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Aug 19 , 2024

Leaders Trade Dreams for Dirhams, Jeopardising Their Legacy

Dear Editors, The recently sealed currency swap agreement between Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is generating buzz, with many seeing it as a strategic alliance designed to enhance economic ties between East Africa and the Middle East...

Feb 29 , 2020

Why the GERD Interests the US

Dear Editor, A piece published in the My Opinion section of Fortune, headlined, "Ignorance Isn't Bliss," [Volume 20, No1034, February 23, 2020], by Christian Tesfaye, contains a lot of valid observations about social media commentators who write on diverse issues without having proper expertise on the subject. I share this view as well. He al...


Nov 16 , 2019

Speed Limiter, GPS & Cargo tracking not the Same Thing

Dear Editor, I am writing this letter as a response to an article headlined “Mandatory GPS installation cheers importers, displeases truck owners”  that was published in Fortune on October 13, 2019 [Vol.20 No.1015]. This is written to better clarify the understanding of the various solutions, initiatives, directives and projects conveyed...


Aug 10 , 2019

Innocent Victims

Dear Editors, In her recent column headlined, "Discern Blame from Responsibility" [Vol. 20 No. 1005, August 4, 2019], Eden Sahle rightly calls all of us that suffered during the ugly Ethio-Eritrean war “innocent victims”. Moreover, her accepting the responsibility to take charge of her own life during childhood is highly commendable. She...




Letter To The Editor

Together in Tragedy

Mar 16 , 2019      |           |      374 Views

Dear Editor, A week after celebrating a great national triumph, we witnessed an international tragedy on Et...

The Part Bar Associations Can Play in Rule of Law

Mar 2 , 2019      |           |      134 Views

Dear Editor Chief Justice Meaza Asheafi's commentary headlined “Constitutional Rights, Meaningless without Independ...

Bulcha Demeksa: OLF Should Not Stand in the Way of Peace

Dear Editor, There is a saying in Amharic expressive of my feelings toward conflict in the Oromia Regional State. It roughly translates to, “the least loved inherits one's wealth,” alluding that one's worst fear sometimes come to pass. There have been reports for wee...

Jan 26 , 2019      |           |      359 Views


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Editorial

The Bureaucrats Turn to Masters of Misrule, Architects of Uncertainty

Dec 28 , 2024

On a flight between Juba and Addis Abeba, Stefan Dercon, a professor of economic poli...

Addis Abeba's Gleaming Facade Masks a Parched Metropolis

Dec 21 , 2024

The main avenues and thoroughfares of Addis Abeba have undergone an impressive faceli...

When More of Everything Leaves Less in the Bank

Dec 14 , 2024

Ethiopia's monetary policy has shifted conspicuously in recent years. Gone is the era...

Fueling Reform, the Petroleum Sector Caught Between Monopoly Missteps, Market Liberalisation

Dec 7 , 2024

For decades the Ethiopian Petroleum Supply Enterprise (EPSE), a state-owned giant ent...

Sunday With Eden

A Journey Through Nature, Culture, History

Two weeks ago, my family, toddler, and I flew to Arba Minch for a few days. Nestled i...

Overcoming Emotional Impulses in Decision-Making

Have you ever made a split-second decision and later wondered, "What was I thinking?...

Life Matters

When Appearance Dictates Respect, Attention

A casual Friday conversation with my friend revealed a disheartening truth about work...

Inadequate Regulation Leaves Tenants Vulnerable to Arbitrary Rental Hikes

The rental market in Ethiopia, like in many developing economies, is characterised by...

Agenda

Escaping Underemployment, Facing Low Wages at Home, Scam Factories in Myanmar

Dec 29 , 2024 . By ROBERA GETACHEW

Shikur Naser, a 25-year-old civil engineering graduate, left for Bangkok, Thailand, i...

Fuel Supply Halts as Parallel Market, EV Push Leave Regions, Investors in the Lurch

Dec 22 , 2024 . By AKSAH ITALO

Africa Oil Plc has five of its stations denied fuel supply by the Ethiopian Petroleum...

Shackled by Poverty, Employees Battle for Survival

Dec 15 , 2024 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

A 23-year-old woman (name withheld to protect identity) has been working at a garment...

National ID Footprint Stumbles Over Limited Acceptance, Printing Quality

Dec 8 , 2024 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

Dawit Arega, a tourist guide for 14 years, has encountered difficulties with his 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

Commentaries

Ethiopia Bets Big on Floated Currency as Kenya Masters the Art of Stability

At the close of 2024, two East African neighbours offer an intriguing lesson in contr...

Services, the New Road to Development

The economic terrain has seldom been so slippery for developing countries around the...

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...

Fortune news

DREAMS BETRAYED, TRAFFICKED, ENSLAVED

Dec 29 , 2024

A 25-year-old civil engineer graduate left for Thailand in September 2023, lured by t...

Consumer Unions Become Collateral Damage in a Battle Against Sugar, Oil Distribution Inconvenience

Dec 29 , 2024 . By YITBAREK GETACHEW

Consumer unions in Addis Abeba are being sidelined as delivery companies take over th...

Pharma Industry Confronts Customs Over Inflated Valuations

Dec 29 , 2024 . By AKSAH ITALO

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are in dispute with customs officials over alleged infla...

Vehicle Importers Fight Back Authorities Over New Tax System

Dec 29 , 2024 . By AKSAH ITALO

Over 100 vehicle importers have had their bank accounts frozen by tax authorities, wh...