Tag: Ethiopia

Ethiopia/USA – Dangerous trends in Ethiopia: Time for Washington’s tough love (Brookings)

Vanda Felbab-Brown Amonth after a seeming breakthrough toward conflict de-escalation in the grinding war in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and the associated humanitarian catastrophe, conflict...

Sudan/Ethiopia – Sudan recalls ambassador to Ethiopia amid frayed ties (Al Jazeera)

Sudan has recalled its ambassador to neighbouring Ethiopia, frustrated by the stance of Ethiopian officials whom it said were refusing Khartoum’s offer to mediate...

Ethiopia – Ethiopia’s economic reforms and development agenda (Chatham House)

Chatham House writes: Ethiopia’s ambition to become a middle-income economy and deliver shared and sustained prosperity is driven by the government’s ‘Ten-Year Perspective Development Plan’...

Ethiopia – Claims of bias against aid workers in Tigray ‘dangerous’, says UN (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: The United Nations’ new humanitarian chief has denounced “dangerous” accusations by Ethiopian government officials that aid workers were biased in favour...

Ethiopia – How the UN can solidify Ethiopia as an African success story (Brookings)

Abigael Ajuma, Michael E. O’Hanlon, and Adam Twardowski write for Brookings: The tragic conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray province continues as of this writing. About four hundred thousand are...

Ethiopia – Somali region says hundreds ‘massacred’ by Afar militia (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: The local government in Ethiopia’s Somali region says militia from the neighbouring region of Afar attacked and looted the town of...

Ethiopia – The Conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region (CFR)

Speaker Michelle Gavin Senior Fellow for Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations Presider Irina A. Faskianos Vice President for National Program and Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations go to CFR: The...

Ethiopia – The Unsettling Issue of Tigray (VIF)

Amb Gurjit Singh writes: July 2021 was envisaged as a turning point in current Ethiopian history. The results of the partial elections held in...

(Ethiopia) Latest phase a milestone in controversial Blue Nile hydropower project long opposed by downriver countries Egypt and Sudan

Al Jazeera writes: Ethiopia has completed the filling of a massive, controversial dam on the Blue Nile river for a second year, state media...

(Ethiopia) What prospects for the democratic government of the country?

RAJEN HARSHÉ writes for ORF: The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), on 10 July 2021, declared results of the national elections conducted on 21...

(Ethiopia) Tigray Region in progress

Al Jazeera writes: Luwam Gebrekirstos* spent her savings from years of working abroad as a maid to open a small coffee shop in Addis...

(Ethiopia) The consequences of the elections on peace

Mehari Taddele Maru writes for Al Jazeera: Asked by Al Jazeera’s anchor Riz Khan back in May 2008 when Eritrea would have elections, President...

(Ethiopia) Inside Ethiopia

Al Jazeera writes: The United Nations Human Rights Council has approved a resolution calling for an immediate end to all violations in Ethiopia’s embattled...

(Ethiopia) Inside Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

Al Jazeera writes: Forces from Ethiopia’s northern restive Tigray region said on Monday that they were pushing south and had recaptured a town from government...

(Ethiopia) Abiy Ahmed, a Pyrrhic victory

 James Jeffrey writes for Al Jazeera: After months of setbacks – including being twice delayed – Ethiopia has had its election. Originally scheduled for August 2020,...

(Ethiopia) PM Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party won elections

Al Jazeera writes: Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party has been declared the winner of last month’s national election in a landslide, assuring a second five-year term...