Ethiopia’s peace may depend on post-conflict plans for Tigray soldiers Sally Sharif - November 18, 2022 Successfully demobilizing and reintegrating rebels could help Ethiopia avoid further conflict, research shows
The U.K. wants to send refugees to Rwanda. That’s become a trend. Beatty Riedl, Eleanor Paynter, and Christa Kuntzelman - April 20, 2022 Similar plans in other countries suggest the U.K. program will endanger migrants, not protect them.
African and Western diplomats want the fighting to stop in Ethiopia. Less pressure might help. Allard Duursma - December 6, 2021 Research explains what makes cease-fires stick
Thousands of Eritreans fled repression at home. Many got caught up in Ethiopia’s fighting. Shannon Golden, Sarah Peters, Liyam Eloul, and Craig Higson-Smith - November 3, 2021 Past trauma and new threats are taking a toll on refugees’ mental health
Taliban leaders are back in charge in Afghanistan. Can they control their own army? Jean Lachapelle, Dan Slater, and Adam E. Casey - August 26, 2021 What we know from other victorious rebellions
Can you be a citizen of more than one country? Here’s what to learn from Liberia. Fulya Felicity Turkmen - August 26, 2021 A new book explores national and transnational citizenship in the 21st century
3 books offer deep dive into Kenyan politics Laura Seay and Kim Yi Dionne - July 29, 2021 This week’s African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular examines bureaucratic wrangling, the links between land and violence, and refugee life
Why Ethiopia’s conflict could spill beyond its borders David Kampf - November 30, 2020 Civil wars rarely remain purely domestic affairs
Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict reflects unresolved ethnic tensions Safia Farole - November 24, 2020 Regional self-government rights are being tested
Ethiopia’s prime minister wants to change the ruling coalition. Who’s getting left out? Goitom Gebreluel - December 23, 2019 Capitalism, not revolutionary democracy, seems to be the new direction.
Abiy Ahmed’s Nobel Peace Prize reflects his olive branch diplomacy. But some of these overtures have fallen short. Goitom Gebreluel - October 22, 2019 Peace at home and with Eritrea remains incomplete.
African countries are opening their borders. What does this mean for security, identity and trade? Lisa Mueller and Abhit Bhandari - August 12, 2019 People support free trade, but there are other bonds.
What’s behind Ethiopia’s recent political violence? Terrence Lyons and Hilary Matfess - July 14, 2019 Prime Minister Abiy faces a serious test: Preparing the country for the 2020 elections.
The Treaty of Versailles was signed June 28, 1919. So why don’t countries formalize peace today? Tanisha Fazal - June 26, 2019 Here’s how peace treaties have changed in the past 100 years.
4 in 10 Africans are deeply committed to democracy. That’s the good news. Robert Mattes - March 5, 2019 Afrobarometer finds that the level of commitment varies dramatically by country. Here’s the breakdown.
Sometimes autocrats strengthen their power by expanding women’s rights. Here’s how that works. Daniela Donno and Anne-Kathrin Kreft - November 23, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80512" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addresses
So Ethiopia’s new prime minister wants real democracy? Here’s what has to change first. Hilary Matfess - September 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77435" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks
There’s been a historic shift in Ethiopia-Eritrea relations, and this new book explores the countries’ rebellions Kim Yi Dionne - July 20, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75980" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Relatives embrace after meeting at Asmara
Trump might be hurting U.S. businesses by leaving so many ambassador posts empty Geoffrey Gertz - May 10, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73126" align="aligncenter" width="960"] German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, right, and
Within 7 years, refugees are self-sufficient and contributing to the U.S., on average Ramya Vijaya, Monica Miller, and David Fletcher - August 15, 2017 On June 20, World Refugee Day, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney
Did Congo’s crisis just get a lot worse? Philip Roessler and Harry Verhoeven - February 3, 2017 [caption id="attachment_53587" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Congo police forces clash with civilians
Here’s what ordinary Arabs think about the Syrian refugee crisis Chris Tenove and Alexandra Siegel - September 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46446" align="aligncenter" width="584"] The text of the tweet translates
Kosovo’s parliament is being tear-gassed because of a border dispute. Here’s how it could get worse. Sandra Joireman - September 8, 2016 [caption id="attachment_45958" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Kosovo police officers in gas masks
Where do African women have more power? Surprise — in countries emerging from war. Aili Tripp - July 15, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43742" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Catherine Samba-Panza was the acting president
The opposite of Brexit: African Union launches an all-Africa passport Anne Frugé - July 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38201" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Africa, from space. (NASA)[/caption] On June
Burma votes on Sunday. Why do authoritarian governments even hold elections? Lee Morgenbesser - November 7, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31900" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Supporters of the Union Solidarity and
Five things you need to know about the European migrant crisis Virginie Guiraudon - September 10, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29275" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Refugees walk on the highway close
Why the Rohingya will continue to flee Myanmar, even if we try to deter them Rebecca Hamlin - May 28, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25439" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Asylum seekers from Myanmar wait to
Which borders will states fight for? Nadav Shelef - May 18, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24977" align="aligncenter" width="660"] An Indian Border Security Force (BSF)
The Islamic State as an ordinary insurgency Reyko Huang - May 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24819" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A flag of the Islamic
Migrants in post-revolution Egypt Kelsey Norman - January 7, 2015 [caption id="attachment_19861" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Syrian refugee Abdel Nasser prepares platters
What ordinary Africans might want prioritized during U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Kim Yi Dionne - August 4, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13977" align="aligncenter" width="654"] President Obama participates in a joint
The Middle East quasi-state system Ariel Ahram - May 27, 2014 [caption id="attachment_10914" align="aligncenter" width="1024" special=""] File: In Hermel, Lebanon, people
Beyond the Borders of the Nation State: Can Transnational Governance Offer a New Paradigm for Political Representation? Erik Voeten - May 1, 2010 Nimmi Gowrinathan, a Phd Candidate in the Department of Political
More Soccer and Political Violence in Africa Erik Voeten - January 8, 2010 Rebels of the Angolan Front for the Liberation of the