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# ![@addisstandard Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::263074291.png) @addisstandard Addis Standard

Addis Standard posts on X about ethiopia, bank, prime minister, investment the most. They currently have XXXXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.

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### Top Social Posts
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"News Analysis: Claims of peace agreement between #Amhara region and dismissed Fano member face scrutiny as #AU #IGAD statements lend credence to signing A cascade of contradictory statements and political responses followed the announcement on X December 2025 of a peace agreement said to have been signed between the Amhara Regional Government and Masresha Setie who emerged as a dismissed members of the Amhara Fano Peoples Organization (#AFPO). On X December state media reported that a peace agreement had been signed between the Amhara Regional Government and the Amhara Fano Peoples"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1996872903363563852)  2025-12-05T09:22Z 460.9K followers, 8785 engagements


"Wildberries #Ethiopian Investment Holdings sign MoU to support Ethiopias E-commerce expansion #Wildberries a leading digital platform in #Eurasia has announced a new partnership with Ethiopian Investment Holdings (#EIH) aimed at accelerating Ethiopias e-commerce and digital infrastructure development. In a statement shared with Addis Standard the company said a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on XX November in Moscow by Robert Mirzoyan CEO of the united company Wildberries & Russ and Brook Taye CEO of Ethiopian Investment Holdings. According to the statement the agreement"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1989324238386266243)  2025-11-14T13:27Z 460.9K followers, 2518 engagements


"The second line of defence: vaccinating children in #Tigray War is a recent memory for families in Tigray and knock-on dangers from years of conflict still lurk. But vaccinators like Mebratu are on defensive manoeuvres. Tigray in northern #Ethiopia spent most of the period between 2020 and 2022 roiled by civil war. Tens of thousands even hundreds of thousands are estimated to have been killed in conflict; many more have died from wars fatal knock-ons. Vaccinator Mebratu Gebreselasie Kidanemariam XX has witnessed some of the conflicts youngest second-order casualties. Because of the war there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1994387994124361815)  2025-11-28T12:48Z 460.9K followers, 2606 engagements


"#Ethiopia imposes one-week lockdown on movement to and from #Marburg outbreak area Authorities in the #Ari Zone of the #South_Ethiopia Region have imposed a one-week lockdown on movement to and from the area where a Marburg virus outbreak has been confirmed in a bid to curb further spread of the disease. The Ari Zone Marburg Disease Control Transport Sector Committee announced that all cross-country transport services entering or leaving the zone will be suspended for one week starting today XX November 2025. Transport within the zone however remains permitted for the time being. Zone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1994700479180296312)  2025-11-29T09:30Z 460.9K followers, 11.4K engagements


"Dangote signs new deals for fertiliser plants in #Ethiopia and expansion in #Nigeria #Dangote Group has signed strategic technical partnership agreements with SAIPEM Engineers India Limited (EIL) and other firms to develop a major fertiliser plant in Ethiopia and expand its existing fertiliser operations in Nigeria Nigerias Vanguard newspaper has reported. According to the report Dangote recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a US$2.5 billion fertiliser plant in Gode in Ethiopias #Somali region. The plant is designed to produce three million metric tons of urea annually and is presented"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1994712705735807236)  2025-11-29T10:19Z 460.9K followers, 8015 engagements


"#Ethiopia: 15-year-old girl treated for #Marburg virus recovers and returns home The South Ethiopia Regional Health Bureau has announced that a 15-year-old girl who was receiving treatment for Marburg virus disease has fully recovered and been discharged from a medical center. In a statement issued on its social media page yesterday XX November 2025 the Bureau said the patient identified as Beamlak Mitku had been under medical follow-up after the virus was detected in her system. The Head of the Regional Health Bureau Endeshaw Shibru said the girl had been receiving treatment after showing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1995471196788310047)  2025-12-01T12:33Z 460.9K followers, 5215 engagements


"#Policy_Brief: #Assab vs #Berbera: Weighing #Ethiopias legal operational options for maritime access Ethiopias renewed pursuit of sovereign access to the Red Sea has reignited historical tensions with Eritrea and reshaped geopolitical dynamics across the Horn of #Africa argues Gulaid Yusuf Idaan in this policy brief. He notes that For a country of more than XXX million people maritime access is not an optional pursuit or symbolic prestige projectit is a structural condition for national growth economic competitiveness strategic autonomy and sovereign resilience. The author contends that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1995814258290897155)  2025-12-02T11:16Z 460.9K followers, 4924 engagements


