How much your kid’s school backpack weighs?

My soft bones as a kid did not bear the burden of carrying my heavy school backpack. The American Academy of Pediatrics says that “a child’s backpack weigh no more than 10... Read more »

By the riversides of Addis—Beauty

Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed’s recent visit to China put various successes in store including the inking of agreement to finance the “development of a plaza and 12km of the ‘Beautifying Sheger’... Read more »

Oxygen factory: A new soliton to safe surgical care

Medical oxygen is essential to deliver safe surgical care and treat several critical conditions, including pneumonia, a leading cause of deaths in children. Yet, in 2016, less than half of the hospitals... Read more »

Traditional cuisines of the Silte people

As it is home to various nations and nationalities, Ethiopia has a diverse culture of traditional cuisines. Depending on the culture, geography, climate and several other factors, the peoples of Ethiopia have... Read more »

Joint efforts to reintegrate returnees

Following the ever increasing trend of migration, the issue of reintegrating returnees back into the society is becom­ing the concern of governments- govern­ments of origin and destination – and in­ternational organizations. In... Read more »

Regaining nation’s cherished treasures

Emperor Tewodros II was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1855 until his death in 1868. He is considered as the founding father of modern Ethiopia.He was the first emperor in the modern history... Read more »

The impact of sound pollution in Addis Ababa

The rapid expansion of urbanization coupled with the flourishing of sectors such as manufacturing, service, transportation and construction gave way for the increase in job opportunities for migrating unskilled rural labor. The... Read more »

The significance of “Belt and Road” for Africa integration

I had a chance to visit the great nation of China twice in 2011 and 2013 for about ten days each. It was a very short time to explore such a big... Read more »

Strong institution, decent human right protection

In what could be said a mammoth step, Ethiopia has effectuated the newly revised and endorsed Civil Societies Proclamation. The preparation of new Anti Terror Law and Mass Media proclamation is also... Read more »

Schooling Autistic children

Dagmawi Alamrew, (6) was born autistic. Before joining Champions Academy in 2017, he couldn’t communicate well and he barely spoke. He was also very sick and very difficult to deal with.His entire... Read more »