Latest articles on Abiy Ahmed

Polls in Ethiopia’s Tigray set to escalate standoff with Abiy

Africa Robbie Corey Boulet - 8 Sep 2020

In recent days Abiy's office has instructed the Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority to call journalists working for foreign media outlets to pressure them not to cover the vote

State of democracy in Africa: Changing leaders doesn’t change politics

Africa Nic Cheeseman - 19 Aug 2020

The Bertelsmann Transformation Index Africa Report 2020, A Changing of the Guards or A Change of Systems?, suggests that we should be cautious about the prospects for rapid political improvements

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Africa Solomon Dersso - 3 Apr 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic is throwing the poor governance of some African countries into sharp relief

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Elections test Africa’s democracy

Africa David Kode - 3 Mar 2020

Nine countries will go to the polls this year, but most will be held amid violence and suppression

Abiy Ahmed woos the Ethiopian diaspora in South Africa

Africa Simon Allison - 13 Jan 2020

No one knows how many Ethiopians are in South Africa — but Abiy knows he needs their support

10 conflicts to watch in 2020

Article Robert Malley Comment - 28 Dec 2019

As Washington overpromises and underdelivers, regional powers are seeking solutions on their own — both through violence and diplomacy

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Prime Minister has his work cut out to keep Ethiopia’s transition on track

Africa International Crisis & Group 2 - 17 Dec 2019

Ethiopia’s political opening has won plaudits but also uncorked ethnic strife. The government should proceed cautiously ahead of elections in 2020

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Ethiopia to vote on breakaway state highlights battles over autonomy

Africa Robbie Corey Boulet - 18 Nov 2019

At present, Ethiopia is partitioned into nine semi-autonomous regional states

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Why Ethiopians are losing faith in Abiy’s promises for peace

Africa Yohannes Gedamu - 14 Nov 2019

The prime minister may have won the Nobel Peace Prize but he has failed to quell the violence in his own backyard

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The trouble with indiscriminate tree-planting in Africa

Africa Simon Allison - 31 Oct 2019

Planting trees in Africa is proposed by some as a quick fix for climate change. But local experts disagree — and say their voices are being sidelined

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‘Killing without any reason’: Deaths in rural Ethiopia spark outcry

Africa Robbie Corey Boulet - 17 Oct 2019

The violence is unfolding ahead of elections next year in one of the country's most volatile and ethnically diverse areas

Abiy Ahmed is a worthy Nobel Peace Prize winner

Africa Simon Allison - 11 Oct 2019

In just 18 months the prime minister has transformed his country and the region

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Going green: Ethiopia’s bid to plant four billion trees

Article Robbie Corey Boulet - 31 Jul 2019

Abiy is leading by example as Ethiopia plans to plant a mind-boggling four billion trees by October

Ethiopia delays referendum on new independent region

Africa Susan Houlton - 22 Jul 2019

Members of the Sidama ethnic group must now wait several months longer for a referendum that could lead to the setting up of a new independent region

Ethiopia faces showdown over push for new region

Africa Robbie Corey Boulet - 17 Jul 2019

The Sidama say they plan to unilaterally declare their own federal state this week

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