In-Depth Analysis
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TPLF Leadership Rift: Factional infighting threatens Tigray’s fragile peace, post-war recovery
A picture taken during the conclusion of TPLF’s 11-day leadership meeting on 16 July, 2024, shortly before the power struggle…
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Farm or Fight: Farmers in Oromia’s Horro Guduru Wollega zone struggle against forced conscription under Gachana Sirna
In March 2022, a proclamation facilitating the implementation of Gachana Sirna, a system designed to organize individuals to protect their…
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Ethiopian National Dialogue: Can it deliver on its promises?
A Sidama elder elects representatives who participated in the agenda-setting process of the national dialogue in Sidama region (Photo: National…
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From Hope to Despair: Tigray returnees confront harsh realities, aid shortages
As of 04 July, 2024, nearly 2,200 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned to the Tselemti district located in the…
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Ethiopia’s Forex Market Reforms: Tumble or Turnaround?
Following the forex reform, the local birr had exchange rate as high as 90.6 birr per US dollar on 02…
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Tigray’s New Terror: Kidnappings, violence threaten region’s fragile recovery
According to 27 civil society organizations based in Tigray, in the past eleven months alone, 12 women were murdered, 18…
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Empty Desks, Empty Bellies: Budget woes cripple education from primary to higher level
Currently, students attending government universities are allocated 22 birr per day for meals, an amount that falls significantly short of…
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Underlying proliferation of armed conflicts and worsening security crisis in Ethiopia
In March, 2024 the Joint Security and Intelligence Task Force confiscated weapons, currency notes of different countries, bank books, and…
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A New Dawn: Ethiopia gears up for economic leap with first-ever stock exchange
With the majority of the preparatory tasks being finalized, the introduction of the Ethiopian Security Exchange (ESX) is set to…
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Between two peace treaties: Tigray’s Irob community confronts plight, looming displacement
The Irob people, consisting of around 60,000 individuals, with an estimated 35,000 living in semi-arid mountainous areas, face challenges to…
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