From viral AI song covers to a nationwide music challenge and evolutions in production techniques, artificial intelligence is beginning to make its mark on Ethiopia’s music scene.
Plastic once accounted for just 3% of urban solid waste in Ethiopia. Now it is at the center of a national reckoning over policy speed, industrial readiness, and the real cost of going green.
Ethiopia passed an Animal Health and Welfare Proclamation in 2025 mandating humane treatment and prioritizing vaccination over indiscriminate killing. Recent campaigns raise a regulatory question.
A new study finds 82% of coffee farmers in Oromia could prefer bank transfers over cash for cooperative payments citing safety, transparency, and convenience. Infrastructure gaps remain.
Ethiopia’s green ambitions are clear. Turning them into viable climate businesses has been harder. A new roadmap, validated this week, outlines how the country could close that gap.
The policy’s most ambitious shift targets the state itself, linking government productivity losses to rigid procedures, weak problem-solving culture, and inefficient use of resources.
