Tag: #African Union (AU)

The Alibi of False Equivalence: Eritrea, Ethiopia and the EU’s Failure in the Horn of Africa

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The EU Must Name Ethiopia as the Source of Chaos in the Horn by David Yeh Whether it is the U.S....

Silence is not Neutrality. It is Abdication!

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By David Yeh The African Union Commission’s statement on tensions involving Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Egypt is a study in institutional...

Barking at Eritrea While Ethiopia Unravels

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Addis Ababa Can Expel Diplomats. It Cannot Expel Geography. By Alula Frezghi Ethiopia has closed its embassy in Asmara, expelled Eritrean...

Complicity and Duplicity of External Entities Will Only Deepen the Crisis in Ethiopia and Across the Horn of Africa

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By Ahferom Thomas The announcement of the formation of the Coalition of Ethiopian Popular Forces for Survival, on September 20,...

ERITREA: THE POLITICS OF ENDURANCE

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by Ahmed Ibrahim A People, a History, and the Discipline of Resilience Some nations have histories told primarily through empires, treaties,...

The Fallacy of the IFA Proposal: Why Sovereign Boundaries, Not Coerced Normative Demands, Condition Bilateral Peace

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by Mihreteab Medhanie The recent framework (May 22, 2026) published by the Ethiopian Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA), titled “Ethiopia-Eritrea...

A Turning Point in the U.S. – Eritrea Relations?

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By David Yeh The United States appears poised to lift sanctions on Eritrea, a move that could mark a significant...

The Overriding Legitimacy of International Laws of Sovereignty: Challenges and Implications for Order and Peace

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Weldu Ghebreselasie (PhD) Founded in 1945, following the end of World War II, the United Nations was established to maintain...

The Anatomy of Africa’s Continental Failure: Expanding the Case for a “Radical Fix”

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by Aaron Abraha Sixty three years on, the African Union stands less as a testament to continental aspiration and more...

Ethiopia’s AU Chairmanship: A Stark Example of Institutional Incompetence and Irresponsibility

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By Sirak Kifle There are decisions so glaringly indefensible that they do not merely reflect poor judgment, they expose the...

When Foreign Policy Becomes Fantasy: Reckless Rhetoric and the Cost of Irresponsibility from a Troubling Debate

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By Ibrahim A. Ibrahim I recently watched, for the first time, an Ethiopian foreign policy debate, initially out of curiosity,...

An Election Without a Nation: Ethiopia’s Election Dilemma

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By David Yeh ETHIOPIA - Eight years after Abiy Ahmed came to power promising reform, unity, and democratic renewal, Ethiopia...