EPRDF

From Meles’ ‘Dead End’ to Abiy’s ‘New Horizon’

After authoritarian development hit the rocks, Ethiopia needs a concerted democratic approach to escaping poverty. But freedom has its own…

7 years

Move fast and break things

Abiy Ahmed's honeymoon is over. The tactics of populism, appeasement, and disruption have worked as much as they could in…

7 years

Abiy must weave together multiple plot lines

Beneath the latest neat international narrative of a democratizing Ethiopia lies a ruthless struggle among competing domestic plotlines.

7 years

The people did not struggle for a reformed EPRDF

The Ethiopian people’s struggle is for the establishment of a truly democratic system of government. As such, the struggle is…

7 years

Ethiopian elite lost in electoral maze under Abiy’s gaze

Despite Ethiopia's challenges, there is little sign of corresponding action from the political elite, leaving the path open for Abiy…

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

Ethiopia uncorked

Unraveling authoritarian control combined with political, economic, and environmental challenges are producing ruptures across a diverse nation.

7 years

Ethiopia’s federation needs reviving, not reconfiguring

Ethiopia's nationalities battled hard for recognition. A reconfiguration of the federation that does not consider their struggle is a recipe…

8 years

TPLF hegemony has ended, but EPRDF power struggle is just beginning

When regional powers battled for control in the 18th and 19th centuries, it was called the Age of Princes. Is…

8 years