Ethopia

Ethiopia’s elections are needed. But they face credibility challenges

Ethiopia is holding parliamentary elections at a time of immense domestic turmoil and foreign pressure. This is due to, in particular, the Tigray conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and other ethnic-based violence. Ethiopia has always bee...

Jon Abbink ·almost 3 years ago

Abiy put Ethiopia on the road to democracy: but major obstacles still stand in the way

It’s two years since a surprise leadership change took place in Ethiopia. Introducing himself with a historic speech to the nation, the new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed preached democracy as the only future for the country of more than 11...

Yohannes Gedamu ·over 3 years ago

Residual anger driven by the politics of power has boiled over into conflict in Ethiopia

For three years, between 2015 and early 2018, there were popular protests across Ethiopia, but particularly in the country’s two largest regions – Oromia and Amhara. The popular discontent was driven by the 27-year-long marginalisat...

Yohannes Gedamu ·over 3 years ago

Ethiopia’s blockchain deal is a watershed moment – for the technology, and for Africa

At the launch of bitcoin in 2009 the size of the potential of the underlying technology, the blockchain, was not fully appreciated. What has not been fully exploited is the unique features of blockchain technology that can improve the...

Iwa Salami·almost 3 years ago

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