Thursday, November 6, 2025

Editorial

Creating Enabling Conditions for Upcoming Elections

As Ethiopia gears up to hold the 7th general elections, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s (PhD) offer of reassurance to lawmakers that the elections, tentatively...

Growth Without Peace Is a Mirage

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s (PhD) recent declaration that Ethiopia will become Africa’s largest economy within the next decade captured headlines and stirred both optimism...

Safeguarding the Right to Movement

In its latest monitoring between April and September 2025, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) sounded an alarm: widespread road closures, abductions, curfews, and...

Defusing the Mounting Ethio-Eritrea Tensions

The escalating tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea, marked by Ethiopia's recent formal accusation that Eritrea is preparing for war, threaten to plunge the Horn...

The Pitfalls of Exploiting Mega Projects for Political Mileage

In recent months, the Ethiopian government has unveiled a series of ambitious mega projects, often accompanied by elaborate ceremonies and sweeping promises. Just this...

Time to Rebuild Ethiopian Athletics from the Roots

Ethiopia entered the recently concluded 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo carrying the weight of history. For decades, the country has stood as a...
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Ethiopia’s Education Crisis: A Call for Urgent Reform

It gives us no pleasure to dwell on a distressing subject we have deliberated on repeatedly before. The results of the national school leaving...

A New Year of Uncertainty and Possibility

As Ethiopians bid farewell to 2017, they approach 2018 with a blend of cautious hope and apprehension. For many, pessimism outweighs optimism as they...

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Celebrating Ethiopia’s Triumph of Sovereignty and Persistence

Tuesday September 9, 2025 is set to mark a transformative moment in Ethiopia’s history. It is the date Ethiopia’s long-cherished dream becomes reality as...
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Turning Lofty Commitments On Illicit Financial Flows Into Hard Results

Ten years after the African Union (AU) adopted the Mbeki Panel’s landmark blueprint on illicit financial flows (IFFs), a new stock-take asks the blunt...

Journalism Is Not a Crime!

In 2018, the administration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) ushered in an era of reform, freeing exiled media and releasing imprisoned journalists. Yet...

Facilitating Durable, Equitable Peace

In Ethiopia's lurching journey toward peace, stability, and democratic consolidation, the importance of national dialogue and transitional justice cannot be overstated. As the ruling...
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Heeding EHRC’s Stark Human Rights Warning

The report published by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC)this week covering the period from June 2024 to June 2025 paints a stark and...

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