"News: #Ethiopian lawmakers approve amendment lifting signature obligation for #Election candidates ahead of seventh general Election Ethiopias House of Peoples Representatives (#HoPR) has unanimously approved an amendment suspending the candidate support-signature obligation for political parties ahead of the Seventh General Election. The measure adopted as Proclamation No. 1397/2025 during the Third Regular Session of the Sixth HoPR on X December 2025 removes the requirement in Article 32(2) and the newly added Sub-Article X of Proclamation No. 1162/2019 the Electoral Political Parties"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1996588981035671831)  2025-12-04T14:34Z 461K followers, 3736 engagements


"#Ethiopia: Fed. Court sentences former State Minister Taye Dendea to seven years; defense says trial proceeded without key witnesses #PM_Abiy Mayor Adanech The #Lideta Federal High Court today sentenced former Deputy Minister of Peace Taye Dendea to seven years and two months in prison along with a five-thousand-birr fine his lawyer told Addis Standard. According to Abera Nigus Tayes attorney the sentence was handed down on XX December 2025 after the court found him guilty on XX November 2025 of the charge of possessing an unlicensed firearm. Abera told Addis Standard that the defense"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1996908028814151737)  2025-12-05T11:42Z 461K followers, 7588 engagements


"#Ethiopia suspends licenses of XX sports-betting firms amid XXX billion birr embezzlement probe The Ethiopian Lottery Service has suspended the licenses of XX sports-betting companies as part of a sweeping investigation into alleged large-scale embezzlement tax evasion and illicit financial schemes under review by national security authorities. In a statement issued on XX December the Ethiopian Lottery said the suspension followed information received from the National Intelligence and Security Service (#NISS). It noted that the action was taken in line with the relevant proclamation which"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1996957401275134248)  2025-12-05T14:58Z 460.9K followers, 3549 engagements


"#Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki begins four-day working visit to #Saudi_Arabia Eritrean President #Isaias Afwerki arrived in #Riyadh on Tuesday X December 2025 for a four-day working visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. President Isaias and his delegation were received at the Riyadh Airport Royal Terminal earlier today according to information shared by Yemane Gebreab on X. During the visit President Isaias is expected to hold discussions with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed #bin_Salman along with other senior Saudi officials on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1998400409820418346)  2025-12-09T14:32Z 461K followers, XXX engagements


"News: Global Center warns #Ethiopia faces heightened mass atrocity risks amid escalating conflict The Global Center for the Responsibility to Protect (#GCR2P) has warned that escalating insecurity in Ethiopia and across the Horn of Africa is placing vulnerable populations at heightened risk of mass atrocity crimes. In its latest weekly Atrocity Alert titled Tensions in the Horn of Africa Escalate Amid Ongoing Conflict in Ethiopia the center said the overall security and human rights situation in the region has sharply deteriorated amid recurrent and intensifying conflicts. According to the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1996521710057881672)  2025-12-04T10:07Z 461K followers, 3458 engagements


"#US Embassy in #Ethiopia restricts travel to Sidama after #Marburg case confirmed in #Hawassa The U.S. Embassy in Addis Abeba has restricted official and personal travel for its personnel to Sidama Regional State following the confirmation of a new Marburg case in Hawassa on XX November. In a health alert issued on XX December the Embassy said the decision was taken out of an abundance of caution. It noted that the restriction is in addition to an earlier measure limiting official and personal travel to the South Ethiopia Regional State. The Ministry of Health announced that the new case was"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1996833038827696166)  2025-12-05T06:44Z 461K followers, 4978 engagements


"News: M-PESA #Ethiopia says users registered with XX numbers blocked from app access unable to move funds M-#PESA Ethiopia has disclosed that customers who registered for its newly launched M-PESA for All (M-PESA LeHulum) service using phone numbers beginning with the XX prefix have been blocked from accessing the platform preventing them from logging into the application or moving their money. In a statement issued today the company said: customers who voluntarily registered with their XX numbers to use the application are blocked from accessing the service using #Ethio_Telecom data and are"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1996939126726074834)  2025-12-05T13:46Z 461K followers, 6526 engagements


"In PicturesEthiopia marks 20th Nations Nationalities and Peoples Day under theme Democratic Consensus for Shared National Unity The 20th edition of Ethiopias Nations Nationalities and Peoples Day celebration is underway today in Hosaena city of the Central Ethiopia Region where thousands of attendees have gathered at Abuye Ersam Memorial Stadium for the national closing ceremony observed this year as Ethiopians Day. This years celebration has been underway since X December 2025 featuring a series of cultural and political events staged under various themes. The festivities culminate today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1997943418484338961)  2025-12-08T08:16Z 461K followers, 2162 engagements


