Ethiopia’s political landscape remains tense due to prolonged conflicts and security challenges. The civil war in Tigray ...

The EPRDF’s successor party — the Prosperity Party — is a radical departure from the past, in terms of ideology and membership base. Here’s what you need to know.

Addis Ababa July 4, 2025 (ENA) -- book titled "ኢትዮጵያዊ ዴሞክራሲ ፍለጋ" (In Search of Ethiopian Democracy) and authored by Chief ...

Under the EPRDF coalition, Ethiopia experienced rapid economic growth and stability. But its human rights record was problematic and regional representation was not always truly democratic.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has disclosed that Ethiopia will commence its first-ever gas export in the near future, marking a ...

The EPRDF's history as a revolutionary movement still shapes its approach to economic development. Since it first took power in May 1991, the EPRDF has gone through several transformations—from a ...

The nature of the ruling EPRDF is another crucial factor that is overlooked. Through its ethnic patronage structures, the coalition of four ethno-national parties has contributed more to ethnic ...

The EPRDF, which has its roots in a former Marxist-Leninist rebel movement, has been the vanguard political force in Ethiopia since coming to power in 1991.

The EPRDF selected Abiy Ahmed, of the Oromo ethnic group, as his successor and he was soon elected prime minister. Abiy, a non-Tigrayan politician with little ties to the TPLF, ...

The Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Front (EPRDF) celebrated its 21st anniversary on 28 May. Some Ethiopians consider the day a ‘National Day’ while others see it as a day when one oppressive regime ...

The EPRDF had overseen speedy economic growth but many felt excluded from its benefits. This feeling of marginalisation, particularly among the country's largest ethnic group, the Oromo, fuelled a ...