A loose Amhara militia network that fought the TPLF now wages a decentralised insurgency – and is pulling Addis Ababa and ...

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's tenure reveals a political project that is not merely developmental but profoundly performative and epistemological. His emergence has done one thing remarkably noticed by ...

"Boycotting elections is handing the field to the ruling party for free; the political reality of Oromia demands determined participation, not abandonment of the field."-- Former OFC leader Desta ...

Addis Ababa's renewed calls for sea access threaten an already fragile relationship with Eritrea, drawing anger from ...

A co-founder and former deputy director of the East African Policy Research Institute (EAPRI), Birhanu has also held senior ...

When Ethiopia's prime minister received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, it reflected global optimism that one of the Horn of Africa's pivotal states had chosen institutional peace over militarized ...

Ethiopia stands at one of the most consequential junctures in its long and complex history. The country is confronting a multidimensional political crisis ...

The formal launch of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in September 2025 made news across the world. There was pomp and ceremony as Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam was officially ...

With that preposterous prophesy for a boy growing up in a house without electricity in a tiny Ethiopian village, she kissed him on his head and sent him on his way. “'You’re unique, my son,'” he ...

In the 4th century A.D., Ethiopia became the world’s second Christian nation, preceded only by Armenia. Though its historicity is questionable, the 14th-century Kebra Nagast tied Prince Ermias Sahle ...

For many women in Ethiopia, getting their first formal job doesn't just change their income; it can change how they describe ...