Following public outcry, the government clarifies its stance on GMOs. Experts say the intention is to distract public attention. The Ethiopian government has denied approving the commercial cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) other than two Bt cotton varieties. An…
Here are images by an Ethiopian photojournalist Mulugeta Ayene that won a prize in the world’s most prestigious photojournalism awards. Mulugeta’s series of images of grieving families at the site of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302, near Addis…
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs says it is part of an initiative to rehabilitate children, beggars The Ethiopian government has launched a massive clampdown on streets children and elderly beggars in the capital using coronavirus as an excuse, a…
Ethiopia puts forward a 15 billion birr as liquidity for private banks to support businesses State Minister of Finance announced plans for larger measures depending on the impact of the pandemic The Ethiopian government is considering schemes to mitigate…
Ethiopian flag-carrier Ethiopian Airlines has said that it is being improperly and negatively targeted by online postings on social media for its decision to continue operating in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The company said in a statement that…
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki posited that the reason why the demarcation of the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea has been stalled is the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)’s refusal to return the occupied territory back to Eritrea. « The real reason…
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said his administration is working hard to overcome the myriad of challenges that the country is facing despite « the politics of conspiracy and intrigue. » During a parliament question-and-answer session on Monday, Abiy said the intricate networks…
The vice-chair and an executive committee member of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF), Fetlework Gebregziabher (known as Monjorino) said she was fired not because of poor performance but solely for her dissenting political stance. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed dismissed…
Yonas Admassu, who died February 11 at age 71, was a writer who made lasting contributions to Ethiopian literature as a poet, essayist, literary critic, and editor. Dr. Yonas, who was an Associate Professor in the Department of Ethiopian Languages…
Pro-government journalist defects while covering UK-Africa summit A journalist who accompanied Ethiopian delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister, Demeke Mekonnen to the UK’s Africa investment conference held yesterday and today has stayed behind, Ethiopia Observer has learned. Bilal Worku, a…