Ethiopia’s economic reform agenda has entered its most consequential phase, but a persistent gap...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that rising military tensions along the...

Private higher education institutions are warning that tighter licensing rules, rising compliance costs and a mandatory profit-reinvestment requirement could weaken their financial sustainability, discourage investment and threaten the sector’s long-term viability. Stakeholders say the growing regulatory burden is making it harder for private colleges to introduce new academic programmes, recruit qualified instructors, expand enrolment and invest in the infrastructure needed to improve educational quality. The concerns centre on the Education and Training Authority’s Licensing and Re-Registration Directive No. 988/2024, which introduced stricter licensing requirements and quality standards for higher education institutions. While stakeholders acknowledge the need to maintain academic standards and protect students, they argue that some requirements are difficult to meet within the prescribed timeframes and could constrain the sector’s growth. Private institutions have called on the government, the Education and Training Authority and the Ministry of...

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health and the Beginnings Fund have launched a five-year, US$90 million...

Optasia, a global fintech company specializing in AI-powered credit-scoring services, has partnered with the...

A billion-dollar financing announcement can sound like an economic breakthrough. For a country managing competing demands for foreign currency,...

Ethiopia’s newly formed federal government arrives at a moment when public expectations are unusually high. The country has enormous...

The latest diplomatic confrontation involving Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt is a warning that the Horn of Africa cannot afford...

The renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia is more than another security emergency. It is a warning that the country...