Ethiopia

  • May 10, 2022
  • 7 min read

Inter-religious tensions compound Ethiopia’s fragility

Ethiopia has long struggled with religious tensions, but the risk factors are now more pronounced than before

Ethiopia
  • May 3, 2022
  • 2 min read

Religious tensions may spread in Ethiopia

The past week has seen a spate of inter-religious violence in various locations across the country

Ethiopia
  • Apr 29, 2022
  • 7 min read

US-East Africa envoy’s exit signals policy incoherence

Washington's special envoy is reported to be stepping down at a crucial moment in various regional crises

United States
  • Apr 28, 2022
  • 2 min read

Internet shutdowns return to pre-pandemic trends

Internet shutdowns and throttling are once again on the rise across the global south, and in Russia and Ukraine

International
  • Apr 27, 2022
  • 2 min read

East Africa famine funding will draw mixed reception

Donors have pledged just under a third of the funds requested by aid agencies to prevent a famine in the Horn of Africa

East Africa
  • Apr 26, 2022
  • 2 min read

Afar exit may be critical to Ethiopia truce hopes

Tigrayan forces say they will withdraw from Afar to give the humanitarian truce a chance to work

Ethiopia
  • Apr 19, 2022
  • 7 min read

Amhara-Oromo tensions threaten Ethiopia peace hopes

Amid a lull in the conflict in northern Ethiopia, tensions between Amhara and Oromo elites are re-emerging

Ethiopia
  • Apr 14, 2022
  • 2 min read

Tigray’s Afar withdrawal will test Ethiopia’s truce

Tigray says it has withdrawn its forces from Afar’s Erebti district as a confidence building measure

Ethiopia