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 cost of Endless Contributions: How Ethiopia Is Squeezing Growth Out Of Its Economy
Ethiopia’s economic debate is increasingly shaped not by what appears in the national budget, but by what happens outside it.…
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…
Targeting the Amhara Intelligentsia: Killings, Detentions, and the Legal Threshold of Genocide Under International Law
My concern is not purely academic. Two years ago, I lost my cousin. He was jogging early one morning near…
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…
Ethiopia’s Debt Restructuring Dilemma: When Creditors Collide and a Nation Waits
An analysis of how geopolitical rivalry, institutional rigidity, and post-conflict fragility are prolonging Ethiopia’s path to economic recovery as fears…
The Long Taxi to Take‑Off: Ethiopia’s Reform Agenda Meets American Caution
The spectacle unfolded with predictable diplomatic grace. Ahmed Shide, flanked by technocrats bearing reform credentials, presented Ethiopia’s latest infrastructural dream…
The Persecution of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church: Forced Conversion, Derision, and Systemic Erasure
By Professor Girma Berhanu Department of Education and Special Education University of Gothenburg Introduction This paper is motivated by a…
The Amhara Question: How Fano’s Unification Exposes Ethiopia’s Intellectual Dishonesty
By Ethiopian Tribune columnist E. Frashie On 17th January, the announcement of the Amhara Fano National Movement (AFNM) did more…