Giants and Lilliputians: Haile Selassie and President Isaias Afwerki (Part 2)

Power, Image, and Machiavellian Survival: The Body as a Mirror of Power To understand Isaias Afwerki’s psychology, one must first confront the contradiction written across his body. His appearance—spare, stiff, and strangely careless—betrayed none...

Risk-ready – Microfinance Backs African Businesses Against Climate Change

Although Africa has contributed only 7% of global carbon emissions since the 19th century, it remains the most vulnerable region to the adverse effects of climate change. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) estimates that seven of the ten...

Dangote Cement’s profit rises to N743bn on price increase

Dangote Cement Plc’s after-tax profit rose sharply to N743.3 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from N279.1 billion in the same period of 2024, a 166 percent increase despite a marginal decline in sales volumes. The strong...

Climate Change Threatens Energy-Water-Food Nexus in Dera

Climate change is an unprecedented phenomenon that poses a significant threat to the delicate balance between energy, water, and food systems worldwide. In particular, the Dera district in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia serves as a microcosm of the...

Algeria’s nuclear energy ambitions still stalled despite potential

Sonelgaz is now looking further afield. In July 2025, it signed an agreement in Cotonou, Benin, with the West African Power Pool for electricity production and transmission, alongside a Memorandum of Understanding with the Economic Community of...

Africans demand the return of looted treasures from the colonial masters

The call for the return of Africa’s looted cultural treasures has intensified as new research highlights growing continental demand for restitution from former colonial powers. A recent survey showed that a significant proportion of Africans...

The Value of a Value Proposition, According to a Nonprofit Marketing Agency Serving Nashville

Today we’re going to be talking about the best way that nonprofits can help secure more recurring donations to their organizations. Here’s the good news: it’s probably a much simpler solution than you think! It doesn’t involve one-on-one meetings...

Building Better Weather Networks

Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, supports a quarter of East Africa’s population with fish, fresh water, and critical transportation routes. It’s also one of the deadliest bodies of water in the world. Storms, high winds, and waves frequently...

Welmel River Irrigation Dev't, Sof Umer Caves Pillars for Economic Transformation

Addis Ababa, October 23, 2025 (ENA) – The development projects like the Welmel River Irrigation and the Sof Omer Luxury Lodge and ongoing agricultural modernization, environmental sustainability, as well as and tourism efforts in Bale Zone of...

Galileo museum thrills McKinley Museum planetarium's Suzie Dills 

I have always been fascinated by the discoveries and theories of early astronomers, before technology. They used mathematics, physics and observations to gain an understanding of the cosmos. Without a doubt, Galileo Galilei is my favorite. His...

Why pen-pushers can’t run prisons

Shortly after the end of the First World War, the English explorer Gertrude Bell was appointed an Oriental Secretary in Baghdad. The British administrators there were busy dismantling the Ottoman Empire; Bell, an expert in Middle Eastern cultures...

In healthcare, patient’s interest must always be the priority, not money – Viaene  

Dominiek Viaene is the founder and owner of Protex Healthcare West Africa, a pacesetter in wound, burn and scar care with headquarters in Belgium and branches in Sub-Saharan Africa, which include Nigeria and Ethiopia. His company has been a major...

The CFO's Guide to Services CPQ: Driving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Growth

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MBZUAI – Building Humanity’s Symbiotic Relationship With AI

Central part of the MBZUA campus in Mazdar City, Abu Dhabi Bryan Penprase The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is building global talent in AI to help solve some of the most important global challenges. MBZUAI was...

Cement industry calls for phased incentives to meet 50% green energy target

A draft regulation proposing a complete overhaul of Ethiopia’s investment incentive system—with a shift to performance-based tax reductions for companies using at least 50% renewable energy—has sparked debate among key industry players. While the...

Embracing her destiny

Familial tragedy nudged Seble Asfaw to turn a passion side-project into a full-time pursuit. “I lost my father, uncle, and nephew all within a three-month span,” the Ethiopian-American recalls of the emotional gut-punch that hit two years ago....

Revealed: The Australian millionaire making fortune from Epping hotel and other migrant accommodation

THE controversial asylum hotel in Epping is boosting the fortune of an Australian tycoon worth £300million – who was previously at the helm of the Bibby Stockholm migrant barge. Jamie Pherous’s firm is making tens of millions from British...

Koyo Kouoh’s Final Lesson on Pan-African Solidarity

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‘Cafes de Colombia Expo 2025’, Latin America’s Premier Coffee Fair, Returned to Bogota

At “Cafes de Colombia Expo 2025,” Latin America’s main coffee fair returned to Bogota, highlighting its educational role. Credit: Josep Maria Freixes / Colombia One. The Corferias convention center in Bogota, Colombia’s capital, became the...

Effects of Catha edulis Extract on Atorvastatin-Induced Myotoxicity in Rats: Biochemical and Histopathological Evidence

Introduction Rhabdomyolysis (RML) is a clinical syndrome characterized by skeletal muscle breakdown and necrosis, with the subsequent release of intracellular contents—such as myoglobin, creatine kinase (CK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and other...