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Feb 25 , 2023

What Internet Shutdown Posit about Ethiopia’s World Standing?

Millions of people in Ethiopia have continued to be deprived of access to information. For weeks, they have been unable to access their social networks through digital platforms like Facebook, Tik Tok...

Feb 18 , 2023

Exploring Green Bonds for an Economy in the Red Zone

Ethiopia's macroeconomic landscape is known to be devoid of a monetary policy arsenal to deal with headwinds. Once touted as one of Africa's fastest-growing economies, the country and its leaders h...

Feb 11 , 2023

Empathy Required from Those in Dividing Lines

Compassion is a state of mind unable to bear the sufferings of others. If we all have more compassion, there would be greater peace in the world." Dalai Lama Once again, the vectors of turmoil...

Feb 4 , 2023

Students' Failure to Enter College Manifests Deep Cuts in Society

Rene Lefort is a French journalist with a keen interest in Ethiopia, spanning over half a century. His regular and extensive writings on abounding things in Ethiopia reflect his understanding of nuanc...

Jan 28 , 2023

Can Mamo Overhaul the Central Bank? It’s Long Overdue.

It is not common to see an appointment for a senior federal government office stir debates and controversies. Parliamentarians may grumble about the background and experiences of ministers during conf...

Jan 21 , 2023

What Organising, Operating Principles Prosperitians Follow?

Eyob Tekalign, state minister for Finance, took to social media platforms last week to sanitise the speculative market of an impending devaluation of the Birr against a basket of major currencies. He...

Jan 14 , 2023

Giving Ethiopia’s Tactical Peace Strategic Substance

The longing for normalcy and a semblance of individual and collective security in Ethiopia has been frustratingly long. However, if the quest for peace has anyone personifying it, Derartu Tulu, an...

Jan 7 , 2023

Worldview May Drive the Administrations' Warped Priorities

The hallmark of Ethiopia's contemporary leaders could be a fascination with grandeur and beauty. From Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's (PhD) projects of passion – such as Unity, Africa and Entoto park...

Dec 31 , 2022

Corruption Alarms Need Serious Measures

A change of guards in 2018 gave Ethiopians hope for better circumstances from the preceding unrest, with corruption as one of the triggering forces. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has addressed the Parliam...

Dec 24 , 2022

Policy Unpredictability Pernicious, When Frequented Dreadful

Biniam Mikru heads the department of cabinet affairs under Mayor Adanech Abiebie. But he also has the unfortunate reputation for sighing ordinances that disrupt businesses, if not cause self-inflicted...

Dec 17 , 2022

Reforming Forex Regime Demands Foresight, Courage

In his recent question-time with members of Parliament, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) painted a rosy picture of the economy that staggered even his ardent supporters. The Prime Minister claimed E...

Dec 10 , 2022

Accountability, Justice: State Duties in Tall Order

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), under the leadership of Daniel Bekele (PhD), issued a statement last week pronouncing what it described as "grave violations of human rights" unfolding in...

Dec 4 , 2022

Survival Upstaging Moral, Societal Values

Last week saw enraged university lecturers' threatening to stage a strike. They addressed their complaints to Parliament and the Ministry of Education, bitterly complaining about the rising cost of li...

Nov 26 , 2022

To Liberalize Finance Holy, Regulating It Is Divine

In the wake of the liberalization of the telecom sector, Ethiopian authorities have made a milestone move opening the door for foreign capital to enter the financial sector. In effect, people talk mor...

Nov 19 , 2022

Restore Faith in Constitutional Institutions to Achieve Social Cohesion

The rounds of talks to end wars in Ethiopia held in Pretoria, South Africa, and Nairobi, Kenya, have outcomes exceeding the expectations of many, from naysayers to pundits and from mediators to the ne...

Nov 12 , 2022

Nairobi Must Double Down on Pretoria

Two weeks have passed since negotiators from Ethiopia's federal government and the TPLF reached a deal that brought the war in Tigray to a lull. So have the talks moved from Pretoria to Nairobi and fr...

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Overseas Job Push Evokes Hopes at Home, Hardship Abroad

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Editorials

What Internet Shutdown Posit about Ethiopia’s World Standing?

Exploring Green Bonds for an Economy in the Red Zone

Empathy Required from Those in Dividing Lines

Students' Failure to Enter College Manifests Deep Cuts in Society

Can Mamo Overhaul the Central Bank? It’s Long Overdue.

What Organising, Operating Principles Prosperitians Follow?

Giving Ethiopia’s Tactical Peace Strategic Substance

Worldview May Drive the Administrations' Warped Priorities