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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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.04.2022

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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.04.2022

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.

Subscribers only Politics 01.04.2022

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

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

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 31.03.2022

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Isolated Ruto deploys his allies to win over the Horn

Deputy president and presidential candidate William Ruto, shown here on 15 March at his inauguration in Nairobi.© John Ochieng/Zuma Press/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.03.2022

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.

Subscribers only Politics 29.03.2022

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.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 25.03.2022

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.

Subscribers only Politics 23.03.2022

Abune Mathias, patriarch of the Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox Church.

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.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 22.03.2022

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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.

Subscribers only Politics 21.03.2022

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

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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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.03.2022

The Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Cyril.

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.

Subscribers only Politics 08.03.2022

Emirates' 'Mr Africa' makes low-key French tour

The UAE Minister of State for African Affairs, Shakhboot bin Nahyan, was in Paris this week to discuss East Africa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.03.2022

United Arab Emrates Minister of State for African Affairs, Shakhboot bin Nahyan.

In Tigray, an uncertain lull

Direct clashes between federal troops and the TDF have subsided. Meanwhile, African Union envoy Obasanjo is staffing up a mediation team that has been stalling for months.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.03.2022

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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.03.2022

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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.02.2022

Abiy bets the house on deceptive upticks

The Ethiopian prime minister dropped some economic bombshells earlier this week, pinning his hopes for an unexpected political boost on modest improvements in a few indicators. But behind the rosier numbers hides a gloomier reality.

Subscribers only Business 25.02.2022

Tigrayan Muslims secede taking cue from Orthodox church

The Tigray Islamic Affairs Regional Council blames Ethiopia's highest Muslim affairs body the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council for not speaking out against the violence in Tigray.

Subscribers only Politics 23.02.2022

Fighting escalates between federal army and the OLA

As fighting persists in the northern regions of Tigray and Afar, a third front in Ethiopia's civil war continues to unfold to the west in Oromia.

Subscribers only Politics 22.02.2022

West Oromia, the Ethiopian civil war's third battleground.

Dialogue between Oromo parties and Abiy Ahmed worsens

The Oromo Federalist Congress is uninclined to take part in the national dialogue process, according to internal sources, because of uncertainty about the future of its leaders Jawar Mohammed and Bekele Gerba following their recent release from prison.

Subscribers only Politics 21.02.2022

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Tigrayan Orthodox Church split has deep political roots

News of the scission of the Tigrayan Orthodox Church from its Ethiopian headquarters, widely reported in pro-TPLF media, has taken the religious community by storm. But the new entity still has a long way to go to achieve official recognition within the Orthodox world.

Subscribers only Politics 18.02.2022

Abdelfattah al-Sisi's very personal diplomacy in the Horn

The Egyptian president snubbed an African Union summit and instead attended the Beijing Olympics in the company of his financial sponsor, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Sisi is continuing his strategy of encircling his Ethiopian rival and consolidating his position in Sudan and Djibouti.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.02.2022

Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi (right) welcomed his Djiboutian counterpart Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (IOG) in Cairo, 7 February 2022.

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Ethiopia

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

Spotlight
Isolated Ruto deploys his allies to win over the Horn

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

In Focus
Religion and politics prove a heady mix for Abiy

Spotlight
Moscow ups its game in bell tower battle in the Horn

Civil war reignites Somali-Afar tensions

Emirates' 'Mr Africa' makes low-key French tour

In Tigray, an uncertain lull

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

Dialogue between Oromo parties and Abiy Ahmed worsens

Spotlight
Tigrayan Orthodox Church split has deep political roots

Abdelfattah al-Sisi's very personal diplomacy in the Horn

Covid-19 stalls Erdogan and MbZ's grand diplomatic designs

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Abiy remains silent on Tigray offensive in Afar

Orthodox church splinters under pressure of civil war

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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

Spotlight Isolated Ruto deploys his allies to win over the Horn

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

In Focus Religion and politics prove a heady mix for Abiy

Spotlight Moscow ups its game in bell tower battle in the Horn

Civil war reignites Somali-Afar tensions

Emirates' 'Mr Africa' makes low-key French tour

In Tigray, an uncertain lull

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

Dialogue between Oromo parties and Abiy Ahmed worsens

Spotlight Tigrayan Orthodox Church split has deep political roots

Abdelfattah al-Sisi's very personal diplomacy in the Horn

Covid-19 stalls Erdogan and MbZ's grand diplomatic designs

Spotlight Abiy remains silent on Tigray offensive in Afar

Orthodox church splinters under pressure of civil war

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Isolated Ruto deploys his allies to win over the Horn

In Focus
Religion and politics prove a heady mix for Abiy

Spotlight
Moscow ups its game in bell tower battle in the Horn

Spotlight
Tigrayan Orthodox Church split has deep political roots

Spotlight
Abiy remains silent on Tigray offensive in Afar