Democracy on the ballot

Nixing BRICS: how to counter the China-led alliance

International

The possibility that BRICS may become a serious competitor to Western-led international entities should be a wake-up call to Western leaders

Henry Olsen

More than half of the world’s 8 billion people today live in Africa, India or China

Peter A. Coclanis

I wouldn’t envy anyone fighting in that terrain against a tenacious, vigorous people defending their beloved homeland

James Jeffrey

Abiy Ahmed has not entirely acted with the benevolence one might expect from a peace prize winner

Rod Liddle

International

The Tigray war demonstrates the folly of presumptuously celebrating peace

Ben Sixsmith

November 19, 2020
Ethiopia is slipping into civil war
Looking at the parched lands of the disputed territory, it was as if two bald men were fighting over a comb
Aidan Hartley
Place
March 9, 2020
Addicted to Addis
We downed jugs of turbo, a popular Ethiopian concoction of white wine, beer and Sprite
James Jeffrey
January 16, 2020
My narrow escape from a burning aircraft in Ethiopia
A ball of orange flame exploded from the wing as the fuel ignited, enveloping the exterior of the plane
Aidan Hartley