Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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Return to Square One: Tigray’s Parallel Administrations Bode Ill for Fragile Horn

On Tuesday, the newly reinstated Tigray regional council elected the TPLF chairman as president. The development means the region now has two presidents: Lt....

Red Sea Rapprochements, Shifting US Priorities, and Ethiopia’s Outlook

Reports of its intentions to normalize relations with Eritrea and growing calls for the US to follow in Israel’s footsteps in recognizing Somaliland appear...

Running Dry: Security, Compensation, Incapacity Weigh Down Ethiopian Irrigation Projects

Often lauded as Africa’s water tower, Ethiopia’s potential in surface and groundwater is immense. Nonetheless, the rain-dependent, largely agricultural economy often faces setbacks due...

Middle Powers: Rewriting the Global Order amidst Tectonic Shifts in Geopolitics

Ever since the rules-based global order was mapped in the aftermath of WWII, the thought of a fundamental reversal had appeared highly unlikely or...

Security Concerns Take Center Stage as National Vote Edges Closer

After the post-EPRDF government took the helm in April 2018, it planned to conduct a general election in August 2020. Six months before the...

Asymmetric Conflict in Somalia, Sudan: How it Affects Ethiopia

This week, Somalia’s national army announced it has taken control of the city of Baidowa in the country’s South West State. Located just 150 miles...

Ethiopia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Gamble: Can State-Owned Enterprises Survive Without Capital Handouts?

Ethiopia is preparing to test a fundamental assumption that has long underpinned its state-led economic model. What happens when state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are forced...

Lessons in Federalism and Elections from Germany

On March 12, journalists working for Southwest Broadcasting (SWR), a German media outlet, were busy organizing a political debate in the city of Mainz...

Pressure Builds in Horn and Gulf as Iran War Rages On

By Ashenafi Endale & Kidus Dawit As the Israeli-US military operation in Iran enters its third week, the effects of the latest conflict in the...

Ethiopia’s Climate Finance Challenge: Strong Policy Ambitions, But Billions Still Missing

As Ethiopia positions itself to host the 32nd UN Climate Change Conference (COP32) in 2027, an event expected to draw around 80,000 participants, a new financial...
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