Worancha ወራንቻ

OPINION There are two Ethiopias. Or better said there two narratives about Ethiopia. On one side, there is the Ethiopia as celebrated by the international aid community and the European Union : a country which is growing fast and seriously fighting poverty, a country which wisely uses the considerable international assistance that it receives to channel it towards sustainable development. On the other side there is the Ethiopia as criticized by press freedom and human rights groups. A country ruled by an authoritarian regime, the second largest jailer of journalists in Africa, a country which misuses laws on anti-terrorism and civil society regulation to chill speech and prevent journalists from doing their legitimate watchdog work. Press freedom groups do not deny the economic and social realities of Ethiopia, but they also warn about the negative effects and features of the current model that Ethiopia's sycophants do not want to address. "In Ethiopia," wr

Press Release by United Sidama Parties for Freedom and Justice (USPFJ) April 4, 2014 ...At the time when political opposition of the oppressed nations has been significantly weakened in Ethiopia due to disagreements over political objectives, the union of the three independent Sidama political institutions under one umbrella was indeed a significant success and was an envy of many. Nonetheless, to the shock and dismay of many Sidama compatriots, we have witnessed in this last two months an attempt by certain individuals to create a new political organization in the name of the Sidama people: the “Sidama National Democratic Movement”.  ...This is not the time for duplication of political organizations in the name of the Sidama society. This is the time for consolidation of efforts to galvanize the limited resources to harness the struggle of our society for self-determination. We warn the individuals behind the botched attempt to form a new political organizat

Bizuayehu Tesfaye SIDAMA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FORUM Abstract The composition and structure of 300 enset gardens from 10 different locations in Sidama were examined. Average size of the gardens was 0.74 ha. The gardens are composed of mixtures of various named enset varieties and different groups recognisable on the basis of ‘sex’ (male and female) and use (cooking and processing). The gardens exhibit high diversity, with a given garden containing up to 24 varieties (mean = 8.2). However, the components are not represented equally. Typically, the gardens consisted of one or two very abundant varieties and a much larger number of less common ones. Enset gardens are dynamic because the number and composition of varieties and different types changed from garden to garden, from location to location and across time. Their composition, structure and dynamics have been influenced by human, socio-e

The National Bank of Ethiopia has issued a new directive that allows the establishment of reinsurers, reports The Reporter. The minimum capital required to attain a license for a reinsurer will be 500 million Ethiopian birr ($25.7 million). Once local reinsurers are established, domestic insurers would be banned from obtaining reinsurance from foreign reinsurers unless another directive permits it. At present, Ethiopian Insurance Corp. maintains outward reinsurance contracts with foreign reinsurers. Read more