Inner circles | Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali's parallel government

Ethiopia
Addis-Ababa tries to reassure investors as fighting in Tigray surges

Ethiopia's diplomats are worried about investors withdrawing due to the civil war and security risks. Foreign investments are the country's third top source of foreign currency.

The New Guard
Guinea, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Guinea Abdourahim Barry, the oil ministry's rising star

Ethiopia Mamo Mihretu, Abiy Ahmed Ali's right-hand economics man

Zambia Mwiya Musokotwane, the fintech sector's leading lobbyist

Zimbabwe John Basera, Mnangagwa agricultural programme's golden boy

Ethiopia
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.

Ethiopia
Eritrea leaves Ethiopia's ambassador in limbo

Like his predecessor, Mihretab Mulugeta is finding it extremely difficult to present his credentials to the Eritrean head of state.

Ethiopia
Ousted General Adem Mohammed reemerges as Turkey ambassador

General Adem Mohammed, former chief of the general staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Forces, has been appointed ambassador to Turkey and presented his credentials in Ankara on 25 March.

Ethiopia, Somalia
Abiy frustrated at Farmajo's lack of support

For months the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has offered his support to Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed's bid for another term in February but is beginning to lose patience with the Somalian president's failure to return the favour.

Ethiopia
Abiy advisor eyes senior UN post

An advisor to occupants of the prime minister's office for over two decades, Arkebe Oqubay is vying for the top job at a UN agency. He is being supported by the Abiy administration, despite being a member of the TPLF.

Ethiopia
Last chance saloon for EPRDF

On 13 November, the executive committee of the EPRDF (Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front) convened what was seen as a [...]

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Is a general election delay inevitable?

Having been awarded the Nobel peace prize on 11 October for his efforts to stabilise the security situation in the Horn of Africa, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali is now contending with another major challenge: organising a general election, provisionally [.

Ethiopia
The EPRDF charts its future course

Following its conference, the ruling coalition, which is in the middle of a major restructuring, is trying to redefine itself and identify a new strategy.

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali gives the army a working over

According to our information, the prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, who is also commander-in-chief of the army, recently set up [...]

Ethiopia
The new PM Abiy Ahmed Ali: an ethnic and religious compromise?

Portrayed as an Oromo of the Muslim faith, the new strongman of Addis in fact has a Christian heritage, making him an acceptable candidate to the Orthodox Church.

Ethiopia
No real consensus over Hailemariam Desalegn's successor

The surprise resignation on 15 February of Hailemariam Desalegn, the Ethiopian prime minister and chairman of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary [...]

Spotlight | Ethiopia
EPRDF rejuvenation going at a snail's pace

The plan devised and instigated by the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, to rejuvenate the executive of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and the different political parties making up this government coalition, made little progress during these organisations' [.