Ethiopianized Hamlet

Tesfaye Gessesse, hailed as one of the important Ethiopian stage actors of his time, died on December 16, 2020. The performer was remembered for the great theatre roles staged during the pre and post-1974 revolution. Late in his career, he…
መስቀል ተ ሠላጢን

መስቀል እና ሠላጢን እንዴትና መቸ በማን እንደ ተጋጠሙ እቅጩን ማወቅ ያዳግታል። ሁለቱ የሚያበስሩት ፍልስፍና ግን የተድበሰበሰ ነገር የለውም። ወይ ሰላም ወይ ፀብ። ሰላም እና ፀብ። በሰላም ከመጣ አሳልመው፤ በፀብ ከመጣ ጎኑን ወግተህ ጣለው… ከጅምሩ የጠበኛና የጠርጣራ ሰው ሥራ ይመስላል፤ ጨርሶ…
Tesfaye Gessesse : a life dedicated to theatre

Tesfaye Gessesse, the longtime acting teacher and artistic director of the Ethiopian National Theatre, has died. He was 84. Tesfaye died Wednesday at his Addis Ababa home of complications related to COVID-19, his family announced. He was instrumental in bringing…
Tigray caretaker administration takes office

The new caretaker administration of the Tigray region appointed after the House of Federation had decided to dissolve the regional government following the start of the armed conflict on November 4, has officially taken office. The administration that placed a…
Addisalem Balema appears in court

A senior official of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), Addisalem Balema appeared in court on Thursday a few days after being detained amid a month of conflict in the northern Tigray region. Addisalem Balema, who has served in a…
የመሪነት አበሳ

መሪነት፣ የነገሮችን አካሄድና ፍጻሜ ከጅምሩ ለተለሙ ነው። መሪነት፣ ዐይናቸውን ከግባቸው ላይ ሳያነሡ በየእርከኑ ሁኔታን ለሚያቃኑ ነው። መሪነት፣ ምሥጋናን ለሚጋሩ ነው። መሪነት፣ ውርደት ውርደቱን ማንም እንደማይጋራቸው ለተገነዘቡ ነው። የመሪዎች አበሳ የሚጀምረው ዓላማቸውን ግልጽ ሳያደርጉ ሲቀር፣ ዓላማቸውን እንደየሁኔታው ደጋግመው ሳያጠሩ ሲቀር፣ ተቀናቃኞች…
Ethiopia says no dialogue with TPLF leaders

The Ethiopian government has reiterated that it will not sit for dialogue with the outlawed Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Ambassador Dina Mufti, spokesman for Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told reporters on Friday there was no room for dialogue…