Opinion
From the skies to the shadows: The enigmatic journey of Misha Babichev
Ivan Babichev was a Russian traveler who journeyed to Ethiopia during the reign of Emperor Menelik in the early 1890s. Little is known about...
Journalism on trial in Africa: fortitude and fake news
The world of journalism has been somewhat emboldened since June 7, when judges in a South African High Court threw out a private prosecution...
What it will take to transform development finance
In a world beset by rising temperatures, extreme weather patterns, and escalating natural disasters, the urgency of decisive action on climate change and the...
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What Africa wants and what the West needs to do
If the West wants to position itself in Africa for the future – and in relation to China – the focus should be on...
Africa’s Livestock Rise Rides on Sustainability
Sustainable livestock development in Africa is a topic discussed by few and rarely related to, yet the time has come to center the debate...
Leveling the financial playing field for Africa
Africa bears virtually no responsibility for the greenhouse-gas emissions driving the climate crisis. It is not responsible for the conflicts or supply-chain disruptions that...
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Improving rural reach of DFS through CICO networks
Cash-In/Cash-Out (CICO) service points allow customers to convert their e-money into cash or vice versa and facilitate digital financial services (DFS) uptake and use...
African currencies are under pressure amid higher-for-longer US interest rates
Most sub-Saharan African currencies have weakened against the US dollar, fanning inflationary pressures across the continent as import prices surge. This, together with a...
Digital fuel oil payments violate civil rights
The level or development of the commodity economy, or commodification in general, in Ethiopia is perhaps one of the lowest in the world. Production...
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Making peace plural and healing historical traumas
The United Nations (UN) secretary-general’s report “Our Common Agenda” was launched on September 10, 2021 in response to member states’ request for recommendations to strengthen global governance,...