The impact of the Tigray conflict on children
According to a report published by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), an estimated 426 million children were living in close proximity...
NEW SHOW! HOW PR AND LOBBY GROUPS SANITISE DICTATORS
Our sister webinar, the Resistance Bureau has just announced an amazing new show: Resisting the Whitewash: The Role of PR and Lobby...
Another war in the Horn? Rising tension at the Ethiopia-Sudan border
Could the Horn of Africa be set for another war?
The prospects for a fresh conflict are certainly...
Redefining the Social Contract in Africa
Across a continent where large sections of the population feel disconnected from meaningful citizenship, there is an urgent need to redefine and...
How Digital Repression Is Changing African Politics
Africa’s first election of 2021, featuring a presidential race in Uganda between President Yoweri Museveni and opposition leader Bobi Wine, provided a...
A response to Nic Cheeseman on authoritarian aid
Nic Cheeseman has written an interesting article about the current crisis in Ethiopia and its implications for development funding. It contains some...
Authoritarian Aid: A reply to Prof. Cheeseman
In “The Conflict in Ethiopia Calls into Question Authoritarian Aid”, Professor Nic Cheeseman makes a case for recalibration of international aid models...
The Conflict in Ethiopia Calls Into Question Authoritarian Aid
The conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is a tragedy for the citizens caught up in the fighting. It also threatens to...
The Battle of Mekelle and Its Implications for Ethiopia
On November 28, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed congratulated the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) for seizing control of Mekelle, the capital...
Ethiopia’s Civil Conflict Won’t Heal Easily
“Pray for us and tell the world that this guy is bombing us.”
My friend Mubarak’s What’s App...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?