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Ethiopia

China's President Xi Jinping (centre) and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto (far right) in Beijing, on 24 April 2025. © Iori Sagisawa/Pool/AFP

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Beijing mulls its African debt strategy

With Trump pushing power politics, China is striking a conciliatory tone with Western partners on African sovereign debt under the G20 framework – while keeping bilateral deals in reserve.

Subscribers only Finance 05.09.2025

Prominent guests absent from the inauguration of Renaissance mega-dam

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), 20 February 2022.
Ethiopian Government HO/EPA/MaxPPP — The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), 20 February 2022. Ethiopian Government HO/EPA/MaxPPP © Gouvernement éthiopien HO/EPA/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Infrastructure 01.09.2025

Oromia and Amhara rebels finding common cause

Historical enemies, the Amhara Fano militias and the Oromo Liberation Army stopped fighting on the ground a few weeks ago. There has been an informal truce, the details of which are taking form in low-key discussions undertaken in the United States.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.08.2025

Abiy Ahmed tracks down Ethiopian journalists based abroad

A man reading the newspaper in downtown Addis Ababa, on 3 November 2021, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the front page. © Eduardo Soteras/AFP

Subscribers only Politics 25.08.2025

Two top Hassan Sheikh Mohamud ministers on the brink over tensions with Ethiopia

The Somali prime minister and deputy foreign minister are under fire following the controversial appointment of the new Ethiopian ambassador to the country. The situation has been exacerbated by recent fighting in Jubaland.

Subscribers only Politics 22.08.2025

Disunity among Eritrean Afar opposition

Several armed Eritrean opposition groups have recently established themselves in the Afar region in Ethiopia. In spite of their common desire to dislodge the Afwerki regime, they are struggling to find a way forward together.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 19.08.2025

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Al-Amoudi's empire sheds its skin as rivals circle his stronghold

The Ethiopian conglomerate owned by billionaire Sheikh Mohammed Hussein al-Amoudi, whose Swedish assets were recently sold to Varo Energy, is seeking fresh funds. In recent years, the Midroc group has found itself edging closer to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's administration.

Subscribers only Finance 01.08.2025

Ethiopian Airlines airport mega-project still up in the air

The airport project led by national airline Ethiopian Airlines has not fully convinced the International Monetary Fund experts, who have stated that the financing of the new airport remains uncertain.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Finance 01.08.2025

All eyes on Al Fashaga

While the war of words between Asmara and Addis Ababa is threatening to degenerate into open conflict, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's administration is trying to gain control of the disputed Al Fashaga triangle, the other side of the border with Sudan.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 31.07.2025

A Sudanese military officer keeps guard Ethiopians who fled war in Tigray region at the Fashaga camp, Sudan, on 20 November 2020.

Oromia sets up its own sovereign wealth fund

Close to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, regional president Shimelis Abdisa is restructuring his investment vehicle. This move demonstrates his desire to speed up Oromia's economic dynamism.

Subscribers only Finance 22.07.2025

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's campaign billboard in the town of Jimma, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, June 2021.

Prosecutors seek $70m swallowed up in Kenticha Mining saga

Australian junior Abyssinian Metals, which is under investigation for embezzlement in Ethiopia, has failed to raise new funds for its Kenticha mine JV with Oromia Mining.

Subscribers only Mining 21.07.2025

Trans Ethiopia in hot pursuit of missing trucks

Once a top player in the logistics sector, the transport firm lost most of its vehicles after the Tigray war broke out in 2020. The company is desperately trying to recover them, but is not receiving encouraging responses from the Ethiopian government.

Subscribers only Business 18.07.2025

Uhuru Kenyatta struggles to revive Tigray mediation effort

The African Union mediator for Tigray wants to convene a meeting of the signatories to the so-called Pretoria peace deal amid escalating tensions in northern Ethiopia, yet he is facing resistance from Abiy Ahmed.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.07.2025

Lithium from the Kenticha mine coveted once again

The potentially lithium- and tantalum-rich site has been the subject of two close bids in recent months. RWG Lithium and Arena Investors are neck and neck for this permit, at the heart of a dispute between the former partner and the Ethiopian authorities.

Subscribers only Mining 17.07.2025

Tigray readies its military leadership for war

At a time of rising tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the Tigrayan leaders are reorganising their military chain of command in preparation for a possible conflict.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 16.07.2025

Debretsion Gebremichael at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, 16 February 2025.

End of the line for the Ankara process

After bringing the Ethiopian and Somali governments to the table last year, Turkey struggled to reach a technical agreement on a port outlet for Ethiopia in Somalia. Discussions have been suspended indefinitely.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.07.2025

Will President Irro ever make it to Addis Ababa?

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, head of the secessionist state of Somaliland, is due to visit the Ethiopian capital shortly. Yet the trip, a highly strategic move for the self-proclaimed republic, has already been postponed several times.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.07.2025

Abiy Ahmed powerless over reopening of Tigray-Eritrea border

The resumption of free movement across the country's northern border is beyond Addis Ababa's control. The federal government is trying to put a stop to both smuggling activities and the political rapprochement between Asmara and Mekele.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 03.07.2025

Ruling party influence dents credibility of national dialogue process

The absence of key players from the opposition and armed groups is preventing the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission getting off the ground. Its chief commissioner, appointed by a circle of the Pentecostal church to which the prime minister belongs, defends a vision that is close to that of the ruling party.

