This is the graduation season in Ethiopia. It is a season of festivities, celebrations and also anxiety. Nine thousand and seven hundred students have recently graduated from the Addis Ababa University (AAU).... Read more »
Poverty reduction Versus population growth: UNDP’s latest verdict The rate at which population is growing in Ethiopia is faster than the rate at which poverty is being reduced, according to last week’s... Read more »
For months, the political pendulum in Sudan has been swinging once to the left and another time to the right, one time slowly and at another time violently, leaving every Sudan-watcher and... Read more »
This week’s annual report to parliament by PM Abiy on the state of the nation came a week or so after the tragic events in the Amhara State and in Addis Ababa.... Read more »
Surreal killings, mourning and burials at the highest places Political transitions are always full of surprises, twists and turns. Moments of hope are suddenly shuttered by unexpected dark clouds that hover above... Read more »
The 19th international development association meeting, that is also known as an international finance assistance program, could not come at a more appropriate time as it held its three-day meeting here in... Read more »
• Says government needs to encourage private sector to engage in input production ADDIS ABABA– Berhanena Selam Printing Enterprise (BSPE) said foreign exchange shortage is pulling it back from its progress towards... Read more »
For several decades, Ethiopia has been pursuing a soft power diplomacy that helped it play a prominent role in regional and international political arena. Especially since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office... Read more »
Will Ethiopian Mediation Stop a Bloody Finale? For those of us who closely follow the current Sudanese political crisis, it is quite evident that the situation has become increasingly intractable for the... Read more »
The world is presently torn apart by doctrinal misinterpretations of the Kuran and bitter disputes, religious schisms and intolerance leading to what is nowadays known as ‘political Islam’. Extremist actions of so-called... Read more »