World News

The Kremlin’s New Frontier: Russia Pledges Counter-Terror Aid to Mozambique as Geopolitical Shift Beckons

A significant new chapter is unfolding in the shifting geopolitics of East Africa. In a high-stakes meeting here in the capital, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Mozambique’s newly elected President, Daniel Francisco Chapo. The outcome was a definitive pledge from Moscow: full military backing to counter the Islamist insurgency that has plagued the northern province of Cabo Delgado....

Banking

The Boardroom Fractures Threatening the Survival of Lion Bank

An unprecedented regulatory intervention by the central bank exposes deep-seated corporate governance failures and bitter infighting at one of the country’s prominent financial institutions. In the highly regulated corridors of Ethiopia’s financial sector, corporate governance and the rule of law are viewed as the bedrock of institutional stability. Yet, a cache of recently disclosed official documents from the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has exposed a bitter internal rift within the board of directors at Lion International Bank S.C., plunging the institution into a profound administrative crisis....

Commentary

A rare, bruising debate in the Parliament exposes the vast, destabilizing chasm between state-sponsored growth statistics and the brutal reality of inflation and active conflict

The atmosphere inside the House of Peoples' Representatives in Addis Ababa this week was far from the choreographed rubber-stamping that often characterizes state reviews. Instead, the chamber became a political fault line, witnessing a bruising collision between official triumphalism and the lived reality of a population pushed to its absolute limits....

Diplomacy

Why Lavrov’s High-Stakes Visit to Addis Ababa is Rattling Western Diplomats

The geopolitical landscape of Africa is undergoing a profound re-alignment, and Moscow is positioning itself as a central pillar in this new architectural shift. This reality is brought into sharp focus by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's official working visit to Addis Ababa. ...

Inside Story

INSIDE THE AGENDA: National Dialogue Commission Targets Structural Reforms, Elite Polarization

The Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission (ENDC) is set to launch its highly anticipated national plenary phase, convening 4,000 delegates in a high-stakes effort to reconcile deep-seated constitutional, administrative, and structural fractures. The process, which follows extensive consultations across 1,232 districts (woredas), marks a pivotal moment in the country's complex state-building trajectory....

Inside Story

Deposit Insurance Fund Amasses 22.98 Billion Birr Investment Portfolio, Boosting Financial Stability

In stride with the rapid expansion and ongoing structural reforms within Ethiopia's financial ecosystem, the Ethiopian Deposit Insurance Fund (EDIF) announced substantial operational milestones aimed at preserving macroeconomic stability and bolstering public trust in the banking sector. ...

World News

Drone Warfare Escalates in El Obeid as Rights Groups Warn of Atrocities Across Sudan

The conflict in Sudan threatens to spiral into a catastrophic new phase as humanitarian agencies sound a red alert over a dramatic surge in drone warfare across North Kordofan. El Obeid, a strategically vital crossroads of half a million residents, has emerged as a frontline battleground between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), drawing sharp warnings from international observers who fear an impending human rights catastrophe. ...

Inside Story

Data Gaps Exclude Ethiopia from Global Food Crisis Monitoring

Severe data gaps have excluded Ethiopia from the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), following a failure to produce acute food insecurity metrics that met the publication’s rigorous technical standards. The omission has triggered significant concern among development economists, domestic policy analysts, and international humanitarian partners regarding the state's current capacity to accurately quantify the scale of structural hunger and effectively coordinate targeted aid interventions....

Inside Story

Road Network Expansion to Unlock Ethiopia’s Full Tourism Potential: PM Abiy

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has underscored the critical role of transport infrastructure in driving national development, stating that the expansion of the country’s road network is essential to fully unleashing the economic potential of Ethiopia's diverse tourist destinations....

Inside Story

Parliament Tightens Grip on National Data with Criminal Penalties

​The House of Peoples' Representatives' approval of the newly amended Ethiopian Statistical Service Proclamation marks a significant structural and legal shift in how national data is governed.  ...

Technology

Astronauts Exit Space Station for Spacewalk to Repair Robotic Arm

Two American astronauts exited the International Space Station on Tuesday to begin a complex, hourslong spacewalk to repair the outpost’s primary robotic arm, a critical component used to guide arriving spaceships and move heavy equipment outside the orbiting laboratory....

World News

Biden Slams Trump’s Infrastructure Plans as 'Vanity Projects' During Weekend Fundraiser

Former U.S. President Joe Biden launched a fierce critique against his successor, President Donald Trump, and his administration's policy direction during a high-profile weekend fundraising event. Delivering a speech that has quickly ignited political conversations across Washington, Biden took direct aim at Trump’s proposed mega-infrastructure plans, branding them as "vanity projects" and dismissing the initiatives as a futile waste of national resources....

World News

Iran to Regain Access to $6 Billion in Frozen Assets, President Pezeshkian Announces

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has announced that $6 billion of the country’s $12 billion total frozen assets in Qatar is set to be released and returned to the nation. The official announcement follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) mediated by Pakistan and Qatar, aimed at ending a four-month-old direct military conflict and political crisis between the United States and Iran....

Inside Story

NATIONAL DIALOGUE COMMISSION UNVEILS PILLARS FOR UPCOMING ETHIOPIAN CONSENSUS TALKS

In a major step toward resolving generations of structural and political instability, the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission (ENDC) has formally unveiled the final thematic agenda pillars that will govern its upcoming national consultation forum....

Inside Story

Andy Burnham Emerges as Frontrunner to Succeed Starmer as UK Prime Minister

Following the dramatic resignation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer on June 22, 2026, former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has rapidly consolidated support to emerge as the overwhelming frontrunner to become Britain’s next leader. ...

Election

Prosperity Party Secures Landslide Victory in the 7th General Election

The ruling Prosperity Party has secured a sweeping victory in the country’s seventh general election, winning the vast majority of parliamenta ruling ry seats and ensuring another five-year term in office, the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced....

Diplomacy

THE COST OF AN UNFULFILLED PEACE: Inside the TPLF’s Pushback Against U.S. Sanctions

More than three years after the cameras rolled and handshakes were exchanged in Pretoria, South Africa, the promised dawn of reconstruction in Tigray remains obscured by a stubborn fog of political gridlock and humanitarian deprivation. ...

Editorial

The 15-Billion-Birr Disarray: State Treasury Leakage and the Death of Accountability

The FY 2024/25 (2017 EFY) audit report recently presented by the Office of the Federal Auditor General to the House of Peoples' Representatives has unveiled a deeply shocking and disheartening reality for every patriotic citizen. ...