The minors as young as 11 and 12 arrested on suspicion of being members of OLF Shane in the western Gambella region were released a week ago and returned home, Gambella region president Omod Ojulu Obub told DW Amharic. In…
A Federal High Court has postponed hearings for Jawar Mohammed, Bekele Gerba, and co-defendants due to complaints related to supporters allegedly prohibited from attending court proceedings. The Federal High Court, Lideta Branch was scheduled this morning to hear the defendants’…
Outgoing United States Ambassador to Ethiopia Michael Raynor called for humanitarian assistance programs to be accelerated in the country’s Tigray region. As he prepares to finish his term next week, the ambassador said that after almost three months of the…
Adem Mohammed, the departing Military’s Chief of Staff, is to become Ethiopia’s Ambassador to Turkey, according to sources. Adem would replace Girma Temesgen, who was appointed in October 2018. General Adem Mohammed had served as Chief of General Staff of…
Six of the ten charges brought against Jawar Mohammed, Bekele Gerba, and 22 other individuals arrested in a relation to a wave of ethnic unrest that followed the murder in June 2020 of popular musician Hachalu Hundessa were dropped on…
Poet and playwright Mengistu Lemma came from a prominent clerical family. His father Aleka Lemma Haylu Wolde Tarik (1868- 1967), was an important head priest who commanded respect and admiration. He was a stern disciplinarian who imposed strict rules on…
Former Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin, one of the officials targeted by arrest warrants alongside other leaders of the Tigray region’s ruling party following the military operation there was reportedly killed by security forces on Wednesday. Seyoum Mesfin had served…
Three senior members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), including former foreign minister, Seyoum Mesfin had been killed, the Ethiopian Defense Forces (EDF) announced on Wednesday. Seyoum Mesfin alongside Asmelash Woldeselassie, ex-parliamentary chief whip, Abay Tsehaye, former federal affairs…
ሰው ከሞላ ጎደል የግንኙነቶቹ ውጤት ነው። ከወላጅ ቤት ትምህርት ቤት። ከደደቢት ከአሲምባ ምንሊክ ቤት። ከዳንስ ቤት ጸሎት ቤት። ከእሥር ቤት ፍርድ ቤት፤ ወደ ስደት ወደ አገር ቤት። የውጣ ውረዱ ተፅእኖ ቀላል አይደለም። መንገዱ ረጂም ዘወርዋራ ነው። ለያንዳንዱ ተሸክሞት የሚዞረው ኮሮጆ…
Post-TPLF or Phase One? Since Abiy Ahmed’s election to a premiership, constant provocation and insubordination have been the hallmark of the TPLF’s dealings with the federal government. That these defiant and provocative behaviors were designed to create a political instability…