Vol 43 No 6 | ETHIOPIASUDAN Pals with Pal 22nd March 2002 Is southern Sudan, already burdened with enough problems of its own, becoming enmeshed in another proxy war on its border with Ethiopia? Such fears follow the arrival in eastern Su...
Vol 42 No 21 | ETHIOPIA October evolution 26th October 2001 Power is shifting from party to Premier – and maybe, to the people October has been good for Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. He has appointed a new President, reshuffled his cabinet, won gushing tributes from Western diplomats and donors, and turned ...
Vol 42 No 10 | ETHIOPIA Lost hope 18th May 2001 Ethiopia's security chief, Kinfe Gebre Medhin, was shot four times in the back outside the Armed Forces Officers Club in Addis Ababa on 12 May. The murder hits Prime Minister Meles...
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 to hospital figures...
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 implementati...
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 i...
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 the Eritrean-Ethiopian border...
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 occupie...
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 of peace talks schedu...