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Abiy Ahmed

Egypt, Horn of Africa
Abdelfattah al-Sisi's very personal diplomacy in the Horn

The Egyptian president snubbed an African Union summit and instead attended the Beijing Olympics in the company of his financial sponsor, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Sisi is continuing his strategy of encircling his Ethiopian rival and consolidating his position in Sudan and Djibouti.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.02.2022

Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi (right) welcomed his Djiboutian counterpart Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (IOG) in Cairo, 7 February 2022.

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Abiy remains silent on Tigray offensive in Afar

The rebel Tigray Defense Forces launched a campaign in the Afar region in late January, but the Ethiopian federal army has refrained from stepping in to help Afar regional forces, which are fighting with only the help of local militia.

Subscribers only Politics 10.02.2022

The civil war is spilling over info Afar.

Ethiopia
Orthodox church splinters under pressure of civil war

The leaders of the Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox Church (EOTE) met with the president of the Tigray region and of the Tigray People's Liberation Front Debretsion Gebremichael on 6 February.

Subscribers only Politics 09.02.2022

Horn of Africa
African Union special envoy Obasanjo's team takes shape at last

Until now, the former Nigerian president has been left to carry out his mission as Special Envoy of the AU to the Horn of Africa pretty much on his own, despite the numerous conflicts and political instability in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.02.2022

The special envoy for the Horn of Africa, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Africa
Behind the scenes at the election for the African Union's powerful Peace and Security Council

While some countries were assured of winning a seat on the African Union Peace and Security Council, there were several surprises in the run-up to the vote and the election itself on 3 February.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.02.2022

Spotlight | Horn of Africa
MbZ proposes diplomatic package to Sisi and Abiy ahead of AU summit

Ahead of the African Union summit to be held in Addis Ababa on 5-6 February, the UAE's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan has been busy trying to shape a role for the UAE as a mediator in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.02.2022

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan.

Ethiopia
Abiy ensnared by his Amhara allies

Whether the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) will take part in upcoming talks is a divisive question in the prime minister's camp.

Free access Politics 02.02.2022

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

Somalia
Roble uses ONLF to settle scores with Farmajo and Kheyre

By removing the Ogaden National Liberation Front - an Ethiopian Somali nationalist organisation - from the list of terrorist organisations, Prime Minister Roble, who is losing ground in Mogadishu, is seeking to undermine the credibility of outgoing President Farmajo in front of his Ethiopian ally.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.02.2022

Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble.

Ethiopia
Why Tigrayan forces are attacking Afar militias

Earlier this week rebels from Tigray launched an offensive in the Afar region, alleging the population there had provoked them repeatedly.

Subscribers only Politics 28.01.2022

Spotlight | Horn of Africa
Afwerki's diplomatic blitz to mediate between Khartoum and Addis

With implicit support from the Emirates and with less than two weeks to prepare, the Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki took on the role of mediator between his neighbours. An initiative which could be seen as an act of defiance directed towards international institutions, and not least the UN, which has placed sanctions on Eritrea.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.01.2022

Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto complains of Kenyatta interfering with his foreign backers

The deputy president is trying to get State House to stop what he decries as the harrassment to which his foreign financial backers are being subjected.

Subscribers only Politics 20.01.2022

Kenyan deputy president William Ruto on the campaign trail.

Sudan
Egos and interference cut short US special envoy Jeffrey Feltman's term

Struggling to make his mark in Sudan and in Ethiopia, diplomat Jeffrey Feltman remained in office for less than a year, during which his term was undermined by disagreements and differences of approach within the US State Department.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.01.2022

US special envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman.

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Who's who among Abiy's Oromo foes

The Oromo Liberation Army, which is at war with the federal government, has recently thrown in its lot with Tigrayan forces, putting an end to almost three decades of conflict with them.

Subscribers only Politics 06.01.2022

Ethiopia
Somali Prosperity Party cadres rally to TPLF cause

Several senior officials of the Somali Regional State (SRS) administration recently defected from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party (PP).

Subscribers only Politics 21.12.2021

Ethiopia, Kenya
Kenyatta drives hard bargain over hosting Addis Ababa's evacuated diplomats

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's 9 December note verbale announcing that he would consider the move of international diplomats and military personnel currently based in Addis Ababa to Nairobi on a case-by-case basis has ruffled the international community.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.12.2021

Spotlight | Ethiopia
African Union makes a quiet exit

Ethiopia's civil war is prompting growing unease among ambassadors stationed in Addis Ababa, where the AU is headquartered. The pan-African organisation has discreetly told its staff it's time to leave.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.12.2021

The pan-African Parliament in Addis Abeba.

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Who are the federal army veterans in charge of the Tigray offensive?

For their counteroffensive, the Tigray Defense Forces have been relying on a small team of highly experienced military leaders, lead by regional president Debretsion Gebremichael.

Subscribers only Politics 01.12.2021

Djibouti
Former Addis Ababa ambassador to advise foreign affairs minister

The former dean of ambassadors in Addis Ababa, Djibouti's Mohamed Idriss Farah, has just been appointed first adviser to Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.11.2021

Ethiopia
Yussuf Hamid Nasser, the veteran of the TPLF-led anti-Abiy coalition

In early November, the Berta leader Yussuf Hamid Nasser, who has variously been an armed rebel, a political leader and an exiled opposition member over the past half-century, joined an alliance formed by the TPLF and eight other movements against the Ethiopian federal government.

