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Leulseged Tadese Abebe

career senior diplomat who has served in Geneva, New York and Tel Aviv.

Leulseged Tadese Abebe's Articles

AU-EU's 'Tired Partnership' Will Take More than Summits to Reinvigorate

Apr 9 , 2022 . By Leulseged Tadese Abebe

While the global attention was on the Russia-Ukraine tension – now war – leaders...

Common African Strategy Imperative in New Era of Great Power Rivalry

Mar 12 , 2022 . By Leulseged Tadese Abebe

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, four years ago, made a chillin...

Revitalise Liberal Internationalism to End COVID-19, Chaos

Feb 26 , 2022 . By Leulseged Tadese Abebe

Since 2020, COVID-19 has brought devastating socio-economic and political impacts. Th...

Commentaries

The Withholding Tax Dilemma Hidden in Plain Sight

Businesses that buy goods or services from small, often informal suppliers know the r...

The Oldest Social Insurers May Spur Its Youngest Capital Market

The long-promised securities market in Ethiopia is finally shifting from blueprint to...

Fineline

Leaders of the National . . .

Leaders of the National Election Board are in a charm offensive mood, of a sort. Last week, they organised a rare tour for members of the me...

When the country’s most. . .

When the country's most senior diplomats and envoys return back to their posts after two-week debriefings, they leave behind a point or two...

Editorial

Addis Abeba's Setback Rules Leave Homes Flattened, Voices Silenced

Sep 20 , 2025

Getachew Reda's return to the national stage was always going to stir attention. Once...

In Climate Talks, Africa Mortgages Tomorrow Simply to Survive Today

Sep 13 , 2025

At its launch in Nairobi two years ago, the Africa Climate Summit was billed as the f...

Ethiopians Celebrate Big Dreams, While Everyday Realities Cast Shadow

Sep 6 , 2025

The dawn of a new year is more than a simple turning of the calendar. It is a moment...

Will Community Health Insurance Falter Under Its Ambitious Weight?

Aug 30 , 2025

For Germans, Otto von Bismarck is first remembered as the architect of a unified nati...

Gallery

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

Oct 6 , 2021

Parliament Approves New Cabinet, Incorporates Opposition Leaders Lawmakers have approved today the nominations of 22 ministers, including three opposition leaders. Two MPs have voted against, while 12 abstained...

2020 in Posterity

Jan 5 , 2021

TIGRAY VOTES DESPITE "NULL & VOID" THREAT

Sep 9 , 2020

IN-PICTURE: LAUREATE'S RECEPTION  

Dec 14 , 2019

PM Abiy Ahmed (PhD) at a Gala Dinner Called for the Awarding of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize

May 6 , 2019

Faces, Voices of Addis Abeba

Apr 26 , 2019

Sunday With Eden

Untangling the Diet Confusion

Walk into any bookstore or scroll through Netflix, and you'll be confronted with a tidal wave of certainty about what we should or shouldn't...

The Horizon Ahead

Every Meskerem, as the Ethiopian New Year arrives, the script seems eerily familiar. We rewind the reel of the past twelve months, tot up th...

Life Matters

Thesis of the Heart, Research That Solves Problems

I remember, the glow of my laptop was the only thing keeping me company in a dark room, a tiny lighthouse...

Once a Song, Now a Powerhouse, The GERD Arrives

For generations, the dream of harnessing the Abay River has echoed across Ethiopia. It has been spoken of...