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…
Under the Coffee Smoke: Ethiopia Between Sky and Sea
A Dialogue Between Two Minds By Ms Leeshan Kuratey, Ethiopian Tribune Columnist In an Ethiopian coffee house just off Bole…
A Hotel, a Dynasty, and the Long Afterlife of Ethiopian Property
By Endex, Ethiopian Tribune editor in chief In the Mexico district of central Addis Ababa, where concrete modernity jostles uneasily…
When the Sanctuary Empties Quietly: Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church and the Human Rights Crisis No One Wants to Name
Much has been written about violence, persecution, and instability in the country, and rightly so. Blood has been spilled, churches…
Intellectual Freedom and the Weight of History: AAU’s 75th Anniversary Dialogue
By Sewasew Teklemariam At Addis Ababa University’s 75th anniversary celebration, a remarkable exchange unfolded, one that crystallised decades of tension…
Crisis as Currency: Ethiopia in the Crosshairs of 2026
Ethiopia, the new year does not feel like a beginning. It feels like a continuation a long, unbroken thread of…
Ethiopia’s Bishoftu Airport: Building a $12.5bn Hub on Fractured Ground
Yet The Economist’s reporting and critical academic analysis converge on a troubling reality: the project’s commercial soundness collides violently with…
Ethiopia’s Debt Crisis Exposes a Rigged Global Financial System
firms like VR Capital and Farallon Capital Management, rejected even this lucrative deal. Instead, they are demanding terms that would…