Ethiopia Commodity Exchange faces closure
The government has slowly chipped away at the now floundering commodity exchange, originally set up to allow Ethiopian producers to export basic commodities at better prices.
Alarm in Addis as farmers ditch coffee for khat
Growing the chewable stimulant involves less red tape and uncertainty than its drinkable counterpart. Consequently, more and more farmers are planting khat rather than top-export-earner coffee, to the government's great consternation. [...] (648 words)
Issue dated 30/08/2022
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