The dam is expected to be the Horn of Africa country’s solution to acute power shortages, but it brings problems for downstream countries
Landlocked Ethiopia wants a port, any port. Somaliland has a coastline and wants someone to recognise the self-governing territory as a fully-fledged country. So a deal was made…
Thousands of indigent and homeless people have been picked up by authorities on the streets of the country’s capital Addis Ababa and taken to a camp where they are kept in…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves around the world. As the International Crisis Group shows, several other crises loom
All parties must act responsibly to build a solid foundation for peace after signing an agreement on 2 November
A realistic evaluation of the power plays and political motives of the antagonists is needed to bring lasting peace to the country
At great personal risk, individuals and organisations are challenging the Ethiopian government’s war propaganda machine
The move marks a major reversal by the rebels, who previously dismissed the government’s insistence on their withdrawal from Afar and Amhara as “an absolute non-starter” for…
Most of Facebook’s features are designed to maximise meaningful social Interaction, which means the algorithm promotes extreme content
Some 29% of children are acutely malnourished, up from 9% before the war
Michelle Bachelet insisted on the need to bring perpetrators of a vast array of rights abuses to justice
Last month Sudan recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia, saying Addis Ababa had spurned its efforts to broker a ceasefire in the Tigray conflict.
The US treasury accuses the defence force of massacres, looting, rape and torture in Tigray
The vote is likely to inflame existing tensions in the country
Whistleblowers say the VOA’s coverage of the civil war in Ethiopia is slanted in favour of Abiy Ahmed’s government
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops into Tigray in early November to disarm and detain leaders of the regional ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front
Climate change also has the potential to increase conflicts in Africa, as competition for scarce resources grows
Governments around the world are imitating the work of independent media and repurposing it for propaganda
In a year defined by Covid-19, human rights violations, including massacres of civilians and crackdowns on opposition parties, have plagued these regions
The Ethiopian government has created its own ‘fact-checking’ unit — and it is not the only government to do so.
