Africa
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Sexual abuse against children in Ethiopia: Increasingly worrisome
Emnet Assefa In the second week of March this year, participants of a talk show on Sheger 102.1 FM radio…
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Ethiopia’s HDI:Improving, yet among the worst performers
Ethiopia’s HDI shows an impressing progress, but only when it is compared to its own figures of the past Bisrat…
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Jessica Cox: Travelling to give hope to millions
Emnet Assefa Jessica Cox, 31, is born without arms, but the word ‘disabled’ is not in her dictionary; in fact…
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Domestic abuse against women in Ethiopia: The price of not knowing her pain
Everyone knows the presence of domestic abuse against women in Ethiopia; unfortunately no one knows how bad it is. Emnet…
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A need for matured Nile politics
In retrospect Ed’s Note: By the time this magazine went to the press, Bahir Dar city, the capital of Amhara…
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Religious tension in Ethiopia
In Retrospect Ed’s Note: This article, re-printed below to mark our 2nd year anniversary, details a disturbing hostility between Christians…
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Reflections on the 50th anniversary of the OAU through the prism of the launch of the ‘Annual Review of the PSC 2012/2013’
A compressive review looks at the challenges and opportunities ahead Solomon Ayele Dersso (@SolomonADersso) 2013, declared as a year of…
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Peace and security in Africa: A compressive review looks at the challenges and opportunities ahead
Solomon Ayele Dersso (@SolomonADersso) 2013, declared as a year of ‘Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance’, marks the 50th anniversary of the…
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The African developmental conundrum:The paradox of NEPAD vs. developmental state policy
Eyob Balcha, Special to Addis Standard (@EyobBalcha) The “Developmental State” discourse is one of the most recurrent topics of discussion…
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The innovative sounds of Dawit Getachew’s band
For the first time in Ethiopian music history, a young man’s band is taking Gospel songs to another level Zela…
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