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 Administr…
2025-12-13
2025-12-13
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 write off uncollect…
2025-12-13
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 two countries c…
2025-12-13
ECWC Board Dismisses 14 Management Members after Leadership Review
The Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (ECWC) has dismissed more than a dozen senior members of its management team following a comprehensive leadership performan…
2025-12-13
The Fading Promise: Ethiopia’s Reversed Course on Human Rights
As the world commemorated the annual Human Rights Day on December 10 under the theme ”Human Rights, Our Everyday Essentials”, Ethiopia faces a profound moment of reflect…
2025-12-13
Eritrea Formally Withdraws from IGAD
Eritrea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has formally informed the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Secretary General of its decision to withdraw from the …
2025-12-13
Rights Federation Slams “Alarming Deterioration” of Civic Freedoms in Ethiopia
A landmark report from the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) warns that Ethiopia’s human rights environment has deteriorated dramatically, detailing a pat…
2025-12-13
Germany urges Ethiopia Invest in Recovery, Resilience for Communities Affected by Conflict
Offers €5 million to support UNDP’s peace efforts in Ethiopia The German government and the UN Development Program have called on the Ethiopian government to step up its…
2025-12-13
Central Bank Spotlights Limitations Lurking behind Digital Payment Adoption
A draft digital payment strategy unveiled by the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) this week highlights the inactivity, fraud, fragmentation, and widening rural-rurban div…
2025-12-13
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, …