Amhara

Under Ethiopia’s federal system, Western Tigray belongs in Tigray

The evidence also suggests the area was majority Tigrinya speaking prior to the federal era.

4 years

Amhara civilians were massacred in Tole, but questions remain

While the authorities and OLA accuse each other of the killings, and Amhara groups blame both, the facts—as far they’re…

4 years

Oromo and Amhara militants battle on western frontier

Civilians are caught in the crossfire of violence between rival political camps.

4 years

Unearthed evidence maps out Western Tigray dispute

Two recently discovered 19th-century maps show Welkait as part of Tigray.

4 years

Podcast: Hone Mandefro—The Amhara perspective

Hone Mandefro offers an Amhara perspective on the war, and possible pathways to resolving the Amhara claims on western and…

5 years

The Ethiopian blueprint for a limitless war on Tigrayans

Those determined to eliminate Tigray’s ruling party appear to have no upper limit on the number of Tigrayans they are…

5 years

We must end the civil war to save Ethiopia

Structural tensions and ethnic polarization supercharged by conflict mean that time is running out to hold the federation together.

5 years

EIEP: Lust for power trumped reformist zeal in Ethiopia’s election

The Ethiopia Insight Election Project showed that in spite of claims of a free and fair election, politics as usual…

5 years

EIEP Podcast: Amhara nationalism’s rise

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

5 years