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melting pot

Ethiopia: Somali, Oromo….the turbulent politics around Dire Dawa

The diversity of the city on the fringes of Oromia and Somali regions is also a recipe for turbulent politics. Efrem Mulat describes 23 October ... 2019 as a "dark day" unlike any he had seen before. He was no stranger to protests and street violence - but he actually had not brushed with death.

house divided

Tigray conflict divides Ethiopian diaspora, complicating US policy

As chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Africa, US Congress representative Karen Bass (Democrat-California) has the tricky ... task of threading the needle on the proper congressional response to the conflict in Tigray. She also represents part of Los Angeles, home to the nation’s second-largest Ethiopian diaspora community after Washington, DC.

debt loopholes

Can Ethiopia restructure its debt in the midst of civil war?

Although Ethiopia experienced an average 9.4% growth in the last decade, it is currently looking to restructure $1bn of its sovereign debt (totalling ... $25bn in 2020). In January 2021, after nearly a year with Covid-19, it joined the G20 Debt Service Suspension initiative (DSSI). Given the ongoing ripple effects of the pandemic and conflict in its Tigray region, how is the country handling debt renegotiations?

stop the war

Ethiopia: Why hasn’t the African Union intervened in Tigray?

The war in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has entered its second phase. The first saw an attempt to eliminate the TPLF-led Tigrayan forces by ... the sheer might of the Ethiopian and Eritrean national armies.

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former allies

Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed Vs Debretsion Gebremichael, former spymasters duel

striking appointments

Ethiopia: Is Abiy’s new cabinet a means to reset the country or grab power?

Navigating federalism

What Somalia stands to gain from Ethiopia’s ongoing Tigray war

Article 2/2 of "Ethiopia’s Tigray: New frontier for regional interests"

former allies

Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed Vs Debretsion Gebremichael, former spymasters duel

striking appointments

Ethiopia: Is Abiy’s new cabinet a means to reset the country or grab power?

Navigating federalism

What Somalia stands to gain from Ethiopia’s ongoing Tigray war

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Half truths?

Ethiopia: The Oromo Liberation Army is not a terrorist organisation

Nagesso’s attempt to frame the Oromo Liberation Army as a terrorist organisation is full of disinformation, half truths, uninformed and deliberately ... confusing arguments.

dialogue not war

Ethiopia: Open letter to Prime Minister Abiy – pursue the path of peace

Your Excellency Prime Minister, first and foremost, congratulations to you and your party, the Prosperity Party, on winning Ethiopia's historic ... 2021 election.

open sesame?

Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Could the US be the key to unlocking the GERD deadlock?

In a speech on 15 July to kick-start a national project, “Decent Life” (حياه كريمة), Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ... stated that the country’s national security is a “red line" that cannot be crossed. It’s not the first time the former chief of military intelligence has warned against testing the nation’s threshold when it comes to matters of national security and sovereignty. But this warning came ten days after Ethiopia began the second filling of its contentious Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD).

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Conflict escalation

Ethiopia/Tigray: ‘UN and AU silence reveals a widespread embarrassment’

The recapture of Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, by rebels of the Tigray Defence Force (TDF) on 28 June, shows that the conflict in Ethiopia's ... northern region is far from over.

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law not force

Ethiopia: A legal solution to Tigray’s military conflict

The armed conflict that broke out on 3 November 2020 between, primarily, the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the armed forces of ... the Tigray Regional Government has resulted in an immeasurable loss, injury, and damage to all parties.

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growing hatred

Ethiopia: After Abiy’s election win, the war in Tigray resumes

Less than a week after declaring Abiy Ahmed the winner of the national election, against the backdrop of the unilateral ceasefire in Tigray, ... Ethiopia is set to take new military measures. This comes amidst pressure from long-term developmental partners for a negotiated ceasefire to stop the fighting in Tigray and contain famine that risks spilling over into neighbouring nations.

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