Bureau says state preparing 1.7 billion seedlings

ADDIS ABABA – Amhara state Agriculture Office has announced that it is finalizing the preparation of 1.7 billion seedlings to be planted in the state in the coming rainy season. The Bureau... Read more »

Dedication to environmental sustainability

Dr. Araya Asfaw earned his PhD in Physics, Master of Engineering, and BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University, Washington, DC. He worked as a research scientist at various national laboratories in... Read more »

Ethiopia’s unconventional COVID-19 response

To the surprise of many, African governments have responded swiftly and boldly to the COVID-19 crisis. Ethiopia’s unconventional approach, for example, reflects the country’s limited financial and human resources, as well as... Read more »

GERD: The uniting factor

Years ago, I heard my grandfather advising his children about maintaining and strengthening unity among themselves with a very interesting story. And I found it illustrative for the message I want to... Read more »

Endurance, hard work pays off in business

He hates procrastination. What makes him upset is an indolent worker who sits ideal instead of working harder to make his/ her life a success. But, those who know him well work... Read more »

Easing off Nile tension through zeroing in on CFA

Ever since the cornerstone for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was laid in 2011, every diplomatic effort to explain the benefits of the Dam to lower riparian countries... Read more »

The world amid the coronavirus pandemic

(The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation) The Pandemic: Objectives and Lessons Learned The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus changed life on the planet virtually overnight. It also became... Read more »

Fichee-Chambalaalla, the Sidama’s new-year festival

Before the emergence of modern society and scientific innovation, human beings used to adopt their own calendar following spatial variation around them, thoroughly investigating periodical difference and position of heavenly entities direction... Read more »

Coronavirus Outbreak: World Food Programme Chief Warns Of ‘Hunger Pandemic’ As COVID-19 Spreads

According to United Nations’ World Food Programme, the world faces “mega-famines” if enough actions are not taken to combat the ripple effects of coronavirus pandemic on the economically poor countries which are... Read more »

New swarms of locusts threaten to increase hunger in East Africa reeling from floods and coronavirus – Oxfam

Flooding and Covid-19 restrictions create perfect conditions for locusts to multiply. Oxfam warned today that millions of people in East and Central Africa, already suffering due to flooding and the impact of... Read more »