Tag Archive for: Politics
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 of COVID-19. If the vote…
Is the War in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Ending or Only Just Beginning?
The Jamestown Foundation | Michael Horton
On November 28, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali declared victory in his government’s three- week-long war against the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) (al-Jazeera, November 28).…
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.
Distortions and misinformation have added…
What’s Happening in Ethiopia Is a Tragedy
By Tsedale Lemma for ©The New York Times
Much of the blame must be laid at the door of the prime minister.
The announcement last week that the government was about to launch a military operation into one of the country’s regions came, to…
Ethiopia is about to cross the point of no return
©Mail&Guardian - Rashid Abdi & Tobias Hagmann
With the world’s attention fixated on the United States elections, Ethiopia embarked on a civil war last week. In a time span of five days Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who won…
From Oslo to The Hague – The journey of Abiy Ahmed Ali
Solomon Negash
Abiy Ahmed refused dialogue, opted for war, and resisted diplomatic pressure. Make no mistake. This has been his consistent position from day one. He resolved no tension peacefully with any of his major adversaries at home, including…
Will Ethiopia-Eritrea Peace Last?
National Interest | Michael Rubin | History warns the relationship between these two countries could suddenly turn sour again.
When Eritrea won its independence in 1993 after a thirty-year struggle against Ethiopia, there was optimism that peace…