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Justice in Ethiopia must not be killed by a peace deal

Holding war criminals accountable in Ethiopia is the only way to guarantee lasting peace in the country.

People stand in line to receive food donations, at the Tsehaye primary school, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict, in the town of Shire, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 15, 2021. Picture taken March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

What Ethiopia and Tigray need for peace talks to succeed

An impartial mediator, political will and a fraction of the world’s attention that Ukraine has received would help.

Members of the Tigrayan Community in South Africa (TICASA) gather outside the United States Embassy calling for the end to their claimed genocide of the Tigray communities in Ethiopia; in Pretoria, South Africa, 26 January 2022. The protestors called for the end to the blockade of the region and the continued use of drones to target Tigray communities in their homeland.

There is need for a truly independent probe into Ethiopia abuses

The joint OHCHR/EHRC investigation into alleged atrocities in Tigray failed to establish a path towards accountability.

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Ethiopia’s election will not bring peace

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed seeks legitimacy for his power grab with a win in a deeply flawed election.

Ethiopians cast their votes in the general election at a polling center in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 21, 2021 [AP/Ben Curtis]

Ethiopia’s war is threatening domestic and regional stability

The international community has to take urgent action to bring the warring sides to the negotiation table.

Tigray men who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, run to receive cooked rice from charity organisation Muslim Aid, at Umm Rakouba refugee camp in Gadarif, eastern Sudan on November 27, 2020 [File: Nariman el-Mofty/AP Photo]

Can Trump resolve the Egypt-Ethiopia Nile dam dispute?

As a biased mediator, the Trump administration cannot deliver a deal that would satisfy both Egypt and Ethiopia.

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A new cold war in Africa

Increasing tensions between China and the US will be detrimental to African prosperity and peace.

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Is political integration in the Horn of Africa possible?

Recent diplomatic initiatives in the Horn are a positive step, but the region needs much more to achieve lasting peace.

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Why Africa loves China

Contrary to what the West believes, Africans do not see themselves as victims of Chinese economic exploitation.

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Why the US is engineering political change in East Africa

The competition between great powers has triggered a string of major political developments in East Africa.

Isaias Afwerki