Gold Fever and the Mirage of Recovery: Ethiopia’s Bullion Boom and the Battle for Economic Credibility
Ethiopia’s gold exports have surged past coffee for the first time, fuelling hopes of a stronger birr. But unless the…
Land of Hunger The Granaries Are Full, On PowerPoint World Food Day in Ethiopia: A Feast of Rhetoric, a Famine of Truth
By Sewasew Teklemariam Ethiopian Tribune columnist On 16 October, Ethiopia marked World Food Day with the usual fanfare: speeches from…
Ethiopia’s Morality Police Target Hemlines Whilst Addis Ababa’s Sex Trade Thrives Unchecked
Authorities fine women for ‘immodest’ dress as capital’s red-light districts operate openly, serving burgeoning middle-class demand By Alemitu Regassa researcher…
A Dialogue of the Deaf: How London Became the Stage for Ethiopia’s National Farce
By Ethiopian Tribune chief editor. It was a crisp October morning in London, one of those days where democracy feels…
Sovereignty Under Siege: Reading the Fracture Lines Between Asmara and Addis
A Correspondent’s Dispatch ADDIS ABABA — The Economist’s stark assessment landed like a stone in still water. “Africa’s most secretive…
“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…
Washed Hands, Bloody Laurels! From Pilate to Peace Prizes: The Global Theatre of Guilt
By Sewasew Teklemariam Ethiopian Tribune Columnist “In just seven months, I have ended seven unendable wars… This includes Egypt and…
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, 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 thirteen-month…