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NEBE Warns Against Coercion in Voter Registration, Threatens Action
Election officials have warned against unlawful practices during ongoing voter registration, citing reports of coercion and intimidation, and cautioning they may suspend voting in...
Ethiopia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Gamble: Can State-Owned Enterprises Survive Without Capital Handouts?
Ethiopia is preparing to test a fundamental assumption that has long underpinned its state-led economic model. What happens when state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are forced...
Importers Stand to Gain Partial Goods Release Under Proposed Customs Reform
Importers facing cash constraints may soon be allowed to clear goods in installments under a proposed amendment to the Customs Proclamation. The draft law introduces...
Savings, Investment Decline Overshadow Export Boom in UNDP Profile
In its latest quarterly economic profile, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) warns that a sharp decline in gross national savings and investment over the...
Half-Billion Dollar Financing Gap Headlines New AfDB Assessment
Ethiopia has received less than half of the development financing envisioned under the African Development Bank’s Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for 2023–2027, even as...
Conflict, Climate, Cost of Living Heighten Food Security Concerns Ahead of Lean Season
Worsening conflict, rising food prices, and dwindling household resources are set to push millions of Ethiopians into deeper food insecurity in the coming months,...
Celebration and Contradiction: Beyond March 8
Purple banners, prepared speeches, and panel discussions mark March 8 each year across Ethiopia as officials and activists commemorate International Women’s Day. The observance, rooted...
High Court Lifts Injunction Against Election Board
The Federal High Court has lifted the injunction it had previously imposed on the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which had barred the...
EPSE Revenue Nears Half-Trillion Mark as Stabilization Fund Claims Top 40bln Birr
The state-owned Ethiopian Petroleum Supply Enterprise (EPSE) generated more than 457 billion Birr in revenue during the 2024/25 fiscal year, according to newly released...
Bishoftu Airport Project Requires Massive Workforce Supply: Report
Project Lenders seek Environmental, Social assessment for funding decisions Construction of the Bishoftu International Airport is projected to require a workforce supply that could annually...
