Drought Impacts Parts of Southern Ethiopia

 Ethiopia Insight published on 19 February 2022 a commentary titled "The Drought in Oromia Has Reached a Crisis Point" by Abreham Ketema.  

Three consecutive below average rainy seasons have brought drought to parts of four Ethiopian regions--Oromia, Somali, Southern Nations, and Southwest--putting almost 7 million persons at risk.  

Analysis of Ethiopia's June Elections

 Ethiopia Insight published on 21 September 2021 an analysis titled "EIEP: Lust for Power Trumped Reformist Zeal in Ethiopia's Election."

This is a region by region analysis of the 21 June elections in Ethiopia where the Prosperity Party won 410 of the 425 contested seats in parliament and almost 98 percent of the contested contests in regional and city council elections.  Ethiopia Insight concluded that in spite of all efforts to rebrand, the Prosperity Party used an array of tactics straight out of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front playbook to win.