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MUNIR SHEMSU

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Pasta Prices on the Boil

Jul 13 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Consumers are wrestling with a sharp increase in the prices of pasta and macaroni, commodities that have surged by an average of nearly 12 B...

Study Reveals Higher Education Quality Crisis, Calls for Reform

Jul 13 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

The cracks in Ethiopia's higher education system were laid bare during a synthesis report presented at th...

Finance Sector Poised for Ambitious Transformation Under Governor Mamo Mihretu

Jul 13 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Ethiopia's financial industry is undergoing substantial transformation under the stewardship of Governor...

Banks Rush to Meet Credit Exposure Regulations Ahead of Deadline

Jul 7 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Banks are scrambling to comply with new credit exposure regulations as the National Bank of Ethiopia's (N...

Ethiopian Eyes Lucrative Nonstop Routes as Airbus Report Unveils Untapped Potential

Jul 7 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Ethiopian Airlines can eye an opportunity to grow and expand by introducing nonstop flights on unserved o...

Ambitious Federal Budget Exhibits Urban Glitz Over Rural Grit

Jul 7 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

The federal government's budget for the fiscal year 2024/25, unanimously ratified by Parliament following...

Higher Education Under Budget Squeeze, Infrastructure Woes During Reform Push

Jun 29 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

The federal budget bill, edging towards a monumental trillion Birr, has sparked heated contention as it p...

REFORM RATTLES PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PARENTS

Jun 22 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Many parents were jolted by the city education authorities' decision to bar private schools from register...

Curriculum Quake Shakes Private Schools' Foundations

Jun 22 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Last week was a shocking revelation for parents who send their children to one of the 84 private schools...

AG Meseret's Scathing Report Exposes Budget Chaos

Jun 22 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Parliamentary tensions peaked last week following the Federal Auditor General's report that unearthed unp...

Djibouti Disputes World Bank Port Ranking, Cites External Factors

Jun 22 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Djibouti officials have raised objections over what they describe as "inconsistencies" in the evaluation...

BUDGETARY TIGHTROPE STROLL!

Jun 15 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

The federal government unveiled a 971.6 billion Br budget bill for the upcoming fiscal year, while the economy is under dual pressures to en...

Commentaries

The Geopolitical Battle Over Monetary Infrastructure

The development of payment infrastructure in emerging-market economies (EMEs), from i...

Making Roads Pathways of Progress, Not Corridors of Grief

For decades, Ethiopia's roads have been described through the language of fate. The d...

Fineline

Leaders of the National . . .

Leaders of the National Election Board are in a charm offensive mood, of a sort. Last week, they organised a rare tour for members of the me...

When the country’s most. . .

When the country's most senior diplomats and envoys return back to their posts after two-week debriefings, they leave behind a point or two...

Editorial

Every Encounter with the State Should Not Become an Invoice

May 9 , 2026

The Ethiopian state appears to have discovered a fiscal instrument that is politicall...

National Dialogue Has Everything But the Trust It Needs

May 2 , 2026

By the time Ethiopia's National Dialogue Commission (ENDC) reached the end of its fir...

Addis Abeba's Roads Reveal a Country Where the Powerful Drive Through the Law

Apr 25 , 2026

In a political community, official speeches show what governments want their citizens...

Ethiopia's New Diplomacy Essence Could Be About Shielding Sovereignty

For much of the past three decades, Ethiopia occupied a familiar place in the Western...

Gallery

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

Oct 6 , 2021

Parliament Approves New Cabinet, Incorporates Opposition Leaders Lawmakers have approved today the nominations of 22 ministers, including three opposition leaders. Two MPs have voted against, while 12 abstained...

2020 in Posterity

Jan 5 , 2021

TIGRAY VOTES DESPITE "NULL & VOID" THREAT

Sep 9 , 2020

IN-PICTURE: LAUREATE'S RECEPTION  

Dec 14 , 2019

PM Abiy Ahmed (PhD) at a Gala Dinner Called for the Awarding of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize

May 6 , 2019

Faces, Voices of Addis Abeba

Apr 26 , 2019

Sunday With Eden

The Silence That Leadership Can't Keep

A few days ago, I attended a virtual conference in Canada that stayed with me, not be...

Development That Redraws the Rent Line

Urban renewal is often sold as a promise: cleaner streets, safer neighbourhoods, bett...

Life Matters

Motivation Drops as the Day Begins in Sleepwear

We have all seen the aesthetic. The “work from home” dream usually comes packaged...

The Final Exam No One Prepared For

The first time I heard about the “Mesob” one-stop service initiative, relief came quickly. It sounded like a promise to citizens worn do...