By Girma Berhanu For most of my professional life, I have been engaged in academia, with a focus on justice and equality—particularly in the fields of disability studies and cognitive anthropology, including intellectual abilities. During the TPLF regime, I authored a paper exposing ethnic discrimination in Ethiopia, specifically in terms of …

Summary The use of military drones is spreading across Africa, further destabilising countries facing deep tensions between typically authoritarian governments and rebel groups. While these governments have frequently pursued violence over dialogue in the past, the increasing availability of drones makes the military option seem cheaper and easier. In Ethiopia, …

What are the major problems of land ownership in Ethiopia? Land ownership in Ethiopia faces several challenges rooted in its unique land tenure system, legal framework, and socio-economic context. The government owns all land, and individuals or entities are only granted usufruct rights (rights to use land). While this system …