Subscribers only Politics 26.11.2021

Ethiopia, Kenya
Nairobi's reluctant change of tune on refugee camps

The UNHCR has obtained government approval from Kenya to start improvement works at the Kakuma refugee camp in the north-east of the country. This decision is urgent as the countries bordering Ethiopia may have to absorb a possible influx of refugees.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.11.2021

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Abiy Ahmed

Egypt, Horn of Africa
Abdelfattah al-Sisi's very personal diplomacy in the Horn

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Abiy remains silent on Tigray offensive in Afar

Ethiopia
Orthodox church splinters under pressure of civil war

Horn of Africa
African Union special envoy Obasanjo's team takes shape at last

Africa
Behind the scenes at the election for the African Union's powerful Peace and Security Council

Spotlight | Horn of Africa
MbZ proposes diplomatic package to Sisi and Abiy ahead of AU summit

Ethiopia
Abiy ensnared by his Amhara allies

Somalia
Roble uses ONLF to settle scores with Farmajo and Kheyre

Ethiopia
Why Tigrayan forces are attacking Afar militias

Spotlight | Horn of Africa
Afwerki's diplomatic blitz to mediate between Khartoum and Addis

Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto complains of Kenyatta interfering with his foreign backers

Sudan
Egos and interference cut short US special envoy Jeffrey Feltman's term

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Who's who among Abiy's Oromo foes

Ethiopia
Somali Prosperity Party cadres rally to TPLF cause

Ethiopia, Kenya
Kenyatta drives hard bargain over hosting Addis Ababa's evacuated diplomats

Spotlight | Ethiopia
African Union makes a quiet exit

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Who are the federal army veterans in charge of the Tigray offensive?

Djibouti
Former Addis Ababa ambassador to advise foreign affairs minister

Ethiopia
Yussuf Hamid Nasser, the veteran of the TPLF-led anti-Abiy coalition

Ethiopia, Kenya
Nairobi's reluctant change of tune on refugee camps

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Ivory Coast French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Makhzen Inc. or the ever more prosperous business empire of Mohammed VI's entourage

Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

Abiy Ahmed

Egypt, Horn of Africa Abdelfattah al-Sisi's very personal diplomacy in the Horn

Spotlight | Ethiopia Abiy remains silent on Tigray offensive in Afar

Ethiopia Orthodox church splinters under pressure of civil war

Horn of Africa African Union special envoy Obasanjo's team takes shape at last

Africa Behind the scenes at the election for the African Union's powerful Peace and Security Council

Spotlight | Horn of Africa MbZ proposes diplomatic package to Sisi and Abiy ahead of AU summit

Ethiopia Abiy ensnared by his Amhara allies

Somalia Roble uses ONLF to settle scores with Farmajo and Kheyre

Ethiopia Why Tigrayan forces are attacking Afar militias

Spotlight | Horn of Africa Afwerki's diplomatic blitz to mediate between Khartoum and Addis

Spotlight | Kenya Ruto complains of Kenyatta interfering with his foreign backers

Sudan Egos and interference cut short US special envoy Jeffrey Feltman's term

Spotlight | Ethiopia Who's who among Abiy's Oromo foes

Ethiopia Somali Prosperity Party cadres rally to TPLF cause

Ethiopia, Kenya Kenyatta drives hard bargain over hosting Addis Ababa's evacuated diplomats

Spotlight | Ethiopia African Union makes a quiet exit

Spotlight | Ethiopia Who are the federal army veterans in charge of the Tigray offensive?

Djibouti Former Addis Ababa ambassador to advise foreign affairs minister

Ethiopia Yussuf Hamid Nasser, the veteran of the TPLF-led anti-Abiy coalition

Ethiopia, Kenya Nairobi's reluctant change of tune on refugee camps

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Egypt, Horn of Africa
Abdelfattah al-Sisi's very personal diplomacy in the Horn

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Abiy remains silent on Tigray offensive in Afar

Ethiopia
Orthodox church splinters under pressure of civil war

Horn of Africa
African Union special envoy Obasanjo's team takes shape at last

Africa
Behind the scenes at the election for the African Union's powerful Peace and Security Council

Spotlight | Horn of Africa
MbZ proposes diplomatic package to Sisi and Abiy ahead of AU summit

Ethiopia
Abiy ensnared by his Amhara allies

Somalia
Roble uses ONLF to settle scores with Farmajo and Kheyre

Ethiopia
Why Tigrayan forces are attacking Afar militias

Spotlight | Horn of Africa
Afwerki's diplomatic blitz to mediate between Khartoum and Addis

Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto complains of Kenyatta interfering with his foreign backers

Sudan
Egos and interference cut short US special envoy Jeffrey Feltman's term

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Who's who among Abiy's Oromo foes

Ethiopia
Somali Prosperity Party cadres rally to TPLF cause

Ethiopia, Kenya
Kenyatta drives hard bargain over hosting Addis Ababa's evacuated diplomats

Spotlight | Ethiopia
African Union makes a quiet exit

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Who are the federal army veterans in charge of the Tigray offensive?

Djibouti
Former Addis Ababa ambassador to advise foreign affairs minister

Ethiopia
Yussuf Hamid Nasser, the veteran of the TPLF-led anti-Abiy coalition

Ethiopia, Kenya
Nairobi's reluctant change of tune on refugee camps