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Editorials

May 31 , 2020

Bereft of Popular Mandate, Hard to Keep the State Viable

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has come a long way since his spectacular arrival at the top of Ethiopia's political scene. In 2018, few would have predicted a state of political uncertainty would, in...

May 23 , 2020

Speed, Agility Lacking in Administration's Stimulus Package

Countries in Africa are the least prepared to deal with the health and social consequences of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). There are only 20,000 ICU beds available in the entire continent, a r...

May 16 , 2020

Public Space, Even on 'Mind-blowing' Projects, Means No Private Realm

In November 2019, the Mayor of Washington, DC, Muriel Bowser, visited Addis Abeba for five days. She was honoured with the naming of a roundabout in her honor where the City Administration erected a r...

May 9 , 2020

Amendment, the Less Travelled, Least Unpleasant Way Forward than Interpretation

The unsavoury position Ethiopia finds itself in today was best described by Moussa Adem, a political scholar and politician. In a recent consultative meeting called to discuss the four options the adm...

May 8 , 2020

In the Face of Constitutional Crisis, House of Federation Can't Appear Lame Duck

Over the past two years, as conflicts and the breakdown of the rule of law rose and ebbed, the possibility of holding the national elections on time was never a foregone conclusion. If anything, the n...

Apr 25 , 2020

State of Emergency Should Not Inspire Worst Instincts of Gov't

There is a sense of irony to how the decision by the administration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) to invoke state of emergency powers has come to be viewed across Ethiopia's political landscape....

Apr 17 , 2020

Timely Reminder: Regional States are Sovereign, So Says the Constitution

Regional states in Ethiopia are created to serve the mere purpose of administration, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) recently argued. Addressing members of parliament during the ratification of the fi...

Apr 11 , 2020

The 'Cure' to the Pandemic Can be Fatal to Ethiopia's Politics

On Friday, Ethiopia's legislators passed a decree on state of emergency, the fourth in four years. Considering how scared the public gets of the potential spread of a deadly virus, there was no resist...

Apr 4 , 2020

Where in the World are Ethiopia's Legislators?

In Addis Abeba, as in the rest of the world, there is less pollution in the air, less congestion on the roads and a reduced volume of noise on the streets. The concept of smart cities and smart econom...

Mar 28 , 2020

Economic Disaster Looms Large, Fiscal Response Plan Can't Come Earlier

In September 2005, the World Bank commissioned a futuristic study to see the loss in human life and cost to the global economy should there be a global outbreak of a virus. The finding was too terrify...

Mar 21 , 2020

With Coronavirus, Overreact and Be Wrong

It was with a sense of despondency that the brand new minister of Health, Lia Tadesse (MD), gave a press briefing on the first confirmed case of the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Ethiop...

Mar 14 , 2020

As the World Economy Coughs, Ethiopia should Work to Bolster Resilience

The first case of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ethiopia was reported on Friday by Lia Tadesse (MD), a day after parliament confirmed her as the new Minister of Health, involving a Japanese citi...

An Impatient Administration Lacks Profundity in Policy Decisions

When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) appeared before parliament a month ago, a member questioned the legitimacy of his administration in light of its economic policy divergence from the status quo. Th...

Feb 29 , 2020

Land to the Tillers, If They Choose It

Few issues in Ethiopia command as much controversy as does land; if any other contestant is in this league, it can only be the question of nationalities, an obsession of the student movement since the...

Feb 22 , 2020

Whatever Happened to Political Parties` Code of Conduct?

By the day, Ethiopians are inching closer to national elections on federal and regional levels that are scheduled for August this year. It embodies both hope and promise as well as fear and uncertaint...

Feb 15 , 2020

Politics Dominates National Discourse, to the Detriment of the Economy

Senior government officials of African countries recently descended on Addis Abeba to attend the annual African Union (AU) Summit of Heads of State and Government. As was usual with these meetings, th...

Columns

Commentaries | Jul 18,2026

Millions Looking for Work. Companies Cannot Find Many to Hire. A Paradox?

Pressed in Parliament on jobs and household incomes, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) offer...

Editorial | Jul 18 , 2026

EL NINO MEETS A REGION EMPTIED BY WAR

Weldu Yiheysh, a farmer in Shibta District of Enderta Wereda in the Southeast Zone, was st...

Featured | Jul 19 , 2026 . By GEBRU KAHSAY and WORKINEH DIRIBSA

A Sack of Cement, with the Chain No One Can See

In the Jemo area of Addis Abeba, Fikremariam Wondimu no longer trades cement so much as ga...

Agenda | Jul 19 , 2026 . By FITSUM TADESSE

Adverse Opinions Pile Up as Addis Abeba’s Budget Hits a Record

Bureaus, agencies and institutions under the Addis Abeba City Administration are sitting o...

Fortune News | Jul 19 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

Editorials

Bereft of Popular Mandate, Hard to Keep the State Viable

Speed, Agility Lacking in Administration's Stimulus Package

Public Space, Even on 'Mind-blowing' Projects, Means No Private Realm

Amendment, the Less Travelled, Least Unpleasant Way Forward than Interpretation

In the Face of Constitutional Crisis, House of Federation Can't Appear Lame Duck

State of Emergency Should Not Inspire Worst Instincts of Gov't

Timely Reminder: Regional States are Sovereign, So Says the Constitution

The 'Cure' to the Pandemic Can be Fatal to Ethiopia's Politics

Where in the World are Ethiopia's Legislators?

Economic Disaster Looms Large, Fiscal Response Plan Can't Come Earlier