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The Case for Empowering Women in Land Rights

Jul 8 , 2023      |      By Tarja Halonen and Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim      |      975 Views

Women have cultivated and nurtured life on our planet for centuries. Yet, while the world enjoys the fruits of their lab...

What Local Governments Need to Lead

Jul 8 , 2023      |      By Mariana Mazzucato and James Anderson      |      1130 Views

Local governments are manning the front lines of our most critical global battles – from managing severe weather and o...

Ethiopia's Rural Migrant Women Workers Unseen Woes

In the tapestry of Ethiopia's attempt to reform its economic structure, an intricate blend of ambitious initiatives, domestic challenges, and global dynamics is unfolding. Its industrial parks (IPs), largely government-backed, have become the centrepiece of a drive to transform E...

Jul 1 , 2023      |      By Robel Mulat      |      1791 Views

Second Economic Reform's Abiding Turbulence, Emerging Headwinds

Ethiopia's new economic reform agenda is being crafted in the eye of a perfect storm. The process is fraught with challenges from the past, present, and the looming future. Only a meticulously crafted, all-encompassing reform that adequately addresses these concerns may yield sou...

Jul 1 , 2023      |      By Shewangezaw Seyoum      |      1288 Views

A Bold Financial Reboot for a Warming, Inequitable World

The post-war international financial architecture is no longer sufficiently adapted to deal with the growing inequalities, climate change, biodiversity erosion, and public health challenges prevalent in the 21st Century. The international community's responses are currently fragm...

Jun 24 , 2023      |      By Remi Marechaux      |      888 Views

An Economic Model for the AI Age

In April, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai predicted that artificial intelligence (AI) would have an impact "more profound" than any other human innovation, from fire to electricity. While it is impossible to know precisely what that impact will be, two changes appear particularly like...

Jun 24 , 2023      |      By Dambisa Moyo      |      1169 Views

Ethiopia's Rural Migrant Women Workers Unseen Woes

In the tapestry of Ethiopia's attempt to reform its economic structure, an intricate blend of ambitious initiatives, domestic challenges, and global dynamics is unfolding. Its industrial parks (IPs), largely government-backed, have become the centrepiece of a drive to transform E...

Jul 1 , 2023      |      By Robel Mulat      |      1791 Views

Second Economic Reform's Abiding Turbulence, Emerging Headwinds

Ethiopia's new economic reform agenda is being crafted in the eye of a perfect storm. The process is fraught with challenges from the past, present, and the looming future. Only a meticulously crafted, all-encompassing reform that adequately addresses these concerns may yield sou...

Jul 1 , 2023      |      By Shewangezaw Seyoum      |      1288 Views

A Bold Financial Reboot for a Warming, Inequitable World

The post-war international financial architecture is no longer sufficiently adapted to deal with the growing inequalities, climate change, biodiversity erosion, and public health challenges prevalent in the 21st Century. The international community's responses are currently fragm...

Jun 24 , 2023      |      By Remi Marechaux      |      888 Views

An Economic Model for the AI Age

In April, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai predicted that artificial intelligence (AI) would have an impact "more profound" than any other human innovation, from fire to electricity. While it is impossible to know precisely what that impact will be, two changes appear particularly like...

Jun 24 , 2023      |      By Dambisa Moyo      |      1169 Views

Ethiopia Amidst the Global Economic Struggle, the Quest for Sustainable Remedies

Developing countries have disproportionately felt pressure as the world grapples with post-Covid economic instability. High inflation rates are wreaking havoc from Zimbabwe to Venezuela, with prices of goods and services on a seemingly uncontrollable upward trajectory. Economic s...

Jun 17 , 2023      |      By Asseged G Medhin      |      989 Views

Global Fertilizer Shortage Exposes a Broken Food System, Lights the Path to Sustainability

The global food system is broken. Largely dominated by multinational corporations, it enables and encourages unsustainable and unhealthy production and consumption patterns and generates enormous waste across all stages of production and distribution. The global food system al...

Jun 17 , 2023      |      By Jayati Ghosh      |      761 Views

Steering the AI Horse: A Race Against Time for Regulation, Equity, and Truth

Technology is changing the world faster than policymakers can devise new coping methods. As a result, societies are becoming polarised, inequality is rising, and authoritarian regimes and corporations are doctoring reality and undermining democracy. For ordinary people, there...

Jun 10 , 2023      |      By Kaushik Basu      |      1070 Views

Eastern Africa's Bounty: Cashing in on Livestock Wealth

The Eastern Africa region boasts a surfeit of livestock riches, harbouring over half of Africa's livestock. Indeed, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda alone cradle around 132 million cattle — approximately nine percent of the world's total 1.5 billion. Throw in...

Jun 10 , 2023      |      By David Phiri      |      1097 Views

Ethiopia's Battle Beyond Borders: How Facebook's Content Crisis Fuels Real-World Conflict

The 17th Internet Governance Forum, a United Nations initiative that champions international cooperation to enhance Internet accessibility, was inaugurated by Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) in November last year. A hint of irony coated the event, hosted by a country n...

Jun 3 , 2023      |      By Kirubel Tadesse      |      1958 Views

Ethiopia's Internet Shutdowns Choke Its Economy, Freedom

Asilent war is being waged in Ethiopia, one that is suffocating the life out of the internet, subjugating the free flow of information, and choking the economy in the process. Ethiopia's onslaught on digital liberty is not unique, but it is becoming notorious for these digital...

May 27 , 2023      |      By Brook K Abebe      |      1724 Views


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Editorial

Ethiopia's Precarious Promise for Prosperity

Sep 30 , 2023

The recent gathering by the leadership - and the rank and file - of the Prosperity Pa...

Seeking Solvency for a Battered Economy in a Sea of Uncertainty

Sep 23 , 2023

Ethiopia's contemporary political leaders and the policy wonks under their command ha...

Where Fiscal Prudence Meets Unbridled Optimism in a High-Stake Debt Saga

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The Ethiopian economic narrative oscillates between pockets of resilience and signifi...

Conflict, Contraction, the Yearning for a New Dawn

Sep 10 , 2023

Earlier this Ethiopian fiscal year, the heralding of a peace deal became synonymous w...

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Unyielding Love in Life's Shadows

In a world where resilience and love are often tried and tested, Salem Getachew's (MD) luminous spirit stands as a testament to the enduring...

Crack in the Dam: Where Healing Begins

I spent most of my last week with the family of my former colleague who passed away recently. Underst...

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Blurred Lines of Online Presence

It is fascinating to witness the power of technology in bridging the gap between individuals. However, I can not help but wonder if the surg...

Bait and Switch Strategy

Heading to an unfamiliar destination recently, I ordered service from one of the taxi-hailing companies. I had a chance to discuss several a...

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PEELING BACK LAYERS

Sep 30 , 2023 . By AKSAH ITALO

On a chilly morning outside Ke'Geberew Market, Yeshi Chane, a 35-year-old mother cradling her seven-month-old baby, stands amidst the throng...

Wheeling and Dealing Amidst Conflicts

Sep 23 , 2023 . By Yasmin Nesre

Amidst the frosty and foggy crack of dawn, Habtam Kassaun made her way to the Lamberet Bus Terminal locat...

Uncertainty Clouds Back-to-School Hypes

Sep 16 , 2023 . By BERSABEH GEBRE and Yasmin Nesre

The beginning of the school year has become a source of anxiety for parents such as Tsige Bedada, a 39-ye...

Holiday Market Hangs on a Thread Amidst Inflation, Conflict

Sep 9 , 2023 . By AKSAH ITALO

The gloomy weather on the last Friday of the year barely bothered Alemshet Mulgeta, who had been frantica...

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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...

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Commentaries

How to Avoid a Debt Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa

The average debt ratio in sub-Saharan Africa has almost doubled in just a decade - fr...

Bridging Compact Paves the Way for Developing Countries Facing a Financial Abyss

Low-income countries are in the throes of a liquidity crunch that is not only undermi...

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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...

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PEELING BACK LAYERS

Sep 30 , 2023

A staple vegetable's price is ringing alarm bells. Onion prices have skyrocketed, with a kilo costing up to 120 Br on certain days. For man...

Manufactureres Shift to Domestic Market as External Trade Faces Headwinds

Sep 30 , 2023 . By BERSABEH GEBRE

A vital shift is on the horizon for Ethiopia's manufacturers, who once thrived on exports braced by the A...

Ethiopia's Coffee Caps Raise Temperatures Beyond the Kettle

Sep 30 , 2023 . By BERSABEH GEBRE

In a move rattling the coffee industry, officials of the Ethiopian Coffee & Tea Authority have impose...

Biotech Reforms Set to Overhaul Dairy Animal Production

Sep 30 , 2023 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Applying advanced reproductive biotechnology to dairy cattle is indicated as a way to rectify the underwh...

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