Ethiopia’s Minister of Innovation and Technology claims that the country has broken the current one-day tree-planting record where over 50 million saplings were planted in India three years ago. The National Steering Committee confirmed that Ethiopia planted 353 million, 633 thousand, 660 trees in a space of 12-hours.
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Politics and Society The story of Oromo slaves bound for Arabia who were brought to South Africa
Book adds a great deal to our understanding of how children were ensnared into the Indian Ocean slave trade.
Politics and Society Abiy Ahmed awarded the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize
The prime minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, has been awarded a prestigious international prize for his successful peacemaking efforts in his region.
Lifestyle Ethiopian period equity champion Freweini Mebrahtu named a 2019 CNN Hero
Freweini Mebrahtu is an Ethiopian chemical engineer who designed and patented a reusable menstrual pad and founded the Mariam Seba Sanitary Products factory where these are manufactured. For her work and efforts towards period equity in Ethiopia, she has been named a 2019 CNN Hero.
Politics and Society Boeing apologises 26 days later for Ethiopian Airlines crash in the worst airline scandal in years
After first blaming the pilot of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302, Boeing has publicly accepted responsibility for the error that caused the crash.
Politics and Society Ethiopian Airlines wins African Champion of the Year Award 2019
Ethiopian Airlines was honoured for its excellence at the recent Africa CEO Forum, hosted in Rwanda.
Africans rising “Hawi”: Ethiopia’s first female superhero comic
Beserat Debebe, the creator of Ethiopia’s superhero comic “Jember” and the founder of Etan Comics, brings to life the country’s first female superhero comic, “Hawi”. The comic tells the tale of a young Ethiopian woman, named Ement Legesse, who has to rescue her mother after she is abducted.
Politics and Society Ethiopian demand Washington Post apology for “baseless and factually incorrect allegations”
Following flight ET302 crash, the Washington Post and New York Times continue to blame Ethiopian Airlines, questioning the training, and competence of its pilots. Ethiopian Airlines has dismissed the reports as “baseless and factually incorrect allegations”, and demanded that the Washington Post “remove the article, apologize and correct the facts”.
Politics and Society Why naming the victims of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 is important
African journalists and media should take seriously their role in changing the way in which African deaths are reported, locally and internationally.