Tag: #Tigray

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,...

Rebuttal to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Allegations Against Eritrea

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by Adoulis Tewolde Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, addressing the House of People’s Representatives of Ethiopia, on 3 February 2026,...

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...

The Man Who Broke the Script

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How Gedu Andargachew’s Testimony Exposes the Architecture of Deception at Arat Kilo By Alula Frezghi In regimes built on narrative control,...

The Eritrean Defense Forces: History, Doctrine, and the Politics of Narrative in the Horn of Africa

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By David Yeh Forged in Fire: Understanding Eritrea’s Defense Forces Beyond the Narratives In the Horn of Africa, where borders have...

Potemkin Party’s Habitual Denial and Inconsistency

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by Weldu Ghebreselasie In an address to parliament on 3 February 2026, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, accused the Eritrean...

Yesterday’s Ally, Today’s Scapegoat

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Ethiopia’s selective memory about the Tigray war threatens truth, trust, and the country’s fragile peace by Aron Abraha Introduction There are moments...

Abiy Ahmed’s Shifting Rhetoric and the Dangerous Rewriting of the Tigray War

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by Ibrahim A. Ibrahim Words spoken by leaders in moments of crisis are not easily erased. They become part of...

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...

Ethiopia’s Dangerous Fantasy: Fake Maps as Acts of Aggression

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By ALULA FREZGHI Maps are never innocent, especially when they are designed to erase borders. Since Abiy Ahmed’s ascent to...