Protesters in the UK in April 2024 call for full implementation of a peace agreement in Tigray in Ethiopia’s north.
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Fully implementing the principles of a ceasefire agreement is critical to post-war recovery in Ethiopia’s north.
Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during his 2021 inauguration.
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After more than 30 years of federalism, ethnic conflict in Ethiopia hasn’t been resolved – but neither has the country disintegrated.
Farmers in Amhara region of Ethiopia.
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The rhetoric that presents the Amhara people as a national enemy has gone on, unchallenged, for far too long.
A damaged tank on the road north of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, in February 2021.
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The African Union needs to launch a credible, robust mediation process with mutually accepted mediators.
A woman receives food aid at a distribution centre in Ethiopia.
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The origins of Ethiopia’s food crisis can be traced to a bitter feud between Eritrean and Tigrayan liberation fighters.
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Violence in Ethiopia could cause ripples across the Horn of Africa, destabilizing the region.
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The UN Security Council resolution adopted to address the Yemeni crisis ended up constraining its efforts to bring peace.
Workers mount a billboard of Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed on the eve of his campaign visit in Jimma.
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Ethiopian politicians, both opposition and incumbents, have found it difficult to undo the political culture of winning by elimination.
Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed (centre) pictured outside his office awaiting dignitaries in February 2020.
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The tensions that had been simmering between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and the Abiy administration eventually boiled over.
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As political and military actions escalate, there is an immediate need for de-escalation and dialogue to promote peaceful resolution.
Members of the Oromo community in the United States march in protest after the killing of musician and revolutionary Hachalu Hundessa in June 2020.
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There needs to be greater clarity on the nature of the crisis for an informed and meaningful intervention.
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Few believed they would see an end to two decades of hostility between Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed minutes before an explosion.
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The grenade attack shows that opponents are threatened by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s progress.