"Tigray budget delays threaten fragile peace new human rights concerns in Amhara a Marburg survivor in South Ethiopia and Ethiopia advances its mega Bishoftu Airport project. Watch more on #Ethiopia #Tigray #Amhara #Bishoftu #Marburg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1995527579013403134)  2025-12-01T16:17Z 461K followers, 6425 engagements


"News: #Ethiopia rejects #Egypts colonial-era mentality on GERD pursuit of pliant weak and fragmented client states Horn of Africa Ethiopias Ministry of Foreign Affairs (#MoFA) issued a strongly worded statement on Tuesday accusing senior Egyptian officials of escalating hostile rhetoric and categorically rejecting dialogue over the Nile waters and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (#GERD). MoFA said recent comments from #Cairo are manifestations of the failure of the Egyptian government to come to terms with the realities of the 21st century adding that some officials remain steeped in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1996228938784203017)  2025-12-03T14:44Z 461K followers, 12.7K engagements


"#Ethiopia: President Tadesse says budget freeze leaves #Tigray unable to pay civil servants banks short of cash warns fragile peace at risk Tigray Interim Administration (#TIA) President Lt. Gen. Tadesse Worede has warned that the regions fragile post-Pretoria peace is under serious strain as a federal budget freeze has left the administration unable to pay civil servants or maintain essential services. He said the economic pressure extends beyond unpaid salaries with severe cash-flow shortages leaving banks running out of cash and preventing residents from accessing their own money"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1995518672857710698)  2025-12-01T15:41Z 461K followers, 23.5K engagements


"News: Only a miracle can end this nightmare: #Eritreans fear new #Ethiopia war Tewolde has fought multiple times for Eritrea one of the most closed societies on Earth and is now praying another war is not about to break out with neighboring Ethiopia. If the war starts many people will go to the front and as before many children will lose their fathers mothers will lose their husbands parents will lose their children said Tewolde who is in his 40s and lives in the Eritrean capital #Asmara. He fought first in the late 1990s during Eritreas horrific border war with Ethiopia and more recently"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1996850013947716008)  2025-12-05T07:51Z 461K followers, 8877 engagements


"In #Ethiopia an unfinished peace risks betraying the people of #Tigray and the broader region The Ethiopian government and the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (#TPLF) signed the Pretoria Agreement three years ago at least silencing the guns in the Tigray Region following two years of brutal war. It remains on record as one of the worlds deadliest conflicts of the 21st century with an estimated 600000 civilians killed in a region occupied by only X million people. But a confluence of factors threatens to reignite the conflict and potentially destabilize the wider region: the Ethiopian"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1997199137029149060)  2025-12-06T06:59Z 461K followers, 4980 engagements


"#Ethiopia federal police launch probe into recent #TikTok award attendees over indecent attire The Ethiopian Federal Police said it has detained a group of young individuals who appeared on live television during the recently held 3rd G-Power TikTok Creative Award wearing what police described as revealing attire that violates the countrys cultural and moral norms. An investigation is now underway the federal police said. The attendees were featured during the live broadcast of the event in Addis Abeba wearing what the police said falls into indecent clothing and unacceptable to the public."  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1998301589702939102)  2025-12-09T08:00Z 461K followers, 64.9K engagements


"News: #Sudan prepares for Eastern front as RSF camp in #Ethiopia receives supplies from Berbera and Mombasa government sources say Al Jazeera Arabic reports Sudan is reportedly preparing to open a new military front in its east after Ethiopia allegedly allowed the Rapid Support Forces (#RSF) and foreign fighters to establish a training camp near the Blue Nile border Al Jazeera Arabic reported citing senior Sudanese government sources. According to the report Ethiopian authorities are coordinating with the RSF through regional supporters facilitating supply lines the construction of training"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1999007315542851876)  2025-12-11T06:44Z 461K followers, 8477 engagements


"#Ethiopia AfDB Sign USD XXX Million grant for phase II of EthiopiaDjiboutiSouth Sudan transport corridor project Addis Abeba Ethiopia and the African Development Bank (#AfDB) have signed a USD XXX million grant agreement to support Phase II of the #Ethiopia#Djibouti#South_Sudan Transport Corridor Project. The financing will cover the construction of a 67-kilometer expressway from #Melka_Jilo to #Awash a critical missing link along the Addis AbabaDjibouti corridor. The route carries more than XX% of Ethiopias maritime trade and is considered vital for national logistics regional connectivity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1999025915221647790)  2025-12-11T07:58Z 461K followers, 1865 engagements


