Two senior Derg officials who have sheltered in the Italian Embassy in Addis Ababa since 1991 may be about to finally rejoin their families, an Ethiopian newspaper reported. Berhanu Bayeh and Addis Tedla sought safety after the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary…
Irob people fear communities will be split by demarcation No local consultations held over peace offering to Eritrea Arena opposition group and others schedule more protests For many, Ethiopia’s announcement it would implement a 2002 boundary ruling to try and…
Many theories but little evidence of why employees were shot dead Attack follows labour dispute and three years of protests in Oromia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has to satisfy elites and demonstrators Last week’s daytime shooting of Dangote Cement’s Indian…
Gérard Prunier is a writer and researcher on socio-political issues, specialising in the Horn of Africa on which he has published numerous articles and books. Born in Paris and studied both in France and in the US, Prunier received a…
In the 1980s, as part of its revolutionary commitment to international cooperation, Cuba provided scholarships to Ethiopians and other African nationals. On La Isla de la Juventud, the Isle of Youth, were four specially designed schools where thousands of Ethiopian…
Prominent Ethiopian opposition leader Bekele Gerba is seriously ill in notorious high security prison, his daughter says, and not receiving the treatment he needs.
Dr. Mulualem Gessesse is one of the few doctors in Ethiopia who specialized in treating premature babies and recognized for her dedication and passion for changing the new-born care system in the country. While as an adolescent, Mulualem happened to…
There is intense focus on the ongoing executive committee meeting of the Ethiopian ruling party, EPRDF, which includes Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and reginal leaders, Lemma Megersa, Gedu Andargachew, and Abdi Mohammed.
The renowned Ethiopian journalist, anchor, editor, and chief of Ethiopian Radio and Television under Emperor Haile Selassie, Samuel Ferenji has died in Toronto Canada on November 29 after a long illness. He was 80.
Former Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s widow and a high-profile member of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is said to be facing an uncertain future after her party forced her out of her executive and central Committee membership roles,…