Social Affairs
- December 6, 2019
Feature: Gojo: Providing shelter, relief to patients when they most need both
To Dr. Selamnesh, facilitating the transportation of patients back home after a successful stay in the shelter is “a big…
Read More » - November 29, 2019
Analysis: With new proclamation in the making, Ethiopia aims to privatize six sugar projects in first quarter of 2020
The sugar policy is “changing the way the telecoms policy changed,” Eyob Tekalign (PhD) Bileh Jelan Addis Abeba November 29/2019…
Read More » - November 29, 2019
Op-ed: Assuring women, young girls a life free from violence should be everyone’s business
“Violence against women and young girls is contrary to all standards that make a society great.” Solomon Ayele Dersso (PhD)…
Read More » - November 26, 2019
News: Ethiopia warns 8.5 m people will experience food crisis in Feb-June 2020
The First Integrated Food Security report by the government of Ethiopia warns that for the period February to June 2020,…
Read More » - November 22, 2019
News: Lagging behind in tech a trillion dollar mistake: Getahun Makuria
“I always wonder why Africa, the 2nd most populous region in the world is lagging behind in technology. We are…
Read More » - November 20, 2019
Analysis: With 7000 patients on waiting list Ethiopia’s Cardiac Center fights to stay open
Cardiac Center – Ethiopia (Credit: Fikir A) Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba November 20/2019 – ‘’Before the surgery I couldn’t play with…
Read More » - November 8, 2019
Analysis: Ethiopian plant breeders turn to a nuclear technique to help Teff farmers adapt to climate change
Researchers [in Bishoftu] are working to develop new teff varieties with favorable characteristics. Here they compare the seeds of new…
Read More » - November 7, 2019
Alert: Ethiopia Desert Locust infestation worsens
In Amhara regional state, some farms have registered nearly 100 percent loss of teff, a staple crop in Ethiopia. Addis…
Read More » - October 31, 2019
News: icipe launches initiative to benefit 100,000 youth in Ethiopia
Ethiopian women engaged in silkworm farming Addis Abeba, October 31/2019: The International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), in…
Read More » - October 30, 2019
News: Desert Locusts threaten agricultural production in Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, October 30/2019 – The Federal Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)…
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