The Nobel Peace Prize Paradox: Abiy Ahmed’s Ethiopia, host of the African Union, slides into regional isolation as ties with neighbors collapse
By BINYAM DANIEL The closure of Ethiopian and Sudanese consulates, the diplomatic rupture with Eritrea and the confrontation with Somalia expose the growing failures of Abiy Ahmed’s foreign policy, raising questions about Ethiopia’s regional leadership while hosting the African Union headquarters. Ethiopia, once regarded as one of Africa’s most influential diplomatic powers, is increasingly finding…