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Unity Eludes Africa in Fight Against Illicit Financial Outflow: AU Report
Opaque business ownership data, lack of sanctions for offenders pose risks in Ethiopia African countries remain divided against the African Union-led target of curbing tens...
A Policy Expert’s Candid Review of Ethiopia’s First Homegrown Economic Reform Program
For a long time, Kiflu Godefe (PhD) has held a unique perspective on policymaking in Ethiopia, serving in senior positions both under the EPRDF...
The Cost of Speaking Truth to Power in Ethiopia: Abductions, Arbitrary Arrests, and a Dim Outlook
Observers warn media, civic spaces likely to grow narrower in run-up to elections On the evening of Wednesday, August 13, 2025, Yonas Amare, a senior...
CSO Council to Embark on Nationwide Peace Conference
The Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations Council (ECSOC) is preparing to organize a national peace conference its leaders hope will serve as a stage for...
Capital Market Authority Unveils ‘Collective Investment Schemes’ Licensing Plans
The Capital Market Authority is preparing to introduce a directive that would enable investment and mutual funds to enter the country’s nascent securities market...
Gov’t Mulls Proposal for EV-only Industrial Park
The federal government is eyeing the establishment of an industrial park dedicated to manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its green transportation campaign...
Changing Tide: Shire Emerges as Hub for Gold Smuggled from Eritrea, Sudan
Long a center of Tigray’s gold trade, the northern town of Shire has transformed into a hub for a gold smuggling network that stretches...
Ethiopia Omits Advantageous Goods, Services from AfCTA Implementation Regulation
The Council of Ministers has ratified a regulation outlining the concession of duty tariff rates on goods for trade under the African Continental Free...
Ethiopia Requests UN to Extend Landmine Clearance Deadline for Third Time
USD 31mln required for clearing work between 2026-7 Ethiopia has requested the UN to again extend a deadline to clear landmines left strewn by wars...
Electric Utility Eyes Nearly Doubling Revenue on Back of Subsidy Cuts
EEU registered 63bln Birr in revenue in 2024/25 The state-owned Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) registered 45.4 billion Birr in revenue from energy sales in 2024/25,...
