Ethiopia Insight published on 22 September 2021 a commentary titled "Playing for Keeps: The Struggle for Political Finance in Ethiopia's Transition" by Guido Lanfranchi and Jos Meester, both researchers at Clingendael's Horn of Africa program.
The commentary analyzes the struggle for control in Oromia and Tigray Region over key economic resources used to finance political activity: state or party-owned businesses and independent regional budgets.