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

Mar 30 , 2025      |      By Guaiqiong Li (PhD) and Rainer Ebert      |      1005 Views

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...

The Real Estate Industry Faces Its Toughest Test Yet

Mar 23 , 2025      |      By Abraham Hailemeskel      |      1544 Views

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...

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      |      1027 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      |      1308 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      |      966 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      |      1971 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      |      1027 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      |      1308 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      |      966 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      |      1971 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      |      1157 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      |      1544 Views

Neglected Plague Losing Out in the Global Funds Billion-Dollar Battle

President Donald Trump's spending freeze on foreign aid marks a major challenge for the international development community, and many experts warn that disease will surge. During this time of uncertainty about the future role of the world's biggest donor, the Global Fund stand...

Mar 2 , 2025      |      By Bjorn Lomborg (PhD) and Aaron Motsoaledi (PhD)      |      1148 Views

Coffee Diversity in the South, Biopiracy in the North

The global coffee trade has sharpened the focus on imbalances between producing and consuming countries. More than 90pc of the world's coffee is grown in the global south, yet consumption remains predominantly a global north preoccupation. In “The Coffee Paradox: Global Mark...

Feb 23 , 2025      |      By Shimelis Araya (PhD)      |      1939 Views

What Ethiopia Can Do in the Face of Healthcare Crunch as USAID Pulls Plug

Ethiopia has relied on American foreign assistance for decades, receiving between 1.1 billion and two billion dollars annually through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In 2023 alone, it received about 1.3 billion dollars, making it the largest aid recipient...

Feb 22 , 2025      |      By Sharew Erkehun and Dawit Ayele      |      1690 Views

Warlordism, Debt, and Broken States Unravel Africa

Africa's prospects for this year are dim, owing to the resurgence of warlordism and the continued weakness of regional institutions, a consequence of the continent's hobbled hegemons. US President Donald Trump's recent suspension of aid to South Africa, in response to what he men...

Feb 16 , 2025      |      By Adekeye Adebajo      |      1915 Views


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Editorial

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

Jun 14 , 2025

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

Jun 7 , 2025

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

Courting Foreign Buyers of Properties While Land Remains State-Owned

May 31 , 2025

It is seldom flattering to be bracketed with North Korea and Myanmar. Ironically, Eth...

A Country on Life Support Must Not Neglect Its Healers

May 24 , 2025

Public hospitals have fallen eerily quiet lately. Corridors once crowded with patient...

Sunday With Eden

Before Help Can Be Summoned

Over the weekend, a parent shared the story of a friend's teenage son who died after unknowingly taking pills laced with fentanyl. “He was...

Tainted Trust Behind White Lies

Milk has long symbolized nourishment, growth especially for young children. In many families, including mine, it is more than a dietary stap...

Life Matters

The Curious Case of Barking Dogs

On multiple occasions, I have found myself watching the garbage collectors on their morning route, a subtle unease settling in. There is a s...

A Dangerous Beam in a Childs Hand

It was during an ordinary errand, shopping for socks, that an unexpected discovery occurred. A gleaming green beam drew my attention to a cu...

Agenda

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...

Elite Schools Raise Fees Sharply as Parents Cry Foul Over Legal Wrangling

May 31 , 2025 . By RUTH BERHANU

Parents at Flipper International School received a jolt on May 23, 2025, when a letter confirmed that nex...

When the Rains Come for the Poor

May 24 , 2025 . By NAHOM AYELE

Yohannes Geta spent two years watching the Wyen Amba River trickle past his home in Bole District, Wereda 11, on the southeastern outskirts...

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

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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

May 6 , 2019

Faces, Voices of Addis Abeba

Apr 26 , 2019

Commentaries

Aid Retreat Signals a Broader Collapse of Global Compassion

In 2015, the United Kingdom's (UK) then-prime minister, David Cameron, stood before t...

Can the Conference on Financing for Development Succeed?

It is easy to be pessimistic about multilateralism nowadays. Recent international gat...

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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KEGNA BEER POURS INTO COMPETITIVE MARKET

Jun 15 , 2025

Kegna Beverages on Saturday, June 14, 2025, uncorked its first bottles of Kegna Beer...

Fed Unleashes Record Budget as Spending Priorities Draw Fire

Jun 15 , 2025 . By NAHOM AYELE

The federal government presented legislators with a budget proposal for the fiscal ye...

Billions Unaccounted as Auditors Watch Recovery Rates Stall in Bureaucratic Quagmire

Jun 15 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

A three-year effort by the Audit Stakeholders Forum to restore fiscal discipline acro...

Environmental Authorities Turn to Water Fees as Ecological Strains Deepen

Environmental authorities have signalled a shift toward regulatory intervention, intr...