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Ethiopia’s widening conflict will extend uncertainty

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ETHIOPIA

In response, federal-aligned authorities have started mobilising regional militias and even armed civilians to bolster their regular forces. Both have raised fears of an…

TPLF’s defeat may reset Ethiopia-Eritrea relations

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ETHIOPIA/ERITREA

Nevertheless, Abiy and his Eritrean counterpart, President Isaias Afewerki, appear unfazed and have sought to project a strengthening partnership.

Ethiopia’s Oromia faces worst insecurity in decades

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ETHIOPIA

Violence in Oromia has intensified recently, involving OLA and government forces, but increasingly also 'self-help' groups of Amhara minorities, with alleged support from ‘Fano’…

Ethiopian conflict may intensify rather than ease

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ETHIOPIA

Although Demeke also referenced the possibility of resolving Ethiopia’s conflicts through a national dialogue, the government’s wider rhetoric and military build-up instead signal…

Ethiopia’s momentum towards peace remains fragile

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ETHIOPIA

These included high-profile opposition leaders Jawar Mohammed and Bekele Gerba of the Oromo Federalist Congress and Eskinder Nega from Balderas for True Democracy, alongside…

Ethiopia’s Tigray troubles are far from over

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ETHIOPIA

Indeed, the lull in armed confrontation appears to have merely given both sides time to re-arm and regroup for the coming battle.