The rebel Ogaden National Liberation Front repeated its pledge to interrupt oil and gas extraction in Ethiopia’s Somali region after the Government announced plans to test crude deposits. “As long as the Somali region people don’t get autonomy and the…
After four months in the role, Shiferaw Shigute has resigned from his position as Chairperson of the Southern Ethiopian People’s Democratic Movement (SEPDM), a member party of the ruling coalition, because of recent unrest in that area of the country. “It is…
Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki announced he intends to send a high-level delegation for talks in Addis Ababa with Ethiopia’s government about fully implementing a peace agreement signed in 2000 after a two-year war. Ethiopia’s ruling coalition said on June 5…
Although the peace offering to Eritrea was a collective decision, there are indications of incoherence within Ethiopia’s ruling coalition. Notably, a crucial player, the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front, does not seem to be fully on board. Following the surprise announcement…
Two senior Derg officials who have sheltered in the Italian Embassy in Addis Ababa since 1991 may be about to finally rejoin their families, an Ethiopian newspaper reported. Berhanu Bayeh and Addis Tedla sought safety after the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary…
In recent years, no other Ethiopian state-owned enterprise has been subjected to as much criticism as the Metals and Engineering Corporation, a military-industrial conglomerate. It has been blamed for obtaining contracts without bids, supplying sub-standard products, delaying mega projects, and…
It has been somewhat of a struggle so far for Ethiopians trying to draw a completely consistent line from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s approach. That is because despite a clutch of positive moves, the pardoning of people involved in high-profile…
Irob people fear communities will be split by demarcation No local consultations held over peace offering to Eritrea Arena opposition group and others schedule more protests For many, Ethiopia’s announcement it would implement a 2002 boundary ruling to try and…
PM has not offered many ideas to tackle economic woes Abiy’s comments suggest maintaining statist status quo Structural issues need tackling to prevent more problems Headlines about Ethiopia indicate a radical change of mood. While in the past three years…
Thirty years ago on July 29, the poet and playwright, Mengistu Lemma, who Richard Pankhurst considered the Bernard Shaw of Ethiopia, died at the age of 65. Mengistu made a remarkable impact on the development of Ethiopian literature with his…