An offensive in the Tigray region followed months of aerial strikes by the Ethiopian government. The situation could spark a wider regional conflict.
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Pretoria stopped one phase of one war. Its incomplete implementation left unresolved disputes that are now colliding.
A culture of solving political differences with conflict has led to persistent disagreements about the Ethiopian state.
Managing religious affairs in Ethiopia is crucial for national cohesion and broader peacebuilding processes.
Recent confrontations in Tigray are a sign that the 2022 peace process has seriously derailed.
An incomplete peace agreement has become a useful political tool to the Ethiopian government, the TPLF and Eritrea.
The upcoming elections are arguably among the least politically competitive Ethiopia has experienced since the introduction of multiparty elections in the 1990s.
In parliamentary democracies, prime ministers remain in office for as long as they retain the confidence of parliament.
There is a risk of the upcoming election deepening existing regional and political fault lines instead of bridging them.
Despite the peace agreement in 2018 between the countries, critical fault lines persist.
The violence in Tigray was structured, targeted and sustained.
Symbolic attempts at national unity in Ethiopia managed to achieve only short-lived national pride.
Ethiopia tried to transit to democracy in 1991 and 2018. Both attempts were unsuccessful.
Would lowering the voting age to 16 enhance young people’s participation in the political processes that affect their lives?
The US has been interested in Somaliland due to its strategic location on the Gulf of Aden.
The Fano insurgency is taking place in a territory three times the size of Tigray, stretching the army’s resources.
The 2020-2022 war and its lingering effects have thrown the Tigray region into chaos.
Leaving millions of children out of school has devastating consequences.
The possibilities for a large presence of al-Shabaab fighters in Ethiopia are limited.
Fully implementing the principles of a ceasefire agreement is critical to post-war recovery in Ethiopia’s north.
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