Opinion
Volatile commodity prices reduce growth, amplify swings in inflation
Food and energy prices surged to near historic highs in recent years amid the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, which prompted major supply...
Let’s end TB by 2030
It’s preventable, it’s curable, and yet it kills over two people every hour in Ethiopia.
It is the tuberculosis bacteria (TB), and it is one...
Getting our priorities right
"Transitional justice" has lately been bandied about by all and sundry in Ethiopia as a mechanism to deal with the after-effects of the civil...
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Equal power, faster progress: A recipe for Africa’s transformation
The COVID-19 pandemic has set African women and girls back significantly. They have lost jobs, education, and agency at a much higher rate than men during...
Awakening a sleeping giant: the Ethiopian economy
Ethiopia is undoubtedly the economic giant of the Horn of Africa. Since time immemorial, the economy has experienced growth as indicated by its gross...
A new approach for digital media, peace, and conflict
Discussions about the negative effects of online communication on society, including its potential to contribute to violent conflict, tend to focus primarily on misinformation...
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Electric three-wheelers will change lives
54 percent of Bajaj passengers find Bajaj drivers not only dislikeable and rude but also unfair and driving dangerously. Men and women passengers who...
World economy is fracturing, not deglobalizing
There is now broad agreement among economists and commentators that the world has reached peak globalization, but there is little consensus about what comes...
Global economy to slow further amid signs of resilience, China re-opening
The global economy is poised to slow this year, before rebounding next year. Growth will remain weak by historical standards, as the fight against...
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The next globalization
Is globalization coming back to life? That was the big question at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, where WEF founder Klaus Schwab asked...