Adem K Abebe

African Union missed many op­por­tu­ni­ties to put a stop to Tunisia’s de­mo­c­ra­t­ic back­slid­ing, but it can still take ac­tion.

While the sit­u­a­tion re­mains frag­ile, the con­di­tions for peace seem to have ripened in Ethiopia.

Con­sen­sus has to be es­tab­lished first with­in eth­nic groups be­fore na­tion­al uni­ty can be achieved in Ethiopia.

The up­com­ing Sidama ref­er­en­dum should trig­ger a much-need­ed na­tion­wide con­ver­sa­tion on eth­nic and Ethiopi­an iden­ti­ty.

Abiy Ahmed’s am­bi­tious re­form agen­da can­not suc­ceed un­less the of­fice of the At­tor­ney Gen­er­al is de­politi­cised.

If the African Union de­lays its de­ci­sion to re­in­state Su­dan, it would harm the soon to be formed civil­ian gov­ern­ment.

The AU needs to take ac­tion against the Guinean pres­i­dent’s at­tempt to change the con­sti­tu­tion and ex­tend his rule.