Ethiopia News News Ethiopia » Politics: Ethiopia Cannot Defund Its Way Out Of Ethnic Politics – OpEd
Ethiopia needs a civic politics, not an ethnic one. Cutting public money to identity-based parties while leaving an identity-based state intact will not get ...
News Ethiopia » Politics: Can Ethiopia ever be at peace? Four reasons conflict keeps flaring up
Ethiopia’s recurring wars don’t stem from ancient ethnic hatreds, but from a failure to agree on the rules for resolving disputes.
News Ethiopia » Politics: Ethiopia's New Political Chapter - Sovereign Sea Access At the Heart of National Ambition
Ethiopia's new five-year political chapter opens with a defining national ambition: building a peaceful, democratic and prosperous state while pursuing sovereign access to the sea. Under the Medemer ...
News Ethiopia » Politics: Ethiopia’s armed opposition unites against Abiy Ahmed: 5 reads on the country’s political struggles
Seven Ethiopian armed groups have announced a new alliance aimed at overthrowing the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The so-called Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival was unveiled ...
News Ethiopia » Politics: Ethiopia's Volatile Politics - the June 2026 Parliamentary Elections, the National Dialogue, and Violent Conflict
In a surprise to absolutely no one, Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party (PP) led by PM Abiy Ahmed won the 1 June 2026 parliamentary elections in a landslide. The outcome has evoked few commentaries in ...
News Ethiopia » Politics: The Fighting in Ethiopia Is Part of a Far Bigger Conflict
Powers in the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, and beyond are being drawn toward a conflict between political factions in Ethiopia, which diplomatic efforts have failed to stop.
News Ethiopia » Politics: Ethiopia’s PM won a Nobel Peace Prize, stoked a civil war and is set for re-election
When Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia’s prime minister in 2018, he offered a clean slate for Africa’s oldest uncolonized nation, which had been suffocated by decades of strict state control. His predecessor ...
News Ethiopia » Politics: Ethiopia’s two bids at democracy have failed: what it will take to succeed
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ethiopia has attempted to transition to democracy twice. First in 1991, when a new government overthrew a dictatorial military ...
News Ethiopia » Politics: Ethiopia’s election: Parties, coalitions and candidates explained
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopians vote on Monday in a general election to choose members of parliament, who will in turn select ...
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: Empowering Women for Equal Political Participation in Ethiopia
This EU-funded project, led by NIMD and CECOE, supports women leaders and promotes gender equality in decision-making—working to create a more inclusive and representative political landscape in ...