By: Abyot Alemu The release of this year’s national high school leaving exam results once again laid bare the deep fractures of Ethiopia’s education system. Government officials were quick to hail the marginal rise in the pass rate as “progress,” but the truth cannot be hidden behind numbers. The overwhelming fact remains that the vast […]

By: Abyot Alemu Introduction The Federal Civil Service Commission’s recent announcement of a salary adjustment for government employees has generated significant public debate. Bachelor’s degree entry pay has been raised from 6,940 birr to 11,500 birr, while the total government payroll has expanded by 160 billion birr, bringing the wage bill to 560 billion birr […]

Abyot Alemu Abstract This study analyzes how Ethiopia’s implementation of ethnic federalism has contributed to its economic decline. Although designed as a mechanism for managing diversity and remedying past inequities, ethnic federalism has instead entrenched political fragmentation, undermined institutional coherence, and fueled recurrent conflict. These developments have manifested in persistent inflation, currency distortions, obstructed trade […]

By: Abyot Alemu Ethiopia’s youth, once heralded as the engine of the nation’s development, are now trapped in an unforgiving cycle of economic despair, political alienation, and mass exodus. The tragedy is not an accident—it is the direct product of the Prosperity Party’s misguided policies, systemic corruption, and cynical manipulation of public resources. In a […]