Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Commentary

Why Calling it ‘Xenophobia’ Obscures the Specificity of Afrophobic Violence

Honesty in public discourse is often uncomfortable, yet it remains indispensable. The recurrent attacks against African nationals in South Africa demand conceptual clarity. To...

Ethiopia Risks Losing Focus – Agriculture Must Come First, But Guided by Science, Not Habit

Ethiopia is approaching a critical juncture. The country is not facing a single crisis, but a convergence of them - unrest, insecurity, food shortages,...

Tigray’s Reckoning: Who Killed the Pretoria Agreement, Why Accountability Cannot Wait, and What Just Peace Actually Requires

April 16-19, 2026, the TPLF Central Committee and its paramilitary wing met in Axum and, in a decision whose consequences Tigray will live with...

Why Tigray’s “Enlightened” Youth Have Not Brought Change: A Structural Diagnosis, Roadmap, and the Risks of Inaction

The central puzzle of this article is stark and politically consequential: educated, networked, and war‑scarred Tigrayan youth, together with a cohort of pro‑reform elites,...

Ethiopia Risks Losing Focus – Agriculture Must Come First, But Guided by Science, Not Habit

Ethiopia is approaching a critical juncture. The country is not facing a single crisis, but a convergence of them - unrest, insecurity, food shortages,...

Hormuz Lessons for Africa: Building an African Union Navy for Maritime Defense and Strategic Autonomy

The African Union (AU) has formulated Agenda 2063, a 50 year plan to promote economic development and integration of the continent. This Agenda underlines...

The Maker and the Middleman in Ethiopia’s FTZ Tax Exemption

Ethiopia's industrialization agenda has always depended on more than aspiration. It has depended on institutions: industrial parks, investment laws, tax incentives, and administrative rules...

Sudan at the Brink: Berlin and the Last Chance for Convergence

As war escalates in the Middle East and tensions involving Iran deepen, global attention is shifting—rapidly and predictably—away from Sudan. This is familiar terrain....

Female Infertility in Ethiopia

Infertility, as defined by the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases, is the failure to achieve pregnancy after one year of regular, unprotected...

Addis Ababa’s Renewal: Green Ambition, Grey Foundations

From Home to Factory It is early morning, around 7:30. The workers next door have already started. I can hear the concrete mixer turning, the...
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