Economic diplomacy witnesses huge Gulf investment

Qatari funded kidney hospital will address health care gaps ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s priority to economic diplomacy has been paying off in attracting huge flow of investment and economic finance from Gulf... Read more »

Social distancing: Irreplaceable tool, face masks in most need

New study suggests that asymptomatic patients of coronavirus could spread the virus through breathing and talking to others.The U.S. Science Panel has recently made public its new finding related COVID-19 that some... Read more »

Elevating historic relationship to development partnership

One of the fruitful diplomacy and remarkable historical incident depicted on the page of history is the relation between Ethiopia and Republic of Korea. The relationship that is based on blood pact... Read more »

Effective communication vital in preventing COVID-19

During ongoing crisis or emergencies like COVID-19 outbreak, effective communication is critical for communities as they rely on information from responsible bodies to understand the unfolding occurrence and make decisions to effectively... Read more »

‘Let us protect ourselves and others from getting sick’

It has been almost three weeks since Ethiopia has confirmed the first coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) case after a Japanese man has tested positive. Since that time, despite all the efforts made by the... Read more »

MoTI mobilizing to address shortages of sanitizer, masks

ADDIS ABABA – Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) said that it is working on ensuring sufficient sanitizer and mask supply in a bid to support the national effort in averting the... Read more »

Can people without symptoms spread COVID-19? How long does it live on surfaces? What cleaning products kill the virus?

As the coronavirus pandemic continues its spread, it has infected more than half a million people and killed tens of thousands on nearly every continent. With offices shut down, people staying at... Read more »

The impact of COVID-19 on tourism sector

At the global level, the tourism sector is currently one of the hardest-hit by the outbreak of COVID-19 with impacts on both travel supply and demand. This represents an added downside risk... Read more »

Fastening social distancing key to reduce pandemic surge

Merriam-Webster dictionary defines social distancing as the practice of maintaining a greater than usual physical distance from other people or of avoiding direct contact with people or objects in public places during... Read more »

EEFRI’s effort to undertaking fruitful researches on biodiversity

“Government understands that research is the key way to get out of problems in a short period for our country” said Kebede Yimam, Deputy Commissioner, of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission.... Read more »