Ethiopia

Ahead of elections in 2020, Ethiopia has many problems to address. Here are our top reads on how Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power and what comes next.

Ethiopia’s prime minister oversaw the chaotic release of thousands of prisoners, including many ethnonationalist militants. His amnesty may now be coming back to haunt him.

World leaders converged at the G-20 summit in Osaka, the Trump administration released its Middle East peace plan, and Democratic presidential contenders took the debate stage.

After high-level assassinations, the country may still be in danger, says Human Rights Watch expert Felix Horne.

Seeking the right partners is just as important as avoiding the wrong ones.

Interest in the Horn of Africa from foreign powers has always been a double-edged sword.

As the U.S. becomes the last country to ground the 737 Max, pilots say Boeing was quietly scrambling to improve its safety.

Unless would-be migrants can build lives with dignity—which poorly paid, export-oriented jobs do not provide—they will continue to seek ways to move on.

With larger powers in retreat, small countries and civil society groups have stepped up—and they have won some significant victories.

Federations of ethnonational states can become explosive during moments of political liberalization. Abiy Ahmed must tread carefully to avoid a Balkan nightmare.

In Capernaum, Nadine Labaki finds a new way for film to deal with poverty.

The Ethiopian prime minister’s opponents fear that he’s an African Erdogan. His rhetoric and policies suggest he’s more of a liberal democrat.

The United Nations and foreign powers claim they are dedicated to building up the Somali National Army. Instead, they have become complicit in its dysfunction.

While Washington turns a blind eye, autocrats across the continent are muzzling their citizens online.