Ethiopia’s Fighter Jet Folly: A Nation Shopping for Su-35s While Begging for Bread
By Sewasew Teklemariam Ethiopian Tribune columnist One struggles to know where to begin with Ethiopia’s latest escapade in fiscal lunacy....
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Ethiopia’s Green Leap or Policy Overreach? The Politics, Perils and Promises of the Fuel Ban
By E Frashie Ethiopian Tribune correspondent When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that Ethiopia would no longer import fuel-powered trucks,...
Candid and damning outlooks on the state of Ethiopia’s economy
Ethiopia’s Investment Crossroads: Promise, Peril, and the Struggle for Reform By E Frashie Ethiopian Tribune correspondent In September 2025, the U.S....
“The Cross Shines in Exile” Meskel Radiance at London Debretsion
Last night, London Debretsion Church became a beacon of light and unity as the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo community gathered to...
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...
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 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...
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...
