Abiy Ahmed

TPLF hegemony has ended, but EPRDF power struggle is just beginning

When regional powers battled for control in the 18th and 19th centuries, it was called the Age of Princes. Is…

8 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

Rebranded show trials are exactly what remodeled Ethiopia does not need

Presented with the classic choice between peace and justice, Abiy Ahmed's government appears to have opted for neither.

8 years

“Leba! Leba!” Abiy inspires farmers’ revolt in North Shoa village

Emboldened by the Prime Minister's dismantling of the status quo, youthful malcontents in rural Amhara are taking the fight to…

8 years

The EPRDF is dead, long live the EPRDF!

It is only the ruling front rededicated to democratic development that can finally bring Ethiopia the peace and prosperity its…

8 years

Abiymania? Damn right!

Wild appreciation for Abiy is not a delusional obsession. It’s rational appreciation of his rescue of the country and supreme…

8 years

Abiy Ahmed in his words. Full translation of first press conference.

(Editor's note: This transcript from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Aug. 25 press conference in Addis Ababa has been organized thematically…

8 years

Abiy’s first Q&A raises more questions than answers

Abiy Ahmed's first press conference left some tough questions on restoring law and order, the path to free elections, and…

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