Subscribers only Politics 01.07.2025

French employers' federation to hold major conference with European investors

Under the watchful eye of Paris and Brussels, the French employers' association, Medef, is working on organising a European forum in the French capital, with the hope of reviving private investment in Addis Ababa.

Subscribers only Business 26.06.2025

The AfDB calls on Interpol to recover missing €4.8m

In cooperation with the AfDB's director of anti-corruption, Paula Santos Da Costa, Interpol investigators are trying to recover the annual fee owed by Ethiopia, which disappeared at the end of 2023.

Subscribers only Defence, Finance 23.06.2025

Inner circles
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's young Tigrayan guard

Ethiopia's Tigray region returned to TPLF control in March, but the prime minister is seeking to challenge the party's hegemony there with the help of a group of opposition figures.

Subscribers only Politics 20.06.2025

Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed in Nairobi on 29 February 2024.

Addis Ababa appoints new ambassador to Somalia

A hardliner against Ethiopia's “enemies" will be tasked with advancing the roadmap from Addis Ababa to Mogadishu.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.06.2025

As US exits, Ethiopia's transitional justice effort faces donor doubts

Washington's freeze on foreign aid has left Addis Ababa's transitional justice programme without its main backer. European donors, sceptical of political will, are now hesitating too.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 16.06.2025

A bus carrying civilians passes a destroyed tank outside Mekele in Ethiopia's Tigray region, in June 2021.

French firms remain sceptical about pace of Abiy's reform programme

Exchange rate liberalisation, the main condition for Ethiopia to get an extended credit facility from the IMF, has not yet fully borne fruit. Foreign companies, already among the country's largest taxpayers, have to pay a high price for their foreign currency.

Subscribers only Finance 11.06.2025

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Spotlight
Beijing mulls its African debt strategy

Prominent guests absent from the inauguration of Renaissance mega-dam

Oromia and Amhara rebels finding common cause

Abiy Ahmed tracks down Ethiopian journalists based abroad

Two top Hassan Sheikh Mohamud ministers on the brink over tensions with Ethiopia

Disunity among Eritrean Afar opposition

Spotlight
Al-Amoudi's empire sheds its skin as rivals circle his stronghold

Ethiopian Airlines airport mega-project still up in the air

All eyes on Al Fashaga

Oromia sets up its own sovereign wealth fund

Prosecutors seek $70m swallowed up in Kenticha Mining saga

Trans Ethiopia in hot pursuit of missing trucks

Uhuru Kenyatta struggles to revive Tigray mediation effort

Lithium from the Kenticha mine coveted once again

Tigray readies its military leadership for war

End of the line for the Ankara process

Will President Irro ever make it to Addis Ababa?

Abiy Ahmed powerless over reopening of Tigray-Eritrea border

Ruling party influence dents credibility of national dialogue process

French employers' federation to hold major conference with European investors

The AfDB calls on Interpol to recover missing €4.8m

Inner circles
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's young Tigrayan guard

Addis Ababa appoints new ambassador to Somalia

As US exits, Ethiopia's transitional justice effort faces donor doubts

French firms remain sceptical about pace of Abiy's reform programme

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Ethiopia

Spotlight Beijing mulls its African debt strategy

Prominent guests absent from the inauguration of Renaissance mega-dam

Oromia and Amhara rebels finding common cause

Abiy Ahmed tracks down Ethiopian journalists based abroad

Two top Hassan Sheikh Mohamud ministers on the brink over tensions with Ethiopia

Disunity among Eritrean Afar opposition

Spotlight Al-Amoudi's empire sheds its skin as rivals circle his stronghold

Ethiopian Airlines airport mega-project still up in the air

All eyes on Al Fashaga

Oromia sets up its own sovereign wealth fund

Prosecutors seek $70m swallowed up in Kenticha Mining saga

Trans Ethiopia in hot pursuit of missing trucks

Uhuru Kenyatta struggles to revive Tigray mediation effort

Lithium from the Kenticha mine coveted once again

Tigray readies its military leadership for war

End of the line for the Ankara process

Will President Irro ever make it to Addis Ababa?

Abiy Ahmed powerless over reopening of Tigray-Eritrea border

Ruling party influence dents credibility of national dialogue process

French employers' federation to hold major conference with European investors

The AfDB calls on Interpol to recover missing €4.8m

Inner circles Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's young Tigrayan guard

Addis Ababa appoints new ambassador to Somalia

As US exits, Ethiopia's transitional justice effort faces donor doubts

French firms remain sceptical about pace of Abiy's reform programme

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Morocco
The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Spotlight
Beijing mulls its African debt strategy

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Al-Amoudi's empire sheds its skin as rivals circle his stronghold

Inner circles
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's young Tigrayan guard