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Demeke Mekonnen

Ethiopia
New US ambassador Geeta Pasi arrives amid diplomatic froideur

The American diplomat, already familiar with the Horn of Africa, takes office as tension mounts between Washington and Addis Ababa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.03.2021

Geeta Pasi, the new US ambassador to Ethiopia.

In Focus | Ethiopia
Abiy purged his military high command to prepare for his war against the TPLF

As soon as he arrived in power in 2018, the Ethiopian prime minister announced that he planned to reform the Ethiopian army high command, which he saw as a Tigrayan leadership stronghold. The reform, which was carried out quietly over two years, enabled Abiy to remove officers too closely linked to the Tigray People's Liberation Front.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 22.02.2021

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali's parallel government

The prime minister has over the last three years restricted political decision-making to an increasingly narrow circle of loyal followers. His office is now the core of Ethiopian power, leaving government ministers out in the cold.

Subscribers only Politics 29.01.2021

Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen (left) and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

Ethiopia
Abiy advisor eyes senior UN post

An advisor to occupants of the prime minister's office for over two decades, Arkebe Oqubay is vying for the top job at a UN agency. He is being supported by the Abiy administration, despite being a member of the TPLF.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.01.2021

Ethiopia
Abiy locks down Tigray and keeps Europe and the US in the dark

The long European tour just made by Ethiopian deputy prime minister Demeke Mekonnen was intended to disarm the regime's critics and enable prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali to complete his military programme in the Tigray region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.12.2020

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, during a question-and-answer session to the government, 30 November.

Document | Ethiopia
Besieged by Ethiopian army, Tigray leader asks AU to arbitrate

Breaking news, Monday 9 November 2020, 2:20 p.m. - Worried that they could be attacked by Eritrea to the north and the federal army to the south, Tigray's leaders have appealed for help from the chairman of the pan-African institution, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.11.2020

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali harnesses technical expertise to boost chances of general election victory

The Ethiopian prime minister is leaving nothing to chance as he plots his path to victory in the general election, which should take place at some point later this year. He is relying in particular on allies with a sound technical grasp of Ethiopia's electoral system and its political landscape.

Subscribers only Politics 15.05.2020

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali still being forced to recycle his diplomats

Amid major upheavals in the diplomatic service, an Afar ambassador has fallen victim to his own clan.

Subscribers only Politics 13.03.2020

Ethiopia
Demeke Mekonnen keeps tabs on the Afars

The chairman of the Amhara Prosperity Party and deputy prime [...]

Subscribers only Politics 27.12.2019

Ethiopia
Last chance saloon for EPRDF

On 13 November, the executive committee of the EPRDF (Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front) convened what was seen as a [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.11.2019

Ethiopia, France
Ethiopian business leaders to be courted in Paris

At the request of the French government, the firm Classe [...]

Subscribers only Politics 18.10.2019

Ethiopia
Appointment of Temesgen Tiruneh in Amhara region pushed through

Strong pressure from the prime minister and chairman of the ruling EPRDF (Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front) coalition, Abiy Ahmed [...]

Subscribers only Politics 19.07.2019

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali nurtures his relations with Muslim community

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali did not wait for Eid [...]

Subscribers only Politics 07.06.2019

South Sudan
Uganda shown the exit by Ethiopia

According to military sources, the Ethiopian head of the Ceasefire [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 24.05.2019

Ethiopia
Workeneh Gebeyehu joins UN

The UN secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, recently appointed the Ethiopian minister of foreign affairs, Workeneh Gebeyehu, as the director-general of the [...]

Free access 22.03.2019

Ethiopia
The motivations behind Bereket Simon's arrest

Bereket Simon, who until 2017 was the chairman of the Amhara Endowment Fund (better known by its Amharic name Tiret), [...]

Subscribers only 08.02.2019

Ethiopia
Who is Aisha Mohammed Mussa?

Appointed minister of defence on 16 October, Aisha Mohammed Mussa is a fighter who will have the demanding task of [...]

Subscribers only 26.10.2018

Ethiopia
The EPRDF charts its future course

Following its conference, the ruling coalition, which is in the middle of a major restructuring, is trying to redefine itself and identify a new strategy.

Subscribers only Politics 12.10.2018

Ethiopia
Army ranks purged of senior Tigrayan officers

On the instructions of the Oromo defence minister Motuma Mekassa, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.09.2018

Ethiopia
Purge under way among the Amhara

Addis Ababa's new political stance is leading to far-reaching reforms of parties belonging to the EPRDF coalition.

Subscribers only Politics 31.08.2018

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New US ambassador Geeta Pasi arrives amid diplomatic froideur

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Ethiopia
New US ambassador Geeta Pasi arrives amid diplomatic froideur

In Focus | Ethiopia
Abiy purged his military high command to prepare for his war against the TPLF

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali's parallel government

Ethiopia
Abiy advisor eyes senior UN post

Ethiopia
Abiy locks down Tigray and keeps Europe and the US in the dark

Document | Ethiopia
Besieged by Ethiopian army, Tigray leader asks AU to arbitrate

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali harnesses technical expertise to boost chances of general election victory

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali still being forced to recycle his diplomats

Ethiopia
Demeke Mekonnen keeps tabs on the Afars

Ethiopia
Last chance saloon for EPRDF

Ethiopia, France
Ethiopian business leaders to be courted in Paris

Ethiopia
Appointment of Temesgen Tiruneh in Amhara region pushed through

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali nurtures his relations with Muslim community

South Sudan
Uganda shown the exit by Ethiopia

Ethiopia
Workeneh Gebeyehu joins UN

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The motivations behind Bereket Simon's arrest

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The EPRDF charts its future course

Ethiopia
Army ranks purged of senior Tigrayan officers

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Purge under way among the Amhara