07/01/2021 News and Commentaries – Tigray War
Tigray war ● Ethiopian army Major-General Belay Seyoum confirms the presence of Eritrean troops in Tigray. Here is an unabridged translation from a YouTube Video. “Our door, our sovereignty must…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
የአገሪቱ አጠቃላይ የውስጥና የውጭ ዕዳ 2.01 ትሪሊየን ብር መድረሱን መንግሥት ይፋ አደረገ
ምንጭ | ሪፖርተር | ዮሐንስ አንበርብር የዕዳ መጠኑ ከአገሪቱ አጠቃላይ ምርት (ጂዲፒ) 50.8 በመቶ እንደሆነ ተመላክቷል የኢትዮጵያ አጠቃላይ የአገር ውስጥና የውጭ ብድሮች ዕዳ 2.01 ትሪሊየን ብር መድረሱን፣ ሰሞኑን የወጣው የመንግሥት…
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…
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?…