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A Dangerous Beam in a Childs Hand

Jun 7 , 2025
By Kidist Yidnekachew

It was during an ordinary errand, shopping for socks, that an unexpected discovery occurred. A gleaming green beam drew...

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A Dangerous Beam in a Childs Hand

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How Africa Should Negotiate with Trump

A Dangerous Beam in a Childs Hand

The Gig Economy's Serfdom with WiFi

Tainted Trust Behind White Lies

A Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight

Where the Roof Overhead Comes with a Ceiling on Hope

State Enterprises from Oracles to Apprentices

Rising Costs, Inflation Threaten Insurance Industry

BREWING DISCONTENT

Electric Vehicle Push Leaves Investors in the Lurch

How Africa Should Negotiate with Trump

Making Sense of the New Global Economy

Leaders of the National . . .

When the country’s most. . .

Where the Roof Overhead Comes with a Ceiling on Hope

Courting Foreign Buyers of Properties While Land Remains State-Owned

A Country on Life Support Must Not Neglect Its Healers

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

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

Tainted Trust Behind White Lies

A Dream Taxed to Death

A Dangerous Beam in a Childs Hand

The Dangers We Brew

WEGAGEN GRAZES FRECH GREEN GROUND

Central Bank Moves to Erase Paper Bonds Betting on Digital Overhaul

When Purpose Meets Penalties, the Taxman Strikes Back

Horizon Eyes Somali Region for Grand-Scale Agri Investment Push

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