At 17, Ifrah Ahmed arrived in Dublin, Ireland in 2006, escaping war in Somalia. To support her asylum application, she had to undergo a medical check-up, which included a Pap smear. The medical personnel were shocked...
Ethiopia
Food for thought
Food taboos exist in virtually all societies as beliefs and practices prohibiting the consumption of specific ingredients (or combinations thereof) for religious and/or cultural reasons. Violations unleash strict...
‘Good’ surveillance in Africa – Chinese or US technology?
The name “China” in Africa’s ICT and digital tech narratives in today’s language often evokes a counter-intelligence nightmare for both African governments and the United States (US). The accusation emerges from the...
The state of major macroeconomic indicators in Ethiopia and proposed directions
The current state of the Ethiopian political Economy can best be captured by the contrast between the promise of the ruling party and people’s high expectation from the new administration which was inaugurated on...
Local Government in Ethiopia: Design problems and their implications
There is a growing global recognition of local government as an important level of government both as institution of democratic participation and basic service delivery. It is also used for accommodating...
When data access is at the mercy of regime change
Tanzania is credited for having been at the forefront in embracing Africa’s Open Data initiatives about nine years ago, aimed at promoting the public use of data to spur economic growth and hold government officials to...
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