Vol 58 No 22 | ETHIOPIA Oromia on the edge 3rd November 2017 The unrest is threatening to get out of control and the State of Emergency only put problems on pause The latest round of violence in Oromia demonstrates the increasingly complex, and dangerous, nature of Ethiopia's protracted political crisis. It also reinforces the impression that while the government...
Vol 58 No 21 | ETHIOPIA Rifts in the regions 20th October 2017 The latest spate of Oromia protests suggests a weakening of central government power but many worry about the consequences With the Ethiopian government already reeling from the destabilising violence stemming from territorial disputes between Oromo and Somali communities and the regional governments, there was more bad news...
Vol 58 No 19 | ETHIOPIA Clashes in the east 22nd September 2017 Weeks after ending a nine-month State of Emergency, major outbreaks of deadly violence have taken place at the borders of Oromia and Somali Regional State provinces.
Vol 58 No 18 | ETHIOPIA Crisis over, crisis goes on 30th August 2017 The State of Emergency may be over but there’s no sign of fundamental changes to address underlying problems It's nearly a month since the ruling coalition's parliamentarians and their allies, who hold all the seats, voted to restore habeas corpus and suspend the State of Emergency...
Vol 58 No 15 | ETHIOPIA Reforms stall as unrest eases 14th July 2017 The wave of revolt has run out of steam and with it the momentum for reform. Yet resentment lingers and political challenges abound Ten months into the state of emergency declared to help suppress a rash of protests across the country which claimed hundreds of lives, Ethiopia's security apparatus has the...
Vol 58 No 7 | ETHIOPIA Water emergency 31st March 2017 Activists from South Omo, in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia, say the government has been using the state of emergency to silence domestic critics...
Vol 58 No 2 | ETHIOPIA Development state digs in 20th January 2017 The political crisis shows no sign of abating but the opposition remains in disarray. The economic cost of the turmoil is rising The government says that it is listening to the people and is considering reform in the wake of the violence and unrest in Amhara and Oromia for much...