Politics

The Barefoot Navigator: Shinzo Abe’s Legacy in Recalibrating Japan’s Strategic Partnership with Africa

Abe and Abebe In 1960, a 28-year-old Abebe Bikila, an Ethiopian legendary athlete shocked the world with his extraordinary athletics gift by becoming a champion of the Olympic marathon running the race barefoot. He became the first African athlete to win a gold medal in the Olympics. Yet again, the legendary athlete did not stop

July 27, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Business

Ethiopia and Kenya signed an agreement on the sale of electricity

Ethiopia and Kenya have signed an electricity sales agreement today. The agreement was signed by the Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Ayob Tekelani and the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta. According to Dr. Ayob in his social media page, the agreement allows Ethiopia to sell 200 megawatts of electricity to Kenya. He also pointed

July 26, 2022 • By Addis Insight

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Battling for survival along the warming source of Blue Nile

  By Dagim Terefe (journalist, researcher)      Manyazewal Getachew (assistant data collector) 29 May 2022- For years, 43-year-old Endalew Tegegn depended on the steady summer rains to grow his chili, ‘Teff,’ tomato, and cabbage crops in Bahir Dar Zuria, Amhara regional state in northern Ethiopia. But in recent years, erratic rainfall and flooding led

July 26, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in Addis Ababa

The Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, H.E. Sergey Lavrov, arrived today (July 26) in Addis Ababa for a working visit to Ethiopia. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, H.E. Demeke Mekonnen and other high-level government officials welcomed the Russian Foreign Minister upon his arrival at Bole International Airport. During his stay in Ethiopia, Lavrov

July 26, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Business

Ignore  BBC’s  Report  on  Debt  Crisis:  Borrow  from  the  West  Like  There  is  No  Tomorrow

Yonas  Biru,  PhD This  is  a  back  of  the  envelop  analysis  on  international  debt  to  show  BBC’s analysis of Ethiopia’s debt crisis  is  rubbish.  Our  intellectuals  are  better  advised  to  spend  their  energy  in  making  sure the  loans  in  question  are  used  properly  rather  than  doing  their  #NoMore  አቶቶ ቡቱቶ on  US  and European  streets.

July 26, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia to Conduct First Visit in the Country

GENEVA/ADDIS ABABA (25 July 2022) – Members of the UN International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia are undertaking a visit to Ethiopia from 25 to 30 July 2022. This will be the Commission’s first visit to Ethiopia since it was established by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council on 17 December 2021. The International Commission of Human

July 25, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Deranged psychopaths on the loose By Kebour Gnenna

Deranged psychopaths on the loose By Kebour Gnenna It is not often that we get to use the words “psychopath” or “narcissist”. But this seems to be an occasion for it. If you’re not clear about the words: Google them. In general psychopathy and narcissism are said to be characteristics of people in position of

July 25, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Ethiopia’s Salvation from the Amhara-Oromo Conflict Resides in the Southern People

Yonas Biru, PhD Extremists in the Oromo and Amhara camps are wreaking havoc over Ethiopia. One can categorize the two as the ኬኛ and የኛ factions of Oromo and Amhara extremists, respectively. Their intractable conflicts reflect uncompromising desires to shape Ethiopia in their respective political theology. The ኬኛ faction represents extremists both in and outside

July 24, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Sport

Gudaf Tsegay brings another Gold for Ethiopia in 5000 meter final

At the 18th World Athletics Championships in the women’s 5,000 meters final, Ethiopia has brought its medal count to 10 by taking more gold and bronze with athletes Gudaf Tsegaye.  and Dawit Seum. In this competition where a lot of team work was done, the Ethiopians won the gold and bronze medals for their country,

July 24, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Business

Ethiopia records more remittances from diaspora

Ethiopian diaspora remittances reached 4.2 billion U.S. dollars during the Ethiopian 2021/2022 fiscal year that ended on July 7, said authorities. Mohammed Idris, the deputy director of the Ethiopian Diaspora Agency, said Friday that the remittances recorded during the past fiscal year exceeded the target set for the period by 200 million U.S. dollars.The Ethiopian

July 23, 2022 • By Addis Insight