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Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed loses his shine
A year on from his Nobel peace prize, critics accuse Abiy Ahmed’s government of an authoritarian shift. By SIMON MARKS 9/25/20, 12:30 PM CET Updated 9/25/20, 12:33 PM CET ADDIS…
Hold Your Fire: Ethiopia’s Political Crisis
Hold Your Fire: Ethiopia’s Political Crisis In this podcast series, Crisis Group President Rob Malley and Board Member Naz Modirzadeh, a Harvard professor of international law and armed conflict, dive…
Ethiopian Region Holds Local Elections in Defiance of Prime Minister
The government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed postponed elections this year because of the coronavirus, but the restive northern region of Tigray went ahead and held a vote anyway, escalating…
Exclusive: Ethiopia tried to silence its own citizens stuck in hellish Saudi detention centres
A document leaked to The Telegraph shows that the Ethiopian government tried to silence hundreds of its own citizens stuck in hellish detention centres in Saudi Arabia and cover-up allegations…
Why there are fears that Ethiopia could break up
The feud between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the ruling party in the strategically important Tigray region is escalating, raising fears of military confrontation and the break-up of Africa’s…