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23/09/2025

Ethiopian coffee farmers struggle with costly EU origin regulations

New European Union regulations aimed at combating deforestation are posing significant challenges for Ethiopia's coffee producers. With a third of their output destined for EU markets, farmers and exporters are grappling with stringent requirements to prove the origin of every coffee consignment. Whilst the regulations aim to promote sustainable agriculture, they place a heavy burden on small-scale farmers in developing countries who have contributed least to climate change. The new rules have led to an extensive mapping effort of coffee farms across Ethiopia, but with millions of small-scale producers, the task is daunting. As the deadline for compliance approaches, concerns are mounting about the potential impact on Ethiopia's vital coffee industry and the livelihoods of its farmers - https://youtu.be/Twggtl-DLvA

New European Union regulations aimed at combating deforestation are posing significant challenges for Ethiopia's coffee producers. With a third of their outp...

13/09/2025

Bitcoin boom: Ethiopia powers cryptocurrency mining

Ethiopia’s government has ended a freeze on licensing Bitcoin mining companies.

The process is energy intensive and the national electricity grid was struggling to meet demand.

But the country’s new mega-dam, Africa’s largest, now means there’s a surplus of power until more of Ethiopia is connected to the grid. -

Ethiopia’s government has ended a freeze on licensing Bitcoin mining companies. The process is energy intensive and the national electricity grid was struggl...

12/09/2025

Ode to Ethiopia: A love letter to my roots, my people, my culture, by Debbie Alamrew -

Ode to Ethiopia is a love letter to my roots, my people, my culture. 🇪🇹Thank you to the incredible team that poured their artistry into making this vision ...

09/09/2025

GERD: The pride of Ethiopia

What it took for Ethiopia to build Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam - - -

’s wall stretches 1.78km across a valley and stands 145m high, constructed with 11 million m³ of concrete, creating a huge reservoir, called Lake Nigat -

The project was a rare unifying force as Ethiopia and Ethiopians as the country has been rocked by political violence and ethnic strife in the past decade.

At full capacity it should generate 5,100MW of power - more than double what the country currently produces and enough to supply tens of millions more homes, but dependent on the infrastructure being in place to carry the power to different parts of the country.

[Currently, just about 55% of Ethiopia’s population has access to electricity, according to the 2023 World Bank’s data.] The country intends to increase this percentage to 90% by 2030 according to its Water and Energy Minister.

BBC Africa Report:

In a fractious nation, the dam's construction has brought people together despite controversy abroad.

15/08/2025

BBC News Africa

Inside the Russian company mining in Ethiopia

— Ethiopia is fast becoming a haven for Bitcoin miners.

A Russian company has set up operations just outside the capital, , taking advantage of cheap renewable energy. The gov’t says it a smart way to earn revenue and expand power access.

— But with nearly half of Ethiopia in darkness, critics question whether the bitcoin boom will be felt across the country.
So how much does the host country benefit, and could the vast amounts of power consumed be better used elsewhere?

— Ethiopia has set aside over 600MW of electricity for Bitcoin mining. To give you perspective, 600MW of electricity could power approximately 500,000 houses for a year in the U.S.

— With concerns over carbon emissions and draining national energy systems, China banned crypto mining in 2021, and parts of Russia recently followed.

Ethiopia is fast becoming a haven for Bitcoin miners. A Russian company has set up operations just outside the capital, Addis Ababa, taking advantage of chea...

21/06/2025

CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

York University student, Nahom Worku, wins Apple Award for offline learning app

— York University’s Nahom Worku was honored at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC25) for his app AccessEd, which offers offline learning tools.

— Through his app playground AccessEd, Nahom Worku wants to unlock new educational possibilities for students around the world — whether or not they have Wi-Fi connectivity.

— Nahom Worku was born in Ethiopia, grew up there and later relocated to Canada -

York University’s Nahome Worku was honored at Apple’s WWDC for his app AccessEd, which offers offline learning tools.**Subscribe to CP24 to watch more videos...

17/06/2025

“The Cat Man Eshete” is a 25-minute documentary by Oscar®-nominated director Laura Checkoway
— It follows Eshete, a refugee who fled Ethiopia’s civil war and now cares for a feral cat colony in Brooklyn -

The extraordinary story of Eshete, a refugee who escaped war in Ethiopia as a young man and is now a devoted caretaker of a feral cat colony in New York City...

22/02/2025

MikiMAC - “ሆድ”

🎶 MUSIC CREDITS 🎶MUSICDeg SEWMikiMAC🎤 Singer-Songwriter: MikiMAC🎸 Drums, Bass & Guitar: Jumalan Pojat🎹 Keys: Deg SEW🎷 Alto & Baritone Saxophone: Edvárd...

01/12/2024

France returns ancient artefacts to Ethiopia

— France began the return of some 3,500 archaeological artefacts to Ethiopia, which Paris held since the 1980s for study. This came during a visit to the region by the new Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.

— French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot handed over two prehistoric stone axes, called bifaces, and a stone cutter to Ethiopia's Tourism Minister Selamawit Kassa, during a visit to the national museum in Addis Ababa. -

France on Saturday began the return of some 3,500 archaeological artefacts to Ethiopia, which Paris held since the 1980s for study. This came during a visit to the region by the new Foreign Minister…

28/10/2024

Frankfurt Marathon

Frankfurt Marathon: Ethiopia’s Hawi Feysa smashes course record with 2:17:25 in Frankfurt

— Hawi Feysa took the 41st Mainova Frankfurt Marathon with a superb course record: The 25 year-old Ethiopian ran 2:17:25 to improve the former women’s record by 1:45.

— On the men’s race, the Ethiopians Gossa Challa and Lencho Tesfaye took second and third with 2:07:35 and 2:08:02, respectively. -

Hawi Feysa took the 41st Mainova Frankfurt Marathon with a superb course record: The 25 year-old Ethiopian ran 2:17:25 to improve the former women’s record by 1:45. It was also the 12th fastest performance this year. Second-placed Kenyan Magdalyne Masai ran a big personal best of 2:18:58 and also ...

25/10/2024

The New York Times

Malaria is surging in Ethiopia, reversing a decade of progress against the disease
— Climate change, civil conflict and growing resistance to insecticides and treatments are all contributing to an alarming spread of cases.
— More than 6.1 million malaria cases, and 1,038 deaths, have been recorded in the country this year through the end of September, compared with 4.5 million cases, and 469 deaths, for all of 2023.

15/10/2024

Ethiopia's 'korale' recyclers turn waste into money
— With a tattered bag on his back, Dereje Enigdamekonen trawled the endless alleyways of the Merkato market in Addis Ababa, calling for the Ethiopian capital's abundant scrap. -

With a tattered bag on his back, Dereje Enigdamekonen trawled the endless alleyways of the Merkato market in Addis Ababa, calling for the Ethiopian capital's abundant scrap.