Lake Haramaya is back. But for how long?
Eskinder Yousuf Omar was born and grew up in around Haramaya Lake. He remembers the lake in its former glory. He used to take a boat for a ride and fishing. “When the lake dried up, we felt as if…
Tigray’s ruling party takes 98.2 percent of votes in the regional election
Tigray’s ruling party had a landslide victory in the supposedly democratic elections held on Wednesday, winning over 98.2 percent of votes in the regional assembly. According to the official election results, 152 out of 190 seats declared have been awarded…
South Sudan ‘concerned’ about rising coronavirus infections in Ethiopia
The South Sudan government is “concerned” about a rise in coronavirus infections in neighboring Ethiopia, an official said. Ethiopia is among the four nations worst hit in Africa by Covid-19, following behind South Africa, Egypt, and Morocco. From mid-March to…
Civil Society group banned from observing Tigray election
Seb-Hidri Civil Society of Tigray, a youth-led grassroots civil society founded two years ago, has been excluded from observing elections in the Tigray region, it was reported. The civil society group, that had been a foremost advocate of the regional…
House of Federation declares Tigray region vote as unconstitutional
Ethiopia’s upper house of parliament unanimously declared the upcoming Tigray’s election as unconstitutional, and therefore null and void. In an emergency meeting on Saturday, the House of Federation has held a discussion on resolutions presented by constitutional interpretations and the…
ሹም ማቅበጥ፤ ሹም መፍራት፤ ሹም ማባለግ፤ ከዛ ደግሞ ማልቀስ
ሹም ማቅበጥ፣ ማሞሰን፣ ማባለግ፣ ሕዝብ አናት ላይ ወጥተው ፊጢጥ እንዲሉ፣ ከሕግ እና ከሀገር በላይ እራሳቸውን እንዲቆጥሩ እና ቶሎ እንዲታበዩ ማድረግ፣ ትክክለኛውን መስመር ማሳት እናውቅበታለን። የኢትዬጲያ ሕዝብ በዚህ ሁሉ የረዥም ዘመን ታሪኩ ከተሳኑት ነገሮች አንዱ ሥልጣንን መግራትና ማረቅ ነው። ሥልጣንን እና…
How TPLF is spearheading attack on people whom it labeled traitors because of their political opinions
Ethiopia was scheduled to hold national elections this month. However, in March, the electoral board declined to conduct the polls due to the coronavirus outbreak. Despite this declaration on the part of the electoral board, the Tigray region announced that…
Two OMN journalists freed on bail
After over 45 days in prison, Oromia Media Network (OMN) journalist Guyo Wario was released on bail Tuesday, the Voice of America reported. “I am so happy for being with family now. [The] prison situation was very tough, but the court investigated my case and…
Ethiopia passes 50,000 COVID-19 cases, reports more than 790 deaths
Ethiopia reported a cumulative total of 51,670 confirmed cases of coronavirus on Sunday, with 1,468 new infections in the last 24 hours. With another 23 fatalities, the death toll in the country has reached 793, the country’s Ministry of Health…
U.S. halts some foreign assistance funding to Ethiopia over dam dispute: report
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has approved a plan to halt U.S. foreign assistance to Ethiopia as the Trump administration attempts to mediate a dispute with Egypt and Sudan over Ethiopia’s construction of a massive dam on the Nile River,…