Ethiopians flee to Sudan after ethnic based attack

A fresh outbreak of violence in north-western Ethiopia state has caused hundreds of Tigrayan and Kimant ethnic groups to flee to Sudan. About 300 members of Tigrayan and Kimant ethnic groups have fled to neighbouring Sudan after several people were…
Glue sniffing street children of Ethiopia

He looked no older than 12 years old. He was sitting on the floor of the veranda of the Ethiopian National Theatre with other street kids. He walked over to me and my friend and started following us. He asked…
Interview with Gérard Prunier (part II)

In the first instalment of a two-part interview held in mid-April, Gérard Prunier graciously shared memories and insights about the circumstances of his first arrival in Ethiopia towards the end of Emperor Haile Selassie’s reign in 1973, travelling overland from Tanzania,…

France’s formerly state-owned telecom company Orange is eyeing opportunities in Ethiopia, the company CEO,  Stéphane Richard told La Tribune Afrique, following the Ethiopian government’s announcement of its intention to liberalise the telecommunications sector. The Ethiopian government announced on June it…
My Days in Wingate

The General Wingate Secondary School, a prestigious high school (now a technical and vocational school) was named after British Field Commander, Colonel Ordre Wingate. The school, located in Kolfe- Keranyo district of Addis Ababa, represented a beacon of tradition and…