Deeper implication: This systemic reliance on the banking model sustains a cycle of oppression, where education reproduces social hierarchies rather than dismantling them. It silences marginalized ...

This briefing is the second in a three-part series on household energy use in Ethiopia, developed to support policy discussions on electrification, energy ...

Elected with over 76 percent of the vote, Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah embodies the discreet but strategic resurgence of a long-understated country on the ...

Upon learning about this new initiative, I searched for the strategic blueprint behind it. Are there lessons drawn from Ethiopia’s past rural housing and settlement efforts—specifically the Derg-era ...

Africa is home to the world’s fastest-growing population, with over 60 percent of its people under the age of 25. Yet, as climate change, resource scarcity, ...

Last week, a day like all days, though perhaps less futile than most. I was out for a walk. Some call it a scholarly pursuit; others, a mere diversion. Here, ...

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has issued a formal response to Fitch Ratings’ June 4, 2025, downgrade of its long-term foreign currency issuer ...

A little over a year after Ethiopia adopted its landmark Transitional Justice Policy, the country is grappling with how to proceed while battling ongoing unresolved tensions. In this moment of ...

Repayment of foreign debt is slated to eat up close to 30 percent of the record 1.93 trillion Birr federal budget proposed to ...

Kenya’s KCB Group Limited will be the first foreign banking institution to join the Ethiopian financial sector under the ...

Peaceful regime change through dialogue or credible democratic elections have rarely been recorded in Ethiopian history, if ...

Despite an official ban on trading virtual currencies in Ethiopia, officials at the Financial Intelligence Service (FIS) say ...