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 average annual growth rate of close to 7% at present.
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 the indigenous people, lubricating contacts by presenting manufactured trinkets like mirrors, spinning…
Happy old new year of Ethiopia!?
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – One of the defining cultural aspects which distinguish Ethiopia from most other nations is its Coptic-Julian calendar. A solar calendar having 12 months of 30 days and…
Ethiopia’s bewildering economics
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – Third world economies frequently operate on what seems like a parallel level to established and emerging markets. This situation is frequently cited as being a major determining…
Moscow on the Beach
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – A ruby-red sun is setting ever slowly over sparkling emerald-blue waters tucked into the southern limits of the Red Sea. Its the Gulf of Tadjoura, some 146km…
Ethiopia and the Arab overture – conclusion
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – I would like to start off the third and final installment of ‘Ethiopia and the Arab Overture’ by momentarily digressing to momentous events occurring across our western…
Noting the Legacy in Ethiopia
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – While I have long been thoroughly fed up with CNN’s near total preoccupation since 2016 with near frantic Trump centric programming, I do enjoy the channel’s excellent…
Ethiopia and the Arab Overture, part 2
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – I concluded the first part of this series by introducing Ahmad ibn Majib, (?1432-1500?) the Persian Gulf’s legendary ‘Lion of the Seas’.
Dystopia – Why can’t our MPs look one another in the face?
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – A visitor to virtually any Tewahedo Orthodox church will note that, in addition to some remarkable architecture, these houses of worship are adorned with religious iconography steeped…
Are we hypocritical, self-hating and tribalistic pseudo-patriots?
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – First time visitors to Addis Abeba often remark on the abundance of coffee and pastry houses. If we add the in the tens of thousands of informal…
Ethiopia and the Arab overture
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – Relations between Ethiopia and the Arabian Peninsula have blossomed ever since the political changes in Ethiopia which thrust the charismatic yet embattled Abiy Ahmed into power.
Offshore Haven Becoming Thorn In Africa’s Path..?
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – Greetings to all! Can you guess the name of the following African country? I’ll give you plenty of hints..not that your chances of getting the correct answer…
Azerbaijan celebrates 101st independence anniversary
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) was proclaimed on May 28, 1918 with the adoption of the Declaration of Independence – the exemplary policy document which committed to the principles of democracy and rule…
Is Ethiopia’s departure from state led economy feasible?
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Ethiopia has pursued the developmental state model for over 15 years. For so long, the government seemed content with the model believing it brought the country to…