All Stories
Former Ethiopia state minister arrested
Ethiopia’s former State Minister for Peace, Taye Dendea, has been arrested, his wife has told the BBC.She said more than ten police officers came to their home on Monday and took him away, saying he was wanted by the federal…
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o and the way we remember ourselves
It is a well-worn phrase, but Kenya truly feels like my second home. It has sheltered me at my worst and has given me good memories at my best. I always said that if I were to be exiled, I…
ይድረስ ለዝጋቤር
ለኦቦ ቦጎሳ ቀኖ + ለአዴ ሶሬቲ መታሰቢያ ይሁን + ወንዙን ተሻግሮ ጉብታው ላይ ባለ ሣር ክዳን ቤት፤ ከአጠገቡ የተራበ ሕጻን ሆድ የምታክል ያጋደለች የእህል ጎተራ፤ ፈንጠር ብሎ ማማ፣ ማማው ላይ ከወጣህ የበቆሎ ማሣ ከዳር ዳር እንደ እጅህ መዳፍ ወለል ብሎ…
በ1930ዎቹ ዓመታት ቅርሶች ከአፍሪካ እንዴት እንደተወሰዱ የሚያሳይ ኤግዚቢሽን
በርካታ አባላት የነበሩበትና ብዙ ዝግጀት የተደረገበት የኤትኖግራፊ ጉዞ ነበር። እንደ አውሮፓውያን ዘመን አቆጣጠር ዓ.ም. ከ1931 እስከ 1933 የተደረገው የዳካር ጂቡቲ የተልዕኮ ቡድን (Mission Dakar-Djibouti)። የአፍሪካ አህጉርን እሴቶች፣ እምነቶች፣ ባህሎች፣ የዕደ-ጥበብ ስራዎች፣ እንስሳት ፣ እጽዋት እንዳይጠፉ ለመታደግ መወሰድ ያለበት እርምጃ ነው…
Books you take with you
I am in the middle of a major organization of my “stuff” as George Carlin calls our things. It looks like I am preparing for a major exile. Or like I was told I am going to die very soon.…
South African police rescue 44 Ethiopians from suspected traffickers
(The Witness)-South African police said Thursday they had rescued 44 Ethiopian nationals, 17 of them minors, who were being held against their will in an upscale neighbourhood of Johannesburg. The incident is the latest in a string of human-trafficking cases…
Forced recruitment sparks fear among youth in Adama
Over the past two weeks, young people—including minors—have been rounded up for mandatory military service in the Oromia region. In Adama, residents report that youths are being detained and held in warehouses, causing widespread concern, BBC Amharic reported. A BBC…
Dozens of African migrants killed in US strike on Yemen, Houthis say
(BBC)-At least 68 African migrants have been killed in a US air strike on a detention centre in Houthi-controlled north-western Yemen, the armed group’s TV channel says. Al Masirah reported that another 47 migrants were injured, most of them critically,…
Tigst Assefa claims victory in women’s race at 2025 London Marathon
Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa, who shattered the mixed world record in 2023 with a time of 2:11:53 in Berlin and finished runner-up at the Paris 2024 Olympics, won the women’s race at the 2025 London Marathon, further cementing her status as…
Tigst Assefa & Sifan Hassan set for reunion at the London Marathon
Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa and the Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan, who were involved in a dramatic moment during the Women’s Marathon at the Paris 2024 Olympics, are set to meet again -this time at the iconic London Marathon tomorrow. Their unexpected collision…