Vol 65 No 16 | ETHIOPIASOMALIA Shots and plots 1st August 2024 On 15 July, local militias on the outskirts of Abudwaq, in Galmudug, stopped a convoy of two trucks loaded with infantry weapons coming from Ethiopia and led by...
Vol 65 No 15 | ETHIOPIA Tigray war accord isn’t ending the fighting over Amhara border 15th July 2024 The Pretoria deal stopped large-scale combat but didn’t resolve the disputes over territory and resources The rebellions and counter-insurgency operations causing havoc in Ethiopia’s two largest regions, Amhara and Oromia, have overshadowed the aftermath of the two-year civil war centred on the dissident...
Vol 65 No 14 | ETHIOPIASOMALIAUNITED ARAB EMIRATESSOMALILAND Abiy Ahmed’s sovereignty deal with Muse Abdi risks more regional turmoil 27th June 2024 Ethiopia’s accord with Somaliland on access to the sea angers Mogadishu as the UAE pushes its side in the fight Regional concerns are mounting over the mooted quid pro quo between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Muse Bihi Abdi in which Ethiopia gets a port in the...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 14 | ETHIOPIASOMALIA Turkey hosts first round of talks on port row 3rd July 2024 Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan said the negotiations have been ‘candid, cordial and forward-looking’ Turkey mediated the first round of talks between Somalia and Ethiopia’s foreign ministers on Monday in the first international attempt to ease diplomatic tensions between the two Horn... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 13 | ETHIOPIA Abiy tries to restart liberalisation agenda 19th June 2024 A new bill paves the way for overseas banks to acquire stakes in domestic lenders, after the civil war in Tigray stymied a previous attempt Abiy Ahmed’s government appears to be attempting to breathe new life into liberalising Ethiopia’s economy. The Council of Ministers in Addis Ababa has approved a bill that would... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 12 | ETHIOPIA Abiy keeps Addis on side but alienates the nation 31st May 2024 Insurgencies rage in the three largest regions but the Prime Minister has reinforced his grip on the capital Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's political shapeshifting has cost him popular support in the Amhara, Oromia and Tigray regions leaving only those in power in Addis Ababa and the...
Vol 65 No 6 | ETHIOPIA How war sank the development plan 14th March 2024 After the devastating human cost of the Tigray war comes its destruction of the country’s economic base Almost six years since taking office, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed presides over an economy that falls far short of the grand ambitions set forth in the 2019...
Vol 65 No 6 | ETHIOPIA Addis enters the debt talks tunnel 14th March 2024 Abiy Ahmed’s government is edging towards an IMF deal as it approaches a March deadline for a debt agreement Three years after Ethiopia officially requested relief under the G20-backed Common Framework for debt treatments beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's administration is... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 5 | ETHIOPIA Taking Amhara to Washington 26th February 2024 Loyalists to Abiy Ahmed turned dissidents take their case to the US capital to lobby Congress and the Biden administration The ultra-nationalist Amhara Fano Unity Council (AFUC) led by Fano militia leader Mihret Wodajo is stepping up its political advocacy in the United States after registering lobbyists...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 5 | ETHIOPIASOMALIA Hassan Sheikh ups the ante in Ethiopia port dispute 28th February 2024 Somalia has signed a defence agreement with Turkey to protect its coastline and provide training and support to its naval force Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's promise that his country would 'defend itself' if neighbouring Ethiopia goes ahead with a controversial port deal with breakaway province Somaliland has further... READ FOR FREE