Watching out for the threat of terrorism

Nowadays terrorism is one of the biggest threats of modern society and it is very difficult to predict and prevent it especially in certain zones where members of terrorist organisations thrive. There... Read more »

Renegotiating debt payback time

Of late, the Ministry of Finance announced that the country’s international and domestic debt is estimated to be 50 billion USD or 1.4 trillion Birr. The government is also expected to pay... Read more »

It’s the Economy Stupid Fall in Exports as a Portent of Greater Malaise

 The latest economic reports are contradictory. Different narratives are presented. The one presented by the IMF is a positive portent. It says 2019 will be a fine year for Ethiopia’s economy as... Read more »

Reform aims at rooting out not giving quick fix to challenges

Following the bold measure the reformed government took to widen the political terrain, political parties that were tacitly emasculated here as well as those coerced to seek asylum abroad have come aboard... Read more »

Dr. Abiy’s Gov’t is proficiently delivering its task despite irregularities popping- out here–and-there.

According to the information released by the electronic and print media outlet (and from what we, the people of Ethiopia and the world are witnessing), Dr. Abiy’s government is dynamically working towards... Read more »

Assurance for concerns of people

In his briefing to the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) yesterday, Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed has addressed a lot of burning issues of the public. Among the topics he underlined were... Read more »

Some notes on performance reporting in Ethiopia

As standing regulations and formal operational procedures, government ministries, authorities, commissions and agencies are required to deliver quarterly, biannual and annual performance reports to the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR). Performance reports... Read more »

Relations roadmap must mull over mutual interests

Ethiopia’s policy towards Eritrea from among the neighboring nations should be given critical attention as we have the closest historical, social, cultural and political ties with Eritrea despite the fact that it... Read more »

What good is a victory when you are defeated by poverty?

Ghassan Charbel is the editor-inchief of Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. In the opinion column of Asharq AlAwsat newspaper, the article entitled “The Davos Forum and the Ethiopian Guest” and issued on Monday, 28... Read more »

Ethiopian: On the right path to be the best

At the end of last week, two grand inaugurations that galvanized Ethiopia’s place in the international aviation industry and as the gateway to Africa took place here in Addis Ababa. The first... Read more »