As a landlocked country, Ethiopia has expressed dissatisfaction at its reliance on the Port of Djibouti for access to the Red Sea. Recently, Prime Minister Abiy stated that control of the Red Sea and ...

Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) published its overview of the human rights situation in Ethiopia for 2024. The report stated that human rights continue to be violated, pointing to extrajudicial killings, ...

Ethiopia is waging an "escalating crackdown" on civil society, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday, denouncing the suspension ...

A former Prime Minister of Somalia has openly criticized the recent agreement between Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Addis Ababa last week, describing it as a direct ...

Nigeria has been admitted as a “partner country” of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, according to Brazil, the group’s ...

It's difficult to overstate the opportunism and ineptitude that serves as a unifying feature of Tigray's fractured leadership. Tigrayan politics is now composed exclusively of blood sports; every ...

The continent’s family firms are often reluctant to open their books to scrutiny. As a familiar joke goes, the biggest listed ...

Supporters of Ethiopia's warring factions are exploiting increasingly advanced technology and poor media literacy to spread disinformation that provokes anger between ethnic groups, risking fresh ...

Prior to the Ethiopia Securities Exchange (ESX) launch, the country had liberalised some sectors including telecommunications ...

Ethiopia inaugurated its securities exchange on Friday, marking a significant step in Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's efforts to ...