Rather than trying to speak across the divides, the academic-activist has fanned the flames of ethnic bigotry.
The prevailing federal view is that many more regional states in southern Ethiopia will stretch public resources, but it will…
Constitutions are supposed to bind citizens together, not drive them apart.
Tigray’s election shows not just the possibility of a holding polls during the pandemic, but also the emergence of political…
The emergence of feisty competitors has meant the Tigray People’s Liberation Front has finally had to up its democratic game.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is unable to oversee a democratic shift, primarily as he has prioritized the consolidation of his…
As Amhara nationalism emerges, it should not adopt the same divisive tactics as Ethiopia’s other competing ethno-nationalisms.
Further failure to finally grant Wolayta Zone a referendum on regional statehood may trigger further protests.
By undermining self-determination, and allying with Isaias, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is pushing Tigray towards independence.