Opinion

Behind Ethiopia’s Blind Spot Russia is Imploding and the Global Conservative Tsunami is Taking Shape

Yonas Biru, PhD Underdeveloped nations who manage to develop against all odds are those who understand geopolitics and position themselves as their strategic development framework at the nexus of emerging global geopolitics and the ensuing international development policy. On a progressive scale of zero to ten, where zero represents a complete lack of understanding of

September 19, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Why did the TPLF Start the Third War in Ethiopia?

 Yonas Biru, PhD   On August 24, the Tigryan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) waged a war against the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) for the third time. The front lodged its first war that it dubbed a “lightning strike” on November 4, 2020, with the aim to “demobilize the federal forces and take control of

September 16, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

The War between Ethiopia and TPLF: A Double-Edged Sword Unsheathed against Ethiopia

Henok Abebe (LLB, LLM) Human Rights Advocate  During the good old days, this time around, it was the sound of a whip, the lowing of cattle, and the whistle of farmers that used to echo across the farmlands of the northern northcentral and northwestern parts of Ethiopia. It was the laughter of shepherds and the

September 1, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Challenges facing small and medium-sized enterprises in Ethiopia

Yinebeb Bahru Small and Medium-size Enterprises (SMEs) have been widely credited for being an indispensable part of economic development. Its strength is gauged by the dexterity to create jobs, contribute to industrialization and boost national economic output. SMEs can play a vital role in a country’s development, they contribute hugely to the national economy by

August 9, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Taming  Polarization  and  Bridging  Divides: The  Failure  and  Redemption  of  Ethiopian  Politics

  Yonas  Biru,  PhD As  I  have  maintained  in  several  of  my  articles,  the  Ethiopian  political  landscape  is  dominated  by two  groups  of  people:  Hermitized  souls  whose  mindset  is  stuck  in  yester-century  and  those  who have  lost  their  soul  to  either  Marxism  or  tribalism.  The  former  sees  their  articles  of  faith  as  self- evident  truth 

July 30, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Why we should be grateful?

Surely the good things that happened to us in the last 4 years outweigh the bad things that happened to us? Dr. Dessalegn Chanie 1) Hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians lost their precious lives in the TPLF terror attack. These martyred citizens have families and friends who love them. Our country has lost human lives

July 27, 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

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

News

Russia and Africa: a future-bound partnership

BY SERGEY V. LAVROV (MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA) On the eve of my visits to several African countries, I would like to share my reflections on the prospects for Russia-Africa relations in the current geopolitical context with esteemed readers. Today, African states play an increasingly important role in the global politics and economy,

July 22, 2022 • By Addis Insight