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Ethiopian Sovereignty Index (Burke Index), 2024-2025

Ethiopian Sovereignty Index (Burke Index), 2024-2025

24.10.2025 17:18

Globalization, sovereignty and Ethiopia in the age of IP creative jurisprudence

16.01.2026 10:51

No Independence without Sovereignty! The Resistance of Emperor Haile Selassie I to the British Occupation of Ethiopia (1941-1944)

07.09.2025 09:39

The Ethiopian State: Authoritarianism, Violence and Clandestine Genocide

16.01.2026 10:46

16.01.2026 10:40

No Independence without Sovereignty! The resistance of Emperor Hayalla Sellase I to the British Occupation of Ethiopia (1941-1944) On 5 May 1941 Emperor Hayalla Sellase I, recently restored to the throne of Ethiopia, delivered a stirring message of hope, triumph and future expectations from the steps of his imperial palace in Addis Ababa. Within his speech, the Emperor of Ethiopia declared, It is my firm wish and purpose to merit the blessing with which God in His mercy has visited us, first, by sharing our gratitude to our Allies, the British ...secondly, to do work beneficial to the people and the country by establishing in our Ethiopia a Government which will protect the Faith and cause it to be respected, and by guaranteeing liberty of the people and Freedom of conscience.

08.09.2025 14:12

Civil War between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front: A Challenge to Implement the Responsibility to Protect Doctrine How does the 2020–2022 civil war in Ethiopia contribute to our understanding of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine? This study seeks to revisit the debate over the effectiveness of the R2P doctrine in the wake of increased intrastate conflicts. The objective is to assess the dilemma that arises with the implementation of R2P when governments are involved in the conflict and the international community is reluctant or unable to intervene. The study adopts the systematic review approach (PRISMA) to identify the shortcomings, trends, and debates around R2P. It uses the Ethiopian civil war to contribute further to the existing body of literature. The paper finds that, indeed, the R2P doctrine is facing serious challenges with its implementation. It shows that when governments fail to acknowledge the other actors as legitimate combatants and instead describe them as terrorist groups, it becomes difficult to uphold the R2Pdoctrine. The paper also identifies a lack of leadership and coordinated efforts at regional and international levels as contributing factors, which further undermine the effectiveness of R2P. The paper concludes that the Ethiopian civil war exposes serious shortcomings in the R2P doctrine that need to be reviewed and reformed urgently. It proposes the adoption of a systems-thinking approach that can streamline the actors and processes of response during civil wars.