Ethiopia is undergoing rebranding of its politics. In just a few months, there has been a such a turnaround that no analyst could have been able to predict it. Week…
It is not hard to explain why Ethiopia’s economy remains uncompetitive. It is because businesses are not allowed to compete. When they do, it is with local firms that seldom…
Sajid Javid, home secretary of the United Kingdom, made the news last week when he dropped Britain’s blanket opposition to the death penalty. The UK has a long-standing rule that…
It has been said that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) cannot solely democratise Ethiopia, and neither can the EPRDF. Analysts have prescribed that “stakeholders” must play a part too. Stakeholders…
One has to be a cynic to miss the ray of hope that signaled a democratic Ethiopia immediately after the election of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD), the closure of…
The past weekend heralded yet another instance of mass flag-waving. Thousands of residents of Bahir Dar, mostly youth, came out to rally in support of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD)…
June 23, 2018 will go down in history as a day that defined where Ethiopia is going. It was a day of hope and optimism coloured by loss and tragedy.…
Philippe Legrain, a former economic adviser to the president of the European Commission, says that pessimists can come in three forms: they can be accepting, anxious or angry. He was…
The rate of change in Ethiopia is disorienting. It was just two weeks ago that the Executive Committee of the EPRDF shocked us with two major announcements that contradict what…
Poverty is a tough cookie to crack. This has been evident across the world and over the centuries. Creating wealth takes careful deliberation and hard work. Otherwise, it either will…
It is not yet 100 percent, but Ethiopia has come a long way to realising universal access to education. On the quality side much has been documented, commented and joked…
The Ethiopian Revenues & Customs Authority (ERCA) is a government body tasked with achieving the impossible. It is expected to collect a relatively large sum of tax revenues from an…
The Ministry of Trade has made public its third-quarter report on the export earnings of Ethiopia, and it is not good news. For the past two years, the nation has…
In the Southern town of Hawassa, during one of his public addresses, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) spoke of amending the constitution to limit the number of terms an individual…
The trending topic of the past week was a football match between Welwalo Adigrat and Mekelakeya where a referee was beaten up by players. People forgot the most distressing part.…
If there is one thing evident in most of Abiy Ahmed’s (PhD) public speeches in regions of the country, it is that he is rarely specific. His promises usually fall…
Last Wednesday, Addis Standard, an English online magazine, shared a re...
Ethiopia's banking sector is criticized for its traditional system and...
During one of his North American tours, Prime Minis...
Investment in the continent’s internet infrastructure will change how...
Much like the rest of the world, the history of Ethiopia is not monolit...
Ethiopia is undergoing rebranding of its politics. In just a few months...
Despite the lack of good governance, low standard of living, poor infra...
