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  • Wednesday, 25 March, 2020
    Coronavirus
    If Africa cannot beat Covid-19 it will haunt us all 

    Only a global victory can end this pandemic, not a temporary rich countries’ win 

  • Wednesday, 26 February, 2020
    David Pilling
    Why Abiy is more popular in Norway than Ethiopia

    Critics argue that the transition of power has been mishandled

  • Monday, 9 December, 2019
    Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
    Abiy Ahmed must split ethnic from electoral politics

    Ethiopia’s challenges are much like those I faced when I became president of Liberia

  • Sunday, 3 November, 2019
    Ethiopia
    Ethiopian activist slams ‘authoritarian’ Nobel winner Abiy Ahmed

    Spate of violence provokes the strongest criticisms yet yet of PM’s leadership

  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2019
    David Pilling
    Fractures appear in Ethiopia’s ethno-political mosaic

    Disputes over power, resources, identity and territory have resurfaced under Abiy Ahmed

  • Sunday, 20 October, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Abiy Ahmed’s peace prize sends a message to Africa

    Ethiopia’s prime minister must work to finish the liberal reforms he has started

  • Wednesday, 16 October, 2019
    Paul Collier
    Ethiopia’s path to prosperity opens under Abiy

    The prime minister’s reforms are an object of fascination across Africa

  • Friday, 11 October, 2019
    Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize

    Premier praised for ending decades-long conflict between his country and Eritrea

  • Thursday, 8 August, 2019
    Ethiopia
    Ethiopia takes first step to liberalising finance

    Granting of licence to foreign-owned company is latest effort by Abiy to speed growth

  • Promoted Content
  • Thursday, 4 July, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Ethiopia’s Abiy should stick to his liberal instincts

    The country can blaze a developmental path, but only if it can hold together

  • Tuesday, 25 June, 2019
    Global InsightDavid Pilling
    Ethiopia’s ethnic infighting threatens Abiy liberal reforms

    Prime minister’s efforts to turn autocracy into democracy put in jeopardy by ‘coup’ attempt

  • Sunday, 23 June, 2019
    Ethiopia
    Ethiopia hit by assassinations and ‘coup’ attempt

    Attacks underline fragile nature of Abiy’s national government

  • Sunday, 26 May, 2019
    Ethiopia
    Ethiopian ethnic violence has forced almost 3m to flee homes  

    World’s biggest displacement of people threatens reforms of prime minister Abiy Ahmed

  • Wednesday, 27 March, 2019
    African politics
    Ethiopian ethnic rivalries threaten Abiy’s reforms

    Premier’s stellar reputation gets frosty reception among formerly dominant Tigrayans

  • Sunday, 24 February, 2019
    Telecoms
    ‘My model is capitalism’: Ethiopia’s PM plans telecoms privatisation

    Abiy Ahmed outlines policies in country’s shift towards economic liberalisation

  • Thursday, 21 February, 2019
    InterviewThe Big Read
    An interview with Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed

    New leader has freed political prisoners and plans economic opening. But will liberalisation spin out of control?

  • Friday, 16 November, 2018
    Ethiopia
    Ethiopia arrests senior officials in corruption crackdown

    At least 65 people detained as prime minister Abiy Ahmed seeks to clean up government

  • Tuesday, 16 October, 2018
    African politics
    Ethiopia appoints new finance and defence ministers in major reshuffle

    Half of the cabinet posts are now held by women

  • Wednesday, 26 September, 2018
    African politics
    Ethiopian crackdown clouds premier’s reform agenda

    Abiy Ahmed faces questions after upsurge in ethnic violence

  • Wednesday, 29 August, 2018
    David Pilling
    Uganda’s Bobi Wine embodies the rise of African youth

    Popular Kampala singer challenges his country’s ageing leader in song and parliament

  • Thursday, 12 July, 2018
    The FT ViewAfrican politics
    Peace accord brings hope to the Horn of Africa

    Ethiopia-Eritrea deal ends one of the world’s last interstate conflicts

  • Sunday, 8 July, 2018
    World
    Ethiopia and Eritrea boost links as thaw advances

    Abiy and Afewerki agree deal on embassies, ports and phone lines in bid to end conflict

  • Sunday, 1 July, 2018
    World
    Eritrea envoys reply to Ethiopia’s olive branch

    Hope of ending neighbours’ 18 years of ‘no war, no peace’ rest on delegate’s shoulders

  • Sunday, 24 June, 2018
    AnalysisWorld
    Ethiopia’s youthful PM steps up change as foes strike

    Abiy Ahmed has admitted to state torture and headed off forex crisis with $3bn from UAE 

  • Sunday, 24 June, 2018
    World
    One dead and scores injured in blast at Ethiopia rally

    Explosion targets Addis Ababa gathering in support of new prime minister’s reforms

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