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Maaza Mengiste wins MacArthur ‘genius’ grants
Author Maaza Mengiste has been named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow and awarded a no-strings-attached $800,000 grant. She is one of 21 MacArthur Fellows selected this year, with the fellowships recognizing individuals for exceptional creativity and providing unrestricted funding to support…
More than 50 civilians reportedly killed in around Alamata
More than 50 civilians have reportedly been killed in three days of heavy fighting around Alamata in the Tigray region, the BBC reported, citing town residents and hospital sources. Town residents, who said they could not determine who carried out…
What happened in Bishoftu over the weekend?
There were various reports on social media over the weekend claiming that a drone had struck the Ethiopian Air Force base in Bishoftu, about 40 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa. How much of the story is true? Ethiopia Observer spoke…
Surge in war-wounded patients over four days-MSF
Between Tuesday, September 22, and Friday, September 25, the number of war-wounded patients received at hospitals in Korem and Alamata rose from around 180 over a 48-hour period to more than 420, the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has…
Ethiopian federal forces capture town of Alamata
Ethiopian federal troops and allied militias have captured the town of Alamata, which is located in Tigray region, in the latest victory claimed by pro-government forces following an opposition offensive launched from the region last week. Images and videos posted…
Some 20 Israelis trapped in Lalibela- Isreali media
Around 20 Israelis are stranded in the town of Lalibela in the Amhara region as heavy fighting is underway between the TPLF and the federal army in the area, prompting the suspension of flights from the town to Addis Ababa,…
ልጅ ካስወለዱ በኋላ የሚሠወሩ የእንግሊዝ ወታደሮች
“ማርገዜን ከነገርኩት ቀን ጀምሮ ደብዛዉ ጠፋ።እውነት ለመናገር አንድ የእንግሊዝ ወታደር እንዲህ ያደርጋል ብዬ አላሰብኩም ነበር» ትላለች ካሮሊን ዋምቡይ ሙሩኪ፣ የ33 ዓመቷ ኬንያዊት።በኬንያ ናንዩኪ ከተማ ከእንግሊዝ ሀገር ከመጣ ወታደር ጋር ተዋውቃ ግኑኙነታቸው እስከ አንሶላ መጋፈፍ እንደደረሰ ትገልጻለች።ከናይሮቢ 200 ኪሎ ሜትር ርቀት…
Eritreans must learn from the past and reject another war
Eritrean journalist and activist Henok Tekle, who is active on social media platforms including TikTok, is calling on his fellow citizens to stop beating the drums of war and instead call for peace. Article translated from Tigrinya. After months of…
Internet, mobile networks shut down in Tigray since yesterday
As fighting continues to intensify in the Tigray region and surrounding areas, the state-owned Ethio Telecom has completely cut off mobile and internet services in Tigray since yesterday, according to witnesses. While Ethio Telecom’s services have been completely disrupted, Safaricom…
Guterres calls for restraint as fighting escalates in northern Ethiopia
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that he was gravely concerned by the rapidly deteriorating situation in northern Ethiopia, a day after the federal government and the TPLF accused each other of launching offensives, in what appears to…