Abiy Ahmed

Homegrown democratic reforms are the only solution to Ethiopia’s woes

Ethiopia’s recent collapse is the result of EPRDF failures to democratize on its own terms which set the stage for…

2 years

Charming Abiy Ahmed, a very modern dictator

His contemporary authoritarianism puts a smiling face on repression through populism, institutional capture, and slick propaganda.

3 years

Ethiopia electoral board decision threatens TPLF’s future

Last month’s decision that prevents Tigray’s leading party from running in elections raises questions about federal authorities’ commitment to peace.

3 years

Is peace finally coming to Ethiopia’s Oromia region?

Ethiopia’s long-running ruinous conflict in Oromia may finally be coming to an end as the government and Oromo Liberation Army…

3 years

As Ethiopian alliances shift, Abiy’s anniversary met by Amhara protests and violence

Federal-Amhara clash reflects Oromo-Amhara political friction five years after the Prime Minister took office on the back of their alliance.

3 years

Ethiopia’s religious institutions were a catalyst for the Tigray war

Abiy Ahmed was lauded for unifying Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church, but the recent split in Oromia and its role in the…

3 years

Ethiopian nation-building is haunted by its troubled history

Discriminatory and exclusionary policies continue to disenfranchise ethnic groups in the state’s periphery.

4 years

Unlawful detention of journalists in Ethiopia continues despite amended laws

Ethiopia’s Supreme Court has condoned the detention of Temesgen Desalegn during the entirety of his trial, a practice which violates…

4 years

I exposed the Axum massacre, and faced the consequences

Exclusively for Ethiopia Insight, the man who played a leading role in detailing Eritrean crimes tells his story of the…

4 years