"#Ethiopia: Gambella city imposes curfew after gunfire attacks kill four injure eight The #Gambella City Administration has imposed a night-time curfew restricting all vehicle and pedestrian movement after 7:00 p.m. amid rising tensions following a series of deadly shootings. The measure announced on X December 2025 came on the same day four people including two police officers were shot dead and eight others injured according to a source close to the matter. A regional official who spoke to Addis Standard on condition of anonymity said the violence began on X December at around 11:45 a.m."  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1999039441789239686)  2025-12-11T08:51Z 461K followers, 2171 engagements


"Rare #US call with PM Abiy avoids #Ethiopias domestic affairs as #Washington zeroes in on regional security Addis Abeba - In an unusually narrow diplomatic exchange Secretary of State #Marco_Rubio spoke with Prime Minister #Abiy_Ahmed on Wednesday without raising any aspect of Ethiopias domestic affairs a rare omission given Ethiopias ongoing political security and humanitarian crises. According to #State_Department readout Secretary Rubio and PM Abiy discussed only the United States and Ethiopias shared commitment to regional stability and to building a foundation for peace in the Horn of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1996450666986787117)  2025-12-04T05:25Z 461K followers, 36.4K engagements


"#Ethiopia: EFFORT urges federal government to lift mass freezing of member companies bank accounts The Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of #Tigray (#EFFORT) has urged the federal government to immediately reverse a directive that led to the freezing of bank accounts belonging to all companies under the conglomerate warning that the measure risks deepening Tigrays already fragile economic recovery. In a statement issued on Thursday EFFORTs Board of Directors said banks were instructed to suspend the accounts of its member companies effective XX December noting that the action was carried"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1996923546136694976)  2025-12-05T12:44Z 461K followers, 6387 engagements


"#Ethiopian Film Festival returns to #Malta It will feature two films 'Jebina' and 'Qalat' to be screened on December XX and XX The Ethiopian Film Festival is set to return to Malta for its second edition bringing with it two days of powerful storytelling cultural celebration and community engagement. The event organised by habeshaview will take place on December XX and XX at Spazju Kreattiv in Valletta. With two acclaimed films on the programme and growing international interest in Ethiopian cinema this years festival promises an enriching experience for both local audiences and the Ethiopian"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1997973824046800912)  2025-12-08T10:17Z 461K followers, 3319 engagements


"News: #US announces investment-focused #Africa policy prioritizes conflict prevention in Horn of Africa The United States has unveiled a new National Security Strategy outlining a significant shift in its approach to Africa prioritizing trade investment and targeted diplomatic engagement particularly in the conflict-prone Horn of Africa. The strategy released by the White House contends that past U.S. engagement on the continent was overly shaped by liberal ideological aims and a heavy reliance on foreign aid. In its place Washington signals a move toward partnerships with what it calls"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1998015614414139806)  2025-12-08T13:03Z 461K followers, 7167 engagements


"#Ethiopia: One killed one wounded in #Gambella bus attack as transport violence continues unabated One person was killed and another critically injured in an armed attack on a passenger bus in Gambella region on X December the latest in a string of violent assaults targeting public transport according to the Gambella Police Commission. Vice Inspector Upiyew Ujulu Commander of the Itang Special Woreda Police said the attack occurred around 12:00 p.m. in the Tarpam area. The bus carrying XX passengers from Itang town to Gambella city had briefly stopped so passengers could transfer to another"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1998065266329063442)  2025-12-08T16:20Z 461K followers, 4994 engagements


"News: #NEBE officially recognizes Simret as Regional Political Party The National Election Board of #Ethiopia (NEBE) has officially registered the #Tigray Democratic Solidarity (#Simret) as a regional political party led by Getachew Reda former Tigray Interim President and current Horn of Africa Advisor to the Prime Minister. Simret was founded by former senior officials of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (#TPLF) electing former Tigray Interim President and current Horn of Africa Advisor to the Prime Minister Getachew Reda as its president. The party which initially received temporary"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1998336079410217194)  2025-12-09T10:17Z 461K followers, 8941 engagements


