Abiy Ahmed

Tigray’s election can accelerate the region’s democratic reforms

The emergence of feisty competitors has meant the Tigray People’s Liberation Front has finally had to up its democratic game.

6 years

Ethiopia’s reform rollback creates a vicious circle

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is unable to oversee a democratic shift, primarily as he has prioritized the consolidation of his…

6 years

Somaliland’s new Cold War diplomacy

Capitalizing on the Nile impasse, reversing Abiy Ahmed’s ‘One Somalia’ policy, and into the orbit of Taiwan and the U.S..

6 years

Shaping Amhara nationalism for a better Ethiopia

As Amhara nationalism emerges, it should not adopt the same divisive tactics as Ethiopia’s other competing ethno-nationalisms.

6 years

Jawar’s sickness leads to deadly unrest before disguised witnesses testify against him

Jawar Mohammed and Bekele Gerba's lawyers want state prosecutors to start detailing the crimes each defendant is accused of.

6 years

It’s time to respect the Wolayta people’s constitutional rights

Further failure to finally grant Wolayta Zone a referendum on regional statehood may trigger further protests.

6 years

‘Exit’ imminent as Abiy neglects the Tigrayan ‘voice’

By undermining self-determination, and allying with Isaias, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is pushing Tigray towards independence.

6 years

First, constitutional adherence, then reform will prevent Ethiopia’s fragmentation

Authorities’ response to southern statehood demands will determine whether Ethiopia cultivates true unity in diversity or unravels further.

6 years

COVID-19 is crushing Ethiopian entertainers, just when we need them the most

As police brutality accompanies the pandemic fight, parliamentarians and the Human Rights Commission clash over enforcement of the state of…

6 years