Election

A post-TPLF Tigray and the Tigrayan diaspora

The Tigrayan diaspora must engage in the restoration of Tigray as a stable, peaceful, and prosperous region.

5 years

Can Tigray’s election serve as a beacon of Ethiopian democracy?

Tigray’s election shows not just the possibility of a holding polls during the pandemic, but also the emergence of political…

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

Ethiopia’s COVID-19 quandary

Uncertainty shrouds the actual spread of the virus so far and the most appropriate method of tackling it in the…

6 years

A new dominant party delays democratization

As EPRDF’s successor, Prosperity Party will assume its suffocating role

6 years

Ethiopian Politics’ Repressive Democratic Fraud

I experienced the EPRDF’s dirty tricks in 2010 as a candidate. Given this history, it is a tall order to…

7 years

Ethiopian politicians should agree a transition period, and use it wisely

A wide range of political actors should support a five-year transition period that will tackle fundamental divisions and pave the…

7 years

Breaking an electoral suicide pact

Ethiopia's bitterly opposed political factions needs to build trust rather than rush into potentially divisive elections next year.

7 years

Elections first!

Ethiopia needs peaceful participation in a democratic election from all political and civil communities so it can move towards a…

7 years