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Commercial Bank of Ethiopia’s System Failure: A Closer Look at the Consequences for Customers

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia’s System Failure: A Closer Look at the Consequences for Customers

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) is currently facing the challenge of recovering significant amounts of money that were withdrawn by customers due to a “systems glitch”. On Saturday, customers realized that they could withdraw more cash from their accounts than they actually had. According to local media, over $40m (£31m) was either withdrawn or […]

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How Ethiopian Bureaucracy Hinders Foreign Direct Investment

How Ethiopian Bureaucracy Hinders Foreign Direct Investment

 Eyasu Zekarias The Ethiopian government is currently confronted with a critical issue in luring fresh foreign direct investment (FDI) and promoting economic growth, primarily due to bureaucratic hindrances and a shortage of land, which are further compounded by the upcoming land proclamation. The intricate administrative processes and the restricted access to investment land present substantial

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Minnesota Senators Urge Biden Administration to Aid Ethiopia

Minnesota Senators Urge Biden Administration to Aid Ethiopia

By KTTC Minnesota. (KTTC) –Right now, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Ethiopia. Sen. Tina Smith Calls on Biden to Support Ethiopia Amid Crisis. The war has led to a conflict displacing millions of individuals in the region. Lawmakers, such as those from Minnesota, are now urging President Biden to take action. Senator Tina Smith, along

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U.S. Report Highlights Risk of Renewed Conflict in Ethiopia Over Territorial Disputes

U.S. Report Highlights Risk of Renewed Conflict in Ethiopia Over Territorial Disputes

The U.S. Intelligence Community’s 2024 Annual Threat Assessment, published on 11 March, cautioned that even though the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) was signed in November 2022 between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigrayans to end a two-year war, the lingering territorial disputes might reignite conflict. The threat assessment report was published on the

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The Devastating Effects of Abiy Ahmed’s Senseless War on the Amhara People 

The Devastating Effects of Abiy Ahmed’s Senseless War on the Amhara People 

By Habtamu Kebede. The ongoing war against the Amhara people has been raging for over a year now, and its intensity and destruction have only increased in every corner of the region. The regime is utilizing every weapon at its disposal to suppress and silence the voices of the Amhara people. It is evident that

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Advocating for Ethiopia: Key Discussions with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Advocating for Ethiopia: Key Discussions with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Washington Update, March 13, 2024 by Mesfin Mekonen Meeting with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Dr. Aklog Berera, Wzro Tsigereda Mulugeta, Counselor Bart Fisher and Mesfin Mekonen, representing ten Ethiopian-American organizations, recently briefed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff about the current situation in Ethiopia.  We discussed the deteriorated human rights situation and requested a hearing on

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Is Ethiopia a Failed State? The Truth Revealed

Is Ethiopia a Failed State? The Truth Revealed

As it stands, the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Ethiopian state are both severely compromised. Constitutionally, the ethnic states constituting the Ethiopian Federation behave as if they were sovereign and in some cases vehemently contest the political arrangement that allows them to exist: that is to say, the federal state itself. In such circumstance,

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Ethiopia’s Diplomatic Dilemma: Revisiting Somaliland Recognition

Ethiopia’s Diplomatic Dilemma: Revisiting Somaliland Recognition

Simon Marks and David Herbling Ethiopia is currently reevaluating its decision to acknowledge the independence of Somaliland, as global pressure mounts to ease tensions in the region, sources familiar with the situation have revealed. Ethiopia, a country without direct access to the sea, entered into a preliminary agreement with Somaliland in January. This agreement would

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Dagne Walle Wond Lij Korete ዳኜ ዋለ ወንድ ልጅ ቆረጠ New Ethiopian Music 2024 johnmatches reaction

Dagne Walle Wond Lij Korete ዳኜ ዋለ ወንድ ልጅ ቆረጠ New Ethiopian Music 2024 johnmatches reaction

      🫵🥷👂👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/4ajMdbI6Ig — Elizabeth Altaye (@AltayeEthiopia) March 6, 2024     Dagne Walle Wond Lij Korete ዳኜ ዋለ ወንድ ልጅ ቆረጠ New Ethiopian Music 2024 johnmatches reaction  

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The Diaspora Dilemma: How Ethiopian Orthodox Church’s Trust Has Been Broken

The Diaspora Dilemma: How Ethiopian Orthodox Church’s Trust Has Been Broken

Yonas Biru There are discernible reasons why the Oromo Prosperity Party (Oromo-PP) led by Abiy Ahmed and tribalist Oromos at large believe the emergence and sustenance of hegemonic Oromo require weakening, if not breaking the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) along tribal lines. They see the EOTC as the primary threat more so than their

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Dagne Walle – Wond Lij Korete _ ዳኜ ዋለ _ ወንድ ልጅ ቆረጠ – New Ethiopian Music 2024 (Official Video)

Dagne Walle – Wond Lij Korete _ ዳኜ ዋለ _ ወንድ ልጅ ቆረጠ – New Ethiopian Music 2024 (Official Video)

Dagne Walle – Wond Lij Korete _ ዳኜ ዋለ _ ወንድ ልጅ ቆረጠ – New Ethiopian Music 2024 (Official Video)   Tomorrow March 2, 2024, #Ethiopia|ns will celebrate the 128th victory day of the battle of Adwa between the forces of Emperor Minilik II and the aggressor colonial Italy. Sadly this marching you see here

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