Ethiopia News & Analysis

Washington should not engage with the country’s government unless it pursues accountability for war crimes.

The internal administration debate comes ahead of Blinken’s plans to visit Africa.

Ethiopia can only recover morally and economically by welcoming refugees back.

Without political reform, economic stability, and accountability, there is a risk conflict could resume.

As peace talks progress in Tigray, tensions are mounting in Oromia.

The Eritrean president has his own interests in Tigray, and they could undermine Ethiopia’s truce with the TPLF.

As U.S. President Joe Biden ramps up sanctions on Russia, suspected war criminals in Africa escape unscathed.

Western diplomatic failure looms large in the world’s forgotten catastrophe.

Workers report sexual coercion and poor conditions at the Hawassa Industrial Park.

The Ethiopian government’s chokehold on humanitarian aid needs to end. 

After five months of relative calm, Tigray is once again under fire.

Beijing is stepping up its diplomatic efforts in the Horn of Africa as U.S. influence wanes.

A religious revival rooted in the country’s imperial history has coincided with civil war and the spread of genocidal rhetoric—endangering a diverse and multifaith nation.

Rising wheat, fuel, and fertilizer costs amid a historic drought could lead to mass hunger and instability throughout the Horn of Africa.

David Satterfield is expected to leave his post after just a few months on the job, leaving a big vacuum at a bad time.

International solidarity with Kyiv in the face of Russian aggression is admirable. Tigrayans brutalized by Ethiopia and Eritrea deserve the same.

Ethiopia can end its civil war by upholding its constitution.