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Nov 14 , 2020

Hard to Justify Armed Conflict, Dangerous to Rationalise Civilian Profiling

The American civil rights movement leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was known for his powerful speeches that immortalised his name. One that may echo for posterity, across generations, meaningful to all...

Nov 7 , 2020

War Is the Romance of History; the Outcome, only Horror

History is a bath of blood, writes William James, the American philosopher known to be the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States. Few countries in the world have remained...

Oct 31 , 2020

Passive Foreign Affairs Service Makes Effective Foreign Policy Unhelpful

Abiy Ahmed (PhD) almost lost his life while posted as a radio operator in the late 1990s, during the Eritrean-Ethiopian War. He is the only survivor of a platoon boarded on a tank that was hit by heav...

Oct 24 , 2020

Demonetisation In Restive Society Hardly Incentivises Borrowers

Officials at the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) often like to remain on the fence when responding to inquiries and slow in their release of reports on the state of the economy. It may be the legacy o...

Oct 16 , 2020

Locust Infestation Evidence of Leadership Failure, Misplaced Priorities

The massive infestation of desert locusts that farmers in Ethiopia are faced with is the latest in a perpetually precarious position the country finds itself in. When photos and reports of the swarm c...

Oct 10 , 2020

This Desperate Moment Calls for Strategic Dialogue for Ethiopia

Lawmakers from the House of Federation and parliament sat feet apart from one another, gathering not in the famous clock-tower building constructed under Emperor Hailesellasie. The joint session of th...

Oct 3 , 2020

Leaning on Social Justice, Education Policy Requires Balance and Efficiency

Mere days after the first case of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported in Ethiopia, schools across the country were ordered to shut down to contain its potential spread. With that, 26 million...

Sep 27 , 2020

Ethiopia's Bleak Politics Can Use Invigorating Constitutional Renegotiation

In a series of opinion pieces on the state of democracy in Africa The Economist magazine is publishing, the first was by an African leader, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD). No doubt, his rise to power...

Sep 19 , 2020

With New Notes, Few Guarantees Exist

Few have had their work cut out for them as Yinager Dessie (PhD), governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE). As economic policies are refocused from state-led, demand-side economics to market-or...

Sep 11 , 2020

Ethiopia`s State of Affairs Calls for an All-inclusive, Comprehensive Dialogue

It is self-evident. Addis Abeba has once again begun to feel alive. With the expiration of the state of emergency, bars and restaurants are fuller, cinemas have resumed business, and minibuses are onc...

Sep 6 , 2020

Political Engagement in Desperate Need of New Weapons of Choice

A research and polling institute took to the airwaves by storm late last month with a rare survey in which public sentiments over politically controversial issues were measured. With the promise of a...

Aug 29 , 2020

Pragmatic Approach Begs for Dealing with Failed Forex Regime

For some time now, those at the helm of multilateral financial institutions have felt like they have an ideological ally in Ethiopia where economic management is concerned. Ethiopia has been on the ri...

Aug 22 , 2020

Consent to Contend: Essence of Grand Bargain

The political buzz phrase has always been "national dialogue," a process of deliberation over the very soul and meaning of the Ethiopian state. But it is a phrase that finds relevance every time the c...

Aug 16 , 2020

Mishmash of Economic Priorities Complicate 'Beacon of Prosperity' Ambitions

It is not uncommon for economic policies to go under the radar. Still, neither is it normal for a policy agenda as critical as the Homegrown Economic Reform to have disappeared from discussions. Wh...

Aug 8 , 2020

Green Legacy Too Green for Its Ambitions

A familiar sight these days is high government officials - the very important people - hunched over muddy ground. Parliamentarians, ministers and diplomats have followed the end of meetings with visit...

Aug 1 , 2020

In the Absence of Fair Play, Radicalism Crowds Out Moderation

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) had an audience with leaders of the opposition bloc - if there is one to be described as such - in the middle of last week. Straight away, the weight of things was self...

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

Editorials

Hard to Justify Armed Conflict, Dangerous to Rationalise Civilian Profiling

War Is the Romance of History; the Outcome, only Horror

Passive Foreign Affairs Service Makes Effective Foreign Policy Unhelpful

Demonetisation In Restive Society Hardly Incentivises Borrowers

Locust Infestation Evidence of Leadership Failure, Misplaced Priorities

This Desperate Moment Calls for Strategic Dialogue for Ethiopia

Leaning on Social Justice, Education Policy Requires Balance and Efficiency

Ethiopia's Bleak Politics Can Use Invigorating Constitutional Renegotiation