“Take it or leave it!”

 Ephrem Endale Contributer  Recently, a few of us were talking about, what else, the horrendously rising cost of living. Maybe by just getting things off our chest we might ease the pain.... Read more »

Lessons from last year’s constitutional crisis

BY ABDUREZAK MOHAMMED The Ethiopian constitution has always been caught on controversies leading to continued and fierce debates. And last year, the supreme law of the land was put at the helm... Read more »

Media’s turn to discharge its role for credible, fair election

BY ADDISALEM MULAT Over the last three decades, Ethiopia held five national elections. But the credibility and transparency of these polls were at the spotlight of controversies drawing criticism from right and... Read more »

Can agriculture be Ethiopia’s growth engine?

BY HEINZ STRUBENHOFF  Ethiopia is a net exporter of agricultural commodities. However, the low level of industrialized agriculture means that the country exports very little higher value processed food. Despite strong growth... Read more »

‘Unity for Ethiopia’: Info filtering gadget

BY MENGESHA AMARE The contemporary world disjointed and digital media environment has been creating a fertile upbringing ground for the uncontrolled spread of disinformation and disinformation especially through social media. Although a... Read more »

What does Ethiopia look like?

COMPILED BY BETHELEHEM BEDLU Ethiopia has land borders with some countries: Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, Eritrea, Sudan, and South Sudan. Visas will not be issued at any of these borders and so it... Read more »

From largest to nascent ones, democracy face imminent threat yet it is the only way out

BY ADDISALEM MULAT Relatively speaking, the U.S. is said to be one of the leading democracies in the world. Its democratic institutions are claimed to be largely autonomous and free. Being the... Read more »

AHRI has developed new COVID-19 testing kit, new ways of treating MDR-TB

BY ALAZAR SHIFERAW Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), the Biomedical and Clinical Research wing of the Ministry of Health, is working towards significantly reducing the treatment period of Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)... Read more »

Egypt’s imprudent, desperate approaches on GERD

BY HAILE DEMEKE The talks between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) are still at standstill. The filling and operation of the dam remain topics of disputes.... Read more »

Expanding elections beyond controversies and identity issues

BY FITSUM GETACHEW There are now lots of talks about elections in Ethiopia. The season was officially inaugurated with the launch of the election campaign of the ruling Prosperity Party by the... Read more »