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Feb 8 , 2020

History Will Judge Negotiators on GERD

Belatedly, negotiators over the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (DERD) took the rare gesture in explaining to the public the positions they have taken during tough talks with their counterparts from S...

Feb 1 , 2020

Does Ethiopia Welcome the Political Marketplace?

If there is anyone in the pundit circles who understands the political phenomenon that is evolving in Ethiopia today, Alex de Waal (PhD) can hardly be matched in his foresight. A long time observer of...

Jan 25 , 2020

With Great Power, Comes Greater Responsibilities for MPs

The last assembly of legislators under the Dergue, the Shengoas it was known then, was nothing less than an admirable show of courage by representatives in standing up against a totalitarian power tha...

Jan 18 , 2020

Transparency Bakes the Cake Even Better

Addressing questions from members of parliament a few months after ascending to the Office of the Prime Minister - confident and impassioned as he was - Abiy Ahmed (PhD) declared that the “politics...

Jan 11 , 2020

Fractured Political Environment Tests Bureaucracy's Loyalty

If there is anything about the current development in the political arena, it is not dull. Political forces are evolving so fast and so much, formations and re-formations of alliances are keeping pund...

Jan 4 , 2020

Without Redlines, Political Power Contestations Risk State Unraveling

The announcement came without much fanfare. But Jawar Mohammed's decision to join the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFCo), chaired by Merara Gudina (Prof.), was the most significant political news of the...

Dec 28 , 2019

The Ethiopian Army at a Conceptual Crossroads

A one-of-a-kind, if not curious, seminar was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel late last week. Organised by the Institute for Strategic Affairs (ISA), a federal agency run by Hallelujah Lulie, its focus...

Dec 21 , 2019

Ethiopia Signs Up for IMF Deal: What's in Store?

It is not unprecedented for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to lend an amount much more substantial than what is prescribed in its members' quota. But it is rare for it to extend a generous loan...

Dec 14 , 2019

A Rare Honour to Be Earned

By any measure, starting life in the small town of Beshasha, a town with no running water or electricity, as Abiy Ahmed (PhD) recalled, with little privileges to give him a leg up in life, to be besto...

Dec 7 , 2019

What's Good for Farmers Should Be Good for the Government

In the little over 100 years since the introduction of the first vehicle to Ethiopia, the advancement in science and technology has been nothing short of astounding. Humans have landed on the moon, an...

Nov 30 , 2019

Disentangle Institutionalisation of Power from Executive Meddling

Finally, officials at the central bank acted upon repealing one of the most controversial policies of an activist state. Two weeks ago, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) announced the lifting of the...

Nov 23 , 2019

EPRDF Closes a Chapter, Enters Uncharted Waters

The ruling party has reached a crossroads. It has come to a turning point where it closes a chapter and opens a new one with more questions raised than answers that can be given. At least in the immed...

Nov 16 , 2019

Regrettable Hate Speech Law Devoid of Enlightenment

The time now compels one to recall an instructive observation Edmund Burke, the 18th century Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher, made on love and hate. "Those who do not hate where they ought to...

Nov 9 , 2019

Logistical Challenges Underestimated for the Upcoming Elections

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD), in his address to members of parliament last month, gave what was an unambiguous signal that his government is determined to hold the national elections in 2020, as co...

Official Complacency in the Face of Terrifying Savagery

Yet again, Ethiopians in many parts of the country have endured unspeakable cruelty and violence for no reason other than their perceived identities. A regrettable outcome of a struggle between nat...

Oct 26 , 2019

Capital Punishment: an Overkill, Irreversible

The Council of Ministers has recently endorsed a bill and tabled it for parliament this month, which aims at deterring human traffickers and those involved in the illegal migration scheme. One of t...


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