Tigray political actors have raised concerns over the remarks and actions of the United States Ambassador to Ethiopia following his recent visit to Western Tigray, warning that public messaging and ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Ethiopia’s leader loves big projects. With a contentious megadam completed on the Nile, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed now plans Africa’s largest airport and a nuclear power plant. But the landlocked ...

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 ...

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