reform

For prosperity, Ethiopia needs institutional not individual strength

Ethiopia should focus on building autonomous institutions, rather than expect elites to stop grappling for control of them.

6 years

Ethiopia’s reform rollback creates a vicious circle

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is unable to oversee a democratic shift, primarily as he has prioritized the consolidation of his…

6 years

OMN: An ‘alien’ star in Ethiopia’s skewed media universe is ‘cancelled’

Oromia Media Network was a rare non-Amharic voice in Ethiopia's media landscape. That is why it's been shutdown.

6 years

Abiymania? Damn right!

Wild appreciation for Abiy is not a delusional obsession. It’s rational appreciation of his rescue of the country and supreme…

8 years

Can Berhanu Nega’s liberalism democratize Ethiopia’s elite discourse?

Patrotic Ginbot 7 leader Berhanu brings economic rigor and liberal values, and many would like to see him playing the…

8 years

Ethiopia’s liberal democratic revolution unfolds in committees

After the dramatic pronouncements of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the nuts and bolts of Ethiopia's promised liberal democratic revolution are…

8 years

Abiy Ahmed in his words. Full translation of first press conference.

(Editor's note: This transcript from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Aug. 25 press conference in Addis Ababa has been organized thematically…

8 years