staff writer September 28, 2025 Ethiopia’s promise of cheap labour and a vast consumer market is colliding with the realities of political instability and legal uncertainty, according to a new US assessment. The 2025 Investment Climate Statement, released this week by the US Department of State, warns that Ethiopia’s reform …

By Girma Berhanu For most of my professional life, I have been engaged in academia, with a focus on justice and equality—particularly in the fields of disability studies and cognitive anthropology, including intellectual abilities. During the TPLF regime, I authored a paper exposing ethnic discrimination in Ethiopia, specifically in terms of …

Summary The use of military drones is spreading across Africa, further destabilising countries facing deep tensions between typically authoritarian governments and rebel groups. While these governments have frequently pursued violence over dialogue in the past, the increasing availability of drones makes the military option seem cheaper and easier. In Ethiopia, …