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Beware Groupthink, Lest Discourse Breaks Down

January 23 , 2021 . By Asegid Getachew

Few things could be said to be as prevalent in society as "groupthink," whether in Ethiopia or democratically mature countries such as the United States. It affects young and old, male and female, healthy and infirm, all equally, and contributes to breakdown in societal communication. Jerry B. Ha...

The Internet Versus Democracy

January 23 , 2021 . By Stephen S. Roach

Plenty has been said, and rightfully so, about the violent insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Politicians are grappling with issues of legal and moral accountability. But the horrific events also touch on a critical contradiction of modern societies: the internet’s role as an instr...

Utilitarianism: the Right Antidote to World in Midst of Pandemic

January 16 , 2021 . By Asegid Getachew

Divided, Diaspora Will Only Worsen Ethiopia's Precarious Situation

January 16 , 2021 . By Fikre Mariam Tsehai (PhD)

Look Past Present Bottlenecks to Survive Future Challenges

January 9 , 2021 . By Asseged G. Medhin

Optimism for New Year

January 9 , 2021 . By Jeffrey D. Sachs

Beware the COVID-19 Infodemic, Otherwise Face the Consequences

January 3 , 2021 . By Asegid Getachew

If Japan Can, No Reason Ethiopia Can't

January 3 , 2021 . By Halima Abate (MD)

To Avert Socioeconomic Decline, Think Regionally within Overarching National Plan

January 3 , 2021 . By Ayele Tirfie Woldemichael (Prof.)

Growth-based development, with distributive justice for social equality, is the collective and balanced contributions of all sectors of the nation’s socioeconomic components. Agriculture produces outputs in the form of food, raw material inputs for agro-based industries, inputs for rural industrie...

Better Solutions for Maternal Health: The $2.9b Answer

December 26 , 2020 . By Bjorn Lomborg

In the next two minutes, one woman will die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. She will die from entirely preventable causes during one of the most beautiful moments of human life — giving birth. The good news is that there are some solutions that are inexpensive and effective...

Can Poor Countries Avoid a Vaccine Bidding War?

December 26 , 2020 . By Anne O. Krueger

Make A Stand, Avoid Taking Sides

December 19 , 2020 . By Tigabu Haile

The Higher the Corporation Tax, the Poorer the Region

December 19 , 2020 . By Lucy Desai

On the Question of Development and Prosperity in Ethiopia

December 11 , 2020 . By Ephrem N. Kerego (MD)

Post-War Playbook for Post-COVID Recovery

December 11 , 2020 . By Maximo Torero

The True Economic Impact of the World’s Lockdowns

December 4 , 2020 . By Lucy Desai

What's Good for Ethiopia over the Nile, Also Good for Egypt

December 4 , 2020 . By Fikre Mariam Tsehai (PhD)

The world has received the best possible gift for the coming year. The development of safe...

Gov't Outreach to International Media Necessary for Whole Picture

November 29 , 2020 . By Alen Tesfaye Brussa

The world has received the best possible gift for the coming year. The development of safe...

Keeping the Global Focus on Low-Income Countries

November 29 , 2020 . By Kristalina Georgieva and Sigrid Kaag

The world has received the best possible gift for the coming year. The development of safe...

The Non-Local Politics of Addis Abeba

November 21 , 2020 . By Esayas B. Gebre-Meskel

The world has received the best possible gift for the coming year. The development of safe...

Columns

Editorial

Spiritual Leaders Can Be Exception. If They Will It

April 17 , 2021

There is not a facet of life in Ethiopia today that is not convulsed by the moral cri...

Regional Fiscal Perfidy Stems from an Indulgent Fed. Alarming!

April 10 , 2021

It is not often the case for regional states' leaders to swallow their vanity and dec...

Bailout Needs to Contend with Original Sin of Political Corruption

April 3 , 2021

As an Auditor General, he was not the most conspicous of officials in the mainstream...

At Odds with Dev't Partners, Ethiopia Could Miss Out on Improving World Economy

March 27 , 2021

In an unprecedented turn of irony, just as Ethiopia began an attempt to open up to th...

Sunday With Eden

Grieve Today, Work for Better Tomorrow

A good friend of mine has endured wars, natural disasters, bereavement, property los...

April 17 , 2021 . By Eden Sahle

Everyone Needs to Answer for Ethiopia Predicaments

A few days ago, a friend told me an unnerving story – highly illustrative of Ethio...

April 10 , 2021 . By Eden Sahle

Life Matters

The Gender 'Prank' on Society

About a week ago, in the neghbourhood known as Bole Brass, close to Bole International Airport, two young women were talking about their asp...

April 17 , 2021 . By Kidist Yidnekachew

Don't Judge People by Their Tattoo

Do not judge a book by its cover, we say. But we still judge all the same. It is much worse when it comes to a living, breathing person. We...

April 10 , 2021 . By Kidist Yidnekachew

Agenda

What's Interest Free for Banking, Takaful for Insurance on Market

April 17 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

It was an African invention, first developed in Sudan in the 1970s. An Arabic word ro...

On Forex Front, New Rules Bring New Problems

April 10 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

For Fitsum Alemayehu (MD), general manager of Biotech Plc, an importer of pharmaceuti...

Ethiopia Lives Through the Worst of Times

April 3 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

A 59-year-old man, an actor by profession, fell severely ill about five months ago....

NO PLACE LIKE HOME: The Fate of Tigray’s Displaced

March 27 , 2021 . By MAYA MISIKIR

Merhawit’s days in the town of Mai Kadra, Tigray Regional State, were mostly calm a...

Gallery

2020 in Posterity

January 5 , 2021

With an election initially expected to be held in 2020, the past year was supposed to be eventful. It did not disappoint. In fact, it outpaced expectations. Much of 2020 was talked about, analysed and debated. And thanks to technology, it was caught...