Why external intervention may do more harm than good in Sudan

 BY ADDISALEM MULAT  The ongoing Sudanese conflict has drawn global attention from various nations and international organizations. The conflict should worry every concerned person, but at the same time, people need to... Read more »

 Invest Ethiopia 2023 a blockbuster and launching pad for scaling up investments in Ethiopia

  BY SOLOMON DIBABA  The Ethiopian Investment Commission announces that a flagship event of Invest Ethiopia 2023 is to kick off from April 26- 28, 2023 at Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa in... Read more »

The value of strong multilateral cooperation in a fractured world

 The multilateral system, even in the face of heightened geopolitical tension and big power rivalry, remains the uniquely inclusive vehicle for managing mutual inter-dependencies in ways that enhance national and global welfare.... Read more »

Climate resilient indigenous crops underutilised even as climate change threatens to cripple food systems

Elizabeth Njoroge recounts her poverty-stricken upbringing in Ting’ang’a village in the Central part of Kenya, growing up on a diet heavy on Amaranth and pumpkin. The 45-year-old speaks about the shame of... Read more »

Africa wants IMF special drawing rights re-allocated to finance its development

African countries, many reeling under high debt and experiencing economic recession, could benefit from the reallocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDR), financial instruments of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). SDRs are interest-bearing... Read more »

World leaders, private sector urged to establish an International Green Bank to win climate change battle

 BY JOYCE CHIMBI As the effects of climate change escalate and natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and droughts become more frequent and severe, threatening lives and livelihoods, humanity is losing the... Read more »

Climate Financing: World Bank Must Respond

It’s one of the great injustices of this era that countries contributing negligible amounts to global carbon emissions are now feeling the most harrowing impacts of climate change. Pakistan, which makes up... Read more »

Opening Statement of Ahmed Shide, Minster, Ministry of Finance of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

On the Occasion of the Fifty-fifth session of the Economic Commission for Africa Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Excellency Mr. Antonio Pedro, ECA Acting Executive Secretary, Honorable... Read more »

The Dynamics of Violent Extremism in sub-Saharan Africa

 While each context has a unique mix of factors contributing to the growth of violent extremism, UNDP research uncovered common denominators that can inform relevant, coherent responses. Credit: UNDP Somalia There is... Read more »

Taytu Betul:The great Ethiopian Empress who said ‘NO’ to colonization

BY DR. Y. After learning about the origin of the name Addis Ababa, from Empress Taytu Betul‘s visit to its location, I could not help but talk about the Empress herself. Who... Read more »