Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed refuted the allegation that his government is weak and wavering. “What some are saying that our government is weak is flat-out wrong. There is a saying that only a father who does not spare a rod…
The Tigray region’s communication affairs bureau has rebuffed suggestions that the region has security forces that are operating along with the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF)-Shene group in an armed struggle against the federal government in western Ethiopia. In a statement…
Death toll rises to 27 with 32 patients in critical condition, says health official Nearly 97 health workers infected with coronavirus The number of coronavirus cases in Ethiopia has risen to 2,020 with 86 confirmed in the last 24 hours,…
A renowned Ethiopian geneticist and agronomist has cautioned against the adoption of a genetically modified (GM) variety, saying that it could pose a serious threat to the tremendous genetic and biological diversity of the country. Dr. Melaku Worede, a plant…
By Clare O’Grady Walshe Opinion: seed sovereignty for food security could transform globalisation after the coronavirus Communities who regularly face calamitous food shocks have much to teach us about maintaining sovereignty over seeds and food supply. They know well not…
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) produced a report on the 5th of February 2020 titled Agricultural Biotechnology Annual Report (ET 2019-0010). The report says that the Ethiopian government has approved the commercialization of Bt Cotton and the Confined…
Demonstrations took place across several towns of the Tigray regional state The Tigray Communication Affairs Bureau denied reports of public protests Chairman of opposition party Arena Tigray, Abraha Desta said “unknown persons” tried to kidnap him in Mekele on Sunday…
Gunmen in Guji zone of Oromia regional state have killed twelve Oromia police members in the restive zone, a local official told BBC Amharic. Malicha Dika, Guji Zone Vice Administrator, told the BBC that the incident occurred in Gumi Eldelo…
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…