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When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to po?wer in 2018, the political reforms and initiatives he promised were met with much hope and optimi?sm. (Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)
ABIY AHMED
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Why Ethiopians are losing faith in Abiy’s promises for peace

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

  • Yohannes Gedamu
5 min read
Protests are taking place in Ethiopia’s Amhara region an opposition stronghold.
ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia’s state of emergency could destabilise the Horn of Africa

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

  • Yohannes Gedamu
5 min read
Outgoing Ethiopian premier Hailemariam Desalegn.
ETHIOPIA

Premier quitting and state of emergency signal urgent need for reform in Ethiopia

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

  • Yohannes Gedamu
5 min read