Development & Democracy – Two sides of the same coin

(Berhanu Tsegay – from MOFEC) If a country is awash with corruption, rent-seeking, lack of good.

Photo - Oromo protest in Woliso, August 6, 2016 [Credit: Social media]
The ‘Ethiopian Spring’: “Killing is not an answer to our grievances”

(René Lefort – Open Democracy) There is every sign that Ethiopia is plunging into a.

Photo - Oromo protests 2015
Ethiopia: The Government should negotiate with the Protest Movements

(Tefaye Debella) It is crucial for Ethiopians of every stripe to express our thoughts on.

Map - Ethiopia federal regions
Ethiopia: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?

(Yeshitila Zewdie) From among the fairy tales I heard and know about, the making of.

Map - Incident locations in Amhara region, Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Dozens killed after clashes in Bahirdar, in rural Gondar

Security forces killed several people in Bahir Dar city, northwestern Ethiopia, after clashing with protesters..

Map - Ethiopia regional map
A road map to resolving Ethiopia’s political crisis(Gen. Tsadkan G/tensae)

Editor’s note: Recently, the former Chief of Staff, General Tsadkan Gebretensae, presented a paper on Ethiopia’s current.

Photo - Gondar city protest, July 31
Ethiopia: Massive protest held in Gondar city

Tens of thousands marched in Ethiopia’s northwestern city of Gondar on Sunday morning. Residents descended.

Photo - General Tsadkan Gebretensae
General Tsadkan Gebretensae’s response to Prof. Messay Kebede

General Tsadkan Gebretensae’s piece on Ethiopia’s current political challenges. triggered heated discussion on social media and.

Photo - Prof. Messay Kebede
Review of Lt. General Tsadkan Gebretensae’s Article (Messay Kebede)

Last Sunday, Lt. General Tsadkan Gebretensae published a commentary on Ethiopia’s current political challenges and solutions on.

Photo - Ethiopian PM Hailemariam Desalegn [Credit: Addis Standard, Oct. 2015]
Will the protests of Gondar and Oromia help EPRDF quickly transform itself?

Except for the willful blindness and deafness of the EPRDF, the causes of the growing.