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One year on, tough times loom for Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed
Addis Ababa (AFP) – In his first speech as Ethiopian prime minister last April, Abiy Ahmed called for an end to the repressive, exclusionary governance that had plunged the country…
Why Ethiopia has postponed its census
The count is always contentious because it confers money and power IN ETHIOPIA, Africa’s second most populous country, it is often difficult to distinguish politics from demography. On March 18th…
The Arab-Turkish penetration and the rivalries in the Horn of Africa
The Economist has recently written about the new exchange for Africa focusing mainly on Chinese expansion in sub-Saharan Africa. But there is another expansion that particularly affects the Horn of…
Over 8 million Ethiopians need food aid due to violence, drought -government
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – More than eight million people need food aid in Ethiopia, a 5 percent rise from last year, due to a surge in violence that has triggered…
Ethiopia’s neglected crisis: No easy way home for doubly displaced Gedeos
“Unless the government brings peace, we will die here” It was the second time in less than a year that Meret – like thousands of others from the Gedeo community…
U.S. won’t partner with countries that use Huawei systems: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned that the United States would not be able to partner with or share information with countries that adopt…