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Jan 7 , 2023

Worldview May Drive the Administrations' Warped Priorities

The hallmark of Ethiopia's contemporary leaders could be a fascination with grandeur and beauty. From Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's (PhD) projects of passion – such as Unity, Africa and Entoto park...

Dec 31 , 2022

Corruption Alarms Need Serious Measures

A change of guards in 2018 gave Ethiopians hope for better circumstances from the preceding unrest, with corruption as one of the triggering forces. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has addressed the Parliam...

Dec 24 , 2022

Policy Unpredictability Pernicious, When Frequented Dreadful

Biniam Mikru heads the department of cabinet affairs under Mayor Adanech Abiebie. But he also has the unfortunate reputation for sighing ordinances that disrupt businesses, if not cause self-inflicted...

Dec 17 , 2022

Reforming Forex Regime Demands Foresight, Courage

In his recent question-time with members of Parliament, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) painted a rosy picture of the economy that staggered even his ardent supporters. The Prime Minister claimed E...

Dec 10 , 2022

Accountability, Justice: State Duties in Tall Order

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), under the leadership of Daniel Bekele (PhD), issued a statement last week pronouncing what it described as "grave violations of human rights" unfolding in...

Dec 4 , 2022

Survival Upstaging Moral, Societal Values

Last week saw enraged university lecturers' threatening to stage a strike. They addressed their complaints to Parliament and the Ministry of Education, bitterly complaining about the rising cost of li...

Nov 26 , 2022

To Liberalize Finance Holy, Regulating It Is Divine

In the wake of the liberalization of the telecom sector, Ethiopian authorities have made a milestone move opening the door for foreign capital to enter the financial sector. In effect, people talk mor...

Nov 19 , 2022

Restore Faith in Constitutional Institutions to Achieve Social Cohesion

The rounds of talks to end wars in Ethiopia held in Pretoria, South Africa, and Nairobi, Kenya, have outcomes exceeding the expectations of many, from naysayers to pundits and from mediators to the ne...

Nov 12 , 2022

Nairobi Must Double Down on Pretoria

Two weeks have passed since negotiators from Ethiopia's federal government and the TPLF reached a deal that brought the war in Tigray to a lull. So have the talks moved from Pretoria to Nairobi and fr...

Nov 5 , 2022

Pretoria Deal Represents Courage, Despair and Anxiety

Hardly were people prepared for the deals announced last week from Pretoria, South Africa. For many, it was a bolt from the blue moment. Negotiators representing the federal government and those of...

Oct 30 , 2022

Pretoria Can Pivot an Arduous Path to Peace

Africa's brutal war in the continent's largest country - in population - continues to rage unabated. This week, the civil war marks its second commemoration. The carnage it resulted, the suffering...

Oct 22 , 2022

Embargo on Imports a Respite, Not Antidote

Suppose one policy move can reveal the degree to which Ethiopia's economy is in the chasms of disquiet. In that case, hardly any matches the measure federal authorities took last week capping imports...

Oct 15 , 2022

Telco Liberalisation Offers Lessons for Financial Opening

Last week saw a milestone in Ethiopia's telecom industry. For over a century, the industry has been the sole domain of the state-owned Ethio telecom, with a captive market. Safaricom Ethiopia Plc has...

Oct 8 , 2022

Central Bank Stick Out Like a Sore Thumb

It is fitting that the financial sector and the monetary regime are riddled with reforms, the former more than the latter. The most recent could be establishing a federal regulatory agency separate fr...

Oct 1 , 2022

Rip the Band-Aid Off. Float the Birr. Liberalize Capital Account

The foreign exchange market is seeing a war of attrition, with the Dollar gradually taking out its opponents as its strength grows unmatched. Neither is the green buck taking any hostages. A blitzk...

Sep 24 , 2022

Why Ethiopia's Economy Catches Cold When Europe Sneezes

Look no further than the flower industry to appreciate the importance of the European market to underdeveloped economies such as Ethiopia. Within a decade and a half, the country has shot up the list...

Columns

Commentaries | Oct 11,2025

The Human Flight a Failure of Political Imagination, Not a Mere Economic Policy

Ladislas Farago, a roving Associated Press (AP) correspondent, arrived in Ethiopia in 193...

Editorial | Oct 11 , 2025

TRADITION THRIVES AS COSTS CLIMB

As dawn broke over Addis Abeba last week, the city's arteries pulsed not with the usual we...

Featured | Oct 5 , 2025 . By REDIET YARED

TOMATOES TASTE OF INFLATION

Tomato prices in Addis Abeba have surged to unprecedented levels, with retail stands charg...

Agenda | Oct 12 , 2025

Ministry Shifts Gears as Number Plate Change Fuels Debate

A sweeping change in the vehicle licensing system has tilted the scales in favour of elect...

Fortune News | Oct 12 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER