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Repackaging Dispossession as Modernisation. A Lesson.

Jul 26 , 2025
By Ahmed T. Abdulkadir

When I stepped onto campus life in the early 2010s, the place felt hushed, as if everyone shared a secret. Students queu...

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Repackaging Dispossession as Modernisation. A Lesson.

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Climate-Driven Hunger Fuels the Next Migration Crisis

The Law, the Guards, and the Doghouse

Repackaging Dispossession as Modernisation. A Lesson.

Rogue Accountants Bleeding Businesses

Burned by a Backdoor Tax Shock

Teaching Hospitals Shoulder the Burden While Administrators Count the Beans

State Enterprises from Oracles to Apprentices

Rising Costs, Inflation Threaten Insurance Industry

BREWING DISCONTENT

Electric Vehicle Push Leaves Investors in the Lurch

Climate-Driven Hunger Fuels the Next Migration Crisis

The Scramble for Critical Minerals

Leaders of the National . . .

When the country’s most. . .

Teaching Hospitals Shoulder the Burden While Administrators Count the Beans

In Taxing Aggressively, Fed's Fiscal Reckoning Arrives

Legal, Policy Volatility Turns Promises into Headwinds

Civil Society Feels the Squeeze as Reform Era Unravels

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

Rogue Accountants Bleeding Businesses

The Invisible Bias Against Caring Fathers

The Law, the Guards, and the Doghouse

The Manual-Less Revolution

ABYSSINIA BANK GOES GREEN

In Greening Addis Abeba, a Legacy Planted, a Market Overlooked

Ethio telecom Posts Record Growth While Power Shortfalls, Disclosure Raise Concern

Tourism Collapse Triggers Foreclosure Threats in Sacred Town

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