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Ethiopia: A Country in Crisis
Editors’ Note: On November 2, 2022, after this article was written, a peace deal between the TPLF and Ethiopia was signed. Although the...
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Nov 18, 20227 min read


Despotic Development
How Ethiopia’s allegiance to the authoritarian development model has spurred economic progress at the expense of its population Few...
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Jan 22, 20226 min read


Dismantling Ableism: An Interview with Haben Girma
Haben Girma, the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, is a human rights lawyer and disability rights advocate. In...
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Mar 23, 20213 min read


Parasites of Peace
In July 2018, Ethiopia and Eritrea signed a monumental peace treaty to reopen diplomatic relations, travel, and trade between the two...
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Nov 25, 20185 min read


Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Uphill Battle for Socioeconomic Reform in a Divided Ethiopia
Since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office this April, his approval ratings have soared, making him one of the most well-liked...
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Nov 13, 20186 min read


Midnight Train to Addis Ababa
On September 21, 2015, the world watched the inaugural trip of sub-Saharan Africa’s first urban light rail system — and if they didn’t,...
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May 2, 201612 min read
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