The urgency of rescuing Africa’s biodiversity from damage

Following the recent UN Biodiversity conference, China has pledged to donate USD 233 million to support biodiversity conservation works in Africa. The donation is believed to be of paramount importance for the... Read more »

Africa’s reasons for more stakes at COP 26

Climate change is a global threat that causes damage on the life of people across the world. This makes it an important reason for countries of the world to unite and take... Read more »

What makes GERD a pan African project?

BY GRIMACEHW GASHAW From the victory at Adwa to the establishment of the Organization of African Union (OAU) and many other continental achievements Ethiopia has been setting examples that promote the feeling... Read more »

What Africa should prepare to raise on upcoming COP26

BY DARGIE KAHSAY The 39th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) was kicked off on Thursday in Addis Ababa, the seat of the AU, to discuss current... Read more »

Governments endeavor to harness lowlands resource potential

The terms “highlands” and “lowlands” are loosely defined: “highlands” as synonymous with “mountains” while “lowlands” as those areas beyond and beneath the mountains that are influenced by down-slope physical processes and by... Read more »

Culture and Sustainable Development

BY GETACHEW MINAS Culture is the basis for sustainable development in Ethiopia. Amartya Sen, Indian Economist and Philosopher, confirmed that cultural matters are integral parts of the lives we lead. He established... Read more »

Why government must prioritize urban water, sanitation development

Ethiopia is a large, diverse country with a population of over 100 million people, and one of the least urbanized in the world. Nevertheless, it is now urbanizing rapidly. According to Ethiopia’s... Read more »

Environmental concerns during mining development

Mining is an emerging sector in Ethiopia that has been playing a crucial role in the development agenda. It is an economic sector that contributes to agriculture, industry, urban development, construction, energy... Read more »

Hopes of the newly WHO-recommended malaria vaccine

COMPILED BY DARGIE KAHSAY Malaria can be considered the most notorious of all diseases as it has been killing thousands of people annually and keeping a lot more out of their jobs... Read more »

The need to upscale conservation works on Blue Nile Basin

The Blue Nile (Nile) Basin in Ethiopia covers eight sub-basins within three regional states covering some close to 200 thousand square kilometers of land and amounts to 20 percent of the country.... Read more »