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By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – At its very best, patriotic sentiments are the positive expression of national pride and the shared affirmation of the collective’s place among the community of nations. In…
The exponential increase in internet, smartphone and mobile network usage over the past few years, which accelerated during the COVID-19 crisis, has created new opportunities for socio-economic development in Africa.
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – The embattled yet resilient administration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced that the preliminary phase of filling the reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)…
Hikmat Hajiyev: The provocation by Armenia, perpetrated along the border, is yet another evidence that the official Yerevan is disinterested in the negotiated settlement of the conflict.
OPINION – By Janez Lenarčič – A unique moment for positive change in Sudan should be seized now, argue Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner for Crisis Management, and Jan Egeland, Secretary General of…
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – In the past few years the tension between Ethiopia and Egypt has been escalating over the use of the water of the Nile River. Thought the reason…
By Mekonnen Teshome Tollera – As a science journalist, I read the article recently published by Dr. Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher [A prominent Ethiopian plant ecologist and environmental activist] entitled “An Open…
OPINION – By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – Following the US State Department’s faux pas and geo-political farce that was the ill fated 3rd leg, GERD ‘talks’ held in Washington DC, USA, involving…
OPINION – By Dawit Bisrat – Up to now, Ethiopia has evaded the worst of the coronavirus pandemic—but that may be changing. What for two months was just a trickle of reported…
By Mabingue Ngom – The world is facing unprecedented times. The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic currently afflicting our world is redefining the way of life as we know it. It is clear that…
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – In recent months the controversy between Egypt and Ethiopia over the mega dam being built by the latter has been getting attention of international media outlets. As…
BY HABTAMU FELEKE-Through thick and thin, China and Ethiopia have since the Covid-19 outbreak maintained close partnership supporting each other and sharing experience. On April 16, Chinese task force to Ethiopia together…
BY HAWA AHMED AMBAW – Tea is one of the commercial products of Ethiopia. It mainly grows in the Western part of the country. Located at about 780 kilometers West of Addis…
By Elman Abdullayev, Ambassador of Azerbaijan in Ethiopia – This year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. 75 years ago world defeated evil that threatened the…