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There is something deeply frustrating about watching Ethiopia enter 2026 with so many citizens already doubting the credibility and fairness of the political process. After eight years of war, instability, economic decline, ethnic violence, arrests, propaganda and national exhaustion, many Ethiopians feel politically hopeless seeing Abiy Ahmed remain firmly dominant despite the promises of democratic transformation that once inspired millions. The tragedy is not that one political structure replaced another. The tragedy is that Ethiopia risks repeating the same cycle of centralised power, public distrust and political fear under different names. But endless outrage alone changes nothing. Ethiopians can’t continue reducing politics to social media anger while abandoning serious civic engagement, institution building, independent journalism, local organisation and genuine political participation. No country develops democracy simply by removing leaders. Democracies survive when citizens defend institutions, demand accountability consistently and refuse to normalise political hopelessness.

The real question for Ethiopia in 2026 is no longer whether one government succeeded or failed. It is whether society itself still believes peaceful democratic culture is worth building at all!

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There’s a pattern that’s getting harder to ignore. More and more Ethiopian citizens are being detained abroad for drug trafficking and many of these cases are linked to routes passing through Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. Since Ethiopian Airlines expanded routes to Sao Paulo the number of cases connected to Brazil has noticeably increased. This isn’t just coincidence anymore. It reflects a growing network using Addis Ababa as a transit point. What makes this even more concerning is how little attention it gets. There’s barely any serious public discussion, no real media focus and no visible accountability.

In my view this doesn’t happen at this scale without some level of awareness higher up. That’s my opinion but the lack of transparency and silence around it only reinforces that suspicion. The reality is that Ethiopian citizens are the ones paying the price getting caught up in something much bigger than themselves.

Hi i’m curious if anyone here has knowledge about the Muslim population in the Amhara region particularly in Wollo. How did Islam develop in this area over time? Any historical or contemporary insights would be really appreciated