A Birthday Flight Into Hell:
The visit has detonated a political controversy that cuts far deeper than protocol. It has forced Ethiopians, at home and…
The Man Who Made Memory: A Personal Tribute to Haile Gerima
The respect I felt rising in me during those two hours was immense, the kind of respect one cannot manufacture…
Diplomacy, Drones, and Delicate Optics: Ethiopia’s Tightrope Between India, Turkey, and the Whispers of the Arab World
Ethiopia’s political theatre, under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has become a masterclass in the management of appearances, whispers, and global…
The Petrodollar Lifeline That Could Break Ethiopia
The death rumour of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed has placed the survival of Abiy Ahmed’s government under uncomfortable scrutiny. For…
YEKATIT 12:- Massacre & Mass Incarceration
Dear Readers, We are deeply grateful to receive this powerful contribution from you. Thank you for sharing this inaugural edition…
Diplomacy in Melody, Silence in Memory: The Meloni-Abiy Encounter and the Unfinished Business of Italy-Ethiopia Relations
In February 2026, at a state dinner in Addis Ababa during the Second Italy-Africa Summit, Ethiopian singers performed “Ma il…
Letter from Ethiopia, Diplomatic Capital, Displaced Citizens: The Contradictions of Addis Ababa
There is something peculiarly Ethiopian about the scene unfolding in Addis Ababa this February. The city presents itself with all…
The Epstein Files and Ethiopia: When a Paedophile’s Shadow Falls on the Horn of Africa
An investigation into how Jeffrey Epstein’s tentacles reached Ethiopia, and what it reveals about power, complicity, and the global reckoning…
Ethiopia’s Statistical Smokescreen: How Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Spun Numbers to Hide Economic Reality
The World Bank never projected 9.3 per cent growth for Ethiopia. Their January 2026 Global Economic Prospects report clearly states…
When Global Scandals Reach Addis Ababa: Ethiopia and the Epstein Files
Dr. Jarecki describes Berhanu Nega as “the Epstein scholar for 2008”, and adds that he had been elected mayor of…