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Abiy Ahmed’s reforms are emboldening donors to return to Ethiopia

Abiy Ahmed’s reforms are emboldening donors to return to Ethiopia

Since ascending to the head of the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front coalition in late March, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed has overseen drastic changes that have reshaped the nation’s socio-economic and political trajectory. Abiy’s ascension to power in the Horn of Africa nation, at the age of 41, made him Africa’s youngest leader. […]

Ethiopia seeks new company to complete dam construction

Ethiopia seeks new company to complete dam construction

Ethiopia has cancelled a contract awarded to Metals and Engineering Corporation (METEC), run by the Ethiopian defence ministry, due to repeated scheduled work delays, news agencies reported yesterday. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the government would award the contract to another company which has not been named. METEC was the contractor for the electromechanical and […]

Be Careful What You Believe, Says Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

Be Careful What You Believe, Says Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Saturday that Ethiopia would remain a unified country, despite what he characterized as “a lot of people talking” about secession with divisive rhetoric and false accusations. Abiy said on state television that the suggestions of dissolving the federal state were connected to ongoing conversations with government officials in the […]

Ethiopians abroad eye return as reforms kick in back home

Ethiopians abroad eye return as reforms kick in back home

On a recent Tuesday night, nearly every table was occupied at Harar, a small Ethiopian restaurant in Vauxhall in South London. Most of the clientele were Ethiopian, eating the flatbread called injera and drinking either coffee or tej, a traditional honey wine. The restaurant was redolent of frankincense, burned as part of an Ethiopian coffee […]

After two decades of conflict with Eritrea, Ethiopia’s new prime minister Abiy Ahmed brings new hope of peace

After two decades of conflict with Eritrea, Ethiopia’s new prime minister Abiy Ahmed brings new hope of peace

Ethiopia’s new prime minister Abiy Ahmed has been embracing change, quite literally. Last month, in what has become almost a trademark move, the beaming young leader of Africa’s second-largest nation hugged Isaias Afwerki, the autocratic president of erstwhile enemy Eritrea. Mr Ahmed has been similarly intimate with Ethiopian opposition figures released from prison or invited […]

One of Africa’s Longest Wars Officially Ends

One of Africa’s Longest Wars Officially Ends

One of Africa’s longest running conflicts, the Ethiopia and Eritrea war, has officially ended. The east African nations of Ethiopia and Eritrea border dispute was ended and a new era of Eritrea and Ethiopia peace was ushered in on July 9th, 2018. It was a decades-long conflict that had a huge human cost and severely […]

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Calls for Multiparty Democracy

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Calls for Multiparty Democracy

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said his country must seek a path to greater democracy through strong institutions that “respect the rule of law.” Ethiopia has been ruled by the same coalition for 27 years. The prime minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, said on Sunday that his country faced “no option” but to pursue multiparty […]

Peace Between Ethiopia and Eritrea Will Promote Democracy

Peace Between Ethiopia and Eritrea Will Promote Democracy

It seemed impossible just a few months ago: reconciliation between Ethiopia and Eritrea after decades of attrition. But peace is here at long last. How did this turnaround, which some are calling historic, come about? As of today (09/07) it’s official: the war is over between long-time enemies Eritrea and Ethiopia. A document to the […]

Ethiopia And Eritrea Have Been In Conflict For 20 Years. Today, Their Leaders Hugged

Ethiopia And Eritrea Have Been In Conflict For 20 Years. Today, Their Leaders Hugged

As the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed walked off the plane in Eritrea on Sunday, he smiled and gave a big hug to Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. The simple, warm gesture shocked many observers, because it happened between the leaders of two Horn of Africa countries that have been locked in a conflict for nearly […]

African National Congress condemns bomb blasts in Zimbabwe and Ethiopia

African National Congress condemns bomb blasts in Zimbabwe and Ethiopia

The African National Congress has condemned the two separate bomb blasts on Saturday at a Zanu PF rally in White City Stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, and the deadly blast at a rally in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. “The bomb explosion missed the President of Zimbabwe Emerson Mnangagwa by a few inches while Zanu PF chairperson […]

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