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.

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.

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

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

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 ...

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

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 EPRDF chose him as party leader - and hence prime minister - in 2018. He rapidly liberalised politics. He dissolved the EPRDF coalition and set up a new party - the Prosperity Party.

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 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 ...

Between 1991 and 2019, the EPRDF tightly controlled regional governments. It suppressed any demands for self-rule. The coming to power of Abiy Ahmed in 2018 helped open up the political space.