The Abiy Project: God, Power and War in the New Ethiopia by Gardner, Tom
The Abiy Project: God, Power and War in the New Ethiopia by Gardner, Tom

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

In 2018, Ethiopia and the world were in the throes of "Abiymania", a fervor of popular support...
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The Abiy Project: God, Power and War in the New Ethiopia by Gardner, Tom

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

BD$90.47
The Abiy Project: God, Power and War in the New Ethiopia by Gardner, Tom

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

BD$90.47
Author: Tom Gardner
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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In 2018, Ethiopia and the world were in the throes of "Abiymania", a fervor of popular support for the divided country's young, charismatic new prime minister. Arriving as if from nowhere, Abiy Ahmed, a Pentecostal Christian, promised democratic salvation and national unity. For his role brokering a historic peace with neighboring Eritrea, he received the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. Hailed at home as a prophet and abroad as a liberal reformer, Abiy was all things to all men.

But his democratic revolution wasn't quite what it seemed. Within two years, Ethiopia had lurched into a devastating civil war, threatening state collapse. By 2023, fighting on an apocalyptic scale had killed hundreds of thousands in the northern Tigray region; famine stalked the land; and Ethiopia's once-promising economy lay in tatters. But Abiy had never looked stronger.

Based on hundreds of interviews with Ethiopians of all persuasions, and extensive reporting across the country, this book traces the fading hope of Ethiopia's transition, unravelling the paradoxes of an enigmatic world leader. Despite everything, Abiy remains in power, embodying the new Ethiopia in all its contradiction, triumph and tragedy. But his attempt to remold the country in his image almost broke it--and may break it still.

Author: Tom Gardner
Publisher: Hurst & Co.
Published: 09/15/2024
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.48w x 1.67d
ISBN: 9781911723103

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.
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