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TotalEnergies reportedly preparing to leave Ethiopia
TotalEnergies, the French energy major, is reportedly preparing to leave the Ethiopian market. According to Africa Business+, the company has reached an agreement to sell its network of around 120 service stations in the country to OLA Energy, formerly known…
Blind Spot: exploring the realities of mixed-race identity in France
After leaving Ethiopia at the age of thirteen, a young girl arrives in Paris April 1978. The only child of an Ethiopian father and a French mother, she soon begins attending the Lycée Jules-Ferry near Place de Clichy in the…
Journalist released after 14 days in detention
Ethiopian journalist Salsawit Baynesagn, who had been detained without charge for 14 days, was released on Saturday, according to her youngest sister, Haymanot Baynesagn. Police arrested Baynesagn at her home in Addis Ababa on June 8 after informing her that…
Ethiopian journalist detained without charge, watchdog says
An Ethiopian journalist, Salsawit Baynesagn, has been detained by authorities without charge, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said. Police arrested Salsawit at her home in Addis Ababa on June 8 after telling her she was wanted for questioning,…
Coca-Cola expands footprint in Ethiopia amid rising diabetes, cardiovascular disease
While the opening matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup were taking place in Mexico on Thursday, 11 June, a football-related event funded by Coca-Cola was held at Sky Light Hotel in Addis Ababa. The event brought together football enthusiasts,…
Independent candidate arrested weeks after withdrawing from election
Police arrested a former independent candidate in Dire Dawa weeks after he withdrew from the race, citing a loss of confidence in the electoral process, Meseret Media reported. Opposition critics described the arrest as part of alleged efforts under Prime…
ከአሜሪካ እና ኢራን ስምምነት አትራፊው ማነው? ተጎጂውስ?
በቴህራን እና ዋሺንግተን መካከል ሲካሔድ የቆየው የሰላም ውይይት በስኬት መጠናቀቁ ይፋ በተደረገበት ወቅት፣ ሁለቱን ሀገራት ስታደራድር የነበረቸው ፓኪስታን ደስታዎን የገለፀችው በተቆጠቡ ቃላት ነበር።ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሯ ሼህባዝ ሻሪፍ “ዛሬ ወደ ሰላም ለመድረስ የተደረገን እርምጃ አለም ለመመልከት ችሏል”ብለዋል። ስምምነቱ ዘላቂ ወደሆነ እርቅ ያመራል…
የዓለም ዋንጫ እና የአባሲዮኒ ትዝታዬ
የዓለም ዋንጫ ሰሞን ለእኛ ሰፈር ልጆች ደስ የሚል ረጅም ዓመት በዓል ነበር። ቴሌቪዢን ብርቅ በሆነበት፣ የጣሪያ ላይ አንቴና የሀብታም ቤት መለያ በሆነበት በዚያ ዘመን፤ የዓለም ዋንጫን ለማየት የማይጓጓ የለም። እንዲህ አይነት ቤቶችን ደጅ መጥናት ግድ ይለን ነበር። እንቡሹ ጓደኛችን ነው፤…
Pope appoints new leader of Catholic Church in Ethiopia
The Vatican has announced that Abune Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie will become the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Ababa, making him the head of the Ethiopian Catholic Church. He succeeds Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, who has led the Archdiocese of Addis…
Shewit Mezgebo’s comeback sparks debate over authorship, attribution
It was meant to be a triumphant moment for Shewit Mezgebo. After a few years away from the music scene, the Ethiopian singer made a return with her new Tigrinya single, Weyley, released four weeks ago alongside an accompanying music…