Ethiopia at a Critical Juncture: Antifragile or in a Trapped Transition?
Antifragility, a concept introduced by the author Nassim Nicholas Taleb, represents things that benefit from shocks, the exact opposite of…
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 @ 11:01 pm
Fetsum Berhane
Fetsum Berhane is an Ethiopian resident, economist researcher and a blogger on HornAffairs.
Dance of the lions and dragons: How are Africa and China engaging and how will the partnership evolve?
(McKinsey’s Report) In a mere two decades, China has become Africa’s biggest economic partner. Across trade, investment, infrastructure financing, and…
Sunday, July 2, 2017 @ 10:43 pm
Ethiopia: Development Bank purges top management
The Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) has got new Board chair, President and multiple VPs since the beginning of the…
Friday, May 12, 2017 @ 10:01 pm
Battle of Adwa – Tigrayan Army uses Envelopment, Frontal Attack to Annihilate Italian Forces
(Infantry magazine - U.S. Army Infantry School) On 1 March 1896, in the vicinity of the Ethiopian town of Adwa,…
Monday, February 27, 2017 @ 6:19 pm
Treaty | Convention of Awsa b/n Italy, Shoa and Sultan of Danakil – 1883
[This convention was a declaration of friendship between the Kingdom of Italy and the supreme ruler of the Danakil, Sultan…
Monday, February 27, 2017 @ 4:25 am
Creation of Colony of Assab – 1882
[This is a declaration by the Kingdom of Italy and its parliament regarding the transfer of the Assab area from Rubattino…
Monday, February 27, 2017 @ 4:10 am
Treaty | Contracts of Assab and Ras Lumah 1869 and 1870
[The contract of Assab was a contract for the sale of lands in the area known as Asab to Mr…
Monday, February 27, 2017 @ 4:05 am
Breaking|Update: Ethiopia lost 9, killed 248 Al-Shabaab fighters
Ethiopia lost 9 soldiers, while Al-Shabaab lost 248 militants in the fighting on Thursday morning, HornAffairs learned. Earlier today, HornAffairs…
Thursday, June 9, 2016 @ 7:29 pm
Breaking| Ethiopian army killed 122 Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia: Sources
Al-Shabaab lost several dozens fighters after a foiled attack on an Ethiopian outpost of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia.…
Thursday, June 9, 2016 @ 12:01 pm
All Things Considered, NPR Owes Ethiopians an Apology
Here is what happened, NPR used a freelance reporter named Gregory Warner on its “All Things Considered” episode on June…
Wednesday, June 8, 2016 @ 7:52 pm