“Without Scabbard” A Poem by Solomon Deressa
Solomon Deressa (1937-2017) was an Ethiopian writer, poet and art critic. You could find his profile here.
Ethiopia participates in Spain’s largest tourism fair
Ethiopia is taking part at the international tourism fair in Madrid, the 2019 Madrid International Tourism Fair (FITUR) which opened on Wednesday. Six Ethiopian tour companies, Green Land Ethiopia, FKLM Ethiopia Tours, Ava Tours, Wondu Tours, Ethio Land Tours Operators…
A plot to overthrow the president of Ethiopia’s Somali region?
There is a secret plot to force the resignation of Ethiopia’s Somali region president, Mustafa Omer, and his cabinet, amidst the infighting that split the regional party, it was said. Legal and human rights advisor to the President, Jamal Diriye…
Bereket Simon and Tadesse Kassa arrested, taken to Bahir Dar
Five companies under the umbrella of Tiret are in trouble The officials were responsible for many of the decisions that led to Tiret’s bankruptcy: Anti-corruption commission head Bereket Simon and Tadesse Kassa have been arrested in their residences in Addis…
Ethiopia needs a new constitution: Dawit Wolde Giorgis
Major Dawit Wolde Giorgis, currently head of the Namibia-based the Africa Institute for Strategic and Security Studies, called into question the Ethiopian constitution that redefined citizenship, politics on ethnic grounds from 1991 onwards. Speaking on January 6th in Addis Ababa’s…
117 African migrants die in wreck off coast of Libya
More than 100 African migrants, including two toddlers and a pregnant woman, were killed after setting off from the coast of Libya “in a rickety, inflatable dinghy” that sank, the New York Times reports. According to Times, the scale of…
The situation in Tigray region is highly worrisome, says Gebru Asrat
The former president of Tigray Regional State and founder of the opposition political party, Arena Tigray for Democracy and Sovereignty, Gebru Asrat said that officials of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front were holding Tigray people “hostage” while employing “extreme rhetoric”…
From Predatory to Modernizing Elites: Prospects in Abiy’s Ethiopia
The starting occasion of this article is a video I watched on the 7th conference of Vision Ethiopia in which my old and dear friend and colleague, Dr, Befekadu Degefe, gives an insightful analysis on the requisites for economic development…
Heavily armed men rob 17 banks
17 banks were robbed in Oromia region over the weekend, in one of the largest cash robberies in Ethiopia history, reports say. The first incident was on Saturday when eleven banks were raided and robbed and their properties damaged in…
Tour companies and hotels see a bigger increase in tourist arrivals
A surge in tourist arrivals in the northern, southern and eastern major attractions The Denakil Depression saw decline as Erta Ale volcano activity has subsided Ethiopia’s tourist spots are seeing a surge in the pace of new visitors, according to…