Rorshok Ethiopia Update

The House of Federation’s controversial decision, Israel’s President in Ethiopia, the revocation of a popular news outlet's license, Ethio Telecom’s new service, the government's stance against foreign aviation companies in the Ethiopian market, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscrib...

tourism, the National Dialogue Commission term extension, an aviation security draft bill, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. “Tourism is Booming in 2026 - Just Not Where You Think” by Lindsey Galloway: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260212-wher...

The Economist’s concerns over a potential war, a training camp for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces , politicians’ moves ahead of the election, the National Bank’s regulatory changes, a fully digital national exam, the AU Summit, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell y...

PM Abiy’s Parliament session, wind power plants and solar power farms, a mandatory National ID program, housing project for teachers, flights to Tigray, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. “Coercion over Consent: Ethiopia’s Dangerous Mandatory Digital...

F ighting in the north, Russian fighter jets and drones in Ethiopia, Marburg Virus update, the Ministry of Revenue’s half-year performance, mandatory contributions to the telecom accessibility fund, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. “Russia Sells Up...

Ethiopia’s intervention in Sudan, local currency printing plans, EU Marburg Virus funding, a government crackdown on fintech companies, a new directive on distance learning, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. “ Why Ethiopia is Betting on Sudan’s RSF”...

SHOW NOTES: The Human Rights Commission’s jail visit, streamer IShowSpeed in Ethiopia, PM Abiy’s Djibouti visit, the Ministry of Labor’s report on businesses, Ethiopia among the top 10 bitcoin mining nations, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. “Inside...

A debt restructuring deal, the Melody of Myriads, a UN aid shortage briefing, a Marburg virus update, Carrefour to enter Ethiopia, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. “Ethiopians gather for Orthodox Christmas Eve Candlelight Ceremony” https://www.euron...

A civil society organization’s court case against the government, Tsehay Bank’s back-to-back losses, the Ministry of Industry’s loan plans, a soil fertility decline, fees on coffee, Mulatu Astatke’s final world tour, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds....

Gambella region unrest, parties protesting the election schedule, the Economist on Ethiopia’s new airport plan, Ruto in Addis, a billion dollar health care deal with the US and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. “Ethiopia wants to build Africa’s biggest a...

Indian PM’s visit, the Development Bank’s new leadership, single-use plastic bags ban, digital fraud, a plan to boost national university entrance exam scores, and much more Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. “From 3 percent to 7 A.M. - Addis Ababa Experiments Three...

A photo essay on the Amhara region, PM Narendra Modi to visit Ethiopia, shootings in Gambella, the US congress member’s resolution to sanction Ethiopian government officials, more loans and grants for Ethiopia, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds....

The National Dialogue Commission on a time crunch, PM Abiy and Secretary Macro Rubio’s phone call, the Ministry of Transport’s plan to phase out vehicles with high emissions, bodycams for tax officers, the Federal High Court’s verdict on Jon Daniel’s case, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what y...

A Marburg virus update, the Singapore PM’s visit, PM Abiy in South Africa for the G20, new charges against a former state minister, virtual gambling concerns, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/...

The Economist’s take on tensions in northern Ethiopia, a forum on lead poisoning, a potential teacher shortage, a new school dress code, the Malaysian PM visit, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store...

Ethiopia to host COP32, a new payment method for data miners, a worker in Hawassa, Safaricom optimistic with first quarter performance, uncollateralized loans for government workers, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Check out our new t-shirts:...

An arms trafficking operation intercepted, Ethiopia’s ranking in the Rule of Law Index, the Ethiopia-EU Investment Forum, the Federal Police’s new sub-unit, expired chemicals in school labs, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to get to k...

Allegations of forced membership against the ruling party, over 900 serious cyber-attack attempts, a deal with a British company to produce biofuel, Nib Bank to proceed with lawsuit against former board members, suspended reporters, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, shar...

Ethiopia-Russia nuclear energy cooperation progress, fatal railway accident in eastern Ethiopia, punishment for foreigners overstaying their visas, the Ethiopian Insurance Corporation reforms, anti-junk food bill proposals, and much more!  Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share,...

A poverty rate increase, new license plates, a deal for glass-producing machinery, calls to exempt prescription glasses from taxes, the latest on Sinotruck import restrictions, and much more!   Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to get to know you...

Eritrea-TPLF collusion allegations, new regions’ complaints on budget allocations, PM Abiy in Nairobi for the COMESA summit, President Taye in Brussels for an EU forum, rabies in the Amhara region, the education ministry’s remedial program, and much more!  Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? S...

An Ethiopia-Russia nuclear power deal, trading under the AfCFTA, a cholera outbreak in Tigray, Oromia regional courts back from recess, Wegagen Capital’s report, Ethio Telecom’s warning to customers, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to...

The new National Bank Governor, a defense cooperation agreement with Kenya, Ethiopia close to last in the WIPO innovation index, plans to overhaul postal service rules, World Athletics Championships results and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We...

Ethiopia-Arab League plans, a letter of concern about human rights violations, another Kenyan bank’s bid to join the Ethiopian market, the national university entrance exam results…  and tuition fee increases?  Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Rors...

Journalists detained, the domestic debt tally, Ethiopia’s sovereign wealth fund annual report, Safaricom’s expansion, an IOM report, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Download .mp3 files: www.rorshok.com/ethiopia We want to get to know you! Ple...