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Drone strike kills over 100 near school in Amhara region
More than 100 people were killed in a drone strike near a school in the East Gojjam Zone of the Amhara region on Thursday, 17 April, eyewitnesses and residents have told the BBC. In the rural town of Gedeb, civilians…
Yalemzerf Yehualaw claims third at the 2025 Boston Marathon
Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw finished third in the elite women’s race at the 2025 Boston Marathon on Monday, clocking a time of 2:18:06. Yalemzerf pushed the pace for 70% of the race—a remarkable comeback after battling injuries over the past few…
የሮማ ካቶሊካዊት ቤተ ክርስቲያን ርዕሰ ሊቃነ ጳጳሳት ፍራንሲስ አረፉ
የሮማ ካቶሊካዊት ቤተ ክርስቲያን ርዕሰ ሊቃነ ጳጳሳት ፍራንሲስ በ88 ዓመታቸው ከዚህ ዓለም በሞት መለየታቸውን ቫቲካን አስታውቋል። “ዛሬ ጠዋት 1:35 ላይ የሮማው ርዕሰ ሊቃነ ጳጳሳት ፍራንሲስ ወደ አባታቸው ቤት ተመልሰዎል።መላ ህይወታቸውን ለጌታ እና ለቤተክርስቲያን አገልግሎት የሰዉ ነበሩ።” በማለት ካርዲናል ኬቨን ፌሬል፣…
ዕድሜ ጠገብ የኢትዮጵያ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ቅርሶች ወደ ፈረንሳይ እንዴት ተወሰዱ?
ፈረንሳዊው ማርሴል ግሪዩል ከ1928 እስከ 1929 እንደ አውሮፓውያን ዘመን አቆጣጠር ዓ.ም. ባሉት ጊዜያት ወደ ኢትዮጵያ በመምጣት 16 በግእዝ የተጻፉ ጥንታውያን የብራና መዛግብት ይዞ ወደ ሀገሩ ተመልሷል።እንዲሁም የዳካር ጂቡቲ ተልዕኮ (La mission Dakar-Djibouti) ተብሎ የሚታወቀው ከ1931-1933 የተደረገ ሌላ ዘመቻ ይሄው ማርሴል…
Youssou N’Dour: Éclairer Le Monde album review — a shining return to form
In record producer Joe Boyd’s magisterial book And the Roots of Rhythm Remain, a history of World Music as an industry and Boyd’s own not-inconsiderable part in it, he recalls one of Youssou N’Dour’s band members telling him that “7…
Amhara conflict takes heavy toll on civilians
The conflict in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, now approaching its second year, has intensified over the past week. Government forces and Fano militants have each claimed victories, with both sides reporting gains over the other. One of Ethiopia’s most populous and…
Kenya’s Bernard Biwott wins Paris Marathon; Ethiopia’s Bedatu Hirpa takes women’s title
Bernard Biwott won the Paris Marathon on Sunday, setting a new personal best of 2 hours, 5 minutes, and 25 seconds. At nearly 23 years old, the runner was competing in only his second marathon, following his victory in Frankfurt…
“The Village Next to Paradise” explores a child’s fate to reflect a society at a crossroads
A news bulletin on the UK’s Channel 4 announces: “In Somalia, an American drone strike has killed a Somali terrorist with ties to Al-Qaeda.” With this brief, factual report, The Village Next to Paradise begins—Mo Harawe’s debut feature film, presented…
After 25 Years of Ethiopian Fare, Beloved New York Restaurant to Close
(W42ST)– After 25 years in New York City, Queen of Sheba — the much-loved Ethiopian restaurant on 10th Avenue — will serve its final meal on April 26. Owner Philipos Mengistu cited slow business over the past year as the reason…
Israeli ambassador to Ethiopia expelled from African Union headquarters despite invite
(The Jerusalem Post)- Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia was expelled from the African Union headquarters after member states refused to participate in an annual meeting, the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday. Ministry spokesperson Oren Marmorstein commented, “It is outrageous that,…