News regarding yet another tragic event on a university campus sends shiver down my spine. It takes me down the memory lane, a flash back of scenes during my university days. My empathy is related not so much to my Read more…
PM Abiy Ahmed has done his level best to cope with Ethiopia’s foreign exchange crisis that he inherited. He used his charm offensive in public diplomacy, persuading multilateral and bilateral donors to stand by Ethiopia. He has achieved a great Read more…
The privatization of Ethio Telecom seems to have begun in earnest. We may not hear any more such silly recorded messages as “the network is busy now, please try later!” My personal favorite is the excuse I have often received Read more…
Fana Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) reported, quoting Office of the Prime Minister, that “[o]n the margins of the Belt and Road Forum (BRF), the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with four Chinese companies that have decided Read more…
Background Overview Innovations based on scientific and technological knowledge have underpinned successful developments all over the world. These developments span from poverty-reduction efforts in developing countries to tackling some grand challenges in the industrialized world. Regardless of where the developmental Read more…
We are all becoming familiar with the phrase “disruptive technologies” nowadays which is in widespread use in connection with emerging technologies (e.g., cloud services) because these technologies do away with conventional on-premises deployment of services (e.g., servers and associated IT Read more…
China has cancelled interest on all loans to Ethiopia that were taken out before the end of 2018. China has also extended the terms of its loan to Ethiopia to finance Railways from ten to thirty years. These have been Read more…
First, you may like to read our lead article for launching the Media Review: The Five Principles of Ethical Journalism and Ethiopia’s News Media. The following video, which documents an interview of Mr Bekele Gerba by Mr Simeneh Bayfers of Read more…
The Ethical Journalism Network (EJN) lays down Five Principles of Ethical Journalism as a guide to the profession. These are: Truth and Accuracy Independence Fairness and Impartiality Humanity Accountability With the new-found press freedom over the last year, Ethiopia’s news Read more…
Gadaa Fashion Night is an Oromo traditional and modern costumes show that just debuted in Finfinnee, Oromia. According to the host of the show, model Bilisuma Asefa, the show will be an annual event to showcase Oromo clothing and other Read more…