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Ethiopian modernism under a microscope
Author: Elizabeth Giorgis Reviewer: Arefaynie Fantahun Modernist Art in Ethiopia (New African Histories) Ohio University Press (February 11, 2019) 360 pages, ISBN-10: 0821423479, ISBN-13: 978-0821423479 An updated expansion of her doctoral dissertation in History of Art and Visual Studies from…
Trump freezes US-funded media outlets including Voice of America
(RFI)-“For the first time in 83 years, the storied Voice of America is being silenced,” Michael Abramowitz, the organization’s director, said in a statement. He added that “virtually” the entire 1300-person staff was placed on leave. On Friday, Trump signed…
TPLF dissident faction’s attack in Adi Gudem results in civilian casualties
Armed groups of a dissident faction of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) reportedly opened fire on civilians in the town of Adi Gudem near Mekele on Tuesday evening, resulting in civilian casualties. The faction led by Debretsion Gebremichael has…
Gov’t distances itself from ex-president’s criticism of Eritrean regime
The Ethiopian government has distanced itself from an opinion piece penned by the country’s former president Mulatu Teshome, which provoked a strongly worded response from Asmara. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nebiat Getachew, said during a press…
Anger in Chagni after fatal shooting two young men
Anger erupted in Chagni town, located in the Agew Awi Zone of the Amhara Region, following the shooting of two young men during a traffic stop. The regional government has arrested six suspects, including a kebele administrator. The victims, Meseret…
ዩክሬን እና አሜሪካ በማዕድን ዙሪያ ስምምነት ላይ ደረሱ
ዩክሬን እና አሜሪካ በማዕድን ዙሪያ ስምምነት ላይ መድረሳቸውን የዩክሬን ምክትል ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ኦልጋ ስቴፋኒሺና ተናግረዋል። የዩክሬን የዜና ድረ ገጽ ዩክሬንስካ ፕራቭዳ “ሰነዱን የዩክሬን የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስትር አንድሪ ሲቢጋ እና የዩናይትድ ስቴትስ የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስትር ማርኮ ሩቢዮ እንደሚፈርሙት” ገልፆል። ዶናልድ ትራምፕ…
Trailblazing Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé
In 1987, at the Cannes Film Festival, the first African film ever screened in the official competition won the Jury Prize. Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé was called to the stage, ascending in a sky-blue boubou embroidered with multicolored silk thread…
የማዳመጥ ሃይል
ብዙ የማውራት አመል ያለባቸው ሰዎች በየቦታው አሉ።በምትሄድበት ቦታ ሁሉ ታገኛቸዋለህ ። የሥራ ባልደረቦችህ ሊሆኑ ይችላሉ፤ መስርያ ቤት ውስጥ ሰኞ ጠዋት ላይ ቅዳሜና እሁድ ስላደረጉት ስለሚረባውም ስለማይረባውም ነገር በማውራት የሚያታክቱህ። አልያም በእራት ግብዣ ላይ ሌላውን በማቋረጥ፥ እኔ ብቻ ካላወራሁ የሚሉ የሥጋ ዘመዶችህ። ድንገት እቤት መጥተው ሥራ ላይ…
Guji gold mine accident kills eight
Eight artisanal miners were killed on Monday in Seba Boru Woreda of the Guji Zone in the Oromia region after a tunnel they were digging for gold collapsed, the woreda administrator said. The incident occurred at 3 p.m. at an…
Tedros Adhanom to travel to Addis for AU summit
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who has been in open conflict with the Ethiopian government, is set to arrive in Addis Ababa for the African Union Heads of State Summit on February 18-19. During his visit, he is…