The technocrat who rewrote Ethiopia’s economy now controls its purse strings
When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed Dr Eyob Tekalign as governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia, the announcement carried...
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Understanding Malicious Envy (“ምቀኛ”, məqəñña): Political, Social, and Economic Implications in Ethiopia (Part 1)
By Professor Girma Berhanu Introduction A respected elder once asked me to write something about malicious envy. He believed that one...
From Palace to Policy: Hana Mariam’s Extraordinary Journey from Imperial Memory to National Advocacy
By Ethiopian Tribune Staff When the Ethiopian Tribune transmitted the funeral service of Her Imperial Highness Princess Sophia Desta in...
From Debt Whisperer to Development Banker: The Mamo Mihretu Chronicles
By E. Frashie, Ethiopian Tribune Correspondent When Mamo Mihretu tendered his resignation as Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia...
Ethiopia’s Temporal Defiance: The Last Stand Against Calendar Colonisation
By Ethiopian Tribune columnist Sewasew Teklemariam Whilst the rest of the world dutifully follows Pope Gregory XIII’s 442-year-old decree,...
The Closing of ዿግሜ Puagmay : Ethiopia’s Theatre of Dreams and Nightmares
By The Ethiopian Tribune columnist Sewasew Teklemariam A reflection on the final days of Ethiopian Calendar 2017 As the...
The Impunity Assembly Line: Ethiopia’s Five-Star Manufacturing of Misery
By Sewasew Teklemariam an Ethiopian Tribune Columnist Here we are again, dear readers, clutching our copies of the US State...
The Invisible Prime Minister: Abiy’s Media Mastery and the Art of Vanishing
By Sewasew Teklemariam Ethiopian Tribune Columnist There’s something rather magical about our Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed he’s mastered...
When Ethiopia Came to Hornsey: A Weekend of Pure Magic
By Ethiopian Tribune Reporter Over the weekend, North London became a living canvas of Ethiopian colour, rhythm and resilience....
The Ethiopian Paradox: A Nation’s Four Acts in Search of a Script
By Sewasew Teklemariam columnist In a week that epitomises the bewildering contradictions of modern Ethiopia, four stories have emerged that,...
