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Abiy Ahmed’s power base is more fragile than ever

Ethiopia’s prime minister is becoming a leader without a solid political home. 

4 years

Imperial ambition is the main hurdle to peace in Ethiopia

The continued downplaying of Oromo concerns will only breed more violence.

4 years

Oromo and Amhara militants battle on western frontier

Civilians are caught in the crossfire of violence between rival political camps.

4 years

While welcome, Ethiopia’s national dialogue appears compromised

For the dialogue to be fruitful, TPLF and other banned groups should be included.

4 years

Abiy’s botched centralization fuels Ethiopia’s feuding centrifugal forces

The only way forward for Ethiopia is allowing greater autonomy.

4 years

Extrajudicial killings by Ethiopia’s security forces: rule or exception?

International focus on the war in northern Ethiopia has obscured state violence elsewhere.

4 years

Ethiopia’s stillborn National Dialogue

A successful process needs inclusiveness, transparency, and peace.

4 years

Abiy deserves our respect, not calls for resignation

A theologian’s criticisms of the Prime Minister are disingenuous and based on invalid reasoning.

5 years

We must end the civil war to save Ethiopia

Structural tensions and ethnic polarization supercharged by conflict mean that time is running out to hold the federation together.

5 years