Ethiopia’s Team Lemma divorce or marry “Oromo first, Finfine kegna“ idea
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – When Abiy Ahmed (PhD) sworn in as the Prime Minister of Ethiopia a…
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Life of an Ethiopian woman pilot in Dubai
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse _ On the International Women’s Day, March 8, an Ethiopian woman pilot, who has…
Growth opportunities for African telecoms operators
By Mariam Abdullahi- While the telco industry may have seen its traditional revenue streams decline further in 2018,…
How Djibouti becomes world class commercial, logistics hub
A year ago, on February 22nd 2018, the State of Djibouti prematurely terminated the concession for the Doraleh…
Djibouti exploiting its advantages
ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Djibouti has registered remarkable economic growth over the past decade, mainly after its ports…
From rural town to Ethiopia’s industrial hub
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Tigist Kebede, 38, resides in Sebeta where she and her husband launched TGA…
How Zambia loses billions of dollars in illicit outflows
By Kalima Nkonde – The untold story of Zambia’s excessive debt and low foreign reserves is the negative…
Increasing water access for livestock in Africa’s arid lands
By Martin Ager – Africa has belts of arid and semi-arid land both north and south of the…
Ethiopian former rebels going to the bush again?
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Last week Mekelle University, which is found in the northern part of Ethiopia…
Migration – the great issue of our era
By António Vitorino – Migration is the great issue of our era. Migration With Dignity (#WithDignity) is the…
Time to Realize Nelson Mandela’s Vision
By President Akufo-Addo of Ghana, and Prime Minister Erna Soldberg of Norway– While we come from different countries,…
New African magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential Africans
For the first time since publishing the list, there is an equal amount of men and women featuring…
African trade agreement: Catalyst for growth
By Vera Songwe and Mamadou Biteye – Africa is growing, but not fast enough. In order for more…
Military, transport helicopters of 21st century
By Col. Jamal Ahmed – I watched recently a video review of some of the best helicopters and…
What next for PM Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia?
By Aregu Balleh– Well, it has been a tumultuous six months: the hope and the fear; the ups…
Lessons from Team Lemma’s bold action to end rural poverty in Ethiopia
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – As a journalist for more than a decade, I have witnessed how millions…
Why Addis Ababa welcomes ‘terrorists’ colorfully?
By Adualem Sisay Gessesse – Over the past few days, an Amharic Language song, “Lanchi new Ethiopia” meaning,…
Could the future of food in the world depend on what Africa does with agriculture?
Addressing a standing room only crowd of global agriculture experts at the FAO headquarters in Rome, 2017 World…
Everything a student needs to know about car insurance
Being a student is one of the more enjoyable periods of one’s life but it also comes with…
Why China needs to redefine its engagement with Africa
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – It was in 2011, I was in one of the beautiful clubs around…
What to expect from Ethiopia’s ruling party upcoming assembly
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – The Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democracy Front (EPRDF), the ruling coalition in Ethiopia with…
Japan manufactures, Ethiopia makes money
By Andualem Sisay Gessessse (a kind of tax policy brief) – David Ruppi is a Ugandan journalist. I…
Moses in Egypt’s Pharaoh Palace and Rise of Ethiopia’s Moses in EPRDF
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – It was about a year ago, I visited a village in Tigray Region…
Djibouti Falling Into China’s Debt Trap?
Djibouti lies more than 2,500 miles from Sri Lanka but the East African country faces a predicament similar…
Ethiopia’s Journey to Privatization: Demise to Developmental State?
By Gedion G. Jalata – The Ethiopian government on 5 June 2018 announced to undertake partial and complete…
Rethinking the Ethiopian Transition: Identifying the sticky issues and prospects for reform
Seid Hassan, Abu Girma, and Minga Negash – “Torturing, putting people in dark rooms, mutilation of prisoners’ body…
The 100 days of sunshine on Ethiopian skies and beyond
By Tesfu Telahoun – It’s the rainy season in Ethiopia now but what with the wholly unexpected emergence…
No, TPLF is not Tigray: A Case of Ethiopian Airlines
Part one: Leave and never come back! Three years ago, July 03, 2015 around 10:50 AM, a few…
The man in the Iron Mask
By Endale Assefa – Unless you wanted to stay oblivion to the veracity on the ground, the national…
How Ethiopia can repatriate stolen billions of dollars
After taking office three months ago, the new Prime Minister of Ethiopia Dr. Abiy Ahmed has repeatedly stated…