Society
ARE YOU CERTAIN?
‘To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous. There is nothing certain, but uncertain. If we begin...
Society
GOVERNANCE / LONDON ANY LESSONS? / ADDIS ABABA
Getachew Beshahwred
The United Kingdom, which is officially known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is made up of England, Scotland,...
Society
THE UK’S GENERAL ELECTION AND LABOUR’S POLICY OF NATIONASING PART OF BT (BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
Getachew Beshahwred
The United Kingdom will hold a General Election on 12th December; the second in three years and the third in five. There was...
Society
NOBLE CAUSE, NOBEL PRIZE
By Getachew Beshahwred
Since the sudden and unexpected rise of a young member of the ruling party, Dr Abiy Ahmed, to the position of Prime...
Society
Africa’s Disengaged Youth
While Africa is making progress on boosting political and socioeconomic engagement among young people, it is moving much too slowly. If the continent is...
Society
PRIVATISATION AND GOLDEN SHARE
Getachew Beshawred
Ethiopia is embarking upon an ambitious program of the privatisation of some of the largest publicly held companies. Apparently, although there is general...
Society
The African CEO’s Shared Values Checklist
Injecting sustainable socio-economic development into an African company’s DNA is not just good practice, it’s good business.
By Anthony Worku
After spending countless hours in...
Society
Ethiopia should learn the boom and bust in East Asia
Shimelis Araya
In 1989, J. Williamson, a British economist designed ten economic policies used as a standard packages for developing countries. Whatever the merits of...
