Vol 58 No 21 | ETHIOPIA Rifts in the regions 20th October 2017 The latest spate of Oromia protests suggests a weakening of central government power but many worry about the consequences With the Ethiopian government already reeling from the destabilising violence stemming from territorial disputes between Oromo and Somali communities and the regional governments, there was more bad news...
Vol 58 No 19 | ETHIOPIA Clashes in the east 22nd September 2017 Weeks after ending a nine-month State of Emergency, major outbreaks of deadly violence have taken place at the borders of Oromia and Somali Regional State provinces.
Vol 58 No 18 | ETHIOPIA Crisis over, crisis goes on 30th August 2017 The State of Emergency may be over but there’s no sign of fundamental changes to address underlying problems It's nearly a month since the ruling coalition's parliamentarians and their allies, who hold all the seats, voted to restore habeas corpus and suspend the State of Emergency...
Vol 58 No 15 | ETHIOPIA Reforms stall as unrest eases 14th July 2017 The wave of revolt has run out of steam and with it the momentum for reform. Yet resentment lingers and political challenges abound Ten months into the state of emergency declared to help suppress a rash of protests across the country which claimed hundreds of lives, Ethiopia's security apparatus has the...
Vol 58 No 7 | ETHIOPIA Water emergency 31st March 2017 Activists from South Omo, in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia, say the government has been using the state of emergency to silence domestic critics...
Vol 58 No 2 | ETHIOPIA Development state digs in 20th January 2017 The political crisis shows no sign of abating but the opposition remains in disarray. The economic cost of the turmoil is rising The government says that it is listening to the people and is considering reform in the wake of the violence and unrest in Amhara and Oromia for much...
Vol 57 No 24 | ETHIOPIA New faces, old tactics 2nd December 2016 The government's response to a year of protest and calls for reform is unlikely to satisfy the opposition or lead to meaningful dialogue After a year of deep political crisis, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has reshuffled his cabinet. Yet just a year since the last such moves, these signify no major...
Vol 57 No 23 | ETHIOPIASOMALIA Shabaab fills Ethiopian vacuum 18th November 2016 Ethiopia has been withdrawing forces from Somalia in order to help restore order at home, say military observers, and Al Haraka al Shabaab al Mujahideen has moved in...
Vol 57 No 21 | ETHIOPIA Ruling party ploughs on 21st October 2016 No compromise with the wave of protest is in view. The elite reckons it can weather the storm The select of Ethiopia's elites, including opposition leaders, crowded into the Sheraton Addis Hotel on 15 October to discuss the country's fragile ethnic federation and stuttering democratisation. The...
Vol 57 No 19 | ETHIOPIA New meetings, old answers 23rd September 2016 Despite almost constant meetings of the top levels of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), there are no signs of any real policy shift over the...