René Lefort has been writing about sub-saharan Africa since the 1970s and has reported on the region for Le Monde, Le Monde diplomatique, Libération, Le Nouvel Observateur.
He is the author of "Ethiopia. An heretical revolution?" (1982, Zed books).
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Published in: HomeLocal bosses may fill the party-sized hole in Ethiopia’s next electionEthiopia has traditions of local self-government – could they induce voters to look at independent candidates for Parliament?
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Published in: HomePolitical shake-up and localism can edge Ethiopia forwardsTo end paralysis, the political landscape needs restructuring: resurgent grassroots democracy must smother elitism,...
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Published in: HomeEthiopian elite lost in electoral maze under Abiy's gazeIf the Prime Minister chooses to lean on his personal popularity, could he obtain and sustain enough political...
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Published in: HomeEthiopia’s reform process: a seven-point response to Messay Kebede’s critique“I don’t have any “aim” when I write my articles, other than to present the situation as I understand it. I don’t...
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Published in: HomeEthiopia: climbing Mount Uncertainty"Abiy Ahmed has already gone down in history for addressing the pressing demands of the vast majority of...
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Published in: HomePacified politics or risk of disintegration? A race against time in EthiopiaThe dramatic changes of the last months have moved Ethiopia away from “the gates of hell ”, but all options are...