The Erasure of Amhara Voices in International Coverage of Ethiopia
By Girma Berhanu (Professor) Watching recent international coverage of Ethiopia's election, I've been left with a question that grows harder...
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Seven Times Lucky? Ethiopia’s Seventh General Election and the Art of Democratic Choreography
On a continent where elections are frequently described as historic milestones before a single ballot is cast, Ethiopia's seventh national...
The Ritual Before the Storm: Ethiopia’s 2026 Election and the Impossible Choice
By The Editorial Team, The Ethiopian Tribune June 1st, 2026 the date every observer of Ethiopian politics has circled on...
The Geography of Delusion: Why Abiy Ahmed’s Imperial Vision Threatens Ethiopia, Not Saves It
By Sewasew Teklemariam When The Economist warns that a prime minister's "ambitions threaten both his country and the Horn of...
The New Addis: How Vanity Meets Vulnerability
Abiy Ahmed's corridor megaprojects seduce the global influencer class while 43 per cent of Ethiopians sink below the poverty line—a...
Minister of Rhetoric: Berhanu Nega and the Collapse of Education Policy Into Bureaucratic Theater
Minister of Rhetoric: Berhanu Nega and the Collapse of Education Policy Into Bureaucratic Theater Minister of Rhetoric: Berhanu Nega and...
National Unity and Red Sea Sovereignty: Legislation as the Price of the Nation
By Professor Mefkereseb Goytom Hailu EDITORIAL FOREWORD The fortnight of 11–16 May reshuffled the diplomatic surface of the Ethiopian moment...
Hunger in Addis Ababa: The Work of an Ethnic Apartheid System
By Professor GIRMA BERHANU For more than half a century, Ethiopians have endured cycles of drought, famine, and mass starvation....
The Ghosts in the War Room: Institutional Betrayal, Military Collapse, and the Silenced History of Ethiopia’s 16 May 1989 Coup
On the thirty-sixth anniversary of the coup d'état that almost toppled Colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam, the Ethiopian Tribune examines the...
The Red Sea Roulette
How Great Powers Play Kingmakers While Pretending to Promote Democracy By Sewasew Teklemariam Ethiopian Tribune Columnist Last week, the United...
