Ethiopia overview
The inclusion of Ethiopia in BRICS, an informal group of emerging world economies comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is a pleasant surprise because the African country's extreme…
Conflict in Ethiopia
The unfolding Russian assault on Ukraine is pushing other global conflicts into the shadows, but the latter keep festering nonetheless. Some of these will also have important geostrategic consequences. One…
Violence in Ethiopia
For generations Ethiopia has been governed by intolerant repressive dictatorships that have ignored human rights and ruled through fear. The current government came to power in 2018 on the back…
Failing Ethiopia
As a founding member state of the United Nations and a member of the League of Nations, Ethiopia has always been an ardent supporter of multilateralism. It is a staunch…
Strife in Ethiopia
When news broke of an alleged attempt to remove the security detail of Oromo activist and media mogul Jawar Mohammed, hundreds of his supporters flocked to his residence in Addis…
Conflict in Ethiopia
On April 2 last year, Abiy Ahmed took over the premiership of a country on the brink of a major catastrophe. Three years of incessant protests across the restive regions…
Ancient Ethiopian walled city keeps modern life at bay
Harar is holding out against the pressures of the modern world. But change is coming, and campaigners are working hard to preserve the gated Ethiopian city's unique history, cultural and…
Egypt-Ethiopia conflict over Nile waters flares
When an Egyptian officer said recently on national television that the conflict with Ethiopia over the waters of the Nile was "not yet" a military one, his words sounded more…
Trump’s aid cuts imperil emerging market investment cash
The United States’ decision to freeze and potentially scrap its core aid agency jolted countries receiving its funding and could make it harder for emerging economies to attract private cash,…
New ‘arms race’
In an unprecedented move, Ceska Narodni Banka, the Czech Republic's central bank, has become the first to allocate five per cent of its reserves to Bitcoin. This seismic shift has…
