Amhara nationalism

The spiraling situation in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region

The dust of the violence in Metekel has not yet settled and threatens to spread into neighboring zones, raising fears…

5 years

Amhara nationalism at the polls in Ethiopia

Refining another ethno-nationalism, or towards a renewed Ethiopian identity?

5 years

Ethiopia’s vicious deadlock

The much-hyped democratic transition is not only dead, but buried deep. It would need a miracle to exhume it in…

5 years

The ‘peace’ that delivered total war against Tigray

The Abiy-Isaias-Amhara pact was structured to result in either the complete conquest of Tigray or mutual destruction.

6 years

The murky politics behind the Metekel massacres

Problems caused by underdevelopment and governance failures are being exacerbated by expansionist ideologies and a creaking federal system.

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