Where is Ethiopia’s transition headed?
Following the first round of general elections, and three years after the beginning of a hopeful transition to a democratic Ethiopia, the country is at a critical juncture. Civil war… Read more »
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Ethiopia ‘crumbling before our own eyes’?
Leaders of Ethiopia’s restive northern Tigray region said on Monday the federal government led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had launched more than 10 air strikes against them in recent… Read more »
Ethiopia’s political turmoil: What happens next
This week Ethiopia’s government entered the controversial sixth year of its five-year mandate. But the administration of Abiy Ahmed isn’t going anywhere… not even after a particularly violent summer, notes… Read more »
Ethiopia’s democratic transition ‘in peril’
Ethnic tensions and state violence – Ethiopia’s democratic transition is in peril https://t.co/3n2pYfN2u3 — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) September 17, 2020 “Freedom is not a gift doled out to people by… Read more »
Ethiopia’s template for monitoring rights in Covid-19 crisis
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has announced that it will conduct a “rapid assessment” of the details of the state of emergency measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus…. Read more »
Could Ethiopia’s transition be ‘derailed’?
Africa’s second-most populous country is heading into its first multiparty campaign season after Ethiopia’s prime minister, Nobel Prize-winner Abiy Ahmed, lifted a ban on opposition parties, dissolved his own ruling party… Read more »
The hard choice facing Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed faces a hard choice between a shift towards authoritarianism, or the difficult task of generating confidence and belief in his reforms,* according to Nick Cheeseman, professor of… Read more »
Ethiopia’s ethno-political mosaic showing fractures
Less than a month ago, Abiy Ahmed, prime minister of Ethiopia, won the Nobel Peace Prize. In Ethiopia, though, peace is in short supply, notes analyst David Pilling. In what… Read more »
Ethiopia’s Abyssinian spring enters a critical phase
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office amid profound strife, and he won the Nobel Peace Prize just seven months before the country’s elections. The timing isn’t necessarily good. The… Read more »
Will Ethiopia’s liberalization lead to democratization?
Rising ethnic tensions threaten to undermine the prospects of democratization in Ethiopia, say Freedom House analysts Jon Temin and Yoseph Badwaza. Managing expectations, maintaining stability, and initiating a pluralist order… Read more »