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Biofuel self-sufficiency in Ethiopia? Key points; Ethiopia is embarking on a major biofuel initiative to reduce reliance on imported fuels and drive its green transition through a 23,000-hectare agricultural biorefinery developed by the state-owned Ethiopian Minerals Corporation (EMC) and UK-based Sunbird Bioenergy Africa, under a Memorandum of Understanding signed in
Ethiopia’s Debt Restructuring; accountability and disarray? Ethiopia is grappling with a debt restructuring crisis after talks with private bondholders over its $1 billion Eurobond collapsed without agreement. The high-stakes negotiations, held from late September to mid-October 2025, aimed to restructure Ethiopia’s sole international bond (originally due December 2024) but ended
Ethiopia’s Fruit Drink Tax Dispute: Policy, Pressure, and a Partial Pause Key Points Ethiopia’s ongoing tax dispute with fruit drink manufacturers stems from an excise tax reform enacted in 2019 under Proclamation No. 1186/2020, which expanded levies to include sweetened beverages. The law’s vague wording left ambiguity around fruit-based drinks,
