Mistir Sew

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From Tigray’s Cleansing to the Red Sea: The Tyranny of False Numbers

How Ethiopia’s leaders weaponize population math to justify mass violence.

9 months

New Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict is “inevitable”

A TPLF insider claims Abiy Ahmed is leading Ethiopia toward another war

11 months

Mending Fences: Addressing Ethiopia’s Internal Land Disputes

This article is part of the Analytical Reporting to Improve the Federation (ARIF) project n late November 2024, yet another…

1 year

EXCLUSIVE: TPLF Insider Blows Lid Off Party’s Long Road to Collapse

A former senior leader within the TPLF has come forward with a damning insider account that dissects the party's unraveling…

1 year

Persecuted Amharas have nowhere left to flee to

Ethiopia’s failure to institute an effective system of protection and representation for intra-state minorities is a key driver of the…

2 years

Four years later, Tigray is unrecognizable

BACK US TODAY AND SUPPORT PEOPLE-POWERED MEDIA A keen observer of Ethiopian society reports from the ground on the devastating…

3 years

Central state’s fiscal control stunts Ethiopian federalism

Before a diverse federation can really move forward, regional states’ tax takes need to increase.

3 years

Armed conflict has degraded Tigray’s forest resources

War in Tigray has destroyed decades-long vegetation restoration efforts. 

4 years

The battle of narratives around the war in Tigray

A close observer of Addis Abeba diplomatic circles writes that truth has been one of the victims of the conflict…

4 years