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Sunday With Eden

Eden Sahle is founder and CEO of Yada Technology Plc. She has studied law and international economic law. She can be reached at edensah2000@gmail.com.



Sunday With Eden

COVID-19 Pandemic Threatens to Roll Back Women's Hard-won Gains

May 31 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

There has never been a great time to be a woman. The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is no different. It may even be worse. Over the three months that this disease has been devastating the world, female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage and violence against women have all increased. ...

The Infodemic Can Kill

May 23 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

I was walking home on a late Friday afternoon when I came across a pregnant lady who was carrying a large bag of groceries. Clearly, she was struggling. I offered to help. She handed me her groceries with a huge smile, and we started walking together. She was kind and grateful that I was helping...

Blood, the Scarcest of Commodities in COVID-19 Era

May 16 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

Timely Reminder for Global Pact

May 9 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

The Long but Critical Road to Empowering the Judiciary

May 1 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

Let's Meet Victims Halfway, at Least

April 25 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

COVID-19 Crisis Demonstrates the Local Talent, Capacity Within

April 17 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

Social Distance to Live, Save Lives

April 11 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

Responsibility Comes in Subtle Forms

April 4 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

On Tuesday afternoon, a show on state broadcaster Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) featured a host who spoke about how authorities are "hunting down" individuals to identify the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). His fellow host did not step in to correct him but continued to ref...

In Crisis, Human Dignity Shines Bright

March 28 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

The terrifying fact about life is how little control we have, especially during times of crisis. It is comforting though to observe that, as many are realising, despite where we come from, we are all equal. Watching the news has become unbearable. The Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has led to hu...

Let's Rise Above COVID-19, with Love, Respect

March 21 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

Awareness: Best Weapon Against COVID-19

March 14 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

Caleb Embodies the Human Capital Cost of Traffic Accidents

March 7 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

Private Healthcare Industry Throws Hippocratic Oath Out the Window

February 29 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

Growth Does Not Need to Be Foul

February 22 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

To Silence the Guns, Walk the Talk

February 15 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

Cheer Up, There's More to Life

February 8 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

Any kind of discussion these days tends to devolve into the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) o...

Violence Meets Vacuum of Information

February 1 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

Any kind of discussion these days tends to devolve into the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) o...

What We want to See in Politicians

January 25 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

Any kind of discussion these days tends to devolve into the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) o...

Children Need Freedom to Escape Generational Poverty

January 18 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

Any kind of discussion these days tends to devolve into the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) o...


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Sunday With Eden

COVID-19 Pandemic Threatens to Roll Back Women's Hard-won Gains

There has never been a great time to be a woman. The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pan...

The Infodemic Can Kill

I was walking home on a late Friday afternoon when I came across a pregnant lady who was carrying a large bag of groceries. Clearly, she wa...

Life Matters

Home Together: The Power Dynamics

Although it is crucial, and we should heed the calls for social distancing and home quarantining from health professionals, we cannot help b...

When Machines Lie

Sometimes automated teller machines (ATMs) make me want to punch them. Their only job is to spit out money, but this is a task that they app...

Agenda

Making Up for Lost Time, Learning in the Midst of COVID-19

May 31 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

Many students across the country have had to reacquaint themselves with what school m...

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May 23 , 2020 . By GELILA SAMUEL

For thousands of years, the Nile River and Egypt were weaved intrinsically in history rather than geography. The civilisation of ancient Egy...

City Struggles to Stay Vigilant as COVID-19 Cases Rise

May 16 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

Amanuel Anjulo, 25 years old, sits perched on the metal gate of the parking lot across the street from th...

Public in Dark as Mesqel Square Rehab Commences

May 9 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

When excavators started jack-hammering two weeks ago at Mesqel Square, the city's most famous public gath...

Gallery

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Commentaries

When the Elephants Fight, Developing Nations Get Sick

Controversies are engulfing the global response toward the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-...

Africa’s Hour of Need

It is too soon to tell how heavy the human toll from the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will be on sub-Saharan Africa. But the pandem...

Fineline

Old habits die hard, so they say. The TPLF's leadership community...

Old habits die hard, so they say. The TPLF`s leadership community - the existing alike the former - is ba...

Yinager Dessie (PhD), governor of the central bank...

Yinager Dessie (PhD), governor of the central bank, convened bank presidents and board directors in his o...

Fortune news

'Not Too Expansionary'

May 30 , 2020 . By FASIKA TADESSE

The Ministry of Finance has drafted a bill that proposes 470 billion Br for next year's federal budget, a figure highly influenced by fears...

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May 31 , 2020 . By GELILA SAMUEL

Libya Oil Ethiopia Ltd, one of the largest oil companies in the country, has witnessed the theft of lubri...

Hawassa Industrial Park Gears up to Export Masks, Bio Suits

May 31 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR  and HENOK TERECHA

Companies in the Hawassa Industrial Park have started the process for the export of personal protective e...

Enterprises Break Ground on Mixed-Use Building Project

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PEACOCK GATES

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Past the cars waiting in traffic, two huge sculptured peacocks can be glimpsed at the entrance to the Prime Minister’s Office in Arat Kilo. Situated close to parliament, the peacocks are part of the ongoing facelift to the Office...

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