Opinion

Beyond the Map: Reimagining African Cities through Art

A map is usually something we use to find our way. It tells us...

Addis Gessesse, Visionary Who Elevated Ethiopian Music to the World Stage, Passes Away

The global music industry and the Ethiopian diaspora are in deep mourning following the sudden passing of visionary...

How Abel Tesfaye Became the World’s Highest-Paid Musician

For the global music industry, 2025 was a year of historic financial shifting. But for Ethiopians everywhere, it...

Disconnected by Design: Why Christopher Nolan and Haile Gerima Reject the Smartphone

In an era where the smartphone is treated as an extension of the human hand, choosing to step...

Federal High Court Grants Bail to Teddy Afro’s Assistant Manager and Co-Defendants

ADDIS ABABA — The Federal High Court issued its final ruling this afternoon regarding the bail requests of...
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Why Gambella Region’s Insecurity Will Never End If Peace Initiative Don’t Start with Accountability

By-Gatkek Kuajien Chuol This latest episode of insecurity and extra-judicial killing is the third onslaught since Abiy Ahmed ascended into the highest echelon of Ethiopian politics since 2018.  But even between those...

Why the Birr Keeps Falling: Ethiopia’s Currency Crisis Is a Symptom, Not the Disease

By Kebour Ghenna Ethiopia is living through one of the most complex economic transitions in decades. The country has adopted an IMF-supported reform program, introduced...

A Pill Too Heavy to Swallow: Why VAT on OTC Medicines Is Unbearable for Ordinary Ethiopians

By- SEMAYAWIT BAHIRU As of August 14, 2025, Ethiopia's Ministry of Revenue has issued a directive enforcing the existing VAT law, which officially classifies over-the-counter...

Lessons That Outlived the ClassroomA tribute to Professor Hassen Mohammed

By Megdelawit Getahun Haile I’m still at the beginning. Still learning how to take up space. Still figuring out how to shape my questions into...

Op-Ed: Who Should Africa Celebrate—The Philanthropist or the Industrialist?

By Abel Asrat When Bill Gates visited Addis Ababa recently, the city prepared as if royalty were arriving: streets were scrubbed with soap, a...

A Decade Later: Sudan’s True Stance on the Renaissance Dam

By- Asrat Berhanu Today marks exactly 10 years since Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia signed the historic Declaration of Principles (DoP) on the Renaissance Dam. Yet,...
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