A Story Within a Story: the Making and Unmaking of Ethiopia’s Imperial Messiah

Tom Gardner’s The Abiy Project transcends a mere examination of Abiy Ahmed’s influence over Ethiopia and his future ambitions, nor is it confined to critiquing his misguided “messianic mission”. Instead, it delves deeply into the making of Abiy himself. What forces moulded Abiy Ahmed? What socio-political context gave rise to his leadership? The book explores the distant [...]