- Vol 51 No 16
- 6th August 2010
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, claims p...
- Vol 51 No 11
- 28th May 2010
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 wiped...
- Vol 51 No 11
- 28th May 2010
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’. The A...
- Vol 51 No 10
- 14th May 2010
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 th...
- Vol 51 No 8
- 16th April 2010
The ruling party is set to win next month’s elections amid growing criticism at home and abroad
- Vol 51 No 1
- 8th January 2010
The government faces elections against a divided opposition: its biggest enemies are the weather and Eritrean President Issayas Afewerki
- Vol 51 No 1
- 8th January 2010
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, Hiz...
- Vol 50 No 18
- 11th September 2009
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
- 15th May 2009
After 18 years in power, serious moves are afoot to renew the
leadership of the ruling EPRDF
- Vol 50 No 10
- 15th May 2009
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...