Ethiopia’s late Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi (Photo: WEF) Addis Abeba –This week marks the 13th anniversary of the passing of Ethiopia’s late Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi. He was born in the historic town of Adwa in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and rose from humble beginnings to become one of Africa’s most influential statesmen. His life and leadership offer profound lessons …

Ethiopia’s late Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi (Photo: WEF) Addis Abeba –This week marks the 13th anniversary of the passing of Ethiopia’s late Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi. He was born in the historic town of Adwa in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and rose from humble beginnings to become one of Africa’s most influential statesmen. His life and leadership offer profound lessons …

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Photo: EBC) Addis Abeba – Having begun construction nearly 14 years ago, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is scheduled for inauguration in September 2025. During a parliamentary address two months ago, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced this milestone and formally invited Egypt, Sudan, and all Nile Basin countries to attend …

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Photo: EBC) Addis Abeba – Having begun construction nearly 14 years ago, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is scheduled for inauguration in September 2025. During a parliamentary address two months ago, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced this milestone and formally invited Egypt, Sudan, and all Nile Basin countries to attend …

PM Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afwerki exchanging pleasantries with Debretsion Gebremichael, then deputy president of Tigray regional state during the reopening of Bure and Zalambesa border crossings in September 2018 (Photo: Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia) Addis Abeba – In recent weeks, speculation about an imminent war in Northern Ethiopia and Eritrea …

PM Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afwerki exchanging pleasantries with Debretsion Gebremichael, then deputy president of Tigray regional state during the reopening of Bure and Zalambesa border crossings in September 2018 (Photo: Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia) Addis Abeba – In recent weeks, speculation about an imminent war in Northern Ethiopia and Eritrea …

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – FEBRUARY 15: (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT – ‘SOMALI PRESIDENCY / HANDOUT’ – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—) Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (L) meets with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (R) as part of the 38th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, …

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (right), accompanied by Somali Region President Mustafe Muhammed (center) and his deputy Ibrahim Osman, visiting the Corridor Development Project site in Jijiga, February 2025 (Photo: Somali Regional State Communications) By Mohamud A. Ahmed Addis Abeba – In the grand theater of Ethiopian politics, where narratives shift like desert sands and allegiances are as …

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – FEBRUARY 15: (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT – ‘SOMALI PRESIDENCY / HANDOUT’ – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—) Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (L) meets with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (R) as part of the 38th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, …

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (left) and his deputy Temesgen Tiruneh (Photo: EPA) By Mohamud A. Ahmed Addis Abeba – As I stepped beyond the bustling core of Jigjiga into its sprawling outskirts, the horizon unfolded like a canvas of possibility and peril—mirroring the vast ambiguities besieging Ethiopia. Clutched in my hand was Professor Abdi Ismail Samatar’s poignant …