The Tainted UN Human Rights Council on Ethiopia
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International express concern the 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council…
Nearly Completed Mega Dam Enhances Ethiopia’s Diplomacy
Energy Export to Kenya Improves the Relationship Electric power imports from Ethiopia’s mega dam by Kenya is an…
The immediate context of turmoil in Ethiopia’s Amhara region
Background On November 3, 2022, after two years of fighting, the government of Ethiopia (GoE) and the Tigray…
Russia expands atomic energy cooperation with Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, and Burundi
At Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum in St. Petersburg, two additional countries, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe have entered into…
Ethiopia: Food aid suspension amid forgotten investigation
On May 3, 2023, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Food Programme (WFP)…
Disinformation, perception dissonance, and the strategy of tension in Ethiopia
Social media disinformation Recent political and security turmoil in Ethiopia has been marked by an uptick in social…
The Economist misrepresents news on Ethiopia again
Latest report adds to repeated string of inconsistencies A recent report by the Economist magazine alleges evidence of…
African continental trade impeded by absence of common currency
While using the U.S dollar currently offers more transactional certainty, its scarcity in many African countries dampens their…
Making Ethiopia’s national debt sustainable
This article is a third in a series looking at Ethiopia’s economy. Previous papers are are referenced below.…
Ethiopia: GDP, inflation and currency debate
This article is a third in a series looking at Ethiopia’s current economy.The first and second reports were…
Ethiopia: Pressure to devalue currency
Ethiopia’s current account deficit position is increasing the pressure to devalue its currency but a weaker money means…
Increasing cyber-attacks target Ethiopia
So far, a catastrophic cyber-attack has been avoided, as digitalization grows however cyber security will be crucial. Ethiopia…