By Mekonnen Teshome Tollera – Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa (Sheger) was born twice: first, as a crowded city; and then…
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How to convert COVID-19 to opportunity in Africa
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – They say every challenge brings opportunities. For the past few months we have been listening…
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IGAD Secretary urges member states fight COVID-19 together
The Executive Secretary of Inter-Governmental Authority of Development (IGAD), whose member are in the Horn of Africa namely, Djibouti, Ethiopia,…
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The floating Sahara, Egypt’s obsession with perpetual dependency
BY TESFU TELAHOUN ABEBE – The current tense state of affairs between Ethiopia and Egypt is a situation which is…
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Egypt continues its old win-lose strategy towards Ethiopia
BY AREGU B. WONDIMUNEH – It has done it before, and it is doing it again. When the technical and…
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Towards zero female genital mutilation
A joint statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile…
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Banking expansion in Ethiopia, inherent shortcomings
BY ABEBE WOLDE GIORGIS – Currently, the banking industry in Ethiopia is growing rapidly in terms of accessibility, asset development,…
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Ethiopia at risk
BY KEBOUR GHENNA – Modern day Ethiopia is characterized by ethnic groups concerned about the protection of their rights and…
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Coffee and Ethiopia
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Unlike other coffee producing African countries, such as Uganda, and Burundi, more than half of…
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Who contains Ethiopia’s change under siege?
By AREGU B. WONDIMUNEH – Change has been a buzzword that reverberated in the ears of most citizens following Ethiopia’s…
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Can PM Abiy save Ethiopia from turning into failed state?
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Gebremariam (not his real name) is a former journalist and my old friend now working…
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Treatment-resistant malaria: Are we winning the battle?
By Nathan Mulure – The history of resistance to antimalarials in Africa is not a happy one. At one time…
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Improved baggage tracking to ensure passenger satisfaction
By Peter Drummond – Economic progress in East Africa is currently outperforming all other regions on the continent, with an…
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Debt-trap ‘diplomacy’ is Colonialism 2.0
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – Old style colonialism went something like this: European covets a territory and makes acquaintances with…
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