A statue of Emperor Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia and a longtime ruler who served from 1930 until his overthrow by the Marxist regime in 1974, was unveiled outside the African Union’s headquarters in Addis Ababa on Sunday.…
Ethiopia travel and tourism industry players are participating in the 2019 Brussels Holiday Fair this week. The fair kicked off yesterday and will go on until Sunday, February 10. Five Ethiopian tour companies, Dynasty Ethiopia Tour, Gamel Ethiopia Tour, JH…
Former Spokesman in the Office of the Prime Minister, Zadig Abraha on Tuesday submitted a letter of resignation to his party, Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which is part of the ruling coalition, saying that he could not remain a…
Three political prisoners remain in jail: Arena Party spokesperson Founder of a Mekele-based website Geez Media said on Friday (February 1) that Tigray region security forces had threatened to arrest him a day after he published an eight-minute video appearance…
Ethiopian-born Saudi billionaire Mohammed Hussein al-Amoudi has been released from Saudi prison. Arega Yirdaw, CEO of MIDROC, a private company that belongs to Al-Amoudi, confirmed the news to the Ethiopian state television. Al-Amoudi, 72, was detained more than 14 months…
Chairperson of the Somali People’s Democratic Party (SPDP), Ahmed Shide on Saturday accused the media of baseless reports of split in the party and denied any role in an alleged plot to oust the Somalia regional state’s interim president. In…
Solomon Deressa (1937-2017) was an Ethiopian writer, poet and art critic. You could find his profile here.
Ethiopia is taking part at the international tourism fair in Madrid, the 2019 Madrid International Tourism Fair (FITUR) which opened on Wednesday. Six Ethiopian tour companies, Green Land Ethiopia, FKLM Ethiopia Tours, Ava Tours, Wondu Tours, Ethio Land Tours Operators…
There is a secret plot to force the resignation of Ethiopia’s Somali region president, Mustafa Omer, and his cabinet, amidst the infighting that split the regional party, it was said. Legal and human rights advisor to the President, Jamal Diriye…
Five companies under the umbrella of Tiret are in trouