Conserving Abijatta Shala Lakes: A dual target hitting means

Ethiopia has myriads of lakes and rivers with significant ecosystem services and biodiversity contribution. Rift valley lakes which are found in central Ethiopia are the most common lakes that have been contributing... Read more »

Ashura and Wirshato festival in Harar

The first month of the Islamic calendar is known as Ashura. The term Ashura derives from the Arabic word asher– to mean ‘ten’- and Ashura, which is one of the religious and... Read more »

COVID-19 pandemic causes concern over plastic pollution

COVID-19 pandemic leads to concern over plastic waste Communities across the country have seen examples of increased litter during the coronavirus pandemic – especially masks and gloves discarded on the ground –... Read more »

Using experiences from the Polio Programme in the response to COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia

Many frontline workers are putting their lives on-the-line in the response to COVID-19 pandemic. They put their lives at risk daily, tasked with the critical mission of controlling the spread and mitigating... Read more »

Ethiopia: A land with abundant unique tourist destinations

Ethiopia is a large country with intermingled and inextricable biodiversity. The presence of varying cultural and historical beauty makes the country one of the best tourist destinations in East Africa. This makes... Read more »

Hat off to PM Abiy Ahmed

I had muted my phone to avoid disturbance, just the way I used to repress my freedom of expression for fear of arrest a couple of years ago. It insisted, shortly after... Read more »

Greening human mind serves to greening the environment

Ethiopia has a thousand and above years’ experience in planting seedlings of different plant species with whole nations living together. Now to get fruits of it, greening the human mind is an... Read more »

Ensuring sustainability of the under revival export trade

There have been widespread concerns that a number of countries’ tight measures to curb the spread of corona virus could put significant strain on Ethiopia’s exports. This concern has not come from... Read more »

“Brazil and Ethiopia are enjoying excellent bilateral relations,” Ambassador Villarinho Pedroso

Today’s exclusive guest is Luiz Eduardo Villarinho Pedroso, Ambassador of Brazil in Ethiopia. Ambassador Villarinho Pedroso was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia... Read more »

A sip of courtesy

Unlike what had been practiced in the past along the River Nile, this time the tone of the deal has changed into pursuit of promoting “transboundary cooperation and regional integration through the... Read more »