The peace agreement was short-lived largely due to the absence of open and genuine commitments by both sides.
Leaders at the centre of the Ethio-Tigray war don’t believe in equal partnership. In their political cultures, winners take all.
Ethiopia’s largest region is pushing for self-determination - it hasn’t gone down well with Abiy Ahmed’s vision of a centralised state.
There needs to be greater clarity on the nature of the crisis for an informed and meaningful intervention.
The prime minister may have won the Nobel Peace Prize but he has failed to quell the violence in his own backyard
There have been positive changes in Ethiopia but major challenges, including ethnic tensions, remain.
The lifting of UN Sanctions is unlikely to end internal and external pressure for reform and greater democracy in Eritrea.