Opinion
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Ethiopia’s Illusion of Justice: The Flawed Narrative of Transitional Reform
Transitional justice represents a structured approach devised by nations to address historical gross human rights violations and facilitate a transition…
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The Changing Security Landscape in the Horn of Africa: Impact of Conflict and Cooperation Dynamics on Geopolitics
Key Takeaways The Horn of Africa region has recently experienced a critical juncture that threatens its stability, with regional –…
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The Fate of Wolkait, Gondar-Amhara and Ethiopia
WELKAIT, ETHIOPIA - APRIL 07: Tefere Demile, an 80 year old resident of Adi Selam stands next to the remains…
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“Feudals and Settlers”: The demonization of the Amhara leading to genocide in Ethiopia
As the world focuses on the Ethiopian conflict in Tigray, there is ongoing ethnic-based violence against minority groups in other…
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Deconstructing Unfounded Oromo Elite Narratives: A Response to Asafa Jalata (PhD)
This serves as a direct response to Asafa Jalata’s recent op-ed, titled “Characterization of Abiy-led Ethiopian ruling elites as ‘Oromummaa…
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Ethiopia’s Amhara people are being portrayed as the enemy: the dangerous history of ethnic politics
The Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency on 4 August 2023 and sent the military into the Amhara region to engage…
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Ethiopia’s Amhara crisis: Abiy’s political failures threaten a return to war
The federal government of Ethiopia declared a state of emergency in Amhara region on 4 August 2023. A special session of parliament…
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The Making of A ‘Beggar Nation’: The Case Of Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION For the past four or five years, I have been mostly writing about the dangers faced by Ethiopia –a…
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The politics of power and ethnic federalism has boiled over into conflict in Ethiopia
For three years, between 2015 and early 2018, there were popular protests across Ethiopia, but particularly in the country’s two largest regions—Oromia…
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Flexibility must be foremost in GERD treaty
Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt have laid the framework for resolving their disputes over the filling and operation of the Grand…
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