The Ethiopian Federal Ombudsman Institute, which assessed the drought impact in the Amhara and Tigray regions, has called on the government to issue an official declaration regarding whether the situation qualifies as a drought or famine. The Institute dispatched a…
We have heard a lot about the Central Prison in Addis Ababa, where numerous human rights abuses have taken place in recent decades. Countless terrifying stories also emerged from the Ogaden Jail. However, relatively little has been said about the…
Authorities in Central Ethiopia have detained 29 activists, a group comprising numerous pro-democracy supporters and social media activists, accusing them of inciting violence and riots among the citizens. Hailu Matios, the head of the peace and security bureau of the…
The Ethiopian singer Yemariam “Yema” Chernet has a gentle voice with a steely core, crafting an intimately forceful style and a lush feel that’s revealed on her debut album “Yedega Sew”. Based in Addis Ababa, Yema adeptly bridges the traditional…
An airstrike in the Amhara region has resulted in the loss of at least two lives and injuries to four individuals, the BBC reported citing residents. The drone attack took place on Friday, January 12, near a school compound in…
Following a deal under which Somaliland has agreed to allow Ethiopia to access Somaliland’s coastline, Ethiopians residing in Somalia and Somaliland have become targets of physical violence, property looting, and menacing threats, according to reports. In Somaliland, Ethiopians have been…
About 4 million people in drought-affected Afar, Amhara, Tigray, Oromia, South Ethiopia, and South West need urgent food assistance, the UN’s humanitarian response agency OCHA said in a statement published on January 10. OCHA has urgently appealed to donors to…
The Addis Ababa-based private Abbay TV is under fire for controversy sparked by a comedian and presenter on one of its shows who said he had taken part in “rape” in the past. During an episode of the Ethiopian Christmas…
በአንጋፋው ደራሲ ሃያሲና የኢኮኖሚ ባለሙያ አስፋው ዳምጤ የተሰናዳው “የአማርኛ ጥበበ ቃላት ቅኝት” የተሰኘ መፅሐፍ፣ ሐምሌ 2015 ላይ በሁሴን ከድር አሰናኝነት ታትሟል ፡፡ መፅሐፉ፤ የመቶ ዓመት የኢትዮጵያ ታሪክ የስነ ጽሁፍ ታሪክን የሚተነትን ሲሆን የሚከተለው ከመጽሐፉ የተወሰደ ነው ፡፡ “በ1950ዎች አዳዲስ ደራስያን መነሳታቸውንና…
(The Telegraph)-A British Army museum has called in an academic to explore the attraction’s colonial connections and reveal which of its artefacts were looted from Ethiopia. The King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum in Lancaster is understood to house objects taken during a…