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Mongabay, May 19, 2020 Maheder Haileselassie Tadese SIDAMA, Ethiopia — For Lidya Ashango and 14 million other Ethiopians, the false banana plant widely known as enset is a staple food and, on many occasions, a supplementary source of income. But…
The victim is being remembered by his friends as an outgoing person and father a three-year-old girl A police officer fatally shot a man who reportedly defied coronavirus regulations in Mekele town, capital of Tigray region, BBC Tigrinya reported. The…
An army pilot who deserted Djibouti has been turned away by Ethiopia while seeking asylum Djiboutian activists and exiled political figures have condemned Ethiopia’s forced return of an asylum seeker to Djibouti. The man, identified as Lieutenant Fouad Youssouf Ali,…
Amidst criticism of the decision to hold an election while the case of coronavirus is increasing in the region and in the country, Tigray’s leader Debretsion Gebremichael said the Tigray region will proceed with the election by taking all necessary…
A group of opposition parties, including the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), proposed the extension of the government’s executive body authority for a year, in light of the constitutional crisis over the cancellation of…
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is the foremost violator of the citizens’ rights, despite lip service to safeguard the country’s constitution, a former TPLF official said. In an interview with the state-owned Addis Zemen, Zadig Abraha, who is currently…
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…
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has praised Ethiopia’s approval of the commercial cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In a report published by the USDA on February 5, 2020, prepared by Abu Tefera, agricultural specialist of the USDA,…
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…