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Ethiopia
Population: 111.9m
GDP: $125.74bn
Debt: 41.1% of GDP (2026 forecast)

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Displaying 13 results from 2026 (out of 357 total).

Washington courts Issayas as Tigray edges to the brink

US diplomacy is colliding with Eritrea's hedging strategy, Tigray's hardening politics and a widening regional contest stretching from the Nile to the Red Sea

The sands are shifting in the Horn, prompting a spate of diplomatic openings from the United States and the African Union. For now, it’s unlikely that either party...

The Horn’s shifting alliances unsettle Addis

As Saudi, Emirati, Egyptian and Eritrean interests collide around Ethiopia, US pressure may just sharpen Mekelle’s choices rather than tamp down the conflict

As the implications of the emerging alignment in the Horn become clearer, United States President Donald J Trump’s administration calculates that behind the threat of renewed conflict in...

Abiy’s Prosperity Party is set for another crushing majority

Behind a calm polling day is a harsher reality – fractured opposition parties, shuttered constituencies and insurgents determined to shoot their way to power

Lengthy queues formed before the polling stations opened at six in the morning on 1 June in national elections that are expected to produce an overwhelming majority for...

A new axis emerges

Fresh evidence reveals covert military cooperation on Ethiopia’s western frontier, reshaping the dynamics of Sudan’s war

When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in February, he raised questions about Ethiopia’s rumoured involvement in Sudan’s war and the alleged presence...

Abiy opts for a pause in Tigray – for now

Tadesse Werede’s extended mandate points to a fragile accommodation, with both sides managing pressure while holding off a renewed clash

With the mandate of Tigray’s interim administration expiring, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has opted to retain the existing leadership rather than push Tigrayan allies into authority. Federal authorities...

How Abiy’s march north could ignite the Horn

As the federal government masses troops along Tigray’s borders, the prime minister is weighing his most perilous gamble yet

As much of the world focused on the United States-Israeli war with Iran this month, Ethiopian army convoys carrying heavy weapons were filmed moving north in broad daylight....

Creditors’ quarrels hold back debt deal

State lenders claim that private creditors have secured unfair advantages in Addis Ababa’s drawn-out debt restructuring talks

Seven months after signing a crucial memorandum of understanding (MoU) with bilateral creditors, Ethiopia’s hopes that recent progress in negotiations with bondholders would hasten a comprehensive debt-restructuring agreement...

Economy gets pre-election boost

Government claims double-digit expansion, yet hardship and scepticism remain widespread

With Ethiopia heading to the polls in June, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his ruling Prosperity Party radiate optimism on the economy. Not only has annual inflation returned...

Tigray’s cold war with Addis heats up

Clashes in the disputed western areas risk igniting a wider conflict across the Horn, drawing in outside sponsors

A new war in Tigray – one that could again pull in Eritrea – is looking more likely after clashes broke out on 27 January between Tigrayan forces...

Abiy’s proxy war tactics reach their limit

Oppositionists make progress on a unity deal as insurgents tighten their grip on Tigray, Amhara, and Oromia

Ethiopia is trapped in a stalemate. With military victory impossible and political consensus unreachable, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government is falling back on divide and rule. The prime...

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