"#Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki begins four-day working visit to #Saudi_Arabia Eritrean President #Isaias Afwerki arrived in #Riyadh on Tuesday X December 2025 for a four-day working visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. President Isaias and his delegation were received at the Riyadh Airport Royal Terminal earlier today according to information shared by Yemane Gebreab on X. During the visit President Isaias is expected to hold discussions with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed #bin_Salman along with other senior Saudi officials on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1998401814874521709)  2025-12-09T14:38Z 461K followers, 4743 engagements


"Statistics service says #Ethiopias inflation falls to lowest level since 2019 as birr suffers sharpest loss of purchasing power Ethiopias annual headline inflation rate dropped to XXXX% in November 2025 the lowest level recorded since February 2019 according to new data released by the Ethiopian Statistical Service (#ESS). The report was published in the same month the birr experienced what analysts described as the steepest loss of purchasing power in the countrys history. According to the ESS Novembers inflation figure marks a decline from XXXX% in October continuing a six-month"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1998645591715328056)  2025-12-10T06:46Z 461K followers, 5557 engagements


"#Ethiopia: Widespread rights abuses in #Amhara region as federal forces move to battle Fano insurgency the Guardian reveals Federal forces committed abuses in Amhara region including kidnappings massacres sexual violence and attacks on humanitarian personnel in an attempt to quell the Fano insurgency in Ethiopias Amhara region the Guardian newspaper said in its photographic report. It added that the situation is out of control with more than X million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in a region that is also hosting refugees from the war in Sudan. According to the Guardian"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1995488066161590298)  2025-12-01T13:40Z 461K followers, 13.6K engagements


"News: We will shake off #Ethiopias enemies one by one like hair lice PM Abiy says Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) said Ethiopia will defeat its adversaries one by one like hair lice as he urged unity and resilience during a nationally televised address marking the 20th Ethiopian Nations Nationalities and Peoples Day in #Hossana on X December 2025 Addressing the gathering Abiy called on citizens to remain alert to foreign interference warning against becoming instruments of external interests. When outsiders rise up in malice to eclipse our aspirations Ethiopians must not become tools for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1998023875834044535)  2025-12-08T13:36Z 461K followers, 147K engagements


"#Indian PM Modi to visit #Ethiopia next week aiming to bolster development partnership and Africa engagement Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Ethiopia next week in what will be the first trip by an Indian premier to the Horn of Africa nation in more than a decade according to a report by WION News. Mr. Modi is scheduled to arrive in Addis Abeba on XX December for a two-day stay as part of a three-nation tour that includes Jordan (1516 December) and #Oman (1718 December). The last Indian leader to visit Ethiopia was former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2011. During"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1998276838209024047)  2025-12-09T06:21Z 461K followers, 11.6K engagements


"#Ethiopian FM meets Palestinian counterpart as #AU chair renews solidarity with #Palestine Ethiopian Foreign Minister #Gedion Timothewos (PhD) met yesterday with #Varsen Aghabekian Shahin Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine for discussions focused on regional peace and security the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. The meeting came on the same day the African Union (AU) Commission marked the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People at an event in Addis Abeba where AU Commission Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf delivered remarks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1998754912545436071)  2025-12-10T14:01Z 461K followers, 2502 engagements


"New report says #Ethiopias democratic gains replaced by Illusion of Progress accuses government of systematic crackdown Two major international human rights organizations have accused the Ethiopian government of replacing early political reforms with a coordinated campaign to suppress civic space and silence human rights defenders warning that the countrys democratic opening has devolved into what they describe as an illusion of progress. The report The Illusion of Progress: Ethiopias Human Rights Defenders Under Attack was released in December 2025 by The Observatory for the Protection of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1998768149714411840)  2025-12-10T14:53Z 461K followers, 5554 engagements


"#IMF #Ethiopia reach staff-level deal on ECF reviews opening access to US$261 Million The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded a staff-level agreement with the Ethiopian government on the fourth review of the countrys four-year Extended Credit Facility (#ECF) program a step that could unlock approximately US$261 million once the deal receives final approval from IMF management and the Executive Board. The IMF announced the development in a statement issued on XX December 2025 following discussions in Addis Abeba between XX October and XX November supplemented by additional virtual"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1999057320777531662)  2025-12-11T10:03Z 461K followers, 1270 engagements


