Ethiopia’s main religions need to take an emotional distance from politics and find a neutral space so they can get moral clarity.
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Politics and Society Planned relocation: a hard but vital part of climate adaptation
Moving communities at risk is better than dealing with emergencies, but relocations have a fraught political history in Africa.
Politics and Society An open call by African intellectuals for urgent action on Ethiopia
Deeply concerned by the conflict and deteriorating human security situation in Ethiopia, a number of African intellectuals have called for dialogue and mediation.
Politics and Society Drums of war were beating for almost two years. Why Ethiopia’s conflict was avoidable
Had the national government and Tigray state government attempted to engage in intergovernmental dialogue, things might have turned out differently.
Politics and Society As AU chair, South Africa’s leadership fell short in key areas
Cyril Ramaphosa handled COVID-19 well, but more could have been done on governance, security and violent extremism.
Politics and Society What lies behind the war in Tigray?
The Ethiopian premier is manipulating ethnic rivalries to shift the agenda from democratic reform to authoritarianism.
Politics and Society Residual anger driven by the politics of power has boiled over into conflict in Ethiopia
The tensions that had been simmering between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and the Abiy administration eventually boiled over.
Politics and Society Abiy put Ethiopia on the road to democracy: but major obstacles still stand in the way
The country must urgently address the politics of ethnicity before it can move towards a workable democracy.
Politics and Society Ethiopia’s troubled history provides clues to why an all-out civil war is possible
Crisis grips Ethiopia as political divisions spill over into armed conflict and potential civil war looms.