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“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...

“[Workers] cannot cope with the cost of living pressures.”

Leaders of Ethiopia's largest labour group, the Confederation of Ethiopian Trade...

“My company has employees who helped it grow without their lives improving much.”

Belayneh Kindie, a business mogul and chairperson of the Belayneh Kindie Group (B...

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Editorial

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

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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

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

Sunday With Eden

Arrivals, Departures, and the Human Heart

Airports are not just hubs of transportation. They are emotional crossroads, places w...

The Vanishing Sound of Joy

A sound is vanishing from everyday life. Not the static of landline phones or the chime of notifications, but something far more vital, laug...

Life Matters

When the Price of Survival Becomes the Ultimate Luxury

From daily observations I can no longer ignore, one truth has become impossible to shake: the very struct...

Fear, Fines, and Forced Obedience

The question of how to make people follow rules has always fascinated me. Governments and societies have wrestled with it for centuries. We...

Agenda

Textbook Shortages Mount as School Year Advances

The school year in Addis Abeba began almost a month ago, yet across the capital, thou...

Addis Abeba's Transport Gridlock Wears Commuters Thin

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Crowds swell before dawn at some of Addis Abeba's busiest intersections, and the tens...

After the Exam Shake-Up, a Generation Left Behind

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Haimanot Yonas discovered her exam result at dawn last week, squinting at a flickerin...

Student Tax ID Push Triggers Logjam

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The yellow flush of Aday Abeba flowers has returned to Addis Abeba, heralding the arr...

Gallery

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

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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

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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

A Citizens' Budget Promised While Austerity Creeps Through the Back Door

The Ministry of Finance, with its Citizens' Budget, has made efforts to simplify the...

Restoring Public-Sector Capacity Where It Counts

After years of underinvestment, governments around the world are struggling to keep p...

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

Mesfin Rebrands to Overcome Wartime Shadow

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In Meqelle, a name long associated with industrial grit and regional pride is undergo...

Fed Shifts Gears as Motorists Face New Tax

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The federal government is set to roll out a new "motor vehicle circulation tax" in th...

Bank of Abyssinia Loses Landmark Plot as City Reclaims Skyscraper Site

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The Bank of Abyssinia is wrestling with the loss of a prime plot of land once leased...

New Tariff Regime Raises Costs, Doubts

Oct 5 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

The Customs Commission has introduced new tariffs on a wide range of imported goods i...