ANALYSIS
BRICS summit: Is the bloc truly challenging a Western-dominated world?
Some experts say BRICS need not replace the West to succeed – only make Western dominance harder to exercise.
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How new Yemen tensions could complicate the global energy crisis
If the fighting in Yemen expands, and the Houthis try to block Bab al-Mandeb, the world economy faces a new shock.
Ethiopia is not being ‘dragged into war’
A response to Redwan Hussein and Getachew Reda’s misleading opinion article.
Ethiopian prime minister’s party easily wins parliamentary election
Nobel Peace Prize winner PM Abiy Ahmed will stay in power, as analysts warn of renewed conflicts in Ethiopia.
Bus crash in Ethiopian mountains kills at least 31
Ethiopia is one of the worst countries in the world for road traffic accidents and has notoriously dangerous roads.
Ethiopia must not be dragged back into war
TPLF hardliners, backed by Eritrea, are threatening to drag Ethiopia back into a war its people have already rejected.
From: NewsFeed
WFP: War on Iran pushing millions towards hunger
The US-Israeli war on Iran could tip up to 45 million people into acute hunger, the UN’s WFP warns.
Published On 5 Jun 2026
From: NewsFeed
Ethiopians head to polls as millions excluded from elections
Ethiopians head to polls as millions excluded from elections.
Published On 1 Jun 2026
Ethiopia holds elections with PM Abiy’s party expected to dominate
Voting will not take place in northern Tigray region and some parts of the Amhara region amid insecurity.
From: NewsFeed
Ethiopia to vote in first elections since Tigray peace deal
Four years after the formal end of Ethiopia’s Tigray war, Ethiopians will be voting in general elections.
Published On 31 May 2026
As Ethiopia votes, its deepening human rights crisis must be addressed
Continuing internal conflicts and deepening repression are casting a long shadow over the general election.
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