Africans Should Urge the Reinvention of the African Union

Welcome to Trickle-Down Economics, is Ethiopia Ready?

Welcome to Trickle-Down Economics, is Ethiopia Ready?

Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed (PhD), while defending a budget bill tabled by his administration in parliament, indicated that the macroeconomic policy his governing coalition has b...

Personal Diplomacy Has Risks and Diminishing Returns

Personal Diplomacy Has Risks and Diminishing Returns

The situation in neighbouring Sudan can be confusing to anyone. When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) made a quick trip to Khartoum immediately after the military started shoot...

Prime Minister Abiy Needs to Focus, Prioritise

Prime Minister Abiy Needs to Focus, Prioritise

June 1 , 2019

The recent visit by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) to Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, named after the late Alefelege Selam, has created a buzz and there was a lot of exc...

Energy Sector, too Much Focus on Hydro

Energy Sector, too Much Focus on Hydro

May 25 , 2019

If there is any Western country eager to help Ethiopia in the power sector, none match the enthusiasm and drive of the Danish government. Denmark, a country with an impressive record of 70pc reduction...

If there is any Western country eager to help Ethiopia in the power se...

Professional Associations Should be Professional

Professional Associations Should be Professional

May 18 , 2019

The address made by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) to medical practitioners was not as disrespectful to the profession as it was made out to be through excerpts that were taken out of context. But th...

The address made by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) to medical practit...

Local Elections, Litmus Test for Madame Birtukan

Local Elections, Litmus Test for Madame Birtukan

May 11 , 2019

Six years ago in April, tents decorated with competing political party symbols were set up on the public squares and loudspeakers blared varying slogans broadcasting a local election season for 3.6 mi...

Six years ago in April, tents decorated with competing political party...

Gov’t Should Address Gaps, Build Less

Gov’t Should Address Gaps, Build Less

May 4 , 2019

Access to urban housing is often discussed in political terms. In a country wrought with a dilapidating shortage of affordable housing, especially in Addis Abeba, it is the symptoms instead of the pro...

Access to urban housing is often discussed in political terms. In a co...

Parliament Should Rise to the Challenge of the Times

Parliament Should Rise to the Challenge of the Times

April 26 , 2019

In all the controversies in relation to the claims over Addis Abeba - largely devoid of substance but rich in noisy rhetoric - it is baffling to see MPs representing the capital in parliament remain s...

In all the controversies in relation to the claims over Addis Abeba -...