Vol 47 No 11 | ERITREAETHIOPIA Omissions 26th May 2006 The latest meeting of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission, in London on 17 May, started badly, with the Commission President, Sir Elihu Lauterpacht QC of Britain, irritated by news...
Vol 47 No 6 | ERITREAETHIOPIA Tentative 17th March 2006 Secret talks in London on 10 March between American lawyers may help unblock the border dispute between Eritrea and Ethiopia, that killed 50-100,000 people in 1998-2000. Both governments...
Vol 47 No 4 | ETHIOPIA Waiting but not sitting 17th February 2006 The opposition coalition that won the capital last May has split, leaving the city council in limbo Nine months after May's controversial elections, Addis Ababa's councillors have still not taken their seats. The four-party opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) won the capital by...
Vol 46 No 23 | ETHIOPIA Transition starts here 18th November 2005 Disputed elections, the shooting of oppositionists and donor worries hasten political change The ruling party is on the defensive. Its brutal response to opposition protests at election irregularities and the criticism which that has aroused, may mark its transformation. At...
Vol 46 No 22 | ERITREAETHIOPIA Breaking point, again 4th November 2005 There may be some diplomatic method in Asmara's apparent madness Indignant at what he calls blatant international bias against Eritrea in its border dispute with Ethiopia, President Issayas Afeworki is restricting the work of the United Nations Mission...
Vol 46 No 18 | ETHIOPIA Euro-observations 9th September 2005 Relations with the European Union are cooling sharply. EU election observers roundly criticised the 15 May general elections, infuriating Premier Meles Zenawi. The head of the EU Election...
Vol 46 No 16 | ETHIOPIA Trying talks 5th August 2005 After the disputed elections, government and opposition edge warily towards an accommodation Many opposition members of parliament are likely to take their seats after signs of progress from the first round of talks between government and opposition parties to discuss...
Vol 46 No 13 | ETHIOPIA Post-election massacre 24th June 2005 The power struggle has worsened in the ruling party following the surprise success of opposition parties in May's elections (AC Vol 46 No 11). Hardliners in the Ethiopian...
Vol 46 No 11 | ETHIOPIA The big upset 27th May 2005 No one expected the ruling party to do so badly but it still holds power at the centre, facing a revitalised opposition It was a stunning setback for the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front. When the polls closed on 15 May, the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD)...
Vol 46 No 11 | ETHIOPIA The ethnic factor 27th May 2005 The Coalition for Unity and Democracy appeals to Amhara nationalism, which the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front calls chauvinism. The CUD wants to get rid of the...