Sunday 12 July 2026
Matthew de Waal is a freelance analyst on peace and security on the Horn of Africa based in Nairobi. Until recently he was the Deputy Head of Research and Publications at Sahan Research, a think-tank focused on conflict and governance in the region, and ran The Somali Wire, The Ethiopian Cable and The Horn Edition newsletters. Matthew has a particular focus on the geopolitics of the Horn and Al-Shabaab.
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As Abiy Ahmed recasts Adwa, Axum and Solomon into a theology of power, Ethiopia's past is being repackaged to sanctify a project of national remaking, animated by prophetic myth and carried forward under the spectre of violence.…
As Abiy Ahmed recasts Adwa, Axum and Solomon into a theology of power, Ethiopia's past is being repackaged to sanctify a project of national remaking, animated by prophetic myth and carried forward under the spectre of violence.…