Hoteliers, Employees on the Outs as COVID-19 Proliferates

The G20 Must Recommit to COVAX

The G20 Must Recommit to COVAX

September 10 , 2021 . By Seth Berkley

It is one year since the international community gave its backing to the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) facility to lead a worldwide effort to end the acute phase of the pandemic. The initiative aimed to ensure that every country, and not just those with su...

Pandemic Businesses Quietly Dying Amid COVID-19 Fresh Wave

Pandemic Businesses Quietly Dying Amid COVID-19 Fresh Wave

September 4 , 2021 . By BERSABEH GEBRE

When Abdella Mohammed, 35, moved to China, he was a teenager, sent by his family to pursue an education in international business management. He spent 18 years there, most the time in Shanghai, working for a medical equi...

Helping the Poor to Survive Lockdown

Helping the Poor to Survive Lockdown

August 7 , 2021 . By Risto Rönkkö and Kunal Sen

Even as rich countries begin to glimpse the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, developing countries are struggling to contain COVID-19. But there are important lessons from the past year that can help governments t...

In New Budget Year, Cautious Optimism Ought to Trump Gloom

In New Budget Year, Cautious Optimism Ought to Trump Gloom

July 18 , 2021 . By Zelalem Bezabih

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed global vulnerabilities in the economic, political and public health spheres. For a developing country like Ethiopia, it has burdened attempts at economic transformati...

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed global vulnerabilities in the econom...

The G20 Must Act Now to Vaccinate the World

The G20 Must Act Now to Vaccinate the World

July 10 , 2021 . By Jeffrey D. Sachs and Juliana Bartels

When G20 finance ministers meet in Venice on July 9 and 10, they should adopt a plan to immunise the world against COVID-19. Every vaccine-producing country will be in the room: the United States, the...

When G20 finance ministers meet in Venice on July 9 and 10, they shoul...

Second Round of Jabs Commences Despite Shortages

Second Round of Jabs Commences Despite Shortages

July 6 , 2021 . By KIDUS DAWIT

Health officials have begun administering the second round of the AstraZeneca vaccine to those over 65 years of age and those with underlying medical conditions. Many will not be able to get the secon...

Health officials have begun administering the second round of the Astr...

Second Round of COVID-19 Jabs Approaches, Doses Remain Unacquired

Second Round of COVID-19 Jabs Approaches, Doses Remain Unacquired

June 12 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

Ethiopia faces a critical shortage of second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as authorities find themselves in a difficult position to complete the regimen of millions of people who have already receive...

Ethiopia faces a critical shortage of second doses of the COVID-19 vac...

Majority of African Countries Set to Miss Vaccination Targets

Majority of African Countries Set to Miss Vaccination Targets

June 11 , 2021 . By KIDUS DAWIT

As COVID-19 cases in Africa rise for the third week running and vaccines are increasingly scarce, 47 of Africa’s 54 countries, including Ethiopia, are set to miss the September target of vaccinating...

As COVID-19 cases in Africa rise for the third week running and vaccin...