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Door of Freedom Should be Wide Open, Not Wildly Open

December 5 , 2018 . By Matewos Berhanu

One of the remarkable features of the period before the 2005 election in Ethiopia was the unprecedented degree of freedom for the press, the flow of opinions and speech that entertained wide spectrum of political views. Commendable as it was, information outlets over-enjoyed the opportunity to se...

Societal Ills Necessitate that All of Us Pitch In

November 27 , 2018 . By Getahun Alemu

Ethiopia remains a source of hope for other African countries that were colonised by Europeans and still feel effects of it today. However, for all the positive programs and initiatives in the country, it is evident that there is a societal ill that discourages tolerance, shared values, progressiven...

The Prevalence of Moral, Legal Culpability in Ethiopia

November 27 , 2018 . By Belay Abera

Law Enforcement Needs to Revolutionise, Take Responsibility

November 21 , 2018 . By Belay Abera

Corruption’s Cultural Facet Deserves Attention

November 21 , 2018 . By Asseged G. Medhin

Together, We Will Silence the Guns

. By Susanna Moorehead

Female Representation: Exception that Shoule be Norm

. By Belay Abera


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Saintly, Lovely Day

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Public Health Policy’s Implications

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Agenda | Dec 25,2018

Civil Societies Welcome Bill, with Reservations

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Ethiopia Needs a Fresh Economic Order to Weather the Storm Ahead

February 16 , 2019

This year, 2019, will be defined by global economic factors of slowdowns and trade wa...

With Law Enforcement, Bad Habits Die Hard

February 9 , 2019

Issayas Dagnew, a senior executive at Ethio telecom, is a brother to Kinfe Dagnew, a...

Political Maturity, Institutional Reforms, Hallmarks of Transitional Justice

February 1 , 2019

With a reformist administration in charge of the executive, there has been a relentle...

Moving Economic Policymaking Away from Short Termism

January 26 , 2019

Ethiopia’s growth narrative, validated recently by that bastion of liberalism, the...

Sunday With Eden

Beyond Partisanship, toward Comprehension

We live in an era when tribalism has been elevated to dominate national discourse. It...

Investment Strategy Due for a Revamp

In a country such as Ethiopia, where the government has a large stake in the economy...

Life Matters

Saintly, Lovely Day

Legend has it that over a millennium ago, a priest performed particular actions that led to the birth of a date celebrated across the globe...

Freedom of Mind

Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has changed Ethiopian politics. Since his inauguration, words such as reform, hope and unity have been freque...

Agenda

Informal Decision Dashes Employment Hopes

February 16 , 2019 . By KALAEB GIRMA

Samson Mekonnen, born and raised in the Ras Desta Hospital area of Arada District and...

Wheat Supply Shortage Disrupts Bakeries in Addis

February 9 , 2019 . By KALAEB GIRMA

When Sultan Redi was just 10 years old, his father established Abo Bakery Shop in Ask...

Breweries, Periphery Industries on Edge as Bill Progresses

February 2 , 2019 . By KALAEB GIRMA

Three years ago, Sewmehon Yismaw was approached by Habesha Breweries for the producti...

Leather Industry Stumbles in Value Addition

January 26 , 2019 . By BERHANE HAILEMARIAM

Abebe Hode, 64, joined the leather industry in the late 1970s, right after graduating...

Gallery

Pizza Hut Triples Branches

February 2 , 2019

Pizza Hut Ethiopia has launched its third outlet in Addis Abeba, this one entirely run by women. The joint venture franchise agreement between YUM! Restaurants International and Belayab Foods Production Plc opened the new Pizza Hut branch in Centu...

IN PICTURE: Betty G.

January 10 , 2019

Passport Tease: New Requirements For Passports Create Outrage

December 10 , 2018

The week in picture

December 10 , 2018

Commentaries

A Fresh Macroeconomic Approach

Following his stunning ascendancy to the highest office in the nation, the charismatic Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed (PhD), has conti...

The Immunity of Partners in PLCs

A recent article, “The Vulnerability of Partners in PLCs” [Vol. 19 No. 77, January 20, 2019], in this publication, argued that under th...

Fineline

Abiy Ahmed (PhD) is an excellent illustration...

The aura of power changes people. Abiy Ahmed (PhD) is an excellent illustration of this. Barely a year in...

Authorities in Saudi Arabia made it publicly clear...

Authorities in Saudi Arabia made it publicly clear last week that their extensive crackdown against suspe...

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THE TURKISH DILEMMA

February 16 , 2019

The top five companies holding the highest portfolios of non-performing loans at the Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) are all Turkish owne...

The Turkish Dilemma

February 16 , 2019 . By FASIKA TADESSE

Some nine years ago, Mahmud Nursacan, a Turkish textile dealer with almost three decades in the industry, was invited by a friend to visit E...

Council Injuncts Delivery of Disputed Houses

February 16 , 2019 . By KALAEB GIRMA

The Council of Constitutional Inquiry, the constitutional interpretation advisory body, issued a stay-ord...

Agency Picks State Company to Print Census Material

February 16 , 2019 . By BERHANE HAILEMARIAM

The state-owned specialty printing company, the Educational Materials Production & Distribution Enter...

In-Picture

Pizza Hut Triples Branches

February 2 , 2019

TRAFFIC HICCUP

January 26 , 2019

Ketera

January 20 , 2019

QUALITY AWARD

January 12 , 2019

DRAGONS AND EXPORTS

January 11 , 2019

Welcoming Dance

February 16 , 2019

A public diplomacy delegation from Eritrea arrived in Addis Abeba, at Bole Airport, on Thursday, February 14, 2019. They were received by an Ethiopian dance and song group that performed Ethiopian cultural songs. The delegation will tour the country...

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