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Dec 10 , 2018

Opposition’s Indifference to Contest Local Elections, Unwise

Currently, Ethiopia has a state of affairs where the centre is struggling to hold, if not losing grip in many parts of the country. State authority at the local administrative level is in the process...

Dec 5 , 2018

With Abiy Ahmed Actions Speak Louder, for the Better

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) sat last week before leaders of the political opposition and members of his coalition to launch the much-awaited dialogue to restructure democratic institutions. It inc...

Nov 27 , 2018

The Jury Still Out on the Judiciary

After Attorney General Berhanu Tsegaye's announcement of an investigation into corruption and human rights abuses, the wave of arrests of senior government officials and the concerted media campaign i...

Nov 21 , 2018

The Presumption of Innocence Before the Courts Establish Guilt

Slowly but consistently, public opinion towards the state-owned Metals & Engineering Corporation (MetEC) has been turning negative since its establishment in 2010. The military-industrial conglome...

Feb 12 , 2022

In Defense of the Secular State

Political transformation is unavoidably rocky, if not delicate. It involves the process of tinkering with the machine that is government while it is running. There are bound to be bolts that go loose...


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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