Ethiopia’s favorable landscape for sesame cultivation

BY GIRMACHEW GASHAW Sesame, the most ancient oil crop adapted to tropics and sub-tropics around the world, is one of the major commercial grain crops agricultural products of Ethiopia. Among the different... Read more »

Aggressive advocacy needed to eliminate leprosy

Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is a communicable disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae. It mainly affects the skin and peripheral nerves and is said to be one of the... Read more »

NEBE’s first ever bold efforts to empower over 1,300 women, PWD candidates

BY BETELHEM BEDLU Looking at the previous general elections that the nation held, it becomes easily apparent that gender and disability inclusiveness was not given due attention. Despite the fact that women... Read more »

“In helping others, we shall help ourselves”

BY STAFF REPORTER We repeatedly hear a saying “No one is safe from COVID-19 until everyone is safe,” to show the cunning features of the pandemic. True, COVID-19 does not discriminate and... Read more »

Responding to COVID-19 with science, Innovation

BY STAFF REPORTER Over the last 15 months, Ethiopia has been undertaking various activities to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate the impact of the virus. Particularly, through devising a... Read more »

Newly inaugurated public spaces: Pearls of Addis

BY LEULSEGED WORKU There is a saying in Gee`z, “Places will sanctify people; at the same time, people will sanctify places as well.” That means, the more we invest on natural environment,... Read more »

‘Intent reveals desire; action reveals commitment

 BY STAFF REPORTER In today’s world where giving false hope has become a practice that is exercised simply; and promises remain under-delivered for various reasons, seeing people who honor and keep their... Read more »

Averting societal phobic for election, media role

The role of Civic Society Organizations (CSOs) and journalists goes beyond reporting events and acting like Trojan horses for foreign powers. In a country like Ethiopia where democratization is still in its... Read more »

Upgrading quality of health services

Health care is a key social development agenda aiming for the realization and maintenance of a decent standard of living for a society. Public health issues have an inevitable knock-on effect reverberating... Read more »

Humanity prevails

 Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries in the world that has its own impressive long histories, unique and unexplored cultural and traditional values that have crucial role in knitting the society... Read more »