Africa's year of elections: The democracy bug is fitfully catching on
Africa is in the throes of election fever. But more voting does not necessarily mean more democracy(13)
Foreign aid, a hostage to fortune(27)
Ethiopia's elections: Five more years
The results are not in doubt, only the prospects of millions of impoverished and hungry Ethiopians(32)
Ethiopia's elections: Forget about democracy
The chances of a fair vote in the coming election are fast receding(29)
An Ethiopian singer freed: Movement of jah people
The country’s Bob Marley can return to what he does best, at a price(18)
Ethiopia: Will it ever be able to stave off starvation?
Famine is once again threatening the continent's second-most-populous country and once again its government is partly to blame(22)
Ethiopia: A brittle Western ally in the Horn of Africa
While things are getting better in much of Africa, Ethiopia risks getting left behind(0)
Ethiopia: Off with their heads, maybe
Will the political dissidents be spared?(0)
Ethiopia: On a dilemma in the Horn
Should the West go on helping a repressive Ethiopia?(0)
Ethiopia and Somalia: The rumbling rumours of war
Only the onset of floods seems, for the moment, to have put off all-out fighting(0)
More disturbing news from a former aid darling of the West(0)
A further blow for a beleaguered leader(0)
Ethiopia: When aid darlings lose their shine
Ethiopia poses a test of resolve for Western donors but also for Africans themselves(0)
Ethiopia: A darling of the West turns nasty
As a favourite recipient of aid lashes out, the West faces a familiar dilemma(0)
Ethiopia: Hoping that a star won't fizzle
The West wants one of its favourite beneficiaries to stay virtuous(0)
Ethiopia: A taste of democracy
Last week's election was Ethiopia's freest ever. But does the country deserve a doubling of aid, as some argue?(0)
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