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Genetically modified (GM) traits can be valuable and the discussion around them should be based on facts and in a case-by-case approach, according to an Ethiopian geneticist doing his postdoctoral research at Aarhus University in Denmark. A recent report by…
King of Kings: The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia by Asfa-Wossen Asserate, translated from German by Peter Lewis, London, Haus Publishing, 2015 In his exhaustive, deeply affecting biography of the life of his great-uncle Emperor Haile…
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…
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…
Daniel Gebre, 34, drives a dilapidated Lada taxi. From his usual stand at Haya Hulet, he navigates his clients to different parts of Addis Ababa. He said business is slow these days, with customers opting for Ride, an Uber-style ride-sharing…
Reacting to PM Abiy’s recent harsh and indiscriminate detraction of African and, specifically, of Ethiopian intellectuals, comments were quick to flow that, not only contested the criticisms, but more seriously exposed their dangerous implications, the most glaring of them being…
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…
(This is the second installment in a three-part series looking at the memoir written by the Ethiopian intellectual, freedom fighter and opposition politician, Andargachew Tsige. Find the first part here.) Andargachew Tsigie’s narrative tells the emergence of Addis Ababa as…