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Immovable objects: Neither Ethiopia nor Egypt have given much away during negotiations. (Photo by Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images)

Damming the Nile

In a few weeks, when the rainy season arrives, water will finally begin to flow into the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Expect regional tensions to rise along with the water…

Journalists throughout Southern and East Africa are harassed, detained mostly through the use of criminal law. Photo: File

Free press development impeded by crackdowns

Governments and civil societies need to be vigilant in supporting a free press, even while it is still developing

At age 42, Abiy is considerably younger than the old guard and, with the sympathy of many protesters, he appears well suited to the task of assuaging the grievances of the country’s neglected groups. (Reuters/Tiksa Negeri)

Managing Ethiopia’s unsettled transition: what should Abiy Ahmed do next?

Abiy Ahmed has generated great excitement with initiatives breaking with the past. But he faces formidable challenges

Protests are taking place in Ethiopia’s Amhara region an opposition stronghold.

Ethiopia’s slow-motion revolution

The new prime minister is a decisive break from the past, but will he keep pushing for reform?

Over the past month, security forces have embarked on a campaign of forced disarmament that pastoralist leaders say has been accompanied by shooting of civilians, mass detentions and beatings. (Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

Don’t underestimate Ethiopia’s crisis

There have been many clues to the fact that not all was right in Ethiopia, though few heeded the signs

A man wearing an Ethiopian flag takes part in a candle lit vigil in Meskal square for Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi who died on August 20

African leaders gather to honour ‘hero’ Meles

African leaders joined other foreign dignitaries in paying homage to Ethiopia’s longtime prime minister Meles Zenawi ahead of Sunday’s state funeral.

Tens of thousands of Ethiopians mourned the late strongman Meles Zenawi.

Museveni and Kibaki amongst leaders expected at Zenawi’s funeral

Ethiopia will hold a state funeral on Sptember 2 for late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died on Monday after 21 years in power.

An Ethiopian man prays as he holds a poster of the late Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi.

Meles’s death creates a vacuum

Just a few hours after Meles Zenawi’s death was announced, British prime ministers – past and present – were queueing to pay tribute.

Tens of thousands of Ethiopians mourned the late strongman Meles Zenawi.

Ethiopia’s Meles: Two sides of an autocratic coin

The cerebral 57-year-old Meles Zenawi, who ruled Ethiopia for the past 21 years, died this week. He was a man of many parts.

TB Joshua

TB Joshua: The preacher who knows too much

TB Joshua isn’t just predicting the death of Africa’s kings; he has the ear of some of Africa’s top politicians – including Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

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Ethiopia’s late leader Zenawi returns home

Thousands of mourning Ethiopians turned out as the late prime minister Meles Zenawi’s body arrived at Addis Ababa airport.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Zenawi dies in Brussels

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died from a sudden infection while recovering from an undisclosed illness at a hospital in Belgium.

Two more parties reject Ethiopia polls

Two more parties reject Ethiopia polls

Ethiopian opposition parties have rejected parliamentary elections which gave Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s ruling coalition a majority last week.

Thousands celebrate Ethiopia election landslide win

Thousands of supporters streamed into a square in Ethiopia’s capital on Tuesday to celebrate a peaceful election win for Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.

Ethiopia’s Meles set for easy re-election

Voters go to the polls in Ethiopia on Sunday with little doubt that Prime Minister Meles Zenawi will stay in power.

Tension mounts in Ethiopia ahead of polls

Accusations of harassment and murder have led to tensions in Ethiopia between the ruling party and the opposition, a month ahead of the polls.

Ethiopia activist clubbed to death

Biyansa Daba is the second government opponent killed in a month in Ethiopia as general election approaches.

Ethiopia PM willing to meet long-time Eritrean enemy

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said he is willing to meet Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki despite more than 10 years of bitter words.

Ethiopia PM: World not serious on climate change

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Thursday it was unlikely the world was serious about tackling global warming.

Ethiopia opposition says nearly 450 members jailed

Ethiopian opposition parties say nearly 450 of their members have been jailed to stop them running as candidates in national elections next year.