Elections: It is the process that matters, not the result!

BY FITSUM GETACHEW Elections in Ethiopia are not novice. We have had experience since the days of the last emperor decades ago. There were elections carried out to select representatives for the... Read more »

Stride devoid of human element

BY MENGESHA AMARE Whenever things which are lucrative for someone or decisive for their existence escape from self-manipulation, it is natural to be offended and take unexpected measures upon others. It is... Read more »

Capitalizing on the military victory

BY FITSUM GETACHEW There is an old dictum which says that whenever an unpleasant event takes place, there could be something that outweighs the negative incident into a positive one and helps... Read more »

Reasserting Ethiopia’s Sovereignty in Parliament

FITSUM GETACHEW Monday, November 30, 2020 there was an extraordinary session of the House of People’s Representatives where the premier was anticipated to explain to MPs the latest moves his government had... Read more »

Stopping contraband trade In the face of domestic and global challenges, the export sector proves resilient

Ethiopia has this secured 3.029 billion USD from export trade this fiscal year. According to State Minister of Trade and Industry Misganu Arega, earlier in the year, it was planned to collect... Read more »

Mercato in the rainy season-hoping and waiting for better days

For most of its more than 80 years existence, Mercato, whose name came from the Italian term for market, used to be dubbed as the largest open-air market in Africa and that... Read more »

Economic resilience in time of COVID-19: Need for a balanced perspective

According to the deliberations at the recently held 18th session of parliament, Ethiopia’s macroeconomic indicators show a mixed image of strength in some areas and weakness in others. Inflation continues to progress... Read more »

Statehood or Separatism?

The long journey to democratic federalism According to recent trends, almost all political parties in Ethiopia accept federalism as the way forward for the country to overcome age-old political and economic problems... Read more »

Poverty and social exclusion: A rapture of social bonds

Introduction: The issue of poverty and social exclusion has been one of the thorny questions of development in the developed and the developing countries. Both stress the problem of “multiple deprivations,” including... Read more »

Political spinelessness or a plot gone wrong? Egypt’s and Sudan’s flip-flopping diplomacy on filling the GERD

Egypt and Sudan’s double identity as both belonging to the Arab entity and to Africa has always influenced the decisions of their leaders on major issues in the context of the Nile... Read more »