What is next for Abiy Ahmed?
Source: Global Risk Insight | Anthony Morris
The apparent culmination of the Ethiopian government’s ‘law enforcement operation’ in Tigray poses a number of new questions for the future of Africa’s second-most populous country.
The…
All Is Not Quiet on Ethiopia’s Western Front
How Addis Ababa deals with ethnic violence in the region of Benishangul-Gumuz will determine the country’s future.
BY Foreign Policy | TOM GARDNER
On Dec. 22, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the vast lowland territory of…
The Trouble With Ethiopia’s Ethnic Federalism
The reforms by the country’s new prime minister are clashing with its flawed Constitution and could push the country toward an interethnic conflict.
Source: NYT Opinion | Mahmood Mamdani
Abiy Ahmed, the 42-year-old prime minister of Ethiopia,…
05/01/2021 News and Commentary
Ethiopia in Crisis
Ethiopia's total debt reached 51% of its GDP
Ethiopia's total domestic and foreign debt has reached 54.7 billion US Dollar (2.01 trillion birr) (50.8 percent of the country's GDP), according to a recent government debt statement.
Source:…
Situation Report EEPA HORN No. 46 – 5 January 2021
Europe External Programme with Africa is a Belgium-based Centre of Expertise with in-depth knowledge, publications, and networks, specialised in issues of peace building, refugee protection and resilience in the Horn of Africa. EEPA has published…
Ethiopia is set to end its $3.6 billion oil deal with a controversial US firm after probe
Source: Quartz Africa | By Zecharias Zelalm
Senior officials at Ethiopia’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum say the government is set to rescind an agreement with a US-based self-described energy firm after an investigation by Quartz Africa revealed…
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የዕዳ መጠኑ ከአገሪቱ አጠቃላይ ምርት (ጂዲፒ) 50.8 በመቶ እንደሆነ ተመላክቷል
የኢትዮጵያ አጠቃላይ የአገር ውስጥና…
04/01/2021 – News and Commentary – Tigray War
Tigray conflict renewed. Sudan refugee crises spiked.
"The flow of Ethiopian refugees fleeing an armed conflict in Tigray into Sudan has increased over the past few days as the violence has flared up, Sudanese authorities said on Monday. ...…
The Future of Warfare in 2030
Source: RAND research
Overview
Who will the United States fight against and who will fight with it? Where will these future conflicts be fought? What will future conflicts look like? How will they be fought? And why will the United States go…
Situation Report EEPA HORN No. 45 – 4 January 2021
Europe External Programme with Africa is a Belgium-based Centre of Expertise with in-depth knowledge, publications, and networks, specialised in issues of peace building, refugee protection and resilience in the Horn of Africa. EEPA has published…