Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Population: 82.8 million
GDP: $22900 million
Debt: $12.7% of GDP
Overview:

Rebels turn up the rhetoric as Premier Meles Zenawi and the ruling EPRDF march towards victory in the May elections; leading oppositionists such as Birtukan Mideska will be kept in gaol, others will be heavily monitored.

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  • Vol 51 No 16
  • 06/08/2010

Opposition nuptials

Activists in the opposition coalition Medrek met on 31 July to form a single party after their disastrous performance in the May elections (AC Vol 51 No 11). Although the opposition claimed the government's landslide victory was due to foul play, claim...

  • Vol 51 No 11
  • 28/05/2010

Opposition wipe-out

In 2005, all of Addis Ababa’s federal parliamentary seats went to the opposition; this time, preliminary results suggest that all but one have gone to the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front. Across the country, the opposition has been wip...

  • Vol 51 No 11
  • 28/05/2010

Mixed messages

In a spirit of reconciliation not always seen from Asmara, Eritrea’s Ambassador in London, Tesfamicael Gerahtu, told AC that the people of his country and Ethiopia were ‘bound to live together’ and that their survival ‘will depend on harmonisation’. Th...

  • Vol 51 No 10
  • 14/05/2010

Too many cooks

With elections due on 23 May, Premier Meles Zenawi’s government is looking forward to another five years in office. Amid sporadic violence with several deaths, opposition and government are both at last campaigning seriously but the biggest problem for ...

  • Vol 51 No 8
  • 16/04/2010

Looking for a landslide

The ruling party is set to win next month’s elections amid growing criticism at home and abroad

  • Vol 51 No 1
  • 08/01/2010

Dry times for a quick election

The government faces elections against a divided opposition: its biggest enemies are the weather and Eritrean President Issayas Afewerki

  • Vol 51 No 1
  • 08/01/2010

Dangerous neighbours

Somalia and Eritrea will dominate Addis Ababa’s security concerns (AC Vol 50 No 18). New United Nations’ sanctions against Eritrea will have little immediate effect on President Issayas Afewerki’s support for Somalia’s Haraka al Shabaab al Mujahideen, ...

  • Vol 50 No 18
  • 11/09/2009

Dangers and dilemmas in the Horn of Africa

The most dangerous corner of Africa is its north-eastern Horn, where instability reigns and terrorism thrives on the antagonisms of its governments

  • Vol 50 No 10
  • 15/05/2009

A change is going to come

After 18 years in power, serious moves are afoot to renew the leadership of the ruling EPRDF

  • Vol 50 No 10
  • 15/05/2009

The challengers

While no names have yet been put forward, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's proposals for change have prompted much discussion behind the scenes. Africa Confidential lists the potential successors to Meles within the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democrati...

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