Abiy Ahmed has generated great excitement with initiatives breaking with the past. But he faces formidable challenges

The new prime minister is a decisive break from the past, but will he keep pushing for reform?

Following the resignation of its prime minister, Ethiopia finds itself on the precipice of widespread political unrest.

Two of the oldest liberation parties in Africa were forced by deep popular discontent to push their leaders aside

There have been many clues to the fact that not all was right in Ethiopia, though few heeded the signs

The purpose of this emergency is not to protect the constitutional order but to silence the voices calling for change.

All eyes are now on the ruling coalition as it deals with the prime minister’s resignation and scrambles to fill his position.

Hailemariam never explicitly admitted the existence of “political prisoners”. But while vague, his words were clear to everyone, except his government

The government also plans to pardon convicted criminals within the next two months — but only people who were not involved in murder

A group of Ethiopian bloggers and journalists have been charged with terrorism for having alleged links to an outlawed group and planning attacks.