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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...

Mar 6 , 2021

Prosperitians' Economic Regime Up for Campaign Season Debate

It was somewhat of a surprise when officials at the electoral board came out to announce a new polling date for the year; national elections are slated for June 5, 2021. With a war raging in Tigray Re...

Feb 27 , 2021

Ethio Telecom Could Be Cash Cow, But Needs to Compete Fairly

That Ethio telecom would remain in the hands of the state was never a sure deal. A rarity in much of the world, Ethiopia's government has maintained a statist policy that kept profitable service indus...

Feb 20 , 2021

Economic Policy Orientation Reckons with Dire Political Circumstances

The late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was in parliament in 2010, taking questions on his administration's performance when MPs brought up the issue of living costs. The government's use of monetary and...

Feb 13 , 2021

As in Politics, Ethiopia Faces Precarious Economic Future

What most spooked buyers owning a billion dollars of Ethiopia's Eurobonds was not a conflict in the north that plunged the nation into (un)civil war, perhaps threatening to take the Horn of Africa wit...

Feb 6 , 2021

The AU Fails Africa and Its People Miserably

The feeling of helplessness; the confusion to understand what is unfolding; and the dilemma to act was evident in Paul Kagame's face, once a stalwart of African Union (AU) reform and Rwanda's presiden...

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Commentaries | Aug 08,2026

In Going Digital, the State Designs for the Citizen It Wants to Have

The World Bank asks readers to picture a mother in rural Ethiopia who has never held a ban...

Editorial | Aug 8 , 2026

SMALL-NOTES SQUEEZE WORN, TORN, NEVER RETURNED

For Hirut Ayalew, a small shop owner around Ferensay Legasiyon, the shortage of usable sma...

Featured | Aug 1 , 2026 . By BIZUAYEHU ABIY

The Storm Passed, the Freight Bill Did Not

A year after a violent storm tore through one of Ethiopia's major flower-growing clusters...

Agenda | Aug 9 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE

National Bank Forces Anbesa Bank Board Re-run, All Incumbents Out

Anbesa Bank has elected an entirely new board of directors, nine months after the Board it...

Fortune News | Aug 9 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE

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Editorials

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

Prosperitians' Economic Regime Up for Campaign Season Debate

Ethio Telecom Could Be Cash Cow, But Needs to Compete Fairly

Economic Policy Orientation Reckons with Dire Political Circumstances

As in Politics, Ethiopia Faces Precarious Economic Future

The AU Fails Africa and Its People Miserably

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Editorials

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

Prosperitians' Economic Regime Up for Campaign Season Debate

Ethio Telecom Could Be Cash Cow, But Needs to Compete Fairly

Economic Policy Orientation Reckons with Dire Political Circumstances

As in Politics, Ethiopia Faces Precarious Economic Future

The AU Fails Africa and Its People Miserably

Energy Never Consumed, the Cheapest Megawatt

Children Fall. Some Parents Detonate

The Hidden Dollar Bill Behind Every App

Ten Years at the Gate, a Dream That Never Stood Still

The Storm Passed, the Freight Bill Did Not

In Going Digital, the State Designs for the Citizen It Wants to Have

In Going Digital, the State Designs for the Citizen It Wants to Have

SMALL-NOTES SQUEEZE WORN, TORN, NEVER RETURNED

The Storm Passed, the Freight Bill Did Not

National Bank Forces Anbesa Bank Board Re-run, All Incumbents Out

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