On April 2, 2018, Abiy Ahmed became the 15th Prime Minister of Ethiopia and chairman of the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), and the Oromo Democratic Party (ODP). During his... Read more »
Assuming that my readers are well aware of the definitions of party and state I would like to make three postulates as a background for my opinion on the issue of party... Read more »
Abiy Ahmed, the son of poor villagers who became a spy boss, and now the man behind dizzying attempts to reform Africa’s fastest-growing economy and heal wounds with Ethiopia’s neighbours, has seen... Read more »
The 14th Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Day (NNPD) is being colorfully marked under the theme: Constitutional Covenant for Lasting Peace hosted by Oromia State here in Addis Ababa. The day is marked... Read more »
Ever since the AIDS pandemic was announced as a health issue almost forty years ago, we have heard a lot about it. It has now passed decades since the very first case... Read more »
One of the most exciting things about Ethiopia is that it is a country of many nations, nationalities and peoples. This makes the country a mosaic of diverse culture which fascinates every... Read more »
Changes during Abiy’s first months in office have been fast-paced. Abroad, he has signed a peace deal with Ethiopia’s long-time enemy Eritrea, while strengthening ties with other neighbours and with influential Gulf... Read more »
True to most, if not all, all transitional countries, the challenges facing Ethiopia are many. Economic inequality, unemployment and poverty which were a pushing factor for the youth that ultimately precipitated the... Read more »
November 20, 2019 might go down in history as one of the turning points for federalism in Ethiopia. It was the day on which a clause of the Ethiopian constitution that gives... Read more »
The government of Ethiopia has launched homegrown economic reform where the private sector needs to actively engage in. The homegrown economic reform has given an uplifted place for the private sector, unlike... Read more »