Ministry expediting efforts to preempt Desert Locust amid COVID-19 pandemic

ADDIS ABABA – Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) discloses that it has taken various measures to mitigate COVID-19 effects on the ongoing activities of preventing and controlling desert locust. Plants Protection and Quality... Read more »

PM Abiy visits seedlings raised in Oromia

ADDIS ABABA (FBC) – Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed along with Chief Administrator of Oromia Regional State, Shemelis Abdissa, visited the status of tree seedlings raised for planting at the Sodere nursery... Read more »

The GERD: Resilient energy camel for pastoralists’ transformation in Ethiopia

 Pastoralism makes a significant contribution to the national economy, employment, agricultural production and concomitantly to ensure food security. The pastoral areas are the major source of supply of livestock for draught power,... Read more »

The visibly invisible frontline workers: “Sanitation Workers” in the battle with COVID-19 virus

The entire world has faced a nightmare, COVID-19, since January 2020. As of April 18, 2020, there are over 2.6 mln. confirmed cases with the number of deaths peaking to over one... Read more »

The five-thousand Birr solution

The scoundrels were out in force to make quick bucks out of the people’s misery. One thing that made this holiday season more painful is that the rogues in the business community... Read more »

“Are you talkin’ to me?”

Saturday, Easter eve, early afternoon. The cell phone ‘screams.’ (It was a friend who said the ringtone of my cell was closer to a scream than a sober ringtone.) “Hello!” It wasn’t... Read more »

Protecting small businesses tantamount to rescuing the national economy

 The COVID-19 outbreak has turned the table on economies. The impact has reached every nooks and cranny in a blink of an eye. And, the pandemic has hit businesses regardless of their... Read more »

COVID-19 precautionary tasks at refugee centers

A coordinated effort is not an option to stop the spread of deadly enemy, COVID-19. It is a must-do. The active involvement of all individuals, countries, and international organizations tackle the grave... Read more »

Gov`t, partners on the alert to COVID-19 prevention, in refugee camps

Ethiopia is the land where hundreds of thousands of refugees that fled war, percussion, human rights abuses and democratic stifling have sheltered and protected. To date, the total population of refugees peaked... Read more »

Supporting neighbors: The other face of Ethiopianism

Following the government’s announcement relating to the stay at home to halt the spread of COVID 19, Ethiopians are exhibiting their commitments by helping each other. This help varies from individual to... Read more »