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…
Heavy fighting has broken out in several areas in the capital of the Amhara region, Bahir Dar between Fano rebels and federal troops, reports say. Large-scale fighting erupted in three kebeles of the city early Friday morning, the BBC reported,…
As Boris Adjemian’s narration reveals, the Arba Arba Ledjotch (Forty Children), who became the first imperial brass band, were not the first Armenian presence in the country. Armenians had already been established in the royal court for many generations preceding…
Tributes have been paid to legendary singer Getachew Kassa who died on Tuesday aged 80 after a long illness. He had suffered ill health in recent years and ultimately passed away at Yekatit 12 Hospital. In a career spanning more…
The story of the Arba Ledjotch l In 1924, a group of forty children who had survived the 1915 genocide perpetrated by Ottoman Turks and had formed a brass band at the Armenian monastery in Jerusalem were recruited and somewhat…
More than 50 civilians were killed in an attack on Monday in Merawi town, the North Gojjam Zone of the Amhara region, the BBC reported citing families, and eyewitnesses. In the town of Merawi, situated approximately 35 kilometers from the…
Dessalegn Chanie, a member of the House of People’s Representatives representing the opposition party National Movement of the Amhara (Nama), has been arrested by government security forces in Addis Ababa on the evening of Wednesday, a family member said. Four…
The majority of the 10 thousand people living in the Jara IDP site, situated in Habru Woreda, North Wollo Zone of the Amhara regional State, have not received any form of assistance for the past two months, the Voice of…