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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Prime Minister Appoints Special Envoys to North America, Middle East

Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has appointed today two of his administration’s stalwarts as special envoys to North America and the Middle East. Seyoum Mesfin, a veteran diplomat who has been ambassador to...

German tourist shot dead in Ethiopia

A German tourist has been shot dead and a guide injured during a visit to a volcano in north-eastern Ethiopia. They were part of a group which had travelled to...

Hawassa should still do better

Another eventful week around the world… Mugabe in house arrest!! Our own Sheik Amoudi in ‘Ritz Carlton Jail’, accused of corruption and fraud…What a shock … The brave Sheik...

Change of guard

After a marathon session of intraparty debate and criticism and self-criticism processes, the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the oldest among the four-party coalition, the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic...

Ethiopia: We won’t relocate our embassy to Jerusalem

We have no intention to relocate our embassy from Tel Aviv to the occupied Jerusalem, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry announced yesterday. Speaking at a press conference, the ministry’s spokesperson, Meles...

ዘመናዊ የባሪያ ንግድ በዛሬይቱ ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ እንደሚካሄድ ሲጋለጥ

https://youtu.be/S0eCgDadvKo ዘመናዊ የባሪያ ንግድ በዛሬይቱ ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ እንደሚካሄድ ሲጋለጥ ምንጭ: ዝ ሀበሻ
Haile Mariam Desalegn resigns

Ethiopia prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigns

Ethiopia's prime minister says he has submitted his resignation as both prime minister and the chairman of the ruling coalition. Hailemariam Desalegn's announcement comes amid a political crisis and lingering unrest...

The Great Run: Image builder and development engine

The first edition of the Great Ethiopian Run was held on November 25, 2001 with ten thousand participants. Comparing it to the celebrated great runs of other countries, the...

ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ በግብፅ የሚያደርጉትን ንግግር ለማሰናከል የግብፅ ፓርላማ አባላት ፊርማ እያሰባሰቡ መሆኑ ተሰማ

ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ኃይለ ማርያም ደሳለኝ በግብፅ ፓርላማ ተገኝተው ለአገሪቱ ሕዝብና ለፓርላማ አባላት ንግግር እንዲያደርጉ የተያዘውን ፕሮግራም ለማስቆም፣ የግብፅ ፓርላማ ተወካዮች የተቃውሞ ፊርማ ማሰባሰባቸውን መረጃዎች አመለከቱ፡፡ የአገሪቱ ፓርላማ አባል በሆኑት አብደልሃሚድ...
"Angelina has been more of a mother to her than I have ever been. She has been with her since she was a baby, but that does not mean I do not miss her" Her Mother - Mentewab Dawit Lebiso

Ethiopia: vote for foreign adoption ban

In recent years, cases of abuse – or worse, death – of Ethiopian children adopted abroad, have brought great debate at home whether to continue to allow such adoptions. The...

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Ethnic Identity and National Loyalty – Conflicting Direction

In Ethiopia, people are no more afraid to talk. To be precise, they do talk inside their homes and cars, or in the backrooms...
Akon in Ethiopia to mark 122nd anniversary of Battle of Adwa

Akon in Ethiopia to mark 122nd anniversary of Battle of Adwa

Senegalese-born – United States pop star, Akon, is in Ethiopia as part of events to celebrate the infamous Battle of Adwa which happened 122...
Hailu Mergia at home: ‘The Lady Is a Tramp – I love that one! My favourite is old jazz.’ Photograph: Sait Serkan Gurbuz for the Guardian

Hailu Mergia: the Ethiopian jazz legend who jams in his taxi

He fled his native country with his group, the Walias Band, in 1981 and now drives a cab in Washington DC, in which he...