Ethiopia: Amhara Nationalism and Upcoming Elections

 Ethiopia Insight posted on 7 June 2021 a commentary titled "Amhara Nationalism at the Polls in Ethiopia" by an anonymous author. 

This account describes the recent evolution of Amhara nationalism and how it might play out during elections in Ethiopia later this month.  

Ethiopia's Political Straitjacket

 Ethiopia Insight posted on 27 April 2021 an analysis titled "Ethiopia's Vicious Deadlock" by Rene Lefort.  

The author concludes that any sustainable and in-depth solution to Ethiopia's political deadlock  requires national negotiations followed by a credible election.  

Election Challenges Facing Ethiopia

Ethiopia Insight published on 27 February 2019 an analysis titled "Ethiopia Elite Lost in Electoral Maze under Abiy's Gaze" by Rene Lefort, specialist in African affairs, and Kjetil Tronvoll, Bjorknes University College Oslo.

The authors note there is widespread concern that Ethiopia will not be ready for democratic elections in May 2020. There is a slide towards personalization and deinstitutionalization of power in the country. There is no quick fix to the predicament that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the EPRDF, and Ethiopia are in.