By BINYAM DANIEL Mekelle, July 13, 2026 — The Tigray Regional government on Monday announced that the Tigray Interim Regional Administration will not participate in the proposed Ethiopia’s National Dialogue, describing the process as lacking legitimacy, political inclusiveness, and the basic conditions necessary for meaningful reconciliation. In a strongly worded statement issued from Mekelle on Monday,…
By Hana-Mariam Teshome For more than two decades, Ethiopia was presented as one of Africa’s promising destinations for manufacturing investment. The country’s industrialization strategy, pursued during the former ruling party, Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) era, was built around a clear economic ambition: move millions of people from low-productivity agriculture into modern manufacturing, increase…
By Rogers Tulyahabwe Amakwerekwere is the word many black South Africans say when they mean an African migrant. It is an onomatopoeic slur, said to mimic the unfamiliar sound of other African languages to Zulu or Xhosa ears, and it points to a very specific category of outsider. What South Africa is living through in…
By BINYAM DANIEL Mekelle, July 13, 2026 — The Tigray Regional government on Monday announced that the Tigray Interim Regional Administration will not participate in the proposed Ethiopia’s National Dialogue, describing the process as lacking legitimacy, political inclusiveness, and the basic conditions necessary for meaningful reconciliation. In a strongly worded statement issued from Mekelle on Monday,…
By Hana-Mariam Teshome For more than two decades, Ethiopia was presented as one of Africa’s promising destinations for manufacturing investment. The country’s industrialization strategy, pursued during the former ruling party, Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) era, was built around a clear economic ambition: move millions of people from low-productivity agriculture into modern manufacturing, increase…
By Rogers Tulyahabwe Amakwerekwere is the word many black South Africans say when they mean an African migrant. It is…
By BINYAM DANIEL Mekelle, July 13, 2026 — The Tigray Regional government on Monday announced that the Tigray Interim Regional Administration…
By Hana-Mariam Teshome For more than two decades, Ethiopia was presented as one of Africa’s promising destinations for manufacturing investment….
By Atwemereireho Alex For nearly two decades, Uganda’s petroleum narrative has hovered precariously within the liminal space between existential promise…
By Hana-Maryam Teshome Ethiopia’s fractured democratic landscape has entered another period of political confrontation after a major opposition alliance refused…
By TESFA-ALEM TEKLE Regional authorities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region should withdraw a proclamation that purports to grant them sweeping powers…
By Rogers Tulyahabwe Refugee Week 2026, which closed this past Sunday, carried the theme of courage. Its organizers meant it…
By Rania H. East Africa is entering a period of significant political uncertainty as governments across the region grapple with…
By Andrew Cowthorn A senior Ethiopian politician and Executive Director of the Relief Society of Tigray (REST) is being accused…
By Lukyamuzi Ali, Since the dawn of independence in the mid-20th century, a dark and recurring shadow has hung over…
