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Ethiopia

New horizons

Sanlam plans to enter Ethiopia as it seeks to reduce South Africa dependence

Africa’s largest insurer Sanlam is in “very advanced” discussions with a prospective partner in Ethiopia to take advantage of the country’s ... economic growth prospects, Heinie Werth, the new CEO of Sanlam’s emerging markets unit, told The Africa Report in an interview.

no place to worship

In Ethiopia, religious extremism fans the flames of ethnic division

Ethiopian Christians took to the streets after morning mass on Sunday to protest multiple attacks on Ethiopian Orthodox churches in the ... country.

sweet and slow

Ethiopia’s showcase sugar projects face huge challenges

A lack of investment and sugarcane - as well reputational risk - is preventing Ethiopia's industrial sugar sector from taking off. ...

peace rally

Ethiopia’s new year offers a chance to unite the country

As new year strikes in Ethiopia, a chance to reach for a different politics. ...

2020 vote

Ethiopia passes new laws ahead of 2020 elections

Ethiopia’s parliament passed a new election law on Saturday 24 August ahead of the May 2020 national elections. It has raised some controversy, ... due in part to the lack of opposition consultation.

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turf battles

Jubaland election results mired by conflicting regional interests

Regional interests shaped Thursday’s elections in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Jubaland, with two people claiming to have won the ... presidency.

climate crisis

Ethiopia’s future — from hydropower to coffee — is tied to water

As the land dries, Ethiopia will become ever-more vulnerable to climate shocks to critical agriculture and power production systems. ...

First mover

Ethiopia: Foreign financial firms will need air to breathe

Ethio Lease this month became the first foreign-owned company to secure a financial services license in Ethiopia. Simplifying the country’s ... forbidding bureaucracy would help the country’s leasing market to reach its full potential.

hard line

Ethiopia: Consensus required before constitutional change

Until consensus emerges, reform of the constitutional framing of ethnic diversity is hard to contemplate. ...

secession or bust

Sidama’s demands could unravel Ethiopia’s federal system

Ethiopia’s ethnic federal arrangement was designed to empower ethnic groups with the right to self administration rights. But it’s facing ... a major test.

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