While many hoped that Abiy could pacify raging nationalisms by satisfying their basic demands or creating the conditions for a…
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Tag: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
‘Exit’ imminent as Abiy neglects the Tigrayan ‘voice’
Source: Ethiopia Insight August 22, 2020 by Abraham Assefa By undermining self-determination, and allying with Isaias, Abiy is pushing Tigray towards…
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Toward an End to Ethiopia’s Federal-Tigray Feud
BRIEFING 160 / AFRICA 14 AUGUST 2020 A disputed regional election plan has ratcheted up tensions between Ethiopia’s federal government and its rivals in…
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Ethiopia: Who and what is behind the Oromia crisis – a view from Abiy’s camp
This article is an interesting insight into the views of PM Abiy Ahmed. It could almost be entitled: “Blame it…
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Ethiopia: Neither premier’s power grab nor polls will unpick our political puzzle
Source: Ethiopia Insight July 24, 2020 by Semahagn Abebe Editor’s note: Publication of this article was delayed by the internet shutdown. We…
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Is Isaias looking for a final confrontation with his Tigrayan enemies?
There is a pattern to Eritrean diplomacy Sometimes months pass and little happens. President Isaias sits by his dam, contemplating…
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Bridging the Divide in Ethiopia’s North
Source: International Crisis Group As Ethiopia’s 2021 election nears, a territorial dispute has flared between Amhara and Tigray, two northern…
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Ethiopia: COVID-19 triggers an authoritarian relapse
The pandemic appears to be closing a political space that had only just started opening The new ruling party’s leanings…
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Tigray leadership calls election despite PM Abiy’s decision to postpone
This decision comes as there are unconfirmed reports of military movements along the Ethiopia/Eritrea border. The TPLF leadership appears to…
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Ethiopia: With legal roads closed, a transitional government should take the wheel
Ethiopia Insight May 26, 2020 by Marew Abebe Salemot As all options are unconstitutional, an inclusive transitional administration is the best…
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