Addis Getachew

1 week ago | thereporterethiopia.com | Addis Getachew

Mounting external debt and widespread corruption are undermining Africa's prospects at a time when technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) are transforming the global economy, says the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Claver Gatete.

2 weeks ago | thereporterethiopia.com | Addis Getachew

A long-awaited report from the Ethiopian Economics Association (EEA) paints a stark picture of the country's macroeconomic health, exposing deepening fiscal strains, declining productivity, and worsening living standards over the past two decades. The findings, covering 2001-2023, highlight systemic challenges that threaten Ethiopia's economic stability despite periods of rapid growth earlier in the century.

2 weeks ago | thereporterethiopia.com | Addis Getachew

Hospitals and clinics across the country continue to see service interruptions as the federal government remains unresponsive to the spate of demands put forward by striking health professionals. On April 11, 2025, health professionals submitted a list of demands, most of which are related to salary rises, benefits, and improved working conditions, to the government and threatened to go on a general strike if their terms were not met within the month.

1 month ago | thereporterethiopia.com | Addis Getachew

Amnesty International says harrowing civil rights abuses perpetrated by both government and rebel forces in Africa are on the rise. In an April report, the watchdog said unlawful attacks and killings by government forces and armed groups were reported across the region, including in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.

1 month ago | thereporterethiopia.com | Addis Getachew

Insurance executives say a tendency to focus on banking at the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) necessitates a new independent regulator if the industry is going to live up to its immense potential. The call comes as the government lays the groundwork for a separate body to govern insurers-a process industry insiders claim has been proceeding largely without their input. A new regulatory agency is expected to be established, to oversee the insurance industry.