Addis Ababa

Ethiopian High Court denies bail for Eskinder Nega

The political activist was denied bail due to the serious nature of the alleged crimes.

6 years

Old habits die hard

EPRDF leaders return to faking threats to silence dissidents, this time dressed up as a rather unlikely coup d'tat régional.

7 years

Revealing Barara—the long-lost African medieval city

Based on a new reading of an old map, our fieldwork has unearthed what looks likely to be the remains…

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

Rival capital camps must face Finfinnee facts

Before addressing the highly charged issues surrounding the status of Addis Ababa, there needs to be agreement on some fundamental…

7 years

Mob killings split Ethiopians as political fault lines test Abiy’s big tent

Fatal attacks in Addis Ababa area represent only the tip of recent violence, as local disputes flare during transition, and…

8 years