Goitom Gebreluel

The common political vision of the leaders of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia threatens to throw the region into turmoil.

And is the current federal system encouraging ethnic violence?

Ethiopia and Eritrea should not repeat the mistakes of the 1990s, when a period of rapprochement ended in war.

Democratisation, while imperative, will not solve Ethiopia’s problems. De-ethnicisation of elite politics would.

The Egypt-Ethiopia dispute over the Nile basin can evolve into a strategic partnership.

New internal and external dynamics are shaping the relations between the two countries.

Eritrea’s refugee crisis threatens to undermine the stability of the secretive country.