Empowering women doesn’t come from selfishness; but from selflessness

BY TSEGAYE TILAHUN  Women thoughmake up almost half of the total global population and contribute significantly to countries’development; their role had always been unnoticed and less valued. Worse than this, they were... Read more »

Peace Mothers: An emerging social capital in Ethiopia

 BY TILAHUN BEJITUAL (PhD) Ethiopians have an enduring socio-cultural wealth that has brought cohesion and interdependence among diverse communities in the country. Traditional and indigenous forms of social capital have perennially helped... Read more »

Putting all hands on deck to address growth challenges

 BY STAFF REPORTER Tourism has emerged as a booming industry and an alternative growth engine for its potential in creating jobs for local people, facilitating foreign exchange earnings and supporting countries’ economic... Read more »

Tapping natural resources for hydrotherapy treatment

BY GIRMACHEW GASHAW Alemu Kitaw, 35, used to suffer abdominal illness few years ago. After trying all medical options, he was weak and emaciated; many feared he would not survive another week.... Read more »

Operating cement factories to stabilize the market

BY HIZKEL HAILU Cement is the backbone of investment. Public and private investments are supposed to be delayed, interrupted and even stopped due to cement shortages. On the contrary, if there is... Read more »

Gorgora: A town with extraordinary growth potential

BY MENGISTEAB TESHOME  Addressing the Parliament last Tuesday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that Ethiopia is beefing up efforts in developing its inimitable tourist destinations in various parts of the country as... Read more »

The untapped wealth of medicinal plants in Ethiopia

BY GETACHEW MINAS  The cultivation and use of spices, herbs, medicinal and other essential oil bearing plants is not new to Ethiopia. It is as old as the crops themselves, and its... Read more »

Microfinance service provision: Viable step to fuel poverty reduction

BY ABEBE WOLDE GIORGIS The Ethiopian government in collaboration with development partners and donors has introduced the provision of crop insurance service with a view to rescuing yield damage either due to... Read more »

GERD, Future Prospects, opportunities and challenges

BY SOLOMON DIBABA  Addressing the public gathering of stakeholders on a symposium dedicated to the 10th Anniversary of the inauguration of GERD on the 17th of March, Engineer Dr. Seleshi Bekele, Minister... Read more »

The grass is not always greener on the other side, more wealth available at home

BY ZEKARIAS WOLDEMARIAM  Addressing questions raised by Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed said “We should open our eyes to explore our resources and collaborate to harness them”... Read more »