"Standard Bank backs Safaricom #Ethiopia unit with $138m funding facility #Standard_Bank has provided $XXX million (R3.1 billion) in funding to #Safaricom Telecommunications as part of the Kenyan groups ongoing investment in its Ethiopian unit. The lender said it acted as sole arranger lender and facility agent on the term facility for Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC (#STEP) while also playing an advisory role on the transaction. Standard Bank Africas biggest bank by assets has worked with Safaricom since it acquired a licence to operate in Ethiopia in 2021 advising and financing the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1999069842951770225)  2025-12-11T10:52Z 461K followers, 1072 engagements


"#Ethiopian birr among the weakest currencies in Sub-Saharan #Africa reports World Bank The Ethiopian birr #Nigerian naira and #South_Sudanese pound are among the worst-performing currencies in Sub-Saharan Africa according to the #World_Banks Africa Pulse report. "By August 2024 the Ethiopian birr Nigerian naira and South Sudanese pound were among the worst performers in the region" the report stated. In contrast currencies like the #Kenyan shilling have shown signs of recovery appreciating by XX% year-to-date by August 2024. Despite this improvement many African economies continue to face"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1846802438462099596)  2024-10-17T06:36Z 461K followers, 22K engagements


"News: #Ethiopian Birr ranked among the weakest African currencies The Ethiopian Birr (ETB) has been ranked among the weakest currencies in Africa in 2025 reflecting persistent economic pressures linked to inflation political instability and foreign exchange shortages. In comparison with global currencies this year the Ethiopian Birr is one of the four weakest African currenciesperforming better only than the #Sierra_Leonean Leone (SLE) #Guinean Franc (GNF) and #Sudanese Pound (SDG) according to a report published by the financial analysis platform on X October 2025. The report places the Birr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1976966205194797385)  2025-10-11T11:00Z 461K followers, 28.6K engagements


"#Ethiopia: #Amhara region signs peace agreement with Capitaine Masresha Setie A peace agreement has been signed between the Amhara Regional Government and the Amhara Fano Peoples Organization in a deal regional officials say forms part of the regions broader push to end armed confrontation and create conditions for continued peaceful relief for the public. According to state media the agreement was signed in the presence of mediators from the African Union (#AU) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (#IGAD). The pact was signed between #Arega_Kebede President the Amhara Regional"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1996607513697890626)  2025-12-04T15:48Z 461K followers, 13.4K engagements


"#Op_ed: #Washington Strategic Blind Spot: Why U.S. must pay attention to #Somaliland Last month Somaliland President Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi hosted a senior #US military and diplomatic delegation at the Presidential Palace in Hargeisa including United States Africa Command (#AFRICOM) Commander Gen. Dagvin R. M. Anderson. Adam Daud Ahmed the author of this op-ed argues that the visit signaled what Washington acknowledges privately: The U.S. military recognizes Somalilands strategic and governance value. He underscores that AFRICOMs engagement reflects Somalilands pivotal location near"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1997983082117218422)  2025-12-08T10:54Z 461K followers, 21.6K engagements


"One million dead one million displaced - the #Irish News reports on the aftermath of #Ethiopias forgotten civil war IN the #Tigray region of northern Ethiopia two years of civil war is estimated to have cost a million people their lives. Three years after the fighting stopped another million in Tigray are still too scared or unable to return home and are living in camps for displaced people. Conditions are extreme with women and children especially vulnerable to gender-based violence a lack of food and medicines as well as overcrowding. This is just part of the ongoing humanitarian crisis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1998327901029044528)  2025-12-09T09:44Z 461K followers, 8738 engagements


"#Op_ed: Isaias #Eritrea Rejecting Prosperity to Preserve Poverty: How one-man dictatorship harms Horn of #Africa Three decades after gaining independence Eritrea under the authoritarian rule of President Isaias Afwerki remains one of Africas most closed and militarized states notes Miessa Elema Robe in this op-ed. He argues that this outcome is deliberate stating that prosperity is treated as a threat and isolation is used to preserve political control. The author explains that Eritrea's stagnation is a deliberate political choice. Rather than fostering a thriving state its leadership"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1998707634191388849)  2025-12-10T10:53Z 461K followers, 9097 engagements


"#Commentary: Graduates Factory or Ideas Foundry: #Ethiopias higher education trajectory from early reformist to todays struggling campuses Recent protests by students in public universities over mandatory national service reflect a deeper crisis: institutions once viewed as engines of renewal now mirror the nations fractures insecurities and stalled ambitions notes Tesfatsion Dominiko in this commentary. He emphasizes that this is not merely an administrative challenge but a crisis of purpose vision and imagination. The author situates the higher education crisis observed in Ethiopia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1999077651575640210)  2025-12-11T11:23Z 461K followers, 1055 engagements