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Compromised Neutrality: EU’s Partisan Stance on the Nile
The recent EU-Egypt summit celebrated a new "strategic and comprehensive partnership." However, buried within the declarations on migration, security, and energy is a joint...
From Trade to Knowledge: What WTO Means for Ethiopia
Ethiopia stands at a critical juncture in its economic and developmental trajectory. Accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is often discussed in terms...
Investing in digital partnerships for Africa’s water
Water defines Africa – its abundance, its absence, its promise We have rivers that swell, lakes which recede, and aquifers that run deep. But too...
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Fading Threads: Imitation and cultural erosion
In Shero Meda, a once dusty neighbourhood in northern Addis Ababa now undergoing a dramatic facelift, rows of small shops display Ethiopia’s signature handwoven...
Profits Bleed When Development Initiatives Ignore the Wellbeing of Ethiopia Women
7.2 million people need GBV support; 45% were children, & 44% were women– Report Amid predictions of Africa’s growth and the potential of its youth,...
A Necessary Cure for Ethiopia’s Retail Ills
I recall a particularly frustrating experience from a couple of years back, one I suspect resonates with most of us. I had gone to...
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Our future is our coffee
Coffee is synonymous with Ethiopia, and Ethiopia is synonymous with coffee. Among the many gifts Ethiopia has offered to the world, coffee stands out...
The GERD and the Path to Nile Cooperation
Crossing over the back of the main dam of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), I walked alongside the late project manager, Engineer Simegnew...
Africa’s Food Systems at a Crossroads; Why Youth-Led Innovation Must Take Center Stage
As dawn breaks over Dakar, Senegal, the Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 (AFSF) convenes under the weight of a sobering reality: 307 million Africans,...
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A lesson in togetherness, from Ethiopia’s Mesob
Recently, I found myself at a cultural restaurant off Bole Road on a quiet afternoon. At 3 p.m., long before the place would come...