It is no longer plausible to argue that the Horn of Africa is being ignored by the West. While it…
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Author: Martin Plaut
Has diplomacy run out of cards to play to end the Nile dam dispute?
Source: Al-Monitor The round of negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia end in Kinshasa,…
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‘Their bodies were torn into pieces’: Ethiopian and Eritrean troops accused of massacre in Tigray
Source: Daily Telegraph In an exclusive investigation, witnesses tell of 182 civilians killed in cold blood as reports of human…
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Tigray on the edge of famine: 50 to 100 a day starve as crisis intensifies
A report by the American based World Peace Foundation accuses the Ethiopian federal forces, Eritrean troops and Amhara militia of…
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The quiet Finnish politician who might just find the road to peace in the Tigray war
Finnish Foreign Minister, Pekka Haavisto, has been visiting the UAE and Saudi Arabia before travelling to Ethiopia. His aim: to…
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The politics and problems of Prosperity Party Gospel
“Since Abiy seems to have faith that his ideas and whims are divinely guided, he seems to see those who…
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Prime Minister Abiy on Tigray war: From will “wrap up soon” to “fighting on 8 fronts”
#BREAKING After declaring Law enforcement operation was officially OVER in the #Tigray region NOV 28, 2020. @AbiyAhmedAli in his…
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A screeching U turn on Ethiopian-Eritrean Federation
It is not very often that you see such a rapid change of direction. But hardly had the Ethiopian Foreign…
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Myths about the start of the Tigray war
Martin Plaut The opening clashes that led to the Tigray war on 4 November have been the subject of two…
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Rapid developments in the Horn of Africa
Several developments which have taken place over the last week, all of which are significant. How they will play out…
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