The massive effort is part of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Green Legacy Initiative, which aims to plant more than 4 billion trees between May and October, or 40 trees per person. Read more »
About 35 people have been killed in the Sidama zone in southern Ethiopia since July 18, according to witnesses who say hundreds of people have also been displaced after their ... Read more »
Ethiopian Airlines will be making inroads into Nigeria's skyline but not everyone is happy about the news, accusing the airline of wanting to take over the air traffic market on ... Read more »
Over the past 15 months, Desalegn, his wife, and their five children have lived in a dozen different places. After their own home in western Guji, in Ethiopia's Oromia region, was ... Read more »
Africa's population is growing rapidly. The high birth rates present the continent with an enormous challenge. However, a study found that the number of children is declining as ... Read more »
Located a few kilometres from the sacred Muslim city of Harar, Awoday is the world's biggest market for khat, an amphetamine-like leaf that is said to enhance concentration and ... Read more »
Eritrea's government should recognize that its dire rights record and the mass migration that it fuels is the biggest threat facing the country - a year after the country's ... Read more »
The revised bill gives female employees at least 120 days for maternal leave including a one-month pre-natal leave. Read more »
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed looks increasingly vulnerable as he faces deep divisions in the ruling coalition, simmering ethnic conflicts and millions of internally ... Read more »
Ethiopia's national carrier is building a new hotel that will have 637 guest rooms, restaurants and bars among other facilities and is set to cost in the region of U.S.$150 ... Read more »
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