COVID-19

The un-civil war in Ethiopia: an Eritrean perspective

 Ethiopians must wake up and learn from bitter past experience.

5 years

René Lefort has misread the prime minister, and the Ethiopian people

The veteran commentator’s latest critique of Abiy Ahmed was short on evidence and long on innuendo.

6 years

Far-sighted federal solidarity, not power politics and legalism, is needed to solve Tigray dispute

House of Federation's latest moves in the dispute with Tigray are of questionable legality and efficacy.

6 years

Behind the numbers: How the media covered COVID-19 in an information lockdown

Unfamiliarity, limited information, and official obstacles have made reporting on the pandemic an uphill struggle.

6 years

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

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

Pre-election Ethiopian federal intervention in Tigray would have been more justified than post-election

By intervening post-election, the federal government would do nothing to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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

Nostalgic Ethiopianists threaten national unity

The threat to national integrity comes from those who fantasize about the past, not from those who promote hard-won group…

6 years