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Ahmed T. Abdulkadir

AhmedT. Abdulkadir (ahmedteyib.abdulkadir@addisfortune.net) is the Editor-in-Chief at Addis Fortune. With a critical eye on class dynamics, public policy, and the cultural undercurrents shaping Ethiopian society.

Ahmed T. Abdulkadir's Articles

Baking a Country to Prosperity on Borrowed Yeast

Jul 5 , 2025 . By Ahmed T. Abdulkadir

When my father retired from the civil service years ago, he opened a narrow bakery, w...

A "Talking Gorilla" Walks into Mercato

Jun 28 , 2025 . By Ahmed T. Abdulkadir

A couple of evenings ago, TikTok served up a scene that felt equal parts circus and s...

As the Capital Rises, the Regions Wait for a Turn

Jun 21 , 2025 . By Ahmed T. Abdulkadir

It is stating the obvious to claim Addis Abeba is placed foremost in the economy, pla...

Tracks in the Sky Hopes on the Ground

Jun 14 , 2025 . By Ahmed T. Abdulkadir

The electric-blue trains that once glided across Addis Abeba's skyline promised a lea...

The Gig Economy's Serfdom with WiFi

Jun 7 , 2025 . By Ahmed T. Abdulkadir

When a muggy Tuesday dawns in Addis Abeba, a young driver unlocks a ride-hailing app and hopes, silently, for steady pas...

Addis Abeba's Urban Facelift Paves Over Its Informal Soul

May 31 , 2025 . By Ahmed T. Abdulkadir

At dawn, a typical pedestrian in Addis Abeba begins what locals call “the sidewalk...

Ethiopia Courts the AI Future While the Lights Flicker

May 24 , 2025 . By Ahmed T. Abdulkadir

Last week, Millennium Hall's biggest technology fair, ETEX 2025, looked like a scene...

A Typo Takes Five Days, a National ID to Fix

May 17 , 2025 . By Ahmed T. Abdulkadir

A woman on an adjacent white plastic chair suggested, half-joking, that we should sta...

Soaring Rents, Speculative Land Deals Chokes Addis Abeba

May 10 , 2025 . By Ahmed T. Abdulkadir

When the first rays of sunlight hit Addis Abeba, they illuminate two very different r...

Minimum Wage Promises Remain Unfulfilled as Employees Toil for Less

May 3 , 2025 . By Ahmed T. Abdulkadir

Six years after the labour law called for a Wage Board and nearly a century after the...

The Activism Gets Funded But Not the Women Beneficiaries

Apr 26 , 2025 . By Ahmed T. Abdulkadir

Gender activism has become so well-funded that it can almost afford to forget its ori...

They Call Her "Family". But They Pay Her in Silence

Apr 20 , 2025 . By Ahmed T. Abdulkadir

Before dawn breaks, they are at work. They stoke charcoal fires before the call to pr...

Commentaries

How to Put Development Finance Back on Track

lobal growth this year is expected to slow to its lowest rate (outside of a crisis) s...

A New Vision for Development Cooperation

he global system of financing for development, including that of development cooperat...

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

Civil Society Feels the Squeeze as Reform Era Unravels

Jul 5 , 2025

Six years ago, Ethiopia was the darling of international liberal commentators. A year...

Soaring Taxes Fail to Plug Holes as Audit Reveals Enduring Waste

Jun 28 , 2025

Meseret Damtie, the assertive auditor general, has never been shy about naming names...

Expanding Federal Budget Tests Limits of Fiscal Discipline

Jun 21 , 2025

A well-worn adage says, “Budget is not destiny, but it is direction.” Examining t...

Desire to March to the Sea Should Spill Reason on the Way

Jun 14 , 2025

Yet again, the Horn of Africa is bracing for trouble. A region already frayed by wars...

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

Rise Without Ruin

At times, the pursuit of opportunity quietly takes on a ruthless tone. Success begins to feel like a zero-sum game, where someone must lose...

Real Respect Shows Up First

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself at a social gathering where strangers and old acquaintances mix in a haze of small talk and light laug...

Life Matters

The Nuances of Baby Carrying

Each morning, just beyond the compound gates, a familiar image greets the day: a mother walking briskly with her baby snug in a front carrie...

The Quiet Roar Beneath the Calm

There is often a sense of awe when encountering someone who appears to have everything under control. Impeccably dressed, composed, and seem...