Ethiopia is heading into a general election on June 1 that analysts are already calling one of the least competitive in the country’s modern political history. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is widely expected to extend his grip on power, even as the country wrestles with active armed conflicts, economic strain, […]
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How International Media Is Getting Ethiopia’s Conflicts Wrong
A new five-year study reveals that global news outlets have narrowed their lens on a much broader crisis. When violence erupts in a country, billions of people turn to international broadcasters and outlets to make sense of what is happening. Yet a major new study suggests that the picture being […]
Horn of Africa on the Brink: Ethiopia and Eritrea Edge Toward War as Tigray Holds Its Breath
The Horn of Africa is facing its most dangerous moment in years. Alarming military movements, deteriorating diplomacy, and the haunting memories of a war that killed an estimated 600,000 people are converging to push Ethiopia and Eritrea toward what analysts increasingly describe as an inevitable confrontation, one that could once […]