Working together to sustain peace

Sustainable development and peace are the two sides of the same coin. Without peace, realizing development plans is unthinkable and sustaining peace without sustainable economic growth is impractical. Taking this into consideration,... Read more »

Timeless significance of cultures that featured in festivity

Aweke Yeshaneh is from Addis Ababa who went to Gondar for the first time to celebrate Epiphany (Timket). He got the event beautiful. Timket in the capital is colorful. However, it is... Read more »

Development operations for refugees’ self-reliance

According to a recent statement of the United Nations Higher Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Ethiopia is hosting over 735,200 refugees currently and the number is expected to grow to 752 thousand by... Read more »

Nutrition intervention for mothers’ safety

In the majority of the known human history, women have been oppressed and abused. In many societies, power remains to be concentrated in the hands of men while about half of the... Read more »

Ethiopia’s blossoming traditional dress fashion

During this Ethiopian dry season (Bega) and the time of Timket celebration takes place different Ethiopian cultural cloths are widely seen worn by a lot of people. Tourists from abroad also seen... Read more »

Festivals to promote unity, peace and prosperity

At the celebration of Timiket in the city of Gondar which has been inscribed under UNESCO’s list of World Intangible Cultural Heritages recently, President Sahle-Work Zewide remarked that registering the Timiket Festival... Read more »

Civil society organizations for fair and democratic election

In Ethiopia though there were a number of civil organizations that locally and internationally funded, they had no influential contributions in the past five elections that held in the country due to... Read more »

Beyond celebration, Timket promotes peaceful coexistence

Various research results show that religious festival has a pivotal role to strengthen mutual respect, tolerance and maintain harmony among peoples. Christians of Ethiopian Orthodox Church throughout the country have recently celebrated... Read more »

‘Made in Raya’ products decorate Epiphany celebration

Maichew, a historic town and the capital of Southern Tigray Zonal Administration, has hosted a colorful celebration this year’s Epiphany. Government of Tigray State decided to celebrate epiphany in Maichew since 2011.... Read more »

Timket: The unique celebration of Ethiopian epiphany

Timket (Commemoration of Jesus’s Baptism) is a must-see ritual festival in Ethiopia, explain tourists who have a chance to attend the event in Addis Ababa, Gonder and other parts of the country.... Read more »