Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

Charming Abiy Ahmed, a very modern dictator

His contemporary authoritarianism puts a smiling face on repression through populism, institutional capture, and slick propaganda.

3 years

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

Uncertainty in the Horn as a wary Eritrea seeks new alliances

President Isaias Afwerki's recent statements suggest concerns about PM Abiy Ahmed’s deal with the TPLF, driving him to seek new…

3 years

Ethiopia’s winner-takes-all politics threatens Tigray peace deal

Tigray forces cannot disarm until the siege is completely lifted and Eritrean troops have withdrawn.

4 years

Medemer in a land of extremes

As advised by the Prime Minister, Ethiopians must forge a consensus and forgive the past, and build rather than burn…

6 years

Abiy’s homespun balancing act: Medemer reviewed

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's impressive agenda-setting Medemer book builds on Ethiopia's past but looks to its future.

6 years