Private sugar investors are set to face the same challenges and dilemmas in the Lower Omo as the EPRDF's fallacious…
Elections will be messy, but no elections will be messier. And Abiy's deconstruction of the Developmental State needs to be…
When he spoke in parliament on July 1, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressed forthright views on coups, the constitution, and…
The Sidama plan to declare a regional state on 18 July. To reduce risks, they should resolve sensitive issues before…
EPRDF leaders return to faking threats to silence dissidents, this time dressed up as a rather unlikely coup d'tat régional.
Ethiopia has undergone several partial processes of modernization. It has abandoned the traditional order, but has not yet fully replaced…
After authoritarian development hit the rocks, Ethiopia needs a concerted democratic approach to escaping poverty. But freedom has its own…
After months more turmoil in Oromia, there's a fresh chance for the Oromo Liberation Front to enter peaceful politics, but…
Abiy Ahmed's honeymoon is over. The tactics of populism, appeasement, and disruption have worked as much as they could in…