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Bridging the gap in smallholder agriculture
Nuri Awol, a middle-aged farmer, husband and father of eight, had lived in dire poverty for many years. The agricultural produce he secures from his small farm located in a small town of Butajira, 123km to the south of Addis Ababa, has been disappointing at best.
Dire Dawa: city in the doldrums
People used to refer to Dire Dawa as the second biggest city in Ethiopia. Indeed the town was once a vibrant trade center in the eastern part of the country and it was all thanks to the now defunct Ethio-Djibouti Railway System.
Zika and reproductive rights
The Zika epidemic has revealed two truths about health care in Latin America.
Islam vs Islam
The Shia number 225 million and are geographically much more concentrated.
What beats corruption?
Change is coming faster now, but only as the result of momentum that has built over time.
‘Woyanes’ in Addis, the people of Asko and ‘Yekatit’ 11
It was a spectacle to see the emotions of these TPLF fighters. There were smiles and tears. There was happiness; there was grief.
More war than peace
After decades of relative peace, the death toll from armed conflicts is rising once again.
When is fighting corruption worth it?
Despite years of effort, there is no clear path to achieving corruption-free institutions.
Samsung to launch its digital villages in Ethiopia
Samsung Electronics Africa announced on Thursday in Johannesburg that it will be launching satellite villages in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania this year.
