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Ethiopia and Russia Need to Catch Up
“There is a need to catch up. We agreed to
hold meetings regularly,” Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a media
conference after diplomatic talks with...
Italy making its way back to Africa
The countries of the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia) have recently been the focus of attention of Italian diplomacy, with the...
Chinese Influence in East Africa: Transcultural Connection as Foreign Policy Spur
Chinese influence in East Africa is a topic of growing debate and concern for Western nations and allies. In fact, this purported growing Chinese...
Nile Basin and South Sudan Diplomacy
For years tensions have been rising between the Nile river basin countries over the sharing and management of the Nile water, as Ethiopia, Uganda...
Saudi Arabia, UAE footprint in Eritrea- Ethiopia rapprochement
In a landmark visit, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed landed in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, on Sunday, for a bilateral summit, aimed at repairing...
Child Marriage May Cost Ethiopia Billions of Dollars
Ethiopia’s economy could potentially lose billions of dollars annually due to child marriage, says a new report by the World Bank and the International...
Can Insurance Help Low-Income Ethiopians Cope With Risk?
The loss of crop or livestock as well as concerns about illness and accidents are key financial expenses on the minds of low-income Ethiopians.
Unexpected...
Ethiopia’s forests, an undervalued resource
In Ethiopia, the second most populous country in Africa after Nigeria, policymakers are trying to make their nation’s economic development more sustainable.
One of the...
The Ethiopian Powder Keg Is a Regional Threat
When governmental forces killed at least 9 civilians in last week’s security operation in Ethiopia’s Oromia region to enforce the country’s state of emergency,...
Supporting Ethiopia’s Pro-Poor Public Expenditure to Ensure Equitable Growth
Although Ethiopia has succeeded at improving the delivery of basic services to its rapidly growing population—and met a number of universal development markers for...