Untold story of Ethiopia’s endeavor in combating climate change

According to environmental experts, climate change is a shift in weather conditions with a global effect expected to last decades or centuries. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) defines... Read more »

Ensuring traditional medicine safety for reliable community health

Traditional medicine refers to knowledge, skills, and practices based on indigenous theories, beliefs, and experiences from many cultures. This style of medicine frequently makes use of natural medicines such as herbs, plants,... Read more »

Joyously marking Vaska festival together

Recently, the Embassy of Sri Lanka held a cultural festival called Vesak in the presence of the diplomatic community in Addis Ababa. The ambassador’s residence was accentuated by colorful traditional candles that... Read more »

Research centers developing coffee varieties that can beat climate change, diseases

In Ethiopia, agriculture is the engine of the economy; it covers over 80% of the economy of the country, employs the majority of the population and contributes significantly to the country’s GDP.... Read more »

‘Drinking for the cold’: A seasonal ritual?

There was a recent article in this column dealing with the pitfalls of addiction to alcoholic drinks that were visible in our society and more particularly among the educated folks and the... Read more »

Gorgora Eco Resort: Additional destination that spices Ethiopia’s tourism industry up

Ethiopia has been working to diversify its economy in accordance with its potential and advance its economy. Shifting away from a single income source that is agriculture toward diversified sources, such as... Read more »

Art conservation in Africa and Ethiopia-realities and prospects

Art conservation and restoration, is any attempt to conserve and repair architecture, paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures and objects of the decorative arts. A brief definition of conservation tells us it is a... Read more »

Tip

When you feel underappreciated is when you should toot your own horn, clap for yourself and pat your own back. Because sometimes people don’t even know what you know about what you’ve... Read more »

Boundaries

It’s hard for me to conceptualize the expectations you try to hide, You’re all so sneaky when you ask for my side. When I say no, it’s as if you think I’m... Read more »

12 Angry Men: A timeless lesson in patience, empathy and the power of one

Rainy days are the right time to do romantic things, snuggle up indoors with a good movie, and indulge in some comfort food. Unfortunately, on that foggy day, I was working outside.... Read more »