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Move fast and break things - Ethiopia Insight
by Mistir Sew
The Prime Minister’s tactics of populism, appeasement, and disruption have gone as far as they can in this complex political landscape
A few months after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed assumed office, a BBC journalist asked...
Pride and Prejudice: The Crash of Ethiopian Airlines 302 [By Worku Aberra (PhD)]
Pride and Prejudice: The Crash of Ethiopian Airlines 302
By Worku Aberra
When I took my daughter, who was born and raised in Canada, to Ethiopia for her first time, we flew Ethiopian Airlines (EAL) from Frankfurt to Addis Ababa. As...
Ethiopia’s transition to democracy has hit a rough patch. It needs support from abroad (By FELIX HORNE)
Los Angeles Times
By FELIX HORNE
The ascent of Dr. Abiy Ahmed to the post of prime minster in Ethiopia a year ago was a rare positive story in a year filled with grim news globally. Within months of taking office, his administration released...