Category: ውይይት

Red Cross in confidential prisoner exchange talks with parties in conflict

News Red Cross in confidential prisoner exchange talks with parties in conflict By Sisay Sahlu October 26, 2024 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it is holding confidential talks with parties involved in the ongoing conflict in the Amhara region, discussing potential prisoner exchanges and other humanitarian concerns. Amid escalating tensions and […]

Leveraging BRICS membership

Staff Reporter October 26, 2024 Editorial As Ethiopia strives to advance its core interests on the international stage, its first participation in the 16th edition of the BRICS Summit, held from October 22 to 24, 2024, in Kazan, Russia, undeniably helps it to achieve this goal. The government has said as much, noting the platform […]

Commission appeals against rising abduction incidents in Amhara and Oromia

News Commission appeals against rising abduction incidents in Amhara and Oromia By Sisay Sahlu October 26, 2024 The latest report from the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) calls on officials to avert what it called a disturbing rise in forced disappearances, primarily in the Amhara and Oromia regions. The report published this week also urges […]

IMF forecasts sluggish recovery for sub-Saharan economies, warns of imminent social unrest

News IMF forecasts sluggish recovery for sub-Saharan economies, warns of imminent social unrest By Ashenafi Endale October 26, 2024 Lender estimates 2025 Ethiopia GDP growth at 6.5pct Sub-Saharan African economies struggling with weak macroeconomic fundamentals and sensitive to economic shocks are likely to face social unrest and coup attempts in the coming year, according to […]

Putin calls for alternative international payment system at Brics summit

News in brief By Staff Reporter October 26, 2024 Vladimir Putin has opened the expanded Brics summit by issuing a call for an alternative international payments system that could prevent the US using the dollar as a political weapon. But the summit communique indicated that little progress had been made on an alternative payment system. […]

Apiculture directive sets limits on commercial beekeeping, cross-breeding projects

Business Apiculture directive sets limits on commercial beekeeping, cross-breeding projects By Nardos Yoseph October 26, 2024 A directive from agricultural officials lays down new rules for beekeepers in the country, restricting the types of species that can be used in apiaries and introducing strict terms for research and cross-breeding practices. The directive, which has been […]

Interview Gambella eyes palm cultivation in wake of commercial farming exodus

By Ashenafi Endale October 26, 2024 Ethiopia’s hopes of ushering in a new era of commercial farming ventures rested in large part on the shoulders of the Gambella Regional State. Recent years have seen hundreds of investors granted licenses and credit to establish commercial farms in the southwestern corner of the country, but little has […]