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Jul 11 , 2026 . By Abdul Mohammed

Why the Old Peacemaking No Longer Fits the New Wars

I have sat across from men who command armies, knowing some were responsible for the very violence we were trying to stop. There is a particular silence that fills such rooms. It is not the silence of diplomacy but of moral tension, the unspoken a...

Jul 11 , 2026 . By Mekonnen Solomon

The Land Debate a Fight for Dignity, Not Mere Economics

Since the question of whether land should pass into private ownership or remain under state control was added to the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission's (ENDC) agenda. It has sparked a wildfire of controversy. As I watch it unfold, society remains deeply uneasy, caught in a cycle of suspicion, hope and fear. The advocates of “state”...

Aug 23 , 2025 . By Ilyas M. Dawaleh

In the Horn of Africa, Unity Offers Power, Division Risks Peril

The Horn of Africa has reached a hinge moment in a turbulent century. Pandemics, climate shocks, financial tremors, and geopolitical rivalries are rearranging global power, forcing countries to decide whether to hunker down behind borders or ride out the storm together. For the Horn, the question is haunting. The refrain, whether to retreat behi...

Aug 9 , 2025 . By Daniel Kassahun (PhD)

A Country Adrift, Ethiopia's Migrants Surges Due to Internal Collapse

The tragic wreck off Yemen's coast on August 3, 2025, where a wooden vessel packed with Ethiopian migrants broke apart, killing or disappearing nearly three out of every four passengers, is more than a maritime disaster. It is a searing indictment of a country in slow-motion freefall, one whose internal fractures are now spilling across borders in...

Why the Old Peacemaking No Longer Fits the New Wars

The Land Debate a Fight for Dignity, Not Mere Economics

In the Horn of Africa, Unity Offers Power, Division Risks Peril

A Country Adrift, Ethiopia's Migrants Surges Due to Internal Collapse

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A Shotgun Wedding Awaits Banks as Capital Clock Ticks Down

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