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The Cost of Ethiopia’s Infrastructure Spending

By Daniel Teferra (PhD)* Ethiopia has been borrowing billions of dollars for infrastructure projects. What is the cost of all this spending? The cost is measured in terms of the alternative projects

December 13, 2014

ANALYSIS & OPINION

Will Eurobonds Boost Ethiopian Food Security?

Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan will handle the sale of a 10-year, dollar-based Ethiopian bond yielding 6.75 percent to fund increased agricultural production, power generation and transportation infrastructure, InvestorIntel reports. Agriculture investments

December 10, 2014

ANALYSIS & OPINION

Over 500 Ethiopians from Amhara and other ethnic groups murdered in Gambella – VOA

October 22, 2014

ANALYSIS & OPINION

Draining development: illicit flows from Africa

Since 1970, Africa has lost at least $854 billion through capital flight which is not only enough to wipe out the continent’s total external debt of $250 billion but leaving around $600

October 21, 2014

ANALYSIS & OPINION

Girma Birru and Solomon Tadesse: Two Sides Of A Coin

By Mihret Feleke This article is made possible after I heard the interviews given by the EPRDF ambassador to the US, Girma Birru, who defended the actions and acclaimed the actions of

October 11, 2014

ANALYSIS & OPINION

Speaking Truth to Power: Obang Metho’s Timely Letter to the TPLF

By Ferda Tulu Ato Obang Metho, the Executive Director for the Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE) and the well-known human rights advocate among Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia, recently sent

October 10, 2014

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Whatever happened to private TV in Ethiopia

By Hindessa Abdul Last week, the Southern Regional State launched their own TV station. Debub TV is expected to air a ten-hour programming from its station in Hawassa to the region’s estimated

September 4, 2014

ANALYSIS & OPINION

The Likely Outcome of a Birr Devaluation

By Tsehai Alemayehu, PhD It appears that the Ethiopian authorities are at seriously considering the World Bank’s most recent advice to devalue the Birr. There are in fact indications that the decision

September 1, 2014

ANALYSIS & OPINION

Ethiopians are Left Alone: the unspoken retarding role of foreign aid in Ethiopia

Commentary one of three Aklog Birara (Dr.) “Not even shooting and jailing the opposition, manipulating aid to starve the opposition, seizing the lands of villagers (Gambella, the Omo Valley, etc.) and

August 27, 2014

ANALYSIS & OPINION

Disengaging from the False Dilemma of Armed or Peaceful Struggle (Messay Kebede)

To Andargachew Tsege The consecutive rise of two dictatorial and sectarian regimes has convinced a great number of Ethiopians that peaceful rather than armed struggle gives the best opportunity for the democratization

August 26, 2014

ANALYSIS & OPINION

The Ethiopian Diaspora: A cash cow of TPLF?

By Yilma Bekele What are the ways the Diaspora help the TPLF Government to rule with an iron fist and abuse our people and country? The Diaspora money is cash with no

August 26, 2014

ANALYSIS & OPINION

US first couple host Ethiopian counterparts (By Robele Ababya )

Introduction Giant vultures of business are hovering over the abundant natural resources of the African continent; the old colonial masters are in the business of watching with the eye of an eagle

August 18, 2014

ANALYSIS & OPINION

TWO TALES, OR ONE?: ON ETHIOPIA’S FEDERALISM AND SOUTH AFRICA’S APARTHEID

By Tsegaye R Ararssa* 1. Introduction What is the story of the Ethiopian federal experiment? What stories does it tell? And what stories can be told about it? Feeding from and into the

August 18, 2014

ANALYSIS & OPINION

ESFNA 2014 Fan Scholarship – Emnet Shibre

Best Essay – 2014 The people of Ethiopia possess an undeniable beauty, a remarkable work ethic, and a powerful sense of community. In 2013, the Ethiopian diaspora was collectively distressed as they

August 17, 2014

ANALYSIS & OPINION

A Response to Tsehai Alemayehu on Devaluing The Birr

By Seid Hassan, PhD second commentary , which itself is a response to Professor Teshome Abebe’s commentary. For obvious reason, his response (my) has nothing to do with Professor Abebe’s commentary. The Technical Error:

August 14, 2014

ANALYSIS & OPINION