On 1 August, heavy fighting broke out at Shererina, a Tigrayan military stronghold on the Ethiopia-Sudan border – arguably the most serious confrontation between the Tigray Security Forces...

The National Dialogue plenary session that opened on 15 July in Addis Ababa was promoted by state media with unusual intensity. This reflected less enthusiasm for the consultative...

When the Tigray regional authorities were locked in a devastating war with Ethiopia’s federal government between 2020 and 2022, Getachew Reda was a senior Tigray People’s Liberation Front...

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...

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...

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...

As the United States repositions itself in the Horn of Africa, an emboldened Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) is stepping up its struggle with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

The dark clouds of a new Ethiopia-Eritrea war are set to linger over Addis Ababa in 2026. Yet despite an ongoing risk of escalation, hostilities will likely remain...