Ethiopia on the Brink: The Politics of Abundance in an Economy of Scarcity
A Nation of Contradictions Dr. Biru opens with a parable: Ethiopia’s economy resembles the elephant touched by blind men—each observer…
When a Parliament Decides It Has Better Things to Do
By Sewasew Teklemariam Ethiopian Tribune Columnist The Federal Republic of Megala Finfiney has, over the years, quietly normalised the extraordinary.…
The ‘New Auschwitz’? Targeted Atrocities against Orthodox Amharas in Arsi, Oromia, Ethiopia
Editor’s Foreword The Ethiopian Tribune presents this urgent contribution by Professor Girma Berhanu of the University of Gothenburg with a…
A Birthday Flight Into Hell:
The visit has detonated a political controversy that cuts far deeper than protocol. It has forced Ethiopians, at home and…
Whose Story Is It, Anyway? Al Jazeera, Ethiopia, and the Politics of Selective Outrage
Perhaps the most intellectually dishonest feature of Al Jazeera’s recent Ethiopia coverage is what it refuses to remember. Ethiopia is…
The Thumbs-Up Revolution
How a Young Woman from EPRP is Rewriting Ethiopian Political Theatre and What the Ruling Party's Silence on That Debate…
Ethnicity at the Gate: The Advantage of Sounding Oromo in Contemporary Ethiopia
In today’s Ethiopia, a few words of Afaan Oromo or even an Oromo‑sounding name can open doors that remain closed…
The Man Who Made Memory: A Personal Tribute to Haile Gerima
The respect I felt rising in me during those two hours was immense, the kind of respect one cannot manufacture…
Do They Know It Is Yekatit 12?
A Date That Refuses to Fade and a City That Cannot Recognise Itself Fly into Bole International Airport on any…
Diplomacy, Drones, and Delicate Optics: Ethiopia’s Tightrope Between India, Turkey, and the Whispers of the Arab World
Ethiopia’s political theatre, under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has become a masterclass in the management of appearances, whispers, and global…