By Hana-Mariam Teshome For more than two decades, Ethiopia was presented as one of Africa’s promising destinations for manufacturing investment. The country’s industrialization strategy, pursued during the former ruling party, Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) era, was built around a clear economic ambition: move millions of people from low-productivity agriculture into modern manufacturing, increase…
By Atwemereireho Alex For nearly two decades, Uganda’s petroleum narrative has hovered precariously within the liminal space between existential promise and perpetual postponement. “First Oil” became a familiar, almost exhausting political refrain invoked during heated campaign seasons, ritualistically repeated in State of the Nation Addresses, and embedded deep within successive National Development Plans (NDPs) yet…
By Hana-Maryam Teshome Ethiopia’s fractured democratic landscape has entered another period of political confrontation after a major opposition alliance refused to occupy the parliamentary seats it won in the country’s latest general election, denouncing the process as fundamentally lacking democratic legitimacy. The Coalition for Ethiopian Unity, a five-party opposition alliance that secured seven seats in…
By Hana-Mariam Teshome For more than two decades, Ethiopia was presented as one of Africa’s promising destinations for manufacturing investment. The country’s industrialization strategy, pursued during the former ruling party, Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) era, was built around a clear economic ambition: move millions of people from low-productivity agriculture into modern manufacturing, increase…
By Atwemereireho Alex For nearly two decades, Uganda’s petroleum narrative has hovered precariously within the liminal space between existential promise and perpetual postponement. “First Oil” became a familiar, almost exhausting political refrain invoked during heated campaign seasons, ritualistically repeated in State of the Nation Addresses, and embedded deep within successive National Development Plans (NDPs) yet…
By Hana-Maryam Teshome Ethiopia’s fractured democratic landscape has entered another period of political confrontation after a major opposition alliance refused to occupy the parliamentary seats it won in the country’s latest general election, denouncing the process as fundamentally lacking democratic legitimacy. The Coalition for Ethiopian Unity, a five-party opposition alliance that secured seven seats in…
By Hana-Mariam Teshome For more than two decades, Ethiopia was presented as one of Africa’s promising destinations for manufacturing investment….
By Atwemereireho Alex For nearly two decades, Uganda’s petroleum narrative has hovered precariously within the liminal space between existential promise…
By Hana-Maryam Teshome Ethiopia’s fractured democratic landscape has entered another period of political confrontation after a major opposition alliance refused…
By TESFA-ALEM TEKLE Regional authorities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region should withdraw a proclamation that purports to grant them sweeping powers…
By Rogers Tulyahabwe Refugee Week 2026, which closed this past Sunday, carried the theme of courage. Its organizers meant it…
By Rania H. East Africa is entering a period of significant political uncertainty as governments across the region grapple with…
By Andrew Cowthorn A senior Ethiopian politician and Executive Director of the Relief Society of Tigray (REST) is being accused…
By Lukyamuzi Ali, Since the dawn of independence in the mid-20th century, a dark and recurring shadow has hung over…
By Hana-Mariam Teshome Ethiopia held national elections on June 1, 2026, amid ongoing conflicts, political tensions, and growing concerns over…
By Eng. Asiimwe Jonard “Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make…
