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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 from tomorrow. Drones zig-zagged...

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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. . .

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Ethiopia Courts the AI Future While the Lights Flicker

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Getting Debt Sustainability Right in Developing Countries

Healing the Healers

Ethiopia Courts the AI Future While the Lights Flicker

The Subtler African Stories Lodged in Luxury

When the Rains Come for the Poor

A Country on Life Support Must Not Neglect Its Healers

State Enterprises from Oracles to Apprentices

Rising Costs, Inflation Threaten Insurance Industry

BREWING DISCONTENT

Electric Vehicle Push Leaves Investors in the Lurch

Getting Debt Sustainability Right in Developing Countries

Foreign Aid Looks Good Now That It's Gone

Leaders of the National . . .

When the country’s most. . .

A Country on Life Support Must Not Neglect Its Healers

Researchers Churn Out Studies by the Ton. Quality Checks are Causality

Ethiopia's Aid Reckoning Demands a Homegrown Rescue Plan

When Pension Funds Nap Inflation Steals the Blanket

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

The Subtler African Stories Lodged in Luxury

Drowning in Someone's Storm

Healing the Healers

Gambling on Survival

URBAN BOOM MEETS DRAINAGE BUST

Visa Trap Leaves South Sudanese Students Stranded from Going Home

Central Bank Pushes to Till New Ground in Farm Finance

Federal Bill Seeks Foreign Cash for Housing, Barring Access to Domestic Credit

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