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Enemies of Convenience: Ethiopia’s New Opposition Alignment and the Question of What Comes Next
On September 20, 2026, seven Ethiopian armed and political movements announced the formation of the Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Coalition for Survival, declaring that they ... -
Ethiopia’s volatile politics: the June 2026 parliamentary elections, the National Dialogue, and violent conflict
In a surprise to absolutely no one, Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party (PP) led by PM Abiy Ahmed won the 1 June 2026 parliamentary elections ... -
How Middle Eastern powers are reshaping Somalia’s political order
In June, when Somaliland’s president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, stood alongside Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the latter drew attention to the geography connecting them. ... -
What African Elections Can Learn from the BOORANA GADAA SYSTEM
A Democracy Older Than the Ballot Box Every election season, much of East Africa braces itself. Incumbents amend constitutions to erase term limits, and ... -
What Washington Agreed to Last Month
Somaliland’s president spent two weeks in Washington this month offering almost everything he has. Access to the port at Berbera. Access to the territory’s ... -
Not Energy, But Power: why Geothermal Energy Benefits Everyone in Iceland but not Kenya
This article draws on in-person interviews at Mt Suswa, Olkaria, and Menengai with Coalition for Human Rights in Development (CHRD) members and partners directly ... -
Ethiopia’s Foretold War Arrives
No one can claim that a return to war in Tigray and northern Ethiopia is a surprise, but it makes it no less horrifying. ... -
Breaking the Pretoria Architecture: How Ethiopia’s Fragmented Wars Converged into a Single Existential Threat
When the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement was signed in November 2022, international observers prematurely celebrated the end of one of this century’s most ... -
Reading Okot p’Bitek through eyes taught to look away
In 1931, Okot p’Bitek was born in Gulu, northern Uganda. It is perhaps fitting that a man who would spend much of his life ... -
The Rivalry Between Ethiopia and Eritrea Is Reshaping Tigray
On 1 August 2026, Ethiopian federal and Tigrayan forces clashed in western Tigray, a northern Ethiopian region bordering Eritrea and Sudan. By 3 August, ...
