I experienced the EPRDF’s dirty tricks in 2010 as a candidate. Given this history, it is a tall order to…
It is time for both the Tigray People's Liberation Front and its vociferous opponents to change their counter-productive ways.
Ethnic federalism is inherently flawed as it drags most political and economic debates down to the level of ethnicity. Ethiopia…
For a number of fundamental reasons, there is almost no prospect of a swift and painless democratic transition in Ethiopia.
Liberal democracy will not liberate Ethiopian nationalities still struggling for recognition, and nor will it free the country from poverty.
If Abiy transforms EPRDF into a single party, at least it will offer a possible—albeit still risky—way out of the…
Ethiopia has traditions of local self-government—could they induce voters to look at independent candidates for Parliament?
A wide range of political actors should support a five-year transition period that will tackle fundamental divisions and pave the…
Ethiopia's bitterly opposed political factions needs to build trust rather than rush into potentially divisive elections next year.