Ethiopia has one of Africa’s most ambitious housing policies – but the lottery-based system is pulling communities apart
by Hone Mandefro The shortage of adequate housing in cities is an issue around the globe, particularly among developing countries that are rapidly urbanising. The UN estimates that more than one billion people live in slums or informal settlements, 80%…
7 Facts about Ethiopian Christianity
Ethiopian Christianity forms one of the oldest branches of the Christian faith. Read on to discover important facts about sub-Saharan Africa’s most ancient in Christian tradition. Greg Pasciuto Ethiopian Christianity forms one of the oldest branches of the Christian faith….
News Analysis: Gov’t insists on digital payment despite complaints over chaotic, long queues at gas stations in Addis Abeba
The Ethiopian Ministry of Transport and Logistics has insisted on its decision to fully digitalize gas transactions in the capital Addis Abeba, despite long queues causing traffic jams and chaos at several gas stations in the city. Complaints are rising…
TPLF war made Ethiopia region’s biggest military spender in 2022
by JULIUS BARIGABA Ethiopia’s military budget rose biggest last year as the country battled the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), indicating an added cost of the two-year war with the rebels it has since signed a peace deal with. And…
Ethiopia’s brutal identity crisis
Minority rights dilemma exemplifies Ethiopia’s brutal identity crisis This article is part of the Analytical Reporting to Improve the Federation (ARIF) project. Ethiopia’s ethnofederal system was designed to counter coercive homogenization, but, as in the former Yugoslavia, it left minorities…
PM speech on ‘Green Transition’ on Abu Dhabi Sustainability Summit
Pioneering the Possible: Ethiopia’s Green transition solution to the World Excellencies Honorable Ministers Invited guests and participants of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Summit At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed,…
Africa Carbon Markets Initiative builds on momentum from COP27
by New Business Ethiopia (NBE) Today, the Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI) announced 13 action programs. Steering committee members, made up of African leaders, CEOs, and carbon credit experts, met at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week to build on early momentum…
what are Sustainable Development Goals?
On 25 September 2015, 193 countries of the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Development Agenda titled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. This agenda has 92 paragraphs. Paragraph 59 outlines the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and…
Kids’ Incredible Learning May All Be Down to 1 Chemical in The Brain
By Jacqui Brown Compared to adults, kids learn fast, their developing brains sopping up information at a mind-boggling pace. Somehow their neurons not only incorporate new knowledge more easily, they hold onto it firmly, even in a constant torrent of…