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Will AI Close or Widen the Development Gap?

Apr 6 , 2025      |      By Shamika Sirimanne and Xiaolan Fu      |      2381 Views

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often presented as the next peak of human innovation, owing to its potential to revoluti...

Developing Countries Need a New Strategy

Apr 6 , 2025      |      By Rabah Arezki      |      1507 Views

US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to impose reciprocal tariffs on goods from nearly every country have set of...

Ethiopians Taxed to the Bone as Legislators Attempt to Fill Aid Gap with New Salary Deductions

Federal legislators passed a controversial tax bill this month, mandating new contributions from employees and businesses to the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Response Fund (EDRRF). The bill plans to fill a financial gap left by the suspension of USAID funding, previously an important...

Mar 30 , 2025      |      By Senay Lemma      |      3314 Views

Healthcare Faces Setback as Talent Exodus, Foreign Aid Cuts Bite

Ethiopia's efforts to build a robust and accessible healthcare system face a severe roadblock, primarily driven by disabling shortages and management issues within its human resources sector. As the country works toward achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), persistent brain...

Jan 1 , 1970      |      By Halima Abate (MD)      |      1828 Views

Travel Is a Right, Not a Privilege, and the Global South Leads the Way

For some, it is as routine as paying at the checkout counter. For others, it is as nerve-wracking as a prostate exam, and as undignified as being reprimanded in front of class. The experiences depend largely on one thing: where we were born. We are talking about international...

Mar 30 , 2025      |      By Guaiqiong Li (PhD) and Rainer Ebert      |      1018 Views

The Real Estate Industry Faces Its Toughest Test Yet

The real estate market is bracing for a transformative shift. Last year's landmark legislation (Proclamation No. 1357) is set to reshape an industry long beleaguered by a lack of oversight and wavering consumer trust. The law, now supplemented by a draft regulation spanning five...

Mar 23 , 2025      |      By Abraham Hailemeskel      |      1568 Views

Ethiopians Taxed to the Bone as Legislators Attempt to Fill Aid Gap with New Salary Deductions

Federal legislators passed a controversial tax bill this month, mandating new contributions from employees and businesses to the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Response Fund (EDRRF). The bill plans to fill a financial gap left by the suspension of USAID funding, previously an important...

Mar 30 , 2025      |      By Senay Lemma      |      3314 Views

Healthcare Faces Setback as Talent Exodus, Foreign Aid Cuts Bite

Ethiopia's efforts to build a robust and accessible healthcare system face a severe roadblock, primarily driven by disabling shortages and management issues within its human resources sector. As the country works toward achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), persistent brain...

Jan 1 , 1970      |      By Halima Abate (MD)      |      1828 Views

Travel Is a Right, Not a Privilege, and the Global South Leads the Way

For some, it is as routine as paying at the checkout counter. For others, it is as nerve-wracking as a prostate exam, and as undignified as being reprimanded in front of class. The experiences depend largely on one thing: where we were born. We are talking about international...

Mar 30 , 2025      |      By Guaiqiong Li (PhD) and Rainer Ebert      |      1018 Views

The Real Estate Industry Faces Its Toughest Test Yet

The real estate market is bracing for a transformative shift. Last year's landmark legislation (Proclamation No. 1357) is set to reshape an industry long beleaguered by a lack of oversight and wavering consumer trust. The law, now supplemented by a draft regulation spanning five...

Mar 23 , 2025      |      By Abraham Hailemeskel      |      1568 Views

Trumps War on Foreign Aid, the Rise of Transactional Diplomacy

President Donald Trump's decision to gut USAID — effectively dismantling 42pc of the global humanitarian aid system and jeopardising millions of lives — has reignited the debate over the effectiveness of foreign assistance. With many developing countries trapped in a seemingl...

Mar 23 , 2025      |      By Bright Simons      |      1045 Views

Women Grow Africa's Food but Rarely Own the Land

Women form the foundation of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa, comprising 66pc of the workforce in agrifood systems. They cultivate land, plant seeds, harvest crops, and bring food to market, sustaining families and communities alike. According to the Food & Agriculture Orga...

Mar 16 , 2025      |      By Farayi Zimudzi      |      1315 Views

Billions for Green Energy, Yet the World Stays in the Dark

Our planet and its inhabitants are in trouble. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that to meet the targets of the 2015 Paris Agreement and keep global warming below 2° Celsius (relative to preindustrial levels), renewable energy should supply 70pc to...

Mar 16 , 2025      |      By Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven and Francesco La Camera      |      974 Views

Addis Abeba's Turbocharged Transformation Meets Dutch-Style Ambition

My time in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, pursuing postgraduate studies and working at the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD), left a lasting impression. I vividly recall the city's intricate canals and grasped first-hand the challenges of living below sea level. ...

Mar 9 , 2025      |      By Abebe Gebrehiwot Yihdego      |      2032 Views

Making a Better Case for Foreign Aid

Foreign aid is being slashed across the Global North, nowhere more so than in the United States (US). Within his first month back in the White House, President Donald Trump dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and froze foreign aid, calling it wasteful a...

Mar 9 , 2025      |      By Nilima Gulrajani      |      1179 Views

Fuel Price Surge Puts Households Pinched, Businesses Brace for Impact

The recent adjustment in fuel prices has stirred considerable anxiety among consumers, who are already struggling with rising costs. Officials have defended their decision, putting the blame on the international fuel market, the operational expenses of power plants, and the maint...

Mar 2 , 2025      |      By Yemanebrhan Kiros      |      1559 Views


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Editorial

Soaring Taxes Fail to Plug Holes as Audit Reveals Enduring Waste

Jun 28 , 2025

Meseret Damtie, the assertive auditor general, has never been shy about naming names...

Expanding Federal Budget Tests Limits of Fiscal Discipline

Jun 21 , 2025

A well-worn adage says, “Budget is not destiny, but it is direction.” Examining t...

Desire to March to the Sea Should Spill Reason on the Way

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Yet again, the Horn of Africa is bracing for trouble. A region already frayed by wars...

Where the Roof Overhead Comes with a Ceiling on Hope

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Few promises shine brighter in Addis Abeba than the pledge of a roof for every family...

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Real Respect Shows Up First

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself at a social gathering where strangers and old acquaintances mix in a haze of small talk and light laug...

Absence of Agile Discipline

In Ethiopia, across both public and private sectors, a quiet saboteur undermines productivity: the meeting. Too often, gatherings stretch en...

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The Quiet Roar Beneath the Calm

There is often a sense of awe when encountering someone who appears to have everything under control. Impeccably dressed, composed, and seem...

The Weight of the World

The film Straw did not just break a heart, it reached into something deeper, unsettling a primal fear that resides in every parent. As a mot...

Agenda

As School Fees Soar in Addis, Families Choose Between Education, Survival

Jun 29 , 2025 . By RUTH BERHANU

Late June in Addis Abeba brings its first curtain of rain, a grey veil that slows the...

Addis Abeba's Messy Taxi Overhaul Leaves Riders Waiting, Veterans Sidelined

Jun 21 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER and AMANUEL BEKELE

Around 5:00pm, a time when most civil servants spill out of office towers and scrambl...

A Promise Signed, A Silence Kept

Jun 15 , 2025 . By NAHOM AYELE

Mekdes Nebro remembers the moment silence crept into her life. Raised in Merhabete, a hill town in North Shewa of the Amhara Regional State...

A Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight

Jun 8 , 2025 . By RUTH BERHANU

Meseret Mulle rises before dawn in the crowded quarter around Golagol Tower, waking her two sons, aged 13 and eight, in the single “kebele...

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...

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TIGRAY VOTES DESPITE "NULL & VOID" THREAT

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IN-PICTURE: LAUREATE'S RECEPTION  

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PM Abiy Ahmed (PhD) at a Gala Dinner Called for the Awarding of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize

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Faces, Voices of Addis Abeba

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Commentaries

Ditching Carbon Pricing Reckless Bet with the Planet

In 2009, US President Barack Obama appointed Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunste...

Africa's Debt Is an Opportunity

Almost every debate about African public finance centres on “Africa's debt burden” as its primary topic. The numbers are stark: the medi...

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...

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PRIVATE EDUCATION COSTS CLIMB FAST

Jun 29 , 2025

Addis Abeba's first rains have coincided with a sweeping rise in private school tuition, prompting the city's education...

Central Bank Claims Monetary Policy Overhaul as Forex Reforms Take Root

Jun 29 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

Central Bank Governor Mamo Mihretu claimed a bold reconfiguration of monetary policy...

Authorities' Crackdown on Road Safety Risks Testing Transport Sector Fault Lines

Jun 29 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

The federal government is betting on a sweeping overhaul of the driver licensing regi...

Gadaa Bank Debuts on Securities Exchange

Jun 29 , 2025 . By NAHOM AYELE

Gadaa Bank has listed 1.2 million shares on the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX),...