Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam near completion
The resumption of discussions on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam follows the recent commitments made in August, by…
Crisis in Northern Ethiopia Timeline Abstract
Abstract to the Timeline After a series of popular protests, the TPLF-led government in Ethiopia was ousted and…
The immediate context of turmoil in Ethiopia’s Amhara region
Background On November 3, 2022, after two years of fighting, the government of Ethiopia (GoE) and the Tigray…
Ethiopia: Economics is not the only thing dragging IMF funding negotiations
Behind closed doors, it is not only economics, but geopolitics and regional security that looms large in IMF…
Ethiopia: Food aid suspension amid forgotten investigation
On May 3, 2023, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Food Programme (WFP)…
Competing factions in Ethiopia’s interim Tigray administration
On July 22, 2023, Interim governor of northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region, Getachew Reda arrived in Denver, Colorado for…
Disinformation, perception dissonance, and the strategy of tension in Ethiopia
Social media disinformation Recent political and security turmoil in Ethiopia has been marked by an uptick in social…
Eritrea and Ethiopia promote Assab Port as trade hub
People of both countries largely recognize Eritrea-Ethiopia friendship and cooperation as constructive. Breaking this basic understanding will not…
Kissinger and Lord Macaulay on Ethiopia
Both Kissinger and Macaulay have had outsized roles in influencing the long duration of Anglo-American foreign policy perspectives…
African continental trade impeded by absence of common currency
While using the U.S dollar currently offers more transactional certainty, its scarcity in many African countries dampens their…
WFP puts conditions on aid resumption in Ethiopia
According to a report by Reuters news, a senior official from the U.N. World Food Programme announced on…
Ethiopia: Pressure to devalue currency
Ethiopia’s current account deficit position is increasing the pressure to devalue its currency but a weaker money means…