February 16
Ethiopia: From Disillusionment to Action - Questions Tigray's Political Class Can No Longer Avoid
This moment demands more than slogans, loyalty tests, or recycled narratives. It calls for sober self-examination among those who shape political thought, institutions, and public… Read more »
January 29
Ethiopia: Election Board Requests Academic Calendar Adjustment to Facilitate Student Voting in 7th General Election
The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has called on universities and the Ministry of Education to adjust academic schedules to allow students sufficient time to… Read more »
Ethiopia: Conflict, Flooding, Fuel Shortages Strained Humanitarian Logistics in Ethiopia in Late 2025, Report Says
Addis Abeba--Ethiopia's humanitarian logistics network faced mounting pressure in the final quarter of 2025 as conflict, climate shocks, and disease outbreaks continued to drive… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Suspends Flights to Tigray Airports
Ethiopian Airlines has suspended flights scheduled for today to airports in Tigray, including Mekelle, Axum, Shire, and Humera, according to information obtained by Addis Standard. Read more »
Ethiopia: Report Says Russia Delivers Yak-130 Aircraft, Orion Drone to Ethiopia
Russia has reportedly delivered up to six Yak-130 advanced trainer and light combat aircraft, along with at least one Orion combat drone, to Ethiopia, according to Ukrainian… Read more »
January 28
Ethiopia: Health Professionals Across Oromia Push for Standardized Overtime Pay to Reflect Recent Salary Adjustments
Health professionals across Oromia are demanding that the regional government calculate overtime payments based on recent salary adjustments, in line with federal directives aimed… Read more »
Ethiopia: Deluge, Defense, and Demolition - Themes in PM Abiy's AAU Lecture
When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appeared at Addis Ababa University (AAU) on 02 January 2026, to mark its 75th anniversary, many expected him to reflect on the university's journey… Read more »
Ethiopia: Somali Political Groups Announce Formation of New Alliance, Declare End to Engagement With Federal Government
Three Somali political organizations have announced the formation of a new alliance, the Somali People's Alliance for Self-Determination (SPAS), declaring what they described as… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Digital Leap Paradox - Rapid Progress, Fragile Foundations
As Ethiopia implements Digital Ethiopia 2030, the swift deployment of digital platforms, the expansion of e-services, the growth of fintech, and the rollout of the national digital… Read more »
January 27
Ethiopia: From Binary Politics to Creative Compromise - Why Ethiopia Needs Political Imagination to Bypass Gridlock
Each time I think about negotiation, my mind returns to a parable about camels that I read some time ago in one of William Ury's books, "Getting to Yes with Yourself: How to Get… Read more »
January 26
Ethiopia: Ethiopia to Double Air Force Capacity By 2030, PM Warns Regional and Global Actors Against Challenging National Interests
Ethiopia plans to double the capacity of its Air Force and transition to fifth-generation combat capabilities by 2030, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced, issuing a stern warning… Read more »
January 24
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Foreign Minister Says He Cannot Intervene in Revoked Deutsche Welle Reporters' Licenses
Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gedion Timotheos (PhD) said he cannot intervene in the case of two Deutsche Welle (DW) reporters whose licenses were permanently revoked by… Read more »
November 08, 2025
Djibouti: Djibouti At a Crossroads - the Presidential Transition Crisis Ahead of April 2026 Elections
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January 05
Ethiopia: No Peace Without Truth - How Denial Corrodes Ethiopia's Path to Transitional Justice
In the aftermath of the war in Tigray, which began in November 2020 and formally subsided in late 2022 without true resolution or any accountability, Ethiopia faces an existential… Read more »
January 14
Ethiopia: Politics of Performance - Ethiopia's Education Crisis, PM Abiy's 'Intellectual' Puzzle
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… Read more »
January 13
Ethiopia: Self-Determination for Some, Denied for Others - Somaliland and Politics of Selective Recognition
From the liberation struggles of the 20th century to today's diplomatic flashpoints, the right of peoples to choose their political destiny has inspired countless movements and… Read more »
January 16
Ethiopia: Interview - From OFC to a New Party
"Boycotting elections is handing the field to the ruling party for free; the political reality of Oromia demands determined participation, not abandonment of the field." Read more »
Ethiopia: Editorial - From Promise to Precarity: Ethiopia's Foreign Policy Drift and the Imperative of Strategic Reversal
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… Read more »
January 17
Ethiopia: National Interests Vs Political Pretense - Deconstructing Regional Opposition to Somaliland's Recognition
In late 2025, Israel officially announced its recognition of Somaliland, a self-declared independent region in northern Somalia that has asserted its sovereignty since 1991 but… Read more »
January 21
Ethiopia: Map Catches Up to Reality - Why Israel Chose Somaliland's Sovereignty Over Somalia's Dependency
Diplomacy prides itself on nuance, yet there are moments when nuance collapses under the weight of geography. Israel's recognition of Somaliland was not a symbolic flourish; it was… Read more »
Ethiopia: Silence of Scholars, Absence of Intellectual Freedom - Hypocrisy, Moral Vacuum in PM Abiy's AAU Lecture
A few weeks ago, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed delivered a lecture on the role of intellectuals in society as part of the celebrations marking Addis Ababa University's 75th… Read more »
January 22
Africa: The Somaliland Paradox - Why the World Can No Longer Afford to Ignore Africa's Most Successful State
For more than three decades, Somaliland has occupied a peculiar and increasingly indefensible position in international politics. It fulfills every empirical and legal criterion of… Read more »
January 20
Ethiopia: Nebe Vows to Hold Elections in Tigray As Parties Cite Lack of Conditions for Credible Vote
Ethiopia's National Election Board (NEBE) has confirmed that the seventh general election will be held in the Tigray region, announcing a nationwide budget of 10 billion birr and… Read more »
January 16
Africa: EU Urges De-Escalation Between Ethiopia, Eritrea Amid Red Sea Tensions, Rejects Somaliland Recognition
The European Union has urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to ease rising tensions through diplomacy and economic cooperation, offering support to prevent conflict as concerns grow over… Read more »
January 12
Somalia: China FM Rejects Somaliland-Taiwan 'Collusion,' Reaffirms Somalia's Sovereignty in Call With Somali FM
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has reiterated Beijing's opposition to what it described as attempts by "Somaliland" to collude with Taiwan authorities, reaffirming China's… Read more »
