As vote counts trickle in from Ethiopia’s latest national election, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is widely anticipated to secure a commanding share of the national vote, with projections pointing to roughly 90 percent. But analysts, opposition figures, and international observers are asking a harder question: does an overwhelming majority signal […]
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From Nobel Peace Prize to Civil War: The Rise and Fall of Abiy Ahmed’s Promise
When Abiy Ahmed took office as Ethiopia’s prime minister in 2018, he arrived as a breath of fresh air for a nation long burdened by authoritarian rule. Within just three months, he had brokered a peace deal ending a two-decade standoff with neighboring Eritrea, a feat that astonished the world […]
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Accuses Eritrea of Tigray War Atrocities in Historic Admission
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — In a stunning reversal of his previous stance, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has publicly acknowledged for the first time that Eritrean military forces participated in the Tigray war and were responsible for mass killings of civilians, marking a dramatic shift in the official narrative surrounding […]