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Fragmented Cybersecurity Approach Threatens Ethiopia’s Digital Payment System
NBE, INSA to establish integrated cybersecurity, financial fraud department The government has instructed the central bank and the Information Network Security Administration (INSA) to...
Tax Authorities Await Finance Ministry Decision to Write Off Conflict-Hobbled Debts
Report indicates upsurge in gold being smuggled into the country Tax and customs officials are awaiting a green light from the Ministry of Finance to...
UN Urges Ethiopia, Eritrea to Commit to Algiers Agreement amidst Renewed Tensions
Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, has called on Ethiopia and Eritrea to recommit to the terms of the Algiers Agreement as the...
What Ethiopia Stands to Gain from Washington’s New Strategy
The national security strategy publicized by US President Donald Trump’s administration late last week has raised eyebrows around the globe, with scholars, politicians, and...
Majority of FDI Projects Go Unrealized, Investment Commission Asleep at Wheel: Report
Less than 40 percent of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects registered over the last six years have gone operational, while many factories have been...
Tigray to ‘Resume’ Mining Activity under New Directive
EFFORT, Ezana accounts frozen as fed demands audit Tadesse Werede, president of Tigray Interim Administration (TIA), has moved to resume gold mining in the...
Developing Countries’ Debt Service Payments Exceed Financial Inflow for First Time: World Bank
Ethiopia’s income status ‘unclassified’ in 2025 debt report For the first time in half a century, debt service expenditures by developing countries are exceeding the...
US Strategy Signals Shift in Engagement with Ethiopia, Horn of Africa
A newly released US National Security Strategy outlines a shift in Washington’s approach to Africa, emphasizing targeted partnerships—including Ethiopia and conflict-prevention initiatives in the...
Bribery, Embezzlement, Fraud Flow Free in Irrigation Schemes: Anti-Corruption Report
Bribery, embezzlement, fraud, fake bids, favoritism, and more characterize the country’s many irrigation, dam, and lowland development projects, reveals a report from the Federal...
M-PESA Calls Foul on Limited Access to New App
Vodacom Group to buy out Kenyan government’s 15pct stake in Safaricom Safaricom-affiliate M-PESA Ethiopia has lodged complaints with the authorities, alleging that its new financial...
