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,…
The government of Ethiopia has given significant attention to the road sector considering its massive impact on the socio-economic development of the country as road transport reaches the majority of the people. In this sense, the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA)…
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 recent exchanges on Ethiopia’s acceptance of genetically modified (GM) crops and the resulting report of USDA praising the steps our country has taken continue to be informative. My understanding of the debates surrounding GM foods suggests that neat explanations…
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…
Country reported its fifth death related to COVID-19 The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ethiopia climbed to 210, Ethiopian Health Minister Lia Tadesse reported on Saturday. The daily update by the Health Minister showed that said out of 2,383…
In an open letter, former Director-General of the Environmental Protection Authority of Ethiopia and the spokesperson of the Like-Minded Group (Group of 77 & China) at the Montreal and Cartagena biosafety talks, Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher, urges the government to…
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…