March 06
Somalia: The Stakes in the Ethiopia-Somaliland Deal
A preliminary agreement with Somaliland giving landlocked Ethiopia access to the Gulf of Aden has heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa, a region already in turmoil. In this… Read more »
February 07
East Africa: Somalia, Somaliland and the Explosive Port Deal
This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Omar Mahmood, Crisis Group's Senior Analyst for Eastern Africa, about the implications for Somalia of a possible port deal between Ethiopia… Read more »
January 25
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Push for Sea Access
This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Ethiopia scholar Christopher Clapham about Addis Ababa's bid for its own seaport, including its controversial recent deal with Somaliland,… Read more »
November 16, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Ominous New War in Amhara
A rebellion in the Amhara region risks plunging Ethiopia into wider conflict. The federal government should seek talks with the militants as part of efforts to resolve the… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Ethiopia: What Facebook Does (And Doesn't) Have to Do With Ethiopia's Ethnic Violence
A victim's relative is among those accusing Meta in a Kenyan court of failing to adequately police incendiary speech on Facebook during Ethiopia's civil war. Much greater effort… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Ethiopia: Avoiding the Abyss As War Resumes in Northern Ethiopia
Renewed fighting between a federal-Amhara-Eritrea coalition and Tigray's forces has shattered a tenuous months-long truce. The reversal heralds a return to one of the world's… Read more »
July 04, 2022
Ethiopia: At Long Last, Ethiopia Prepares for Peace Talks
Ethiopia's federal and Tigray regional governments are finally gearing up for direct negotiations. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert William Davison discusses why the feuding… Read more »