EPRDF

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

Teflon TPLF

It is time for both the Tigray People's Liberation Front and its vociferous opponents to change their counter-productive ways.

7 years

Beyond ethnic federalism

Ethnic federalism is inherently flawed as it drags most political and economic debates down to the level of ethnicity. Ethiopia…

7 years

Six causes of transitional trauma

For a number of fundamental reasons, there is almost no prospect of a swift and painless democratic transition in Ethiopia.

7 years

Liberal democracy is no liberator

Liberal democracy will not liberate Ethiopian nationalities still struggling for recognition, and nor will it free the country from poverty.

7 years

A flicker in the gloom

If Abiy transforms EPRDF into a single party, at least it will offer a possible—albeit still risky—way out of the…

7 years

Local bosses may fill the party-sized hole in Ethiopia’s next election

Ethiopia has traditions of local self-government—could they induce voters to look at independent candidates for Parliament?

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