Ethiopia News News Ethiopia » Politics: Ethiopia's constitutional reform: What does it mean — especially for Abiy?
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stands to benefit from a planned constitutional reform in the country. A new presidential system would reshape political power — and could give him a more powerful ...
News Ethiopia » Politics: Beit Yisrael could give Ethiopian Israelis a new path to political influence - opinion
Gadi Yevarkan’s new Beit Yisrael party seeks to move Ethiopian Israelis from political inclusion to real power.
News Ethiopia » Politics: Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions over Red Sea port have turned the Tigray peace deal into a political weapon
The large-scale war between the Ethiopian federal government and Tigray regional government forces ended in November 2022 with the signing of the Pretoria Agreement. The two sides agreed that the ...
News Ethiopia » Politics: Religion, power and politics: what’s behind the violent attacks on Ethiopia’s Orthodox Tewahedo Church
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has been one of Ethiopia’s most influential institutions for more than 1,600 years. Church and state were closely intertwined from the official adoption of ...
News Ethiopia » Politics: Ethiopia embraces big projects but escalates regional tensions by seeking more access to the sea
Ethiopia’s leader loves big projects. With a contentious megadam completed on the Nile, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed now plans Africa’s largest airport and a nuclear power plant. But the landlocked ...
News Ethiopia » Politics: Ethiopian leader Abiy's party set to dominate elections despite insecurity
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrives at the parliament to address parliament members on the current situation ...
News Ethiopia » Politics: Ethiopia: Unraveling the Political Settlement That Held Ethiopia Together
Addis Abeba — Ethiopia is approaching a dangerous precipice. The armed conflicts in Oromia and Amhara, and the possibility of renewed war in Tigray, are only the visible crises. Beneath them lies a ...
News Ethiopia » Politics: Ethiopia heads to the polls for an election expected to be dominated again by Abiy's ruling party
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia heads to the polls on Monday in an election that the ruling party is predicted to win by a landslide due to a fragmented and weak opposition. Prime Minister Abiy ...
News Ethiopia » Politics: Ethiopia: Tigray People’s Liberation Front is in turmoil – is it losing its grip on the region?
For more than 40 years, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has been unassailable in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray. But fallout from the country’s catastrophic civil war has thrown it ...
News Ethiopia » Politics: Time For Ethiopia’s Political Elite To Demonstrate Vision – Analysis
The country needs a nationwide ceasefire and for political settlement through dialogue to be prioritised over factionalism and ethnic rivalry. By Tegbaru Yared Ethiopia’s seemingly peaceful transition ...
News Ethiopia » Politics: Ethnic Politics in Ethiopia
Because Ethiopians share a history, culture, blood ties, and a common life spanning thousands of years, their unity is as thoroughly blended as milk churned ...