The worst of the plethora of diseases that has been afflicting Ethiopia’s political culture for decades now is the unwillingness to listen to each other.

The decision of the Executive Committee of the ruling Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) decided last week to unconditionally implement the December 12, 2000 Algiers Agreement, which formally ended the 1998 to 2000 war between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and the decision of the neutral Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EE BC) caught Ethiopians completely off guard.

It goes without saying that if a nation is to thrive as a cohesive polity its survival must never be compromised. And its peace and stability should never be used as a pawn to settle political scores.

It’s axiomatic that any decision a government makes must be informed by its obligation to safeguard the rights and interests its peopleas well as the honor and sovereignty of the nation.

Ethiopians possess age-old cultures, traditions and mores they are proud of and are manifestations of their identity.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) raised an issue of paramount importance during deliberations with senior government officials at his office this Tuesday.

The independence and impartiality of justice sector organs is a pillar of constitutionalism that Ethiopia sorely misses.

The World Press Freedom Day was celebrated in Ghana on May 2 under the theme ‘Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law’.

Much has been said about the absence of an even playing field plaguing Ethiopian politics and the difficult challenge it poses for a peaceful political struggle

Ethiopia’s economy is facing some of the strongest headwinds for decades. Despite growing for over a decade at a rate that has not been matched even by oil producing nations for year, it has been buffeted by a raft of problems for the past three years.