By Andualem Sisay Some Wahabi Muslim extremists in Ethiopia are being engaged in underground violence and unrest instigation activities by abusing the freedom of religion and faith guaranteed by the constitution says, Ethiopian government official. “We are not against their doctrine; what they are doing by organizing themselves underground is a crime against the constitution,” [...]
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Civil Society Organizations to Urge RIO+20 for Ban of GMO Seeds
Posted: September 28, 2011 in FeatureTags: Africa, Ethiopia, food security, GMO, hunger
By Andualem Sisay The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 has to ban the use of Genetically Modified foods (GMO), which will cost poor farmers billions of dollars every year for purchasing GMO seeds, urges civil society organizations (CSOs). Ethiopia needs to invest 66 million US dollars every [...]
India Swears to Make Ethiopian Leather Sector Globally Competitive
Posted: September 20, 2011 in Feature, NewsTwo Indian government leather development institutions made a twinning arrangement with Ethiopian Leather Industry Development Institute (ELIDI) in order to transfer technology and press on the ‘sluggish growth’ of earnings from Ethiopia’s leather and leather products export. This was indicated at a half-day meeting held at the Sheraton Addis this morning (September 19, 2011). Directors [...]
By Andualem Sisay Ethiopian farmers at the moment are facing a severe shortage of improved seeds, say experts at the Ethiopian Organic Seed Action (EOSA). “There is a serious shortage of seeds at the moment,’ said Bayush Tsegaye (PhD) at a workshop organized to raise awareness of local journalists on generic seed issues, ecological agriculture [...]
Impact of Somali Refugees Influx on Ethiopia
Posted: August 6, 2011 in FeatureTags: Al Shabaab, Ethiopia, food, IOM, refugee, Somali, terrorism, UNHCR, war, WFP
By Andualem Sisay (YOUR WEEKEND READING) A burned tank is left on the side of a very dusty gravel road in Guramille village, some 1,100 kilometers south of Addis Ababa. On the other side of the road a few hundreds of meters away there is a fortress of Ethiopian army with tombs who fought back [...]
By Andualem Sisay Sitting near St. Gabriel church, which is located next to the national palace here in Addis Ababa, Birrara Teketel, 27, stairs at the worshipers on a cloudy afternoon of December 28, 2010. Sitting next to another beggar around St. Gabriel Church Arat Kilo –December 28,2010 ‘Sile Kidus Gebriel’ (meaning for the sake [...]
By Andualem Sisay Pastoralists in Afar Region of Ethiopia engaged in a fierce battle with prosopis, a harmful weed to both pastoralists and their animals which rapidly is invading grazing and agricultural land of the region. Abdule Hero, Chairman of Bedul Ali Kebele of Amibara Wereda (district) – Photo newbusinessethiopia.com According to some of the [...]
By Andualem Sisay October 8, 2010, was an unlucky day for Haile Getachew, 27. He was driving and carrying a forged driver’s license when he was pulled over by a traffic official. Drivers like Getachew frequently offer bribes to officials to avoid time in court or traffic offices, and traffic officials frequently accept them. But [...]
By Andualem Sisay It was at one of the rainy days of this July. A group of friends were having coffee after lunch in a café around Kasanchis area, here in Addis Ababa. “Did you guys read about the starvation of over three million people in Ethiopia?” one of the guys asked his friends. “No, [...]
Ethiopia’s Challenge: Balancing Agriculture with Environmental Protection
Posted: July 21, 2011 in FeatureBy Andualem Sisay Atnafu Endashaw, 12, travels on foot two hours every day from home to school. He is from the isolated Menja communities found in Sheka zone of Southern region of Ethiopia, 765 kilometers southwest of Addis Ababa. U East Africa’s tea plantation in Sheka zone of Southern Ethiopia – Photo newbusinessethiopia.com nlike the [...]
