Ethiopia’s party system is extremely volatile due to the prevalence of weakly institutionalised and fragmented political parties.
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The crisis in Tigray could have a spillover effect that will destabilise the Horn of Africa.
Conflict between Eritrea and Tigray has long represented a destabilising fault line for Ethiopia as well as for the wider region.
Had the national government and Tigray state government attempted to engage in intergovernmental dialogue, things might have turned out differently.
The Ethiopian premier is manipulating ethnic rivalries to shift the agenda from democratic reform to authoritarianism.
The tensions that had been simmering between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and the Abiy administration eventually boiled over.
Crisis grips Ethiopia as political divisions spill over into armed conflict and potential civil war looms.
He’s a brooding, taciturn figure, who has dominated Eritrean politics since the 1970s, and there are few signs of an effective challenge to his rule.
The proposed cooperation promises to address transnational problems within the three countries but it might alienate the rest of East Africa.
There needs to be greater clarity on the nature of the crisis for an informed and meaningful intervention.
Ahmed Abiy has his work cut out to unify a nation divided along tribal lines
The outspoken singer always considered himself to be at risk, and in Ethiopia people loved him because he didn’t let that risk keep him quiet.
Abiy Ahmed has a vision to upgrade Ethiopia’s capital city but his ambitious megaprojects do not take the majority of Addis Ababa’s residents into account
The country must urgently address the politics of ethnicity before it can move towards a workable democracy.
Abiy’s administration should stop talking about reform and liberalisation and focus instead on stopping the country from sliding into disarray
Ethiopia’s new political outfit could bring minority groups into the centre of power.
In practical terms. Sidama’s successful push has created more groups that aspire to homogenise the demography of their regions.
The prime minister may have won the Nobel Peace Prize but he has failed to quell the violence in his own backyard
Abiy Ahmed was awarded the prize for efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.
Amid New Year celebrations in Ethiopia, questions still linger around the possibility for sustained peace and stability.
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