Ethiopia

Robert Kaplan’s selective reading of history bolsters proponents of a centralized state while ignoring the legitimacy of federalists’ demands.

The country seems on the verge of falling apart. Here’s why it won’t.

Tigrayan forces retook the regional capital, Mekele, as Abiy Ahmed declared a unilateral cease-fire and federal forces and officials retreated.

As Ethiopians head to the polls, a dire humanitarian crisis is unfolding.

Imposing visa restrictions on officials signals the start of a major U.S. policy shift.

Eritrea’s Isaias Afwerki has long coveted access to Ethiopia’s economy. His alliance with Abiy Ahmed will let him achieve his goals at the expense of Ethiopian sovereignty.

Since Ethiopia has hampered negotiations, Egypt needs the United States to preserve its access to the Nile.

Abiy Ahmed depends on the support of ethnic Amhara leaders and militias whose goal is to reconquer what they consider lost territories—from Tigray to Sudan.

The world must step in now and call the assaults what they are: a war crime.

Jeffrey Feltman, the new American envoy to the Horn of Africa, faces a cascade of overlapping challenges in the region.

Former foes have found a common enemy in the TPLF. Will it lead beyond battlefield cooperation?

Establishing an inclusive reform process could end the country’s stalemate between unitarists and ethnonationalists.

Abiy Ahmed must return to his concept of “medemer” and reject the notion of politics as a zero-sum game.

Washington wants a seasoned point person for the brewing crises in East Africa.

Chris Coons to deliver a tough message to Abiy Ahmed.

Agency memo sidesteps questions around government’s role in Tigray.

Recent human rights investigations confirm the atrocities that journalists reported in November. A strong multilateral push can force an Eritrean withdrawal and put the region on the path to peace.

Eritrea’s Isaias Afwerki is fueling bloodshed in Tigray—and offering other regional leaders lessons in authoritarianism.