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Europe’s “Distorted” Bet on Cairo Raises Furore, Questions in Addis Ababa

“Europe once said it wanted a strong, integrated Africa. Today, it is investing in a divided one.” Ethiopia watched in incredulity last week as the...

Freedom of Movement Under Siege Ahead of 2026 Vote

A recent report by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has drawn sharp attention to the country’s fragile civil liberties and deepening security challenges...

‎Ethiopia’s Mining Law

Centralization, Contradictions, and the Struggle for Inclusive Governance ‎‎Ethiopia’s mining law is a paradox: a framework designed to regulate one of the country’s most promising...

Africa’s Dwindling Tax-to-GDP: A Wakeup Call for Social Contract Renewal?

In any government, the chief task of a ministry or department of finance is to envision and chart out the nation's economic development path....

Deep-seated tensions, glaring contradictions laid bare at UNGA80

Eighty years ago, the United Nations was formed in the aftermath of the Second World War, with the aim of not only deterring a...

Growing Nuclear Ambitions: Viable Asset or Energy Gamble?

In the days and weeks since Ethiopia launched its gigantic hydropower project, the GERD, news of its ambitions for an even bigger nuclear energy...

The Global South: A Fermenting Synergy versus the Status Quo

Draped in traditional attire and equipped with a device that offers impressive real-time translation, Ashma leads a flock of tourists in and around the...

2017EC: A Year of Seismic Shifts, Rising Tensions

The just ended Ethiopian Year 2017 could well be looked back on as a crucial period for the country characterized by seismic shifts in...

GERD Geopolitics: End or Beginning?

Just as the Suez Canal and the Aswan High Dam reshaped Egypt’s destiny, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) promises to redefine Ethiopia’s political...

‎Ethiopia’s PPP Gamble: Between Policy Ambition and Investor Skepticism

‎For much of the past two decades, Ethiopia’s economic growth model was more dominantly defined by public sector financing. State-led investments broadly laid out in...
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