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May 16, 2025

Syria
Does Trump’s Change to U.S.-Syria Relations Affect Refugees?

Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Syria and meet with its new president is a major shift in U.S.-Syria relations, but it may not be an indicator that Syrian refugees should return home any time s…

Three men play cards at a table with a television screen behind them. On the screen is the Syrian interim president. He is wearing a blue suit. One of the men has turned around to look at the screen.
In Brief by Christina Bouri

May 14, 2025

Daily News Brief
Trump Meets Syria’s Al-Sharaa

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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh.
Article by CFR.org Editors

January 10, 2020

Ethiopia
Abiy’s Agenda and the Future of Ethiopia

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ambitious reform plans for Ethiopia will be tested in the year ahead. Since taking the helm of government in April 2018, Abiy has been a whirlwind of activity, opening up …

A vendor sells a newspaper with a picture of Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed on it's cover in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 10, 2019.
Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

March 13, 2025

Ethiopia
Alarm Bells in Tigray

Tigray seems headed for a resumption of hostilities. It might also become the proving ground for America First foreign policy.

Ethiopian government representative Redwan Hussien and Tigray delegate Getachew Reda attend signing of the AU-led negotiations to resolve the conflict in northern Ethiopia in Pretoria, South Africa, on November 2, 2022.
Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

May 8, 2025

Daily News Brief
Russia, Ukraine Ceasefire Accusations

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A vendor sits at the site of the Barabashovo market hit by Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Article by CFR.org Editors

October 4, 2021

Ethiopia
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Doubles Down as Suffering Intensifies

On September 30 the Ethiopian government declared seven senior UN officials—five from OCHA, one from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and an official from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights—personae non gratae and insisted that they leave the country. Federal officials claimed that the expelled personnel had been “meddling in the internal affairs of the country.” The announcement came just days after the UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator called the manmade crisis in Tigray “a stain on our conscience.”

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stands and raises his right hand beside a woman standing at a podium with her hand raised. An Ethiopian flag sits behind both of them.
Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

May 7, 2025

Daily News Brief
India-Pakistan Conflict Escalates

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A Pakistani soldier stands surveying the damage of a building behind him.
Article by CFR.org Editors

December 30, 2020

Ethiopia
Amid Misinformation and Suppressed Free Speech, Ethiopian Conflict Erodes Abiy's Credibility

As 2020 draws to a close, the terrible toll of the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is coming into sharper focus. 

Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali at news conference after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway December 11, 2019.
Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition