Empowering women for shared prosperity

BY MENGISTEAB TESHOME  Of late, Amhara State organized an event, ‘Jegnit Award’ program contemporaneously to International Women’s Day to acknowl­edge the efforts of women who have con­tributed significantly in shaping the coming... Read more »

Collaboration is critical to contain COVID-19

BY MENGISTEAB TESHOME The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world economic order and it can be one of the gravest challenges that countries have encountered. Africa, like other regions, is reeling from... Read more »

An African pride, a headway ride: Ethiopia

BY MENGESHA AMARE ‘Thirteen months of sunshine’, later altered to ‘The land of origins’ is the emblem given to Ethiopia as every human life originated from it. The Horn of Africa is... Read more »

Adwa: African Victory

 BY MENGISTEAB TESHOME Ethiopians, living at home and abroad will commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Victory of Adwa next Tuesday, March 2, 2021 through various events. The Victory is a special... Read more »

Exemplary deed that everyone has to second

 BY MENGISTEAB TESHOME There is nothing as saddening as seeing people suffering from an avoidable or easily treatable vision problems. As documents indicate, globally, particularly in developing countries, a large number of... Read more »

Ethiopia: Lessons from the Battle of Adwa

 COMPILED BY MENGESTEAB TESHOME On the first day of March 124 years ago, traditional warriors, farmers and pastoralists as well as women defeated a well-armed Italian army in the northern town of... Read more »

When modernization taken wrongly, the consequence is fatal

 BY SOLOMON G. TENAYE When children put the life of their father at risk forcing the hardworking farmer to sit idle concerned for him and to make him lead the so called... Read more »

Representation of PWDs in the labor force

BY BETELHEM BEDLU Although reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank (WB) show that there are about one billion persons with disability that account for 15 percent of the... Read more »

Capitalizing on TVET, for national prosperity

BY MENGISTEAB TESHOME It is clear that skills development and trainings are central pillars to increase the rate of employability and join the world of work. Weighing this, the government has been... Read more »

“Strong people don’t put others down, they lift them up”

BY BETELHEM BEDLU  Sister Asayech Yirga was born and raised in Addis Ababa. She studied Nursing at Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa University and she has also completed her first degree in... Read more »