William Davison

William is the owner and editor of Ethiopia Insight. He has been reporting on Ethiopia for almost a decade and was Bloomberg's correspondent in Addis Ababa from 2010 to 2017.

Federalist façade for centralist front

Despite TPLF probing, an incoherent EPRDF staggers on. More jostling looks likely, as the Prime Minister tries to cobble together…

7 years

From Meles’ ‘Dead End’ to Abiy’s ‘New Horizon’

After authoritarian development hit the rocks, Ethiopia needs a concerted democratic approach to escaping poverty. But freedom has its own…

7 years

Abiy must weave together multiple plot lines

Beneath the latest neat international narrative of a democratizing Ethiopia lies a ruthless struggle among competing domestic plotlines.

7 years

Anguish for Harari as Oromo claim rights

As ethnic Hararis face intimidation they say they are being dispossessed, but some Oromo activists claim that historic wrongs need…

8 years

Violent Qemant dispute fueling explosive Amhara-Tigray divide

The lethal dispute over Qemant identity and autonomy is part of a bitter and dangerous political struggle between the leaders…

8 years

As Southern Nations break free, pressure mounts on EPRDF

New states from the multi-ethnic Southern Nations region would present another major challenge for a fragile EPRDF and a strained…

8 years

Turmoil blocks aid as communal conflict rages in gold-seamed Benishangul-Gumuz

Due to ongoing insecurity, aid cannot reach more than 50,000 people displaced by conflict that may be related to resource…

8 years

Abiy attacks impunity as MetEC and NISS officials held for graft and torture

Sweeping crackdown is the most significant move yet by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government towards holding officials accountable for alleged…

8 years

Podcast: Untangling a toxifying and liberating web

In this Ethiopia Insight podcast, William Davison talks with Addis Standard's Tsedale Lemma about Ethiopia's media landscape and the impact…

8 years