Why You Need Trees
Whether you're feeling sad or bit mellow, trees might be the exact thing you need.
3 days ago
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Ethiopia’s Long Pursuit of Import Substitution
Ethiopia’s manufacturing share of GDP has hovered around 4–6% for decades, while imports keep outpacing exports.
3 days ago
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Urbanization Without Industrialization: The Case of Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s urban population reached 24% by 2024, one of the fastest urbanization rates globally. Yet, there is no corresponding increase in manufacturing or high-productivity industrial sectors to absorb urban labor.
3 days ago
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Do We Really Need An AI Music Award?
A recently organized "AI Music Award" has caused controversy in Ethiopia.
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But What is an AI University?
Does a new "AI University" bring any benefit to Ethiopia? Or should we just focus on improving the already existing ones?
3 days ago
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Ethiopia: Africa's Most Overlooked Investment Opportunity
A plain-language guide to the country's investment thesis, deal structures, and top opportunities
4 days ago
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Ethical Hacking in Ethiopia’s Tech Scene
Ethical hacking is becoming an integral part of Ethiopia's cybersecurity ecosystem.
Mar 2026
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Ethiopia Enters the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Era
Ethiopia has historically taken a careful and restrictive approach to biotechnology.
Mar 2026
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The Missing Path in Ethiopia’s Education Debate
A pathway that has long shaped economies and livelihoods: Technical and Vocational Education and Training, better known as TVET.
Mar 2026
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The Roaring Twenties
Understanding why our twenties is so destabilizing requires looking at the pressures young adults face and the developmental transitions they undergo.
Feb 2026
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The Ethiopian Farmer as an Entrepreneur
Smallholder farmers in policy language are often discussed as subsistence producers rather than economic actors with agency, innovation capacity, and entrepreneurial potential.
Feb 2026
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The Infrastructure Beneath the National ID
Ethiopia’s National ID Program, now registering more than 30 million people, is one of the most ambitious digital infrastructure projects in the country’s recent history.
Feb 2026
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What IShowSpeed’s Ethiopia Visit Reveals About Youth Aspirations and Global Exposure
This remarkable digital moment tells us something deeper about the aspirations of young people in Ethiopia and their relationship to the wider world.
Feb 2026
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