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July 30, 2018 East Africa: Ethiopia/Eritrea Peace Hopes, Cautions
For those seeking good news from Africa, there is no better recent example than the
dramatic rapprochement between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Pictures and videos of
the overjoyed crowds in Asmara and Addis Ababa greeting the other country's leaders
on mutual visits circulated rapidly on social media as well as in international news
coverage.
April 23, 2018 Ethiopia: Wax, Gold, and "Ethiopianness"
The appointment of Abiy Ahmed as prime minister of Ethiopia on April 2 was met with
relief and with high expectations by Ethiopians as well as internationally. Although
he is a leader of one of the parties in the ruling coalition, he is young (he turns
42 today) and has a reputation as someone open to inclusion and diverse views. Yet
the structural problems he and the country face are profound. Ethiopians as well as
other informed observers are cautious about predicting to what extent promises will
meet expectations, or, in a classic Ethiopian expression, how much gold there is
beneath the wax.
Jul 16, 2012 Ethiopia: Counterterrorism as Pretext
On July 13 an Ethiopian court handed down heavy prison
sentences to six journalists convicted on vague terrorism
charges. Award-winning blogger Eskinder Nega got an 18-year
term; the others live in exile and were sentenced in
absentia. This was the latest in a series of repressive actions by the
Ethiopian government against journalists taken under the
sweeping Anti-Terrorism Proclamation of 2009. This is a
particularly blatant example of the use of counterterrorism
as a pretext, as similar over-broad counterterrorism
legislation continues to proliferate in countries around the
world.
Dec 14, 2010 USA/Africa: Wikileaks Highlights, 1
May 25, 2010 Ethiopia: Democracy Deferred
Feb 5, 2008 Africa: Dramatic Anti-Malaria Results
Nov 15, 2007 Horn of Africa: Mixed Signals on Border Conflict
Nov 6, 2005 Horn of Africa: War Clouds Gathering
Jun 18, 2005 Ethiopia: On the Edge
May 30, 2005 Ethiopia: Election Reports, Commentary
Feb 13, 2004 Ethiopia: Debt Relief Backstep
Jan 27, 2004 Horn of Africa: No War, No Peace
Recent Bulletins on Continent-Wide Issues
November 12, 2018 Africa: Africa Mining Vision
November 12, 2018 Africa: Why Mining is Hard to Tax
October 16, 2018 Africa/Global: Drug Company Profits vs. Public Health
October 1, 2018 Africa/Global: Professionals Enabling Corruption
August 27, 2018 Africa: Migration Reports Show Complex Realities
April 9, 2018 Africa: Storybooks in African Languages
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