Efforts to save Ethiopia’s frankincense forest

BY MENGISTEAB TESHOME Even before the Wise Men gave frankincense as a gift, people were climbing the rugged Somaliland mountains in search of the precious resin. But rising global demand is threatening... Read more »

Monasticism and monasteries in Ethiopia

COMPILED BY LEULSEGED WORKU Ethiopia converted to Christianity around the year 330 through the work of two Syrian young brothers who were taken prisoners in the Red Sea and brought to the... Read more »

The GERD is a win win project to nurture, not sabotage!

BY FITSUM GETACHEW GERD, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, is bound to be the biggest hydroelectric dam in Africa with a capacity to generate more than 6,000 megawatt of electric power. It... Read more »

Adherence to COVID -19 precautionary, to contain spread of COVID-19

BY MENGISTEAB TESHOME While skimming the reports of COVID-19 of the first 10 days of April, one can learn that the undesired sides of the pandemic is going to happen in more... Read more »

Ethiopia continues extending olive branch despite Sudan’s hawkishness: Ethiopian Ambassador to Sudan, Yibeltal Aemero

BY ADDISALEM MULAT Ethiopia and Sudan have been at loggerhead for quite a while now as Khartoum encroached into Ethiopia’s borderline. Sudan’s aggressions came as Ethiopian troops marched to enforce law in... Read more »

Closing tech gap through building talent ecosystem

BY MENGESTEAB TESHOME These days, information and communication technologies (ICT) have become crucial sector for transforming societies, shaping business landscape. stimulating and spurring rapid economic growth across the globe. However, the swift... Read more »

Enhancing youths’ involvement in nation building

BY MENGISTEAB TESHOME Ethiopia is a country its demographic makeup is characterized by a large youth population. Over 70 percent of its population is under 30 years of age who have immense... Read more »

The copy-paste Gumma Awards: More glamour than substance

BY MULUGETA GUDETA With the exception of Hollywood in the United States, Bollywood in India and Nolywood in Nigeria, almost all countries in the world that have a film industry worthy of... Read more »

Harnessing the multiple benefits of spices production in Ethiopia

BY GETACHEW MINAS Opportunities for spice production in Ethiopia are almost endless and promising. Partnership between Ethiopia and the donors who are sincerely interested in helping the country may be further developed... Read more »

Export earnings, economic growth highly pertaining to each other

BY GETACHEW MINAS Empirical examination of the contribution of different macroeconomic variables to economic growth would help to formulate policies that enhance economic growth. Studies show that export growth positively and significantly... Read more »