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“Not a single cent.”

Fikrte Tamiru, deputy chief executive of the office coordinating Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD), dismissed President Donald Trump's...

“An exceptional position.”

Tsegab Kebebew, Ethiopia's permanent representative to the United Nations in Vienna, made a sharp rebuke of Eritrea during remarks at the UN...

“You come to understand that things aren’t in black and white.”

Mustafe M. Omar, president of the Somali Regional State, told BBC Amharic that go...

“Boasting tax revenue is an existential matter.”

Ahmed Shide, minister of Finance, addressing Parliament ahead of the federal budg...

“Reforms [are] driving strong gains across key indicators.”

Mamo Mehiretu, governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), told federal legi...

“While we quarreled among ourselves, we surrendered our access to the sea.”

Berhanu Jula (Field Marshal), chief-of-staff of the Army, told federal legislator...

“I regret it profoundly.”

In a four-part interview on state broadcaster EBC, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) said that how Ethiopia became a landlocked country ranks...

“If need be, there was a lot we could talk about.”

Gedion Timotheos (PhD), minister of Foreign Affairs, responded to the concerns of...

“The cluster of bank branches won’t save the people from hardships.”

Brutawit Dawit, CEO of Wegagen Capital Investment, addresses financial illiteracy...

“Some doctors are delusional.”

Dereje Duguma (MD), state minister for Health, told state broadcaster EBC that ma...

“It’s a criminal enterprise.”

Getachew Reda, former chief administrator of the Interim Regional Administration...

“Aid is an industry; it’s political.”

Shiferaw Teklemariam (PhD), commissioner of the Disaster Risk Managment Commissio...

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Editorial

Official Narratives Preach Recovery. People Don't Feel It

Oct 18 , 2025

The political establishment, notably the ruling party and its top brass, has become p...

The Human Flight a Failure of Political Imagination, Not a Mere Economic Policy

Oct 11 , 2025

Ladislas Farago, a roving Associated Press (AP) correspondent, arrived in Ethiopia in...

Central Bank Loosens Credit Reins But Stops Short of Bold Overhaul

Oct 4 , 2025

Eyob Tekalegn (PhD) had been in the Governor's chair for only weeks when, on Septembe...

Exam Policy Fails the Test of Justice, Deepening Inequality, Disillusion

Sep 27 , 2025

Four years into an experiment with “shock therapy” in education, the national moo...

Sunday With Eden

Luxury of the Ordinary

A few weeks ago, I stood before a shop window in Addis Abeba, staring at a child's outfit, simple trousers and a shirt priced at 7,000 Br. F...

The Power of Staying Unexplainable

There's a version of us that lives in our parents' minds, the child they raised, frozen in time no matter how old we get. Another version ex...

Life Matters

The Price of Paying Right

It's strange how something as ordinary as paying for groceries can spark a lesson in how fractured Ethiopia's digital payment system remains...

The Savior Complex, When Helping Hurts

I have this one friend who absolutely amazes me. She's fiercely loyal, always trying to help, and practic...

Agenda

Traders Count the Cost as Officials Sweep Through Mercato

Oct 18 , 2025 . By YITBAREK GETACHEW

Last Tuesday, long before dawn, Mercato was awake but not to haggle. Around Mierab Ho...

TOMATOES TASTE OF INFLATION

Oct 12 , 2025

Tomato prices in Addis Abeba have surged to unprecedented levels, with retail stands charging between 85 Br and 140 Br a kilo, nearly triple...

Tomato Squeeze Guts Kitchens

Oct 12 , 2025 . By REDIET YARED and SURAFEL MULUGETA

The sun rose unsteadily over Addis Abeba last week, its pale light muted by dust and exhaust, flickering...

Textbook Shortages Mount as School Year Advances

Oct 13 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER and SURAFEL MULUGETA

The school year in Addis Abeba began almost a month ago, yet across the capital, thousands of students st...

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

Growth Mirage Gives Way to Rising Poverty

The World Bank's latest brief on poverty and equity in, released this month, paints a...

Why Do Prospective Investors Look the Other Way While Bank Profits Surge?

In the domestic banking industry, earnings per share (EPS) have emerged as a potent b...

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

Addis Abeba Raises Health Insurance Fees as Fiscal Pressures Mount

Oct 18 , 2025 . By NAHOM AYELE

In a sweeping reform that upends nearly a decade of uniform health insurance contribu...

Anti-Junk Food Bill Rolls Out, Ban Towards Ads at Hand

Oct 18 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

A bill that could transform the nutritional state sits in a limbo, even as the countr...

Taxi Drivers Hit Brakes on Emissions Push as Costs Mount

Oct 18 , 2025 . By SURAFEL MULUGETA

A long-planned directive to curb carbon emissions from fossil-fuel-powered vehicles h...

Authority Tightens Purse Strings on Capital Market Players

Oct 18 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

Transaction advisors working with companies that hold over a quarter of a billion Bir...