Urban refugees in East Africa resort to desperate measures as COVID-19 takes hold

GENEVA – The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR warns hundreds of thousands of urban refugees across the East, Horn and Great Lakes region of Africa are resorting to desperate measures to survive as... Read more »

Bureau striving to avert possible food insecurity

ADDIS ABABA-Harere State Agriculture Bureau said that it is working to address food insecurity which is likely to come about due to deceleration of agriculture following COVID-19. Shami Abdi Ahmed, Bureau Deputy... Read more »

Amhara state discovers 23 million tons of granite deposit

ADDIS ABABA (FBC)-Granite deposit amounting more than 23 million tons has been discovered in three districts of east Gojam zone, Amhara State. The deposit was found in Baso Liben, Gozamin and Debre... Read more »

State commences tasting COVID-19

ADDIS ABABA -Gambela Regional State announced that it has commenced examining COVID-19 cases at a capacity of testing 180 samples a day. The region’s Chief Administrator, Oumode Oujulu said that since the... Read more »

State aspires to meet Ethiopia’s demand for wheat

ADDIS ABABA- Oromia Regional State announced that it is working to produce wheat in the region to save a staggering amount of foreign currency financed to import it. Launching cluster farming program... Read more »

Protecting Lake Hawassa, its biodiversity

Have you ever heard of experts talking about water bodies that dried out because of human activities and intervention? This may seem difficult to accept for the people who have no connection... Read more »

How coronavirus dashed Ethiopia’s dream of hosting Africa’s first major AI conference

A meeting planned for Addis Ababa in April was meant to diversify artificialintelligence conferences, but the push for greater participation continues. Computer scientists from around the world had planned to converge in... Read more »

Cargo services: Ethiopian’s plan for quick recovery

Currently,theCOVID-vid-19 pandemic is hugely affecting the airline industry. Many airlines are experiencing bankruptcy. Following this, the airlines are taking different measures to achieve quick recovery. Ethiopian is among the leading sector service... Read more »

Tana: Ethiopia’s largest lake, source of Blue Nile in danger

I remember back in the late 80s, Lake Haromaya had been one of the splendours of Haromaya town. The fresh breeze you inhale in the vicinity located off the main road to... Read more »

As migrants return to Ethiopia, social workers show they’re essential to COVID-19 response

The coronavirus pandemic has forced many migrants, including children, to return home. Social workers are helping them do so safely. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – “It feels good to help others, especially children,”... Read more »