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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...
Ethiopian Reporter’s Yonas Amare Walks Free
- Ahadu Radio host Abdulsemed Mohammed also released Yonas Amare, senior editor at the Ethiopian Reporter, was released on the evening of Friday, August 22,...
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...
Ethiopian Reporter’s Yonas Amare Abducted by Masked Men
Yonas Amare, a senior editor at the Ethiopian Reporter and The Reporter, remains missing after being abducted by a group of masked individuals several...
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...
Locked Out of the Digital Gold Rush: Ethiopia’s Creators Watch the World Cash In
Policy gaps keep Ethiopia’s online talent from turning views into income By Surafel Ashebir In a cramped room between unpainted concrete walls, 24-year-old Saron adjusts her...
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...
One Year On: Has Floating the Birr Met Reform Goals?
Last week marked one year since the consequential decision to float the Birr as part of the government’s IMF-backed macroeconomic reforms. Over the past...
Navigating the Complexities of the Birr’s Floating
Exactly one year ago, Ethiopia took a significant step in its economic reform journey by allowing the Ethiopian Birr to float freely against foreign...
Safaricom Ethiopia begins fibre deployment
Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia has commenced the installation of a new fibre optic network connecting Afdera to Mekelle, a move designed to bolster network resilience...
