Society
Ethiopia’s Loss of AGOA could sink the harvests of AGOA itself: The faux pas
By Ermias Wodejao
Did preferential access durably boost African export performance? Based on product-level data for 208 countries exporting to the US, over the period...
Society
Facebook has ruined human social interaction and now Zuckerberg’s ‘metaverse’ wants to destroy whatever’s left
By Helen Buyniski
Having bulldozed most real-life relationships already, Mark Zuckerberg is now moving to strip away what’s left of our expectations of privacy by...
Society
Queen of Investing: Just how did Nancy Pelosi build a $120mn fortune on a $223,000 annual salary?
The Democrat House speaker has become the latest member of Congress to show the rest of us how to make money on Wall Street....
Society
UN is “Bullying” Ethiopia with its bogus claims
Today (Monday October 4) is a historical day for the people of Ethiopia. Ethiopians paid an enormous price to establish a democratic system of...
Society
No, China’s Belt & Road Initiative is not falling apart
A new ‘study’ has concluded that Beijing’s huge worldwide investment programme is “losing momentum” as debts mount. But a closer inspection of the facts...
Society
How to avert a global climate catastrophe
Current global efforts to raise awareness and nudge and shame policymakers are necessary but not sufficient to prevent an existential climate crisis. Addressing the...
Society
President Obasanjo: Yes, to Negotiations; No, to TPLF
It is reassuring that the African Union has appointed the former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo as an envoy to the Horn of Africa, as...
Society
Transforming communities through literacy
Steady improvements in literacy are driving positive transformation and helping improve livelihoods.
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the...
