In Robin Dimet’s heartfelt documentary, literary translation is a lonely, precarious pursuit. Living in a rudimentarily furnished home in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, sixtysomething Sami has spent nearly two decades translating Greek mythology into Amharic. Slight in frame, the reticent…
Tigrayan forces and Amhara local militias engaged in armed conflict in Raya Alamata woreda, an area disputed between the Amhara and Tigray regions. The Raya Alamata woreda administrator, Mola Derbew said that four Amhara region militias were killed in clashes…
Two Orthodox Church priests and their families were killed by gunmen in the West Arsi and East Arsi zones of the Oromia region. According to the church sources, the incident occurred on Monday, March 25, when two priests from the…
In the reactions to several interviews I recently gave to different YouTube videos, I have witnessed a number of misunderstandings that need to be straightened out, with the exclusion, as one would expect, of the deliberate distortions coming from the…
Sudanese refugees in a camp in Ethiopia share how they were forced to take up arms for government forces or paramilitaries, writes Augustine Passilly, a French journalist based in Addis Ababa. Her eyes became moist, her voice started to crack.…
The Ethiopian Joint Security and Intelligence Task Force has announced the arrest of at least 50 people whom it alleged attempted to create chaos in Addis Ababa and and its surrounding areas. The suspects were found in possession of weapons,…
Access to the seaport in exchange for official recognition of its existence. This is the essence of the trade deal between Somaliland and Ethiopia. The German newspaper “Süddeutsche Zeitung” reports from this country, which has maintained de facto independence since…
Five employees of the Wonji Sugar Factory, who were abducted by gunmen two weeks ago, were killed, an official from the factory said Friday. The official, who preferred not to be named, told the BBC Amharic that the remains of…
The former president of Somalia region, Abdi Mohamoud Omar, commonly known as ‘Abdi Iley’, was released from prison, his lawyer said. Abdi Iley was arrested in August 2018 in Addis Ababa, shortly after stepping down as the region’s president, and…
Ethiopian Airlines on Friday evening denied media reports claiming that it would reroute flights to avoid Somali airspace, which had previously been utilized for flights en route to Asia. On Friday afternoon, BBC Amharic reported that the airline has suspended…