09/01/2021 News and Commentaries – Tigray War
Ethiopian women raped in Mekelle, says soldier. Here is an unabridged translation of the soldier’s speech. Why are women being raped at this time in the city of Mekelle? This…
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Ethiopia among top five in the International Rescue Committee’s 2021 Emergency Watchlist
Ethiopia features on the International Rescue Committee’s annual Emergency Watchlist for the third year in a row but rises into the top five for the first time due to escalating…
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…
Ten Elections to Watch in 2021
Source: Council of Foreign Affairs | by James M. Lindsay Ethiopian Parliamentary Elections, 2021. Ethiopians were supposed to go to the polls this past August. That vote was postponed, however, ostensibly because…
Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2021
According to a report by Robert Malley, President and CEO of International Crisis Group, published on Foreign Policy, the War on Tigray is one of the 10 conflicts the world…
Mind Over Matter / Abiy Ahmed’s aim to “Pentecostalize Ethiopian politics”
The premier believes the power of positive thinking can help him save Ethiopia. By René Lefort | Ethiopia Insight Who is Abiy Ahmed, the man who has been Prime Minister…
Geopolitical dynamics in the Horn of Africa
An Emboldened Horn of Africa Axis and an Unfolding Humanitarian Crisis Await the Biden Administration By Guled Ahmed | Middle East Institute Summary The Biden Administration is set to face a…
ፖለቲካዊ ሕጽቦ – ኢሳይያስ ኣፍወርቂ
እዚ ጽሑፍ’ዚ፡ ፕረዚደንት ኢሳይያስ ኣፍወርቂ፡ ብ11 ሓምለ 2018 ድሕሪ ቐትሪ፡ ኣብ ሳዋ፡ ንተሳተፍቲ 8ይ ሃገራዊ ፈስቲቫል መንእሰያት ንህልዊ ኵነታትን ምዕባለታትን ቀርኒ-አፍሪቃ ኣመልኪቱ ካብ ዘካየዶ ሰሚናር ተጸሚቚ ዝቐረበ እዩ። መበገሲ ናይቲ…
ትርጉም የለሽ ምጥ የለም!
አብይ አሕመድ (መሽሬ) ስልጣን እንደያዘ በጥቂት ሳምንታት የህወሓት ባለስልጣናትን ከ4ኪሎ ሲያጸዳ፣ የፓርቲ ፖለቲካ ነበር። ያኔ እኔን ጨምሮ ብዙ ትግራዋይ ግድ አልሰጠንም ነበር። እንዲያውም አብዛኛው ትግራዋይ እንደማንኛውም የተቀረው ህዝብ በደስታ የሰከረበት…
Ethiopia in Turmoil
The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) | Ann M. Fitz-Gerald The northern region of Tigray is challenging Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s reform agenda. The prospects for peace are dim.…