
Tigray: How Ethiopia reached this crisis point and how it could get out
Virtually all Ethiopia’s neighbours and partners are against the conflict in Tigray, but can they stop it? The current crisis in Tigray has not ... -
More questions than answers: Whither Ethiopia’s transition?
Ethiopia’s democratic transition was already precarious. Two developments have made it even more uncertain. When Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia’s prime minister in April 2018, ... -
Sweeping powers and a transition on ice: Pandemic politics in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s state of emergency gives it both vague wide-ranging powers and an impending political headache. Read all our COVID-19 coverage On 8 April, Ethiopia’s ... -
Africa Insiders: Egypt finds itself downstream without a paddle
The essentials: Egypt and Ethiopia failed again to find a compromise on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a massive construction project on Ethiopia’s ... -
Ethiopia: Beyond ethnic federalism
The system designed to fuse an unwieldy nation together is now tearing it apart. When the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) ruling coalition ... -
Ethiopia must stop hate speech, not free speech
Tackling disinformation requires a subtle balance between different sets of values, not vaguely defined punitive laws. On 23 October, the prominent public figure Jawar ... -
Africa Insiders: Is Abiy Ahmed’s Nobel Peace Prize premature?
The essentials: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the world’s most prestigious award for those who have “done the ...
