Menelik II

Deadly Adwa day shows Abiy’s struggle to shift focus from divisive Ethiopian emperor

Ethiopia’s socio-political tensions bubble over again in raging annual debate over external and internal colonialism.

3 years

Ethiopian nation-building is haunted by its troubled history

Discriminatory and exclusionary policies continue to disenfranchise ethnic groups in the state’s periphery.

4 years

Abiy’s regime is a modern version of the Ethiopian empire-state

Political marginalization, cultural repression, economic exploitation, and state violence in Oromia reflect a continuation of Ethiopia’s imperial history.

4 years

Why did Ethiopia’s Prime Minister blame African Americans for their victimization?

African Americans’ ongoing struggle for equality should be seen as an inspiring lesson for other subjugated peoples.

6 years

Let that be your last battlefield in Ethiopia

Competition for dwindling resources and vicious elite in-fighting threaten to send Ethiopia's melting pot up in flames.

6 years