Captain Afework Yohannes (1927-1980) was an Ethiopian journalist, radio presenter, and lyric writer known for his short stories, plays, and reporting on scientific topics. He was particularly known for his lyrical poems and songs of love, which found a larger…
Selome Muleta is a force to be reckoned with. One of the fresh voices on the Ethiopian contemporary art scene, she crosses borders and disciplines to take Ethiopian art to new heights. Living and working in Addis Ababa, her work…
Nearly 12,000 newly displaced people, mainly women and children, taking refuge in schools in Mersa town The Tigrayan fighters killed several civilians over two days in Kobo and Aradom towns, two towns they are controlling in the North Wollo zone…
Tigray rebels had accused the federal government of a conducting new airstrike in the capital city of the Tigray region, Mekelle on Tuesday morning. The strike, which could not be independently verified, comes two days after Tigray rebels said they…
Tigrayan rebels announced that they are ready to participate in a peace process under the auspices of the African Union and have deployed a negotiating team. According to a statement issued by the authorities of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front…
News of the death of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, elicited a profound response and international grieving. Ethiopians have contributed to the millions of tributes that flooded social media for the late monarch, who died aged 96 on Thursday.…
The Afar region official has announced that more than 200,000 people have been displaced following the eruption of renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia this past week. The region’s head of disaster prevention and risk management Mohamed Hussein told VOA’s Amharic…
Tigrayan regional authorities accused the federal government of carrying out drone strikes in the city of Mekelle on the night of Tuesday, August 30. “Nighttime drone attack in Mekelle, no conceivable military targets,” tweeted Getachew Reda, the TPLF spokesperson, adding…
There is fierce fighting still taking place around Kobo town between Tigrayan fighters and the federal troops on Monday, Deutsche Welle Amharic reported citing witnesses and residents. As fighting raged in Kobo and its vicinity, an increasing number of people…
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) said that it had only taken the fuel it had lent to the United Nations months back and it didn’t commit any robberies. TPLF said this in response to an allegation from the World…