Ongoing abduction saga Popular indignation and criticism despite government reassurance

The mysterious disappearance of students from a university in western Ethiopia on their way back to their home region following recent disturbances still remains a national tragedy shrouded in obscurity. The saga... Read more »

Election 2020 Balancing the Agendas: Economic Issues deserve more Attention

The year that has just elapsed was not a good time for the Ethiopian economy. Recent forecasts from international financial institutions such as the World Bank put growth prospect for 2020 to... Read more »

Election 2020 enters a critical phase, with time table for voting day

In the last few months there were speculations as to whether this year’s nationwide elections in Ethiopia would take place in May 2020 as it was the tradition and in accordance with... Read more »

Grand Corruption in the Docks

The good news is that the public prosecutor’s office or the Attorney General are busy with the arduous task of tracing the whereabouts of the hundreds of millions if not billions of... Read more »

The vicious circle of GERD talks and the light at the end of the tunnel

In less than a month since the US government took the initiative to revamp the tripartite talks on GERD and the Washington meeting called to this end, diplomacy is veering in three... Read more »

Sidama statehood Lessons from a referendum that went rather well

The successfully completion of the referendum on Sidama statehood last week has taught many positive lessons to the political actors who are now leading the ongoing political transition. The National Electoral Board... Read more »

The ongoing debate-Economic crisis or a macro-economic imbalance?

There is presently a debate going on not in academic circles but among individual economists as to the serious problems the Ethiopian economy is facing. Economic issues are often pushed to the... Read more »

The First Tripartite Discussion and What May Lie Ahead

The US last week hosted the tripartite meeting on the GERD between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan in the hope that the three would come to the discussion table and start what may... Read more »

Construction without eviction Addis Ababa plans to build new housing units

The Addis Ababa administration is apparently learning a couple of lessons from the political turmoil of the last three or four years as it is adopting a new direction or a new... Read more »

In Depth Analysis The Russia-African Forum and Implications for Ethiopia

Sochi is a Russian seaside resort town famous for organizing many international conferences and sports events. It is also a pleasant venue for major international conferences where tourist attractions draw thousands of... Read more »