cbe

USD
39.2687
40.0541
,
GBP
51.0134
52.0337
,
EUR
48.2259
49.1904
,
CHF
42.6009
43.4529
,
SEK
4.3311
4.4177
,
NOK
4.1677
4.2511
,
DKK
5.8679
5.9853
,
DJF
0.2182
0.2226
,
JPY
0.3456
0.3525
,
CAD
27.9081
28.4663
,
SAR
9.4735
9.663
,
AED
9.6742
9.8677
,
XAF
0.012
0.0122
,
INR
0
0
,
KES
0
0
,
AUD
27.4212
27.9696
,
SDR
0
0
,
ZAR
0
0
,
CNY
5.4987
5.6087
,
KWD
123.4741
125.9436

awash

USD
39.3284
40.115
,
EUR
47.7958
48.7517
,
GBP
53.6557
54.7288
,
CAD
31.0185
31.1372
,
AED
10.706
10.9201

abyssinia

USD
39.3284
40.115
,
GBP
51.2412
52.266
,
EUR
47.7958
48.7517
,
AED
9.6889
9.8827
,
NOK
4.1934
4.2773
,
SAR
9.4869
9.6766
,
SEK
4.2747
4.3602
,
CAD
28.0717
28.6331

abay

USD
39.3284
40.115
,
EUR
47.7958
48.7517
,
GBP
53.6557
54.7288
,
CHF
44.229
45.1136
,
AUD
30.5267
31.1372
,
CAD
31.0185
31.6389
,
AED
10.706
10.9201
,
CNY
6.0837
6.2054
,
DKK
6.4254
6.5539
,
DJF
0.2185
0.2229
,
INR
0.5381
0.5489
,
JPY
0.3782
0.3858
,
KES
0.3569
0.364
,
NOK
4.6336
4.7263
,
SAR
10.4828
10.6925
,
ZAR
2.5945
2.6464
,
SEK
4.7234
4.8179
,
SDR
56.7194
57.8538

buna

USD
39.3284
40.115
,
GBP
51.2412
52.266
,
CHF
42.2387
43.0835
,
SEK
4.2747
4.3602
,
NOK
4.1934
4.2773
,
DKK
5.815
5.9313
,
JPY
0.3422
0.349
,
CAD
28.0717
28.6331
,
SAR
9.4869
9.6766
,
AED
9.6889
9.8827
,
EUR
47.7958
48.7517
,
CNY
5.5057
5.6158
,
AUD
27.6267
28.1792
,
KWD
123.7707
126.2461

nib

GBP
51.2412
52.266
,
EUR
47.7958
48.7517
,
CHF
42.2387
43.0835
,
CAD
28.0717
28.6331
,
SEK
4.2747
4.3602
,
AED
9.6889
9.8827
,
SAR
9.4869
9.6766
,
ZAR
2.5776
2.6292
,
JPY
0.3422
0.349
,
KES
0.3546
0.3617
,
DJF
0.2185
0.2229
,
INR
0.5346
0.5453
,
CNY
5.5057
5.6158
,
DKK
5.815
5.9313
,
NOK
4.1934
4.2773
,
AUD
27.6267
28.1792
,
USD
39.3284
40.115

berhan

USD
39.2994
40.0854
,
EUR
47.8117
48.7679
,
GBP
50.6067
51.6188

wegagen

USD
39.3284
40.115
,
GBP
51.2412
52.266
,
EURO
47.7958
48.7517
,
CAD
28.0717
28.6331
,
AUD
27.6267
28.1792
,
CHF
42.2387
43.0835
,
SEK
4.2747
4.3602
,
NOK
4.1934
4.2773
,
DKK
5.815
5.9313
,
DJF
0.2187
0.2231
,
INR
0.5381
0.5489
,
KSH
0.3569
0.364
,
JPY
0.3422
0.349
,
SAR
9.4869
9.6766
,
AED
9.6889
9.8827
,
ZAR
2.5945
2.6464
,
CNY
5.5057
5.6158
,
KWD
123.7707
126.2461

dgb

USD
38.6742
39.4477
,
GBP
49.9161
50.9144
,
EUR
47.1593
48.1025
,
CHF
43.7788
44.6544
,
CAD
30.3351
30.9418
,
AUD
29.2764
29.8619
,
SEK
4.6271
4.7196
,
NOK
4.4572
4.5463
,
DKK
6.3379
6.4647
,
DJF
0.2149
0.2192
,
INR
0.5254
0.5359
,
KSH
0.3462
0.3531
,
JPY
0.3744
0.3819
,
SAR
10.309
10.5152
,
AED
10.5279
10.7385
,
ZAR
2.5973
2.6492
,
CNY
5.9194
6.0378
,
KWD
126.7199
129.2543

enat

USD
39.3284
40.115
,
EUR
47.7958
48.7517
,
GBP
53.6557
54.7288
,
CHF
44.229
45.1136
,
SEK
4.7234
4.8179
,
NOK
4.6336
4.7263
,
DKK
6.4254
6.5539
,
KES
0.3569
0.364
,
JPY
0.3782
0.3858
,
DJF
0.2185
0.2229
,
CAD
31.0185
31.6389
,
AUD
30.5267
31.1372
,
SAR
10.4828
10.6925
,
AED
10.706
10.9201
,
ZAR
2.5945
2.6464
,
CNY
6.0837
6.2054

addis

EUR
42.8476
43.7046
,
GBP
45.2716
46.177
,
USD
36.7223
37.4567
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How to Counter Rising, Unbridled Nationalism

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Not to Undo Abiy Ahmed's Pledge for Credible National Elections

January 9 , 2021

There is something curious about elections that have been conducted in Ethiopia since the mid-1990s. Unlike the previous eras when they were held - the earliest elections being six decades ba...

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From the US to Ethiopia, the Need for Accountability

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What It Takes to Not Repeat 2020

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Half Truths Create Poor Environment for Dialogue

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No Good Comes from Profiling Individuals

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Utilitarianism: the Right Antidote to World in Midst of Pandemic

January 16 , 2021 . By Asegid Getachew

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Divided, Diaspora Will Only Worsen Ethiopia's Precarious Situation

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Look Past Present Bottlenecks to Survive Future Challenges

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Optimism for New Year

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Beware the COVID-19 Infodemic, Otherwise Face the Consequences

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If Japan Can, No Reason Ethiopia Can't

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Cement: Construction Industry's Catch-22



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