Tag: #Amhara

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,...

Life Under Colonel Abiy Ahmed in Ethiopia

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By David Yeh Life under Potemkin Party Abiy Ahmed leadership in Ethiopia has become, for millions of people, a daily...

Ethiopia’s Unraveling: Ethnic Federalism, Fragmentation, and the Crisis of State Legitimacy

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by Aron Abraha What is unfolding in Ethiopia today is often described as a collection of overlapping crises: armed conflict...

Ethiopia in Crisis: Self-Determination, Fragility, and the Storms of 2026

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By David Yeh Ethiopia is not collapsing because its peoples are demanding too much. It is collapsing because its leaders...

Ethiopia’s Manufactured Crisis Narrative and the Risks It Poses to the Horn of Africa

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By Alula Frezghi Introduction When governments lose control of their internal narrative, they often look outward for a target. In today’s...

The Manufactured Enemy: How Ethiopia Uses Eritrea to Distract from Its Own Failures

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By David Yeh The Ethiopian government’s renewed attempt to frame Eritrea as the invisible hand behind the Amhara Fano insurgency...

Red Lines and Broken Myths: Ethnic Power, Sovereignty, and the Future of the Horn

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Aaron Introduction History rarely announces its turning points with clarity; it signals them through repetition of myths, of maps, of...

Israel’s Somaliland Gamble Risks Igniting a Wider Crisis in the Horn of Africa

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By ALULA FREZGHI Israel’s decision to move toward recognizing Somaliland has been hailed in some quarters as a bold strategic...

A Famine by Design: How Ethiopia’s Leadership Weaponizes Hunger

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By Alula Frezghi Famine in Ethiopia is not a tragedy of nature. It is a crime engineered by power. Across Tigray...

Ethiopia on the Frontlines of a New World Disorder

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By David Yeh The global order is fraying, and the warning signs are no longer subtle. According to the International...