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People walk next to an abandoned tank belonging to Tigrayan forces south of the town of Mehoni, Ethiopia, on Dec. 11, 2020. Why Ethiopia Should Trust the West
As the war against Tigrayan rebels spreads, anti-Americanism is increasing—but mediation by Western powers is the country’s last best hope.
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Sudanese youths protest in the streets of the capital Khartoum on Nov. 4. In Ethiopia and Sudan, U.S. Policy Needs Less Talk and More Teeth
The Biden administration’s tough rhetoric is not enough to avoid a disastrous outcome in the Horn of Africa.
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Food aid is delivered to a community in Chena, Ethiopia. State Starts Ethiopia Task Force as It Urges U.S. Citizens to Leave
The Ethiopian government says there is no imminent threat to the capital despite claims from rebel forces.
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A general view of a garment factory at the Hawassa Industrial Park in Hawassa, southern Ethiopia on Oct. 1, 2019. Don’t Remove Ethiopia’s AGOA Trade Privileges
The Biden administration has threatened to end Addis Ababa’s eligibility under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Doing so would hurt the poor the most.
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An Ethiopian women sits at a refugee camp in eastern Sudan. U.N. Officials Downplayed Sexual Violence in Ethiopia in Leaked Call
In a conversation in March, U.N. officials on the ground questioned whether some reports of mass rapes in the Tigray fight were “media hype.”
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USAID Administrator Samantha Power speaks in Khartoum during a trip to East Africa. Why Did Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Rebuff Samantha Power?
The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development was seeking greater access for aid workers in Tigray.
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People celebrate ahead of the return of a formerly banned anti-government group, the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on September 14, 2018. Ethiopia’s Problems Stem From Internal Colonialism
Robert Kaplan’s selective reading of history bolsters proponents of a centralized state while ignoring the legitimacy of federalists’ demands.
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A young person stands below an Ethiopian national flag during a blood donation rally organized by the city administration of Addis Ababa, in Addis Ababa, on Nov. 12, 2020. Ethiopia’s Problems Aren’t Postcolonial
The country seems on the verge of falling apart. Here’s why it won’t.
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A displaced child from western Tigray waits to receive a plate of food in Mekele, Tigray. Ethiopia Faces a Famine Resurgence
As Ethiopians head to the polls, a dire humanitarian crisis is unfolding.
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Ethiopian refugees from the Tigray conflict gather at a camp in Sudan. Biden Administration Plans Visa Restrictions on Ethiopian Officials Over Tigray
Imposing visa restrictions on officials signals the start of a major U.S. policy shift.
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An Ethiopian Muslim stands in a damaged building at the al-Nejashi Mosque, one of the oldest in Africa and allegedly damaged by Eritrean shelling, in Negash, Ethiopia on March 1. Why Eritrea Won’t Leave Ethiopia
Eritrea’s Isaias Afwerki has long coveted access to Ethiopia’s economy. His alliance with Abiy Ahmed will let him achieve his goals at the expense of Ethiopian sovereignty.
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Men work at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Only Washington Can Save the Renaissance Dam Negotiations Now
Since Ethiopia has hampered negotiations, Egypt needs the United States to preserve its access to the Nile.
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ethiopia amhara militias tigray Ethiopia’s Tigray War Is Fueling Amhara Expansionism
Abiy Ahmed depends on the support of ethnic Amhara leaders and militias whose goal is to reconquer what they consider lost territories—from Tigray to Sudan.
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A woman is held by an assistant at a safe house for survivors of sexual assault in Mekele, the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, on Feb. 27. In Tigray, Sexual Violence Has Become a Weapon of War
The world must step in now and call the assaults what they are: a war crime.
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Jeffrey Feltman, then-U.N. undersecretary-general for political affairs, speaks in Colombia. U.S. Africa Envoy: Ethiopia Crisis Could Make Syria Look Like ‘Child’s Play’
Jeffrey Feltman, the new American envoy to the Horn of Africa, faces a cascade of overlapping challenges in the region.
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