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Humanitarian vs. development expenditure
IDPs left in limbo
It is a high time for humanitarian agencies, civil society organizations, donors, and international development partners since the operating environment in...
“Nation-building in Ethiopia is a work that has yet to start”
In his current role, Eshetu Dessie (Amb) advises the Minister of Peace (MoP). He had been an ambassador before that, most recently as Ethiopia's...
Bill proposes liberalizing domestic airline industry
Foreign aviators demand tax holiday, operating space
The federal government has planned to end protection over the domestic aviation sector and allow foreign investors to...
Amid calls for restructuring, autonomy, central bank gets new governor
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has reshuffled top officials during the past week, a curious but not entirely unexpected move. Ministers and high-ranking officials...
Budget squeeze, unchecked expenditure causing tax rush
It looks like the officials in charge of tax policy directorate at the Ministry of Finance have had a pretty tough time over the...
Türkiye’s drone diplomacy in Africa
Though both the West and the East have worked hard to maintain good ties with Africa, the "disquieting" presence of Türkiye on the continent...
A peek at the Homegrown Economic Agenda 2
If there is one difference between the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and the Prosperity Party (PP), it is the latter's preference for...
Cash-strapped Dire Dawa admin demands regional status
Charter revision underway
Members of Parliament (MP) representing Dire Dawa city administration requested the House of Federation (HoF) and House of Peoples' Representatives (HPR) to...
EU demands accountability for war, Ethiopia re-engagement
Pledges to repair diplomacy
The European Union (EU) has asked that the Ethiopian government ensure accountability for human rights violations and crimes committed in northern...
Striking a balance between ethnic diversity, national unity
For the past three decades, the topic of ethnicity and land in Ethiopia has gone unaddressed under both the unitarist Derg and the federalist...
