COVID-19 has shone a light on the acute vulnerabilities of a deeply interconnected world. No country, regardless of its size, wealth, or technological sophistication, can tackle this crisis alone.

Ethiopia unveiled new Birr notes for 10, 50 and 100 denominations, in addition to introducing a new Birr 200 note on Monday.

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to accelerate the global trends of democratic backsliding and weakening respect for human rights.

I am writing this article to respond to an article published on The Guardian on 03 Sep, 2020,   entitled: Trump's tweets are felt in Ethiopia.

As summer winds down, another wave of COVID-19 infections looms. While cases remain under control in Cambodia, Denmark, Mauritius, and Morocco, they are on the rise in Ethiopia and parts of the United States.

Identity can be a complicated matter. Wittgenstein, the great philosopher (quoted by Amartya Sen) once remarked that “there is no finer example of useless proposition” than saying that something is identical to itself.

Through the last few centuries and during the last twenty seven years the Oromo has seen their institutions of self-government undermined, leadership liquidated or co-opted, territory divided, social cohesion disrupted, cultural institutions damaged, resources plundered, traditional religious practices interfered with, and population severely affected through a combination of factors including brutal warfare and natural calamities, which accompanied that warfare.

I have a good deal of respect for Lemma Megersa but I support Abiy Ahmed’s political stance with some modifications.

“We are experiencing the sharpest decline in per capita income since 1870,” United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres pointed out in a recent speech, warning that the COVID-19 crisis has put 70-100 million people at risk of being pushed into extreme poverty.

Abiy’s political skills will be measured by the tactic how he balances the challenges from Amhara and Oromo nationalisms. He has to strike a balance between these two interests within his party.