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Aug 21 , 2021

Time for Central Bank to Revise Interest Rate on Savings

The signs are there for anyone curious to pay attention to see. And they are ominous. Debts of domestic and external sources besiege Ethiopia's economy, the currency is falling, the exchange rate i...

Aug 14 , 2021

A Social Coalition for Ethiopia`s Peace League

When war broke out in Ethiopia's northern region last year on that fateful November day, few could have imagined how ugly it could get. Armed conflict is never a pretty sight, this much is known, but...

Aug 7 , 2021

Real Federalism Should Go Deeper than Regional States

There are a few without an opinion on Ethiopia's federal structure, which is arranged along lingo-cultural faultlines. Despite popular perception, though, not all the regional states have structured s...

Jul 31 , 2021

Truce Isn't Settlement, But Promising Start for Durable Peace

They say making peace is harder than waging war. It is a real test of the courage of those making decisions on issues of life and death. Extending peaceful gestures in the midst of wars, in good faith...

Jul 24 , 2021

Clouds Gathering on Inflation, Policy Consistency Keeps the Rain at Bay

There was an alarming increase in the price of Teffin August 2017. It suddenly skyrocketed from 2,000 Br a quintal to a whopping 3,000 Br. It was unexpected and put a burden on consumers, which had to...

Jul 18 , 2021

Voters Want Stability, Order. Prosperity Can Find It through Negotiated Settlement

The function held by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) to announce the results last week of the recently held national elections has a streak of chic to it. The crowd ranged from diploma...

Jul 10 , 2021

Absent Competent Bureaucracy, Economic Policies Get Stuck

There is no shortage of drafts beings drawn, and bills authored these days. The more novel one is the National Startup Act. Formally known as the "Start-up Business Proclamation," it was drafted by th...

Jul 3 , 2021

War's Fruitless, Horrific; Better Late than Never to Give Peace a Chance

For the curious interested in political studies, the twists and turns unfolding in Ethiopia provide a rarely paralleled case study in history, nationalism, elite consensus (or, mostly in Ethiopia, lac...

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...


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