Vol 42 No 9 | ETHIOPIA Storm after the storm 4th May 2001 A split in the dominant party may be good for national unity Ethiopia is in political crisis. In most countries, this would be natural after such riots as those of 17 and 18 April. Perhaps 41 people were killed (according...
Vol 42 No 6 | ETHIOPIA Meles the winner 23rd March 2001 It's been a tough few weeks for Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Eritrean intransigence over the United Nations' Temporary Security Zone between the two armies has delayed implementation of...
Vol 42 No 4 | ETHIOPIA Gim-Gema in Ethiopia 23rd February 2001 Ethiopia, like Eritrea, is conducting a post-war reassessment (gim-gema), covering the decade since the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) took power. When it is complete, Prime Minister...
Vol 41 No 24 | ERITREAETHIOPIA Peace at last 8th December 2000 Suspicion and mutual recriminations persist but a peace treaty is to be signed on 12 December.
Vol 41 No 13 | ERITREAETHIOPIA Time of reckoning 23rd June 2000 The agreement signed on 18 June in Algiers has little to recommend it to Eritrea. Only after a comprehensive peace agreement - still some way off - is...
Vol 41 No 11 | ERITREAETHIOPIA Force majeure 26th May 2000 Ethiopia simplifies the military situation but complicates the political game Ethiopia's war aims have expanded exponentially as its soldiers have advanced. Though still formally committed to no more than forcing Eritrea out of the remaining areas it occupied...
Vol 41 No 8 | ETHIOPIA Guns and butter 14th April 2000 The tragic return of famine may just help efforts to end the war with Eritrea The international reaction to the famine in Ethiopia and the Greater Horn is putting new pressure on Addis Ababa and Asmara to make progress in the next round...
Vol 41 No 7 | ETHIOPIA The blame game 31st March 2000 The ruling party exploits popular pro-war sentiment in its election campaign It's still no war, no peace, along the Ethiopian-Eritrean border, as each side loads onto the other the blame for the lack of progress. Last year, Ethiopia bore...
Vol 41 No 7 | ETHIOPIA Silencing the critics 31st March 2000 The All Amhara People's Organisation, which claims to be a national party, cannot campaign without local offices. Nearly two years ago, it formally asked Premier Meles Zenawi for...
Vol 40 No 22 | ERITREAETHIOPIA Ceasefire under threat 5th November 1999 The OAU peace deal between Asmara and Addis Ababa is hanging by a thread as both sides rearm and turn up the war rhetoric Ethiopia and Eritrea are set to start fighting again (AC Vol 40 Nos 4 & 9). Neither trusts the other and each accuses the other of preparing for...