Tigray war

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

The only way forward for Ethiopia is allowing greater autonomy.

4 years

Ethiopia’s multinational federalism ruins Isaias’ assimilationist scheme

Tigrayan nationalism is a barrier to the creation of an Eritrean identity.

4 years

The Ethiopian civil war that destroyed Tigray’s economy

Abiy, Amhara elites, and Isaias were keen on reducing Tigray’s economic power in their military misadventure. 

4 years

Tigrayan exceptionalism has led to the war, and is now hindering peace

Tigray’s political elites’ claims of exceptionalism based on the region’s glorious history and strong military posture is problematic.

4 years

Ethiopia must address impunity for human rights abuses by security forces

Independent oversight and legal reforms are needed to address extrajudicial killings.

4 years

The record shows there is genocide in Tigray

Tigrayans have experienced dehumanization, subjugation, and attempted extermination.

4 years

A letter to continental leaders from a Tigrayan pan-Africanist

The continent’s leaders must act to save an African people from genocide.

4 years

The US is pushing for peace in Ethiopia, but it needs to do more

President Biden must act decisively to end the catastrophe in Ethiopia.

5 years

The international community must act to avert Ethiopia’s collapse

There is no time to waste to try and prevent fragmentation.

5 years