Monday, December 29, 2025

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After Isaias: Eritrea’s inevitable transition and why Ethiopia must prepare

President Isaias Afwerki is aging. According to publicly available information, he was born on February 2, 1946, which means he will turn 80 in...

 The COP32 Kitchen Pact: A 30-Month Blueprint for Addis Ababa’s Climate Proof

Performance or Proof? Hosting COP32 presents Ethiopia with a defining choice: between performance and proof. The world will arrive in Addis Ababa looking past...

How the Green Transition Can Support Africa’s Development

Despite its vast renewables potential, Africa’s clean-energy transition is being impeded by deepening economic and debt pressures. Any credible climate strategy must combine coordinated...

Eritrea and IGAD: Statehood Orientation from Re-admission to Withdrawal

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is one of the eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs) recognized as building blocks of the Africa Union’s (AU)...

The Continental Anchor: The Geostrategic Imperative for Ethiopia’s Red Sea Access

In the complex tapestry of global geopolitics, few anomalies are as glaring or as dangerous as the status of Ethiopia. It stands as the...

The Hollow Reform: Why Body Cameras Are the Perfect Non-Solution for Addis Ababa’s Tax Authority

The Seduction of the Technical Fix Addis Ababa’s newest weapon against corruption is not a change in rules or power, but a device. The city’s...

Africa Wins Big: Hosting Key Climate Talks (COP32) for Fairness and Leading Change

Ethiopia has secured an extraordinary achievement: winning the right to host COP32 in 2027, the world’s most critical climate summit. This victory came after a fierce...

Gerontocracy and Political Stasis in Contemporary Africa

Gerontocracy, in and of itself, is not inherently problematic; societies have long benefited from the wisdom, continuity, and historical memory embodied by elder leadership....

When Banks Are Treated the Way People Are

The Application The subject line hit like a blow: Public Trust Licensing Framework.  Alemayu scanned the directive once, then again. It was unmistakably real:...

Beneath the Veneer: Liberalism’s Thin Line to Fascism

The genocide in Gaza has ignited a host of issues, bringing to the surface topics that were long considered taboo or deliberately suppressed. Hegemonic...
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