Leader to watch 2021: Abiy Ahmed. Ethiopia and the Tigray conflict in 2021

Jon Abbink wrote the article 'Leader to watch 2021: Abiy Ahmed. Ethiopia and the Tigray conflict in 2021' for the dossier 'The world in 2021' of ISPI Online (Italian Institute for International Political Studies). The Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed received the 2019 Nobel Prize for his peace agreement with Eritrea, breaking nearly 20 years of stalemate. After the Tigray conflict erupted last November many observers asked: 'He got the Nobel Peace Prize, but starts a war the next year: why?' Jon Abbink provides possible answers.

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Il Mondo Che Verrà 2021 (Milano: ISPI): pp. 55-58.

Author(s) / editor(s)

Jon Abbink

About the author(s) / editor(s)

Jon Abbink is Professor of Politics and Governance in Africa at Leiden University.

Posted on 5 January 2021, last modified on 7 January 2021