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OpinionEthiopia’s food challenge is increasingly becoming an affordability challenge. For many urban households, incomes have not kept pace with the rising cost of essential goods. While cereals and vegetables remain relatively accessible, protein-rich foods such as meat, milk, and eggs have experienced some of the fastest price increases in recent years. As a result, nutritional
Capital MarketEthiopia’s capital market is still young. The institutions are new. The regulations are evolving. The ecosystem is taking shape almost in real time. Yet amid this period of transformation, another story is unfolding, one that may prove just as important as the market’s infrastructure itself. It is the emergence of a new generation of professionals
OpinionThere’s a story that circulates in Addis the way all modern myths do, fast, emotional, slightly exaggerated, and always just believable enough to stick. A 19-year-old drops out after Grade 10, picks up video editing on a cracked phone, starts posting reels from somewhere around Bole, and within a year is making more money than
OpinionOn Ethiopian social media, love looks rich. A surprise propose in Dubai. A car with a ribbon on the hood. Bouquets bigger than salaries. Matching outfits at Lake Wonchi. Apartment keys handed over mid-proposal. Hotel Valentine’s packages, professional photographers, drone shots of couples spinning at sunset. And somewhere in the middle of all that scrolling,
OpinionWhen Ethiopia released its first national digital payments strategy in 2021, few predicted just how quickly the country would sprint into the digital age. Today, cash is disappearing from pockets, mobile money is exploding, and Ethiopia stands as one of Africa’s fastest-moving fintech frontiers. At the center of this transformation is Dr. Eyob Tekalign, Governor
OpinionIn Ethiopia’s rapidly evolving fintech landscape, SantimPay has emerged as one of the standoutinnovators reshaping how people transact and businesses operate. Founded with the vision tosimplify payments and drive financial inclusion, the company has grown from a small softwareidea into a nationwide payment platform known for its seamless technology and user-friendlysolutions. At the helm of
OpinionEach year, hundreds of thousands of Ethiopian students sit for the National Secondary School Leaving Examination (SSLE), also known as Matric. For generations, this exam represented a hope of progress and an opportunity for upward economic mobility. But in recent years, for the majority of students, that hope has become an unattainable fantasy. With pass
OpinionEvery day, social media sells us the dream: start a side hustle, buy a course, and become your own boss. Strikingly, most of these promises target the young. Since when did entrepreneurship become a rite of passage for twenty-somethings? The gig economy is the secret behind the rise of young entrepreneurship globally. It is a
OpinionJust as the dot-com boom of the 1990s reshaped the world, ushering in the digital age and creating tech giants like Amazon, Google, and eBay, we now stand at the cusp of another transformative era: the AI revolution. While the dot-com boom ultimately led to a market crash, the lessons learned were invaluable. The companies
