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The new CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Mesfin Tasew Bekele. © Ethiopian Airlines/Handout/Reuters

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Business 20/05/2022

Abiy overhauls Ethiopian Airlines after CEO's departure

Politics 11/05/2022

Fighting resumes between Tigrayans and Eritreans

Last week, the relative calm reigning over the border between Eritrea and the part of Tigray controlled by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) was shattered by an outbreak of intense fighting. [...]

Politics 10/05/2022

In Afar, TPLF applies scorched earth policy while keeping foot in the door

The Tigray Defense Forces are understood to still occupy several rural areas along the border between Afar and Tigray, contrary to an announcement from its political counterpart, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). [...]

Politics 02/05/2022

EU divided over $300m World Bank grant to Abiy

The first major disbursement to Ethiopia from an international financial institution since the start of the civil war in 2020 went ahead despite the reluctance of key political figures in the European Union. [...]

Diplomacy 26/04/2022

In mediator roles, crown princes MbS and MbZ jostle for influence in the Horn

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (l) meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (r) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, 8 December 2021. © Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Court Handout

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Running story Infrastructures

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

Although the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is due to come into service in 2021, no agreement has yet been found by Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan regarding their respective rights to the waters of the River Nile. [...]

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam construction. © Gioia Forster/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom/MaxPPP

Diplomacy 22/04/2022

Addis Ababa hires fifth lobbyist as new US sanctions loom

After Barnes & Thornburg, Holland & Knight, Mercury Public Affairs and Actum International, the Ethiopian government has secured the services of a fifth lobbying firm in Washington in just two years. [...]

Politics 19/04/2022

Abiy and TPLF blow hot and cold over humanitarian truce

There are signs of a lull in the Afar region, following the truce declared by Prime Minister Abiy, with the withdrawal of the insurgent coalition from the Erepti region. However, activity in the disputed areas of western Tigray has been far from peaceful. [...]

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. © Office of the Prime Minister

Politics 08/04/2022

Abiy's Islamic Council peace deal threatened by internal tensions

Reconciled in 2019 by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, several Muslim religious leaders are again at daggers drawn over control of the Islamic Affairs Supreme Council. [...]

Diplomacy 08/04/2022

Eritrean Navy chief pays a visit to troubled Afar region

Prominent Afar figures Eritrean naval commander Houmed Mohamed Ahmed and the Sultan of Rahaita, Abdoulkader Daoud have just been to Ethiopia to meet Afar's council of elders. [...]

Diplomacy 05/04/2022

Kenyatta and Abiy's relations soured by Ethiopian businessman's kidnapping

Kenya has refused to allow Ethiopian and international investigators to travel to Nairobi to investigate the abduction of a Tigrayan businessman. This further complicates relations between the two countries that were already damaged by the conflict in Tigray. [...]

Politics 01/04/2022

Abiy's humanitarian "truce" caught between a rock and a hard place in Tigray and Afar

A week after the truce announced by the Ethiopian federal government, a convoy of 21 trucks left Semera yesterday. A few days before, fighting in the Afar between Tigrayans and local militias was still raging. [...]

Politics Ports and airports 31/03/2022

IOG and Abiy at odds over port fees as Tigray war drains their economies

The prime minister invited President Ismail Omar Guelleh to discuss the use of Djibouti's port infrastructure by Ethiopian companies at a time when both countries' economies are at the mercy of the war in Tigray. [...]

Djibouti's President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh met Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali this week. © Abiy Ahmed Ali/Twitter

Politics 29/03/2022

Tigray war "truce" hinges on key variables

Abiy Ahmed Ali's government declared a truce on Thursday, which was conditionally accepted by the TPLF. This is a turning point in the conflict, but its success depends on a few crucial variables. [...]

Diplomacy Defence 25/03/2022

Moscow makes moves to replace France for navy training

Russia is making increasing overtures to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. Since the suspension of military cooperation with France, Ethiopia needs outside help to organise a national navy. [...]

Politics 23/03/2022

Ethiopian Orthodox Patriarch prompts Abiy's adviser, Daniel Kibret's ire

Spiritual leader Abune Mathias spoke out last week to openly criticise the Ethiopian government's role in the war. A rare occurence, which caused uproar among Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali's entourage. [...]

Abune Mathias, patriarch of the Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox Church. © Eduardo Soteras/AFP

Diplomacy Power 22/03/2022

Macky Sall launches plans for Renaissance dam roadmap

With only a few months to go before the dam's third reservoir is filled over the next rainy season, the pressure is weighing on the Senegalese president's shoulders. Sall, who is also the chairman of the Africa Union, knows his input on the decade-old thorny issue will be particularly scrutinised. [...]

Focus Politics 21/03/2022

Religion and politics prove a heady mix for Abiy

Just two years after the very devout prime minister set up the Ethiopian Council of Gospel Believers' Churches, the Protestant grouping is already split between Abiy Ahmed's supporters and priests who are worried that the government is instrumentalising their faith. [...]

SpotlightDiplomacy 14/03/2022

Moscow ups its game in bell tower battle in the Horn

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has shown itself very open to the advances of the Patriarch of Moscow, who is on a crusade against the Church of Alexandria for recognising the Orthodox Church of Ukraine's independence from Russia in 2019. [...]

The Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Cyril. © Jean-Marc Loos/Photo PQR/L'Alsace/MaxPP

Politics 08/03/2022

Civil war reignites Somali-Afar tensions

As Afar forces battle with Tigray Defense Forces in the region's north-west, Somali-Issa and Afar communities have begun fighting in the south-east. [...]

Diplomacy 02/03/2022

The failure of mediation over Tigray whets the appetites of Moscow and Beijing

The low-key visit to the Horn of Africa in early February by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was followed by the appointment of a special Chinese envoy for the region. Their interest coincides with the loss of momentum in the ongoing talks between Kenya and the African Union. [...]

Diplomacy 25/02/2022

Having established links with Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi, Hargeisa lobbies Washington for recognition

Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi is putting the finishing touches to a trip that will take him to Washington in mid-March. There he hopes to rally his supporters in Congress to plead with the Biden administration for the recognition of the country. [...]

Business 25/02/2022

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Abiy overhauls Ethiopian Airlines after CEO's departure

Fighting resumes between Tigrayans and Eritreans

In Afar, TPLF applies scorched earth policy while keeping foot in the door

EU divided over $300m World Bank grant to Abiy

In mediator roles, crown princes MbS and MbZ jostle for influence in the Horn

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

Addis Ababa hires fifth lobbyist as new US sanctions loom

Abiy and TPLF blow hot and cold over humanitarian truce

Abiy's Islamic Council peace deal threatened by internal tensions

Eritrean Navy chief pays a visit to troubled Afar region

Kenyatta and Abiy's relations soured by Ethiopian businessman's kidnapping

Abiy's humanitarian "truce" caught between a rock and a hard place in Tigray and Afar

IOG and Abiy at odds over port fees as Tigray war drains their economies

Tigray war "truce" hinges on key variables

Moscow makes moves to replace France for navy training

Ethiopian Orthodox Patriarch prompts Abiy's adviser, Daniel Kibret's ire

Macky Sall launches plans for Renaissance dam roadmap

Religion and politics prove a heady mix for Abiy

Moscow ups its game in bell tower battle in the Horn

Civil war reignites Somali-Afar tensions

The failure of mediation over Tigray whets the appetites of Moscow and Beijing

Having established links with Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi, Hargeisa lobbies Washington for recognition

Abiy bets the house on deceptive upticks

Tigrayan Muslims secede taking cue from Orthodox church

Fighting escalates between federal army and the OLA

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Abiy overhauls Ethiopian Airlines after CEO's departure

Fighting resumes between Tigrayans and Eritreans

In Afar, TPLF applies scorched earth policy while keeping foot in the door

EU divided over $300m World Bank grant to Abiy

In mediator roles, crown princes MbS and MbZ jostle for influence in the Horn

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

Addis Ababa hires fifth lobbyist as new US sanctions loom

Abiy and TPLF blow hot and cold over humanitarian truce

Abiy's Islamic Council peace deal threatened by internal tensions

Eritrean Navy chief pays a visit to troubled Afar region

Kenyatta and Abiy's relations soured by Ethiopian businessman's kidnapping

Abiy's humanitarian "truce" caught between a rock and a hard place in Tigray and Afar

IOG and Abiy at odds over port fees as Tigray war drains their economies

Tigray war "truce" hinges on key variables

Moscow makes moves to replace France for navy training

Ethiopian Orthodox Patriarch prompts Abiy's adviser, Daniel Kibret's ire

Macky Sall launches plans for Renaissance dam roadmap

Religion and politics prove a heady mix for Abiy

Moscow ups its game in bell tower battle in the Horn

Civil war reignites Somali-Afar tensions

The failure of mediation over Tigray whets the appetites of Moscow and Beijing

Having established links with Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi, Hargeisa lobbies Washington for recognition

Abiy bets the house on deceptive upticks

Tigrayan Muslims secede taking cue from Orthodox church

Fighting escalates between federal army and the OLA

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