The Abiy Project - God, Power and War in the New Ethiopia

From "democratic revolution" to conflict in Tigray, a journalist's eyewitness account of Abiy Ahmed's transformative premiership. After initial euphoria (and a Nobel Peace Prize), can Ethiopia avoid disaster?

About the author

Tom Gardner moved to Addis Ababa in 2016 as The Economist's Horn of Africa Correspondent. He covered Ethiopia during its most tumultuous years in decades, travelling to all corners of the country before his expulsion by the Abiy Ahmed government at the height of the Tigray war in 2022. Since 2024 he has been The Economist's Africa Correspondent based in Nairobi.

Summary

From 'democratic revolution' to conflict in Tigray and beyond, a journalist's eyewitness account of Abiy Ahmed's controversial premiership. After premature euphoria, can Ethiopia survive?

Product details

• Authors: Tom Gardner, Gardner Tom
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.06.2024
• EAN: 9781911723103
• ISBN: 978-1-911723-10-3
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 40 mm
• Weight: 884 g
• Illustrations: farbige Illustrationen
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Political leaders & leadership, Political structures: democracy, Ethiopia, Political leaders and leadership