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Jul 20 , 2019

Ethiopia, Sleep Walking into a Constitutional Crisis

In March this year, representatives of 107 political parties gathered at the Addis Abeba Hilton and signed a milestone document. It is a covenant to govern their legal activities, responsibilities and...

Welcome to Trickle-Down Economics, is Ethiopia Ready?

Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed (PhD), while defending a budget bill tabled by his administration in parliament, indicated that the macroeconomic policy his governing coalition has been following for the las...

Jul 6 , 2019

Missing Voices of Elders Against Radical Pluralism

The events of June 22, 2019, have wholly altered the country's mood. The high expectations and hope following the changes in the spring of 2018 are being replaced by doubt and apprehension, bordering...

Jun 29 , 2019

Political Violence Is Back, and It's Depressing

There are few moments in the long history of a particular society when incidents serve as a prelude to what is yet to come. The regrettable assassinations of high profile political leaders and top bra...

Jun 22 , 2019

Lead Not Unto Temptation, But Deliver the Public from Taxation

Last week, a series of pronouncements about taxation was made by officialdom. It shows the growing appetite by the federal government in taxing citizens more in the hope that either it mobilises addit...

Personal Diplomacy Has Risks and Diminishing Returns

The situation in neighbouring Sudan can be confusing to anyone. When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) made a quick trip to Khartoum immediately after the military started shooting at protesters and see...

Jun 8 , 2019

Africans Should Urge the Reinvention of the African Union

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) was the first foreign leader to land in Khartoum late last week, hoping to help Sudan steer away from the risk of implosion. Indeed, if not handled delicately, there wi...

Jun 1 , 2019

Prime Minister Abiy Needs to Focus, Prioritise

The recent visit by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) to Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, named after the late Alefelege Selam, has created a buzz and there was a lot of excitement both on the part...

May 25 , 2019

Energy Sector, too Much Focus on Hydro

If there is any Western country eager to help Ethiopia in the power sector, none match the enthusiasm and drive of the Danish government. Denmark, a country with an impressive record of 70pc reduction...

May 18 , 2019

Professional Associations Should be Professional

The address made by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) to medical practitioners was not as disrespectful to the profession as it was made out to be through excerpts that were taken out of context. But th...

May 11 , 2019

Local Elections, Litmus Test for Madame Birtukan

Six years ago in April, tents decorated with competing political party symbols were set up on the public squares and loudspeakers blared varying slogans broadcasting a local election season for 3.6 mi...

May 4 , 2019

Gov’t Should Address Gaps, Build Less

Access to urban housing is often discussed in political terms. In a country wrought with a dilapidating shortage of affordable housing, especially in Addis Abeba, it is the symptoms instead of the pro...

Apr 26 , 2019

Parliament Should Rise to the Challenge of the Times

In all the controversies in relation to the claims over Addis Abeba - largely devoid of substance but rich in noisy rhetoric - it is baffling to see MPs representing the capital in parliament remain s...

Apr 20 , 2019

Liberalisation Backfires in Myriad of Ways, Suceeds in Few

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its growth projection for the global economy to its lowest level since the financial crisis, 3.3pc, and 70pc of all the countries in the world are exp...

Apr 13 , 2019

Protect Free Speech, Tolerate Hate Speech

Years after a contested election, the former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi defended before parliament the now infamous legislation designed to fight terrorism. It was a passionate advocacy of a flawed l...

Apr 6 , 2019

Minority Investors’ Rights as Crucial as Boards’ Rule

With high national debt levels, double-digit inflation and disappointing domestic tax revenues, assuming more loans and printing money have become all the more complicated. In this atmosphere of finan...

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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...

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SMALL-NOTES SQUEEZE WORN, TORN, NEVER RETURNED

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

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The Storm Passed, the Freight Bill Did Not

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

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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...

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Editorials

Ethiopia, Sleep Walking into a Constitutional Crisis

Welcome to Trickle-Down Economics, is Ethiopia Ready?

Missing Voices of Elders Against Radical Pluralism

Political Violence Is Back, and It's Depressing

Lead Not Unto Temptation, But Deliver the Public from Taxation

Personal Diplomacy Has Risks and Diminishing Returns

Africans Should Urge the Reinvention of the African Union

Prime Minister Abiy Needs to Focus, Prioritise

Energy Sector, too Much Focus on Hydro

Professional Associations Should be Professional

Local Elections, Litmus Test for Madame Birtukan

Gov’t Should Address Gaps, Build Less

Parliament Should Rise to the Challenge of the Times

Liberalisation Backfires in Myriad of Ways, Suceeds in Few

Protect Free Speech, Tolerate Hate Speech

Minority Investors’ Rights as Crucial as Boards’ Rule

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Editorials

Ethiopia, Sleep Walking into a Constitutional Crisis

Welcome to Trickle-Down Economics, is Ethiopia Ready?

Missing Voices of Elders Against Radical Pluralism

Political Violence Is Back, and It's Depressing

Lead Not Unto Temptation, But Deliver the Public from Taxation

Personal Diplomacy Has Risks and Diminishing Returns

Africans Should Urge the Reinvention of the African Union

Prime Minister Abiy Needs to Focus, Prioritise

Energy Sector, too Much Focus on Hydro

Professional Associations Should be Professional

Local Elections, Litmus Test for Madame Birtukan

Gov’t Should Address Gaps, Build Less

Parliament Should Rise to the Challenge of the Times

Liberalisation Backfires in Myriad of Ways, Suceeds in Few

Protect Free Speech, Tolerate Hate Speech

Minority Investors’ Rights as Crucial as Boards’ Rule

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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