The devastating impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on countries with the best medical professionals, teaching and research facilities, and health infrastructure underscores the vital importance of undertaking precautionary steps.

Italians have been dying in staggering numbers ever since the Coronavirus outbreak was reported there due, among others, to their failure to take the necessary measures in time to contain the spread of the contagion.

With the coronavirus spreading globally, it is even more necessary to listen to the information disseminated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other concerned health organizations, attentively.

The plan of the United States, which was using the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) talks as an excuse to promote their own strategic interests, has failed.

Ethiopians, have never negotiated on their country’s sovereignty, at any place or at any time.

Listening to questions posed by citizens and in a bid to widen the political space, the government said it has ordered the release of 63 prisoners and discontinuation of their lawsuits.

It is safe to say citizens who follow the current affairs of the country understand that Ethiopia, in trying to ascertain its benefits, is surrounded by plenty of challenges.

Trying to go into detail about the sacrifices Ethiopia has made for the realization of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) or its successor, the African Union (AU), is akin to preaching to the choir thus will not be delved into further.

Amidst pockets of unrest, civil disobedience, criminal offences, and constant fear towards the upcoming elections; Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) faced questions raised by the House of People’s Representative’s (HPR) on February 4, 2020.

The groundswell of public outrage over the abduction of scores of students enrolled in Dembi Dolo University in the Oromia regional state has reached fever pitch.