Even if contagion is stemmed on the African continent, its states and economies will struggle to endure the global lockdown for long
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It is time to step back, to lower the rhetoric, and for Egypt and Ethiopia to strike a sustainable and mutually beneficial agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, writes Mostafa Ahmady
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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wants a new centralist system in Ethiopia, but this very drive is exposing deep fissures in the ethnic fabric of the nation, writes Mostafa Ahmady
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In its sudden about-face on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam issue, Ethiopia has proven that it is willing to sacrifice regional stability for domestic political gains
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When it comes to Africa, while the West pays lip service to “freedom of expression”, primary human needs go unmet
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Egypt has proposed a continental force to fight terrorism in Africa. Before it is too late, it is time for African leaders to heed the call and follow through
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The recent meeting between Benyamin Netanyahu and Sudan’s Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan could be a game changer for Israel, if not for Sudan
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Among many misconceptions about Islam, perhaps the most dangerous is that it is a religion that is not open to changing times
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Whatever the details of the agreement between Egypt and Ethiopia on the filling of the GERD, its operation cannot be allowed to reduce Egypt’s historical right to the Nile’s water by a single cubic metre
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Qatar still holds fast, regardless its new diplomacy, to hardline Islamist ideology. It will fail, because the rest of the Arab world saw the true colours of Islamists
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Ethiopia’s young prime minister upturned a near monopoly on power by Tigrayans, but can he and Ethiopia survive the backlash
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Oromo activist Jawar Mohamed’s decision to join the Oromo Federalist Congress has introduced new uncertainties into already turbulent Ethiopian politics, writes Mostafa Ahmady
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Egypt continued its negotiations with Ethiopia over the building of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam this year, eventually opening the issue up to international mediation
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Resolution of the water dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia may be at hand, but it will require the latter to abandon its intransigence in negotiations
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With mounting cracks within the country’s ruling elite, uncertainty is overwhelming the 112 million people of Ethiopia
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A quarter of a century after the terrible events of the Rwandan Genocide, Rwanda has become a model for the African continent and the developing world at large,
writes Mostafa Ahmady
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Fourth-Generation Warfare, or 4GW, has proved itself to be almost as effective as conventional weapons of mass destruction in recent years
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The Declaration of Principles on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a win-win agreement for all concerned as it recognises the rights of all the signatory parties to the water of the Nile, writes Mostafa Ahmady
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Despite a promising start, could Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed be heading towards a new cult of personality, asks Mostafa Ahmady
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has made shocking comments on the possibility of military action to break the impasse on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, writes Mostafa Ahmady
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