Policy intervention, reform reinforce coffee export performance amidst COVID-19

BY HIZKEL HAILU Though Ethiopia has been fortunate to have relatively low infection, morbidity, and mortality rates as a result of the global COVID-19, there had been too much concern about its... Read more »

Dassanech: A tribe with breathtaking customs

The Dassanech community is located about 28km from the Kenya border at the very south of Ethiopia, in the Southern, Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ State. For the lives of the Dassanech community,... Read more »

Diaspora increase support to current homeland affairs

BY STAFF REPORTER Ethiopians living in various parts of the world are boosting their contributions in different kinds to the efforts of the government and the people at home. Accordingly, Ethiopians living... Read more »

What makes Ethiopia a unique ornithological destination? Why birds matter?

 BY ADDISALEM MULAT  There is no gainsaying the fact that birds are one of the most fascinating creatures on earth. They can survive in so many different habitats and have evolved into... Read more »

TPLF’s corruption, illegal trade, nepotism damage Ethiopia’s economy

 BY ABEBE WOLDEGIORGIS The three successive regimes which captured state power in the modern history of the country imposed their own desire over their subjects and govern without having a sense of... Read more »

Unfair, manipulative business practices: TPLF Junta’s legacy

BY BACHA ZEWDIE One of the defining features of the Tigrean People Liberation Front (TPLF) era’s economic activities in Ethiopia is the unfair and unequal participation of economic actors. The African Chamber... Read more »

Clearing misunderstandings on biotech versus biodiversity

BY ABEBE WOLDE GIORGIS Agriculture is the main stay of the economy as it serves as a means of living for about 80 percent of the population. It supplies input for the... Read more »

Protecting forests: Killing ‘many’ birds with one stone

 BY ADDISALEM MULAT Forestry is one of the potential natural resources that can maximize the country’s economic benefit in multiples of ways. For instance the forest itself can generate income as tourist... Read more »

Ethiopia looks at chemical, construction industries to diversify exports

BY HIZKEL HAILU The production of chemicals, especially fertilizer, soap and detergent are among the sectors that received top priority in the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) of Ethiopia. The objective is... Read more »

Ethiopia in the eyes of award-winning American journalist and documentary filmmaker

BY LEULSEGED WORKU He had been here in Ethiopia for about ten years. As an African American journalist, he has a great passion for Ethiopia and its socio-cultural practices. Unlike other biased... Read more »