Ethiopia
AU peace and security council forced to cancel Tigray trip

Ethiopia
Tigray elites fight it out over EFFORT's financial resources

The Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray, once a pillar of the Ethiopian economy, was taken apart during the war. Leaders in the region are clawing at each other to get their hands on its resources, a battle in which the federal government could be a behind-the-scenes arbitrator.

Palace Intrigues
AU summit, Mahmoud Abbas, Judith Suminwa Tuluka

Intrigues big and small – every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

African UnionIsraeli and Palestinian envoys at AU Summit

DRCPM Judith Suminwa Tuluka sends out message in Cape Town

EthiopiaTPLF more divided than ever on its 50th anniversary

Ethiopia
Foreign mining companies keen to extend their time in Tigray

With their business stalled by two years of conflict in Tigray, mining companies Newmont, Sun Peak and ANS Exploration are seeking to extend their exploration licences, without however resuming their activities. This is fuelling tension in a region whose economy is struggling to recover from a two-year civil war.

Ethiopia
Ethiopian government fails to reinstate officers purged during Tigray war

More than a year after a peace deal that ended [...]

Spotlight | Ethiopia, United States
US Congress envisages harder line on Ethiopian conflict

US Congress members have resurrected two punitive bills aimed at the Ethiopian government, while diplomatic efforts have led to the first formal peace talks in two years of conflict. With the midterms looming, these texts are the subject of intense lobbying by Ethiopian pressure groups based in the States.

Ethiopia
Tigray war "truce" hinges on key variables

Abiy Ahmed Ali's government declared a truce on Thursday, which was conditionally accepted by the TPLF. This is a turning point in the conflict, but its success depends on a few crucial variables.