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Jun 26 , 2021

National Elections Show Voters May Not Be as Polarized as Elites Have

Empty streets could characterise polling day on June 21, where apprehension to what the day might have brought was feared. Where there were polling stations, long lines of people waiting to cast their...

Jun 19 , 2021

Tomorrow’s Elections Invoke Trepidation More Than Anticipation

The wait for Ethiopia's sixth national elections, since it became a federal republic in the mid-1990s, has been long and daunting. Lately, it has also been painted blue by the expansive campaigning of...

Jun 12 , 2021

Economic Woes Due to Crisis in Ideas, Intellectual Authority

Milton Freedman, the renowned monetary economist, had a mantra. He believed, "inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon." His liberal disciples from Chile, known as the "Chicago Boys...

Jun 5 , 2021

Electoral Best of Bad Situation. Time Is the Essence

In retrospect, it is nothing less than astounding that the 2015 national elections went pretty much under the radar. There was not much drama, and it seemed more like one more election the country...

May 29 , 2021

Sun Shines Brightly on Telco Market. Beware Misgoverning It

Those entrusted with public office may love throwing events; but, no one is doing it as enthusiastically and glamorously as the Ethio telecom. Its first-ever female Chief Executive Officer (CEO), F...

May 23 , 2021

Sovereignty Claims Bear the Responsibility to Protect. Where's the UN?

It was something of a milestone for the United Nations last week. Rhetorically, so to say; and, for lack of words to describe the 76-year old international organisation whose deeds were dwarfed by its...

May 15 , 2021

In the Absence of Inclusive, Conclusive National Elections

Gradually, the biggest and most visible billboards in Addis Abeba have become political campaign ads. The most visible, like its former incarnation in past elections is the Prosperity Party (PP), with...

May 8 , 2021

Compromise Necessary to Avoid Regional Implosion

Diplomacy is not the forte of Ethiopia's officials. They are often too absorbed in internal crisis or are mainly responding, instead of actively engaging, to threats, perceived or otherwise. Unfortuna...

Apr 30 , 2021

Plus ça Change, Plus C'est la Même Chose. Or Do They?

Nothing can better describe Ethiopia's state of affairs today than the French idiom: "Plus ça Change, Plus C'est la Même Chose". Indeed, the more things appear to change, the more they stay the same...

Apr 24 , 2021

With Evolving Financial Sector, Central Bank Needs to Step Up its Game

There were no surprises when the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) decided two weeks ago to raise commercial banks' minimum paid-up capital requirement. For a few years now, the central bank has been si...

Apr 17 , 2021

Spiritual Leaders Can Be Exception. If They Will It

There is not a facet of life in Ethiopia today that is not convulsed by the moral crisis brought on by a bleak political situation. Rare are conversations that are not overwhelmed by discussion of con...

Apr 10 , 2021

Regional Fiscal Perfidy Stems from an Indulgent Fed. Alarming!

It is not often the case for regional states' leaders to swallow their vanity and declare near-bankruptcy way before the fiscal year comes to an end. Quite a few of them have in the past. The latest e...

Apr 3 , 2021

Bailout Needs to Contend with Original Sin of Political Corruption

As an Auditor General, he was not the most conspicous of officials in the mainstream. But the end of the tenure of one of the most vocal public servants over the past decade – Gemechu Dubiso – sho...

Mar 27 , 2021

At Odds with Dev't Partners, Ethiopia Could Miss Out on Improving World Economy

In an unprecedented turn of irony, just as Ethiopia began an attempt to open up to the world economy, there is a likelihood that it could be stopped at the gates. As a series of condemnations by Weste...

Mar 20 , 2021

With Limited Room for Maneuver, Gov't Should Tread Carefully with Oil Supply

There is never a dull moment in the tense and combative relationship between regulators and companies in the downstream oil market. One such episode in this saga came earlier this month. It was only c...

Mar 13 , 2021

With Public Apathy on the Rise, COVID Could Be Here to Stay

It was a rare moment of excitement last Sunday when an Ethiopian Airlines plane alighted at Bole International Airport to an expectant crowd of public officials, diplomats and media personnel. The moo...

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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

Editorials

National Elections Show Voters May Not Be as Polarized as Elites Have

Tomorrow’s Elections Invoke Trepidation More Than Anticipation

Economic Woes Due to Crisis in Ideas, Intellectual Authority

Electoral Best of Bad Situation. Time Is the Essence

Sun Shines Brightly on Telco Market. Beware Misgoverning It

Sovereignty Claims Bear the Responsibility to Protect. Where's the UN?

In the Absence of Inclusive, Conclusive National Elections

Compromise Necessary to Avoid Regional Implosion

Plus ça Change, Plus C'est la Même Chose. Or Do They?

With Evolving Financial Sector, Central Bank Needs to Step Up its Game

Spiritual Leaders Can Be Exception. If They Will It

Regional Fiscal Perfidy Stems from an Indulgent Fed. Alarming!

Bailout Needs to Contend with Original Sin of Political Corruption

At Odds with Dev't Partners, Ethiopia Could Miss Out on Improving World Economy

With Limited Room for Maneuver, Gov't Should Tread Carefully with Oil Supply

With Public Apathy on the Rise, COVID Could Be Here to Stay

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Editorials

National Elections Show Voters May Not Be as Polarized as Elites Have

Tomorrow’s Elections Invoke Trepidation More Than Anticipation

Economic Woes Due to Crisis in Ideas, Intellectual Authority

Electoral Best of Bad Situation. Time Is the Essence

Sun Shines Brightly on Telco Market. Beware Misgoverning It

Sovereignty Claims Bear the Responsibility to Protect. Where's the UN?

In the Absence of Inclusive, Conclusive National Elections

Compromise Necessary to Avoid Regional Implosion

Plus ça Change, Plus C'est la Même Chose. Or Do They?

With Evolving Financial Sector, Central Bank Needs to Step Up its Game

Spiritual Leaders Can Be Exception. If They Will It

Regional Fiscal Perfidy Stems from an Indulgent Fed. Alarming!

Bailout Needs to Contend with Original Sin of Political Corruption

At Odds with Dev't Partners, Ethiopia Could Miss Out on Improving World Economy

With Limited Room for Maneuver, Gov't Should Tread Carefully with Oil Supply

With Public Apathy on the Rise, COVID Could Be Here to Stay

Stale Exchange Rates Hide Costs During Debt-for-Equity Conversions

The Savior Complex, When Helping Hurts

Climate Crisis Is Real. The Hysteria Is Not

The Power of Staying Unexplainable

TOMATOES TASTE OF INFLATION

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

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

TRADITION THRIVES AS COSTS CLIMB

TOMATOES TASTE OF INFLATION

Ministry Shifts Gears as Number Plate Change Fuels Debate

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COVID UPDATE

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