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Apr 17 , 2020

The COVID-19 Crisis through the Gender Lens

It has been over three months since a then-unnamed respiratory illness appeared in China's Hubei province. It has since spread rapidly to all corners of the world, global cases have reached millions,...

Apr 17 , 2020

COVID-19 Crisis Demonstrates the Local Talent, Capacity Within

Every disaster brings with it the opportunity for resilience and pushes us to work harder for a solution. If there is a silver lining in the middle of this crisis, it is the chance to observe students...

Apr 17 , 2020

Time to Show True African Solidarity: Reflections on COVID-19

These are unprecedented times. The global pandemic has affected every member of this generation, and countries around the world are throwing all available resources at the problem in attempting to mit...

Apr 17 , 2020

COVID-19 Could Take 300,000 Lives: Report

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) has estimated that Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) could take the lives of over 300,000 Africans. If the pandemic continues to impact the con...

Apr 12 , 2020

Quarantine Quandary

A 31-year-old businessman and father of two arrived in Addis Abeba on March 24, 2020, a day after the mandatory quarantine for travellers was enforced by the government. The businessman travels to an...

Apr 11 , 2020

Humankind Brought COVID-19 on Itself

The planet is at war with a pandemic that originated in the Hubei province of China and has currently made Europe and the United States its epicentres. It has already taken the lives of tens of thousa...

Apr 11 , 2020

In the Fight Against COVID-19, Ethiopia Needs to Innovate, Improvise

The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having a profound impact all over the world. It continues to overwhelm more robust health systems in the global north. As the virus spreads rapidly to the...

Apr 11 , 2020

Tigray State to Start Door-to-Door Screening for COVID-19

Officials in the Tigray Regional State are set to start door-to-door monitoring for signs of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) for residents across the Regional State. Hagos Godefey (PhD), head of the R...

Apr 10 , 2020

Ethiopia's Parliament Ratifies Emergency Decree Away from Live Transmission

Members of parliament have voted in favour of the state of emergency with only one vote abstaining during a session not broadcast live as the case had been with previous such sessions. Media crews...

Apr 8 , 2020

Ethiopia's Emergency Decree to Stay for Five Months

The state of emergency Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) announced today will remain enforced for five months, according to informed people within the administration. The fourth decree in four years...

Apr 8 , 2020

Ethiopian Premier Declares State of Emergency

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) took the country by surprise today by announcing on Twitter the declaration of a state of emergency. The statement attached to his Twitter post attributes th...

Apr 8 , 2020

Ethiopia Likely to Host East Africa COVID-19 Response Centre

Ethiopia is likely to host a centre for one of the task forces to be established across the continent of Africa in response to the spread and impact of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The decis...

Apr 7 , 2020

Hyatt Regency Closes Doors, Temporarily

Hyatt Regency, one of the 10 internationally franchised hotels in the capital, has temporarily closed its doors through the end of May. The third franchise hotel owned by a non-national aside from...

Apr 7 , 2020

WHO: How to protect yourself against COVID-19

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Apr 4 , 2020

Fears of COVID-19 Spread Locks Down Restaurants, Cafes

A mere week ago one of the 11 branches of Tomoca Coffee, this one located in Piassa, had hundreds of people walk through its doors every day. But this is no longer the case. Following the rising...

Apr 4 , 2020

COVID-19 Response Plans Must Keep the Displaced in Mind

With nearly a million confirmed cases in over 200 countries by the time this paper went to bed, the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic continues to overwhelm the world. Africa's first confir...

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