Why Egypt monopolized the Nile River
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – In recent months the controversy between Egypt and Ethiopia over the mega dam…
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Chinese enterprises support Ethiopia’s battle against Covid-19
BY HABTAMU FELEKE-Through thick and thin, China and Ethiopia have since the Covid-19 outbreak maintained close partnership supporting…
Tea production, potential of Ethiopia
BY HAWA AHMED AMBAW – Tea is one of the commercial products of Ethiopia. It mainly grows in…
May 9 – Victory Day
By Elman Abdullayev, Ambassador of Azerbaijan in Ethiopia – This year marks the 75th anniversary of the end…
Africa: Spared of the worst, or bracing for the worst?
BY AREGU B. WONDIMUNEH – Poor healthcare infrastructure and fragile economy, among other things leave Africa in an…
How coronavirus saves Ethiopians from bloodshed
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Since Ethiopia announced its first confirmed cornavirus (COVID-19) case in mid-March, the number…
Building resilience to climate change in Addis Ababa
By Mekonnen Teshome Tollera – Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa (Sheger) was born twice: first, as a crowded city;…
How to convert COVID-19 to opportunity in Africa
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – They say every challenge brings opportunities. For the past few months we have…
IGAD Secretary urges member states fight COVID-19 together
The Executive Secretary of Inter-Governmental Authority of Development (IGAD), whose member are in the Horn of Africa namely,…
The floating Sahara, Egypt’s obsession with perpetual dependency
BY TESFU TELAHOUN ABEBE – The current tense state of affairs between Ethiopia and Egypt is a situation…
Egypt continues its old win-lose strategy towards Ethiopia
BY AREGU B. WONDIMUNEH – It has done it before, and it is doing it again. When the…
Towards zero female genital mutilation
A joint statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, UN Women Executive…
Banking expansion in Ethiopia, inherent shortcomings
BY ABEBE WOLDE GIORGIS – Currently, the banking industry in Ethiopia is growing rapidly in terms of accessibility,…
Ethiopia at risk
BY KEBOUR GHENNA – Modern day Ethiopia is characterized by ethnic groups concerned about the protection of their…
Coffee and Ethiopia
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Unlike other coffee producing African countries, such as Uganda, and Burundi, more than…
Who contains Ethiopia’s change under siege?
By AREGU B. WONDIMUNEH – Change has been a buzzword that reverberated in the ears of most citizens…
Can PM Abiy save Ethiopia from turning into failed state?
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Gebremariam (not his real name) is a former journalist and my old friend…
Treatment-resistant malaria: Are we winning the battle?
By Nathan Mulure – The history of resistance to antimalarials in Africa is not a happy one. At…
Improved baggage tracking to ensure passenger satisfaction
By Peter Drummond – Economic progress in East Africa is currently outperforming all other regions on the continent,…
Debt-trap ‘diplomacy’ is Colonialism 2.0
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – Old style colonialism went something like this: European covets a territory and makes…
Happy old new year of Ethiopia!?
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – One of the defining cultural aspects which distinguish Ethiopia from most other nations…
Ethiopia’s bewildering economics
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – Third world economies frequently operate on what seems like a parallel level to…
Moscow on the Beach
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – A ruby-red sun is setting ever slowly over sparkling emerald-blue waters tucked into…
Ethiopia and the Arab overture – conclusion
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – I would like to start off the third and final installment of ‘Ethiopia…
Noting the Legacy in Ethiopia
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – While I have long been thoroughly fed up with CNN’s near total preoccupation…
Ethiopia and the Arab Overture, part 2
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – I concluded the first part of this series by introducing Ahmad ibn Majib,…
Dystopia – Why can’t our MPs look one another in the face?
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – A visitor to virtually any Tewahedo Orthodox church will note that, in addition…
Are we hypocritical, self-hating and tribalistic pseudo-patriots?
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – First time visitors to Addis Abeba often remark on the abundance of coffee…
Ethiopia and the Arab overture
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – Relations between Ethiopia and the Arabian Peninsula have blossomed ever since the political…
Offshore Haven Becoming Thorn In Africa’s Path..?
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – Greetings to all! Can you guess the name of the following African country?…