coronavirus

Ethiopia’s COVID-19 response is not local enough: A reply to Dawd S. Siraj

The government's response to the pandemic has not been grounded in the Ethiopian reality.

6 years

Containment as an Ethiopian COVID-19 response is still relevant: a response to Daniel Hailu

Ethiopia's failure to contain the global pandemic means that its efforts should be redoubled, not discarded.

6 years

Neither premier’s power grab nor polls will unpick our political puzzle

Turmoil may follow the decision to politicize the pandemic, while an election prior to reconciliation would probably be violent anyway.

6 years

The irrelevance of containment as an Ethiopian COVID-19 response

With community transmission now widespread, Ethiopia needs to spend scarce resources on treatment to most effectively combat COVID-19.

6 years

How the West gets the WHO and Tedros wrong

Western failings and US-China’s tensions led to unfair accusations against the global health body and its Ethiopian boss, Tedros Adhanom.

6 years

State must step up during pandemic to support ailing firms

The labor ministry’s COVID-19 protocol abdicates government responsibility for helping companies retain workers during the pandemic.

6 years

COVID-19 and federal supremacy in the constitutional system

As it has no constitutional basis, regional governments can challenge the notion of federal supremacy introduced in the COVID-19 state…

6 years

Is Tigray’s COVID-19 state of emergency constitutional, practical?

Ethiopia needs a unified response to the pandemic, not overlapping emergency decrees.

6 years

COVID-19 state of emergency and the federal balance of power

The federal executive’s approach to the state of emergency to tackle COVID-19 appears to shift power to the center and…

6 years