A few months after coming to power in April 2018, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed a peace deal to end a decades-long insurgency in the country’s Oromia region. The same summer, he struck a ...

Students and professionals looking to upskill are in luck this month of April, as Harvard University is offering 144 free courses. The courses span a wide range of topics, from data science, ...

Ethiopia's dream of a seaside port is fueling fears of war in the Horn of Africa. Some even fear an imminent Ethiopian invasion of neighboring Eritrea. Ethiopia and Eritrea have experienced quite a ...

With approximately 11.6 million 60-kg bags forecast and exports nearing 288.2 billion Birr ($200.8 billion), Ethiopia must either transform its irreplaceable Arabica gene pool into a high-value ...

The practice of peacebuilding often neglects the role of religion and faith-based institutions in conflict zones. This neglect comes at a cost. These institutions invariably are "located in and on all ...

In the Horn of Africa, peacebuilding hinges on the vital role of civil society organizations. Grassroots efforts are driving reconciliation in Somalia and Ethiopia, offering hope in a region scarred ...

According to some estimates, half of the 7,000+ currently spoken languages are expected to become extinct this century. However, there is a lot of work by academics, independent scholars, ...

Ethiopia's government has postponed elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Discontent with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is growing. Opposition parties feel excluded from the reform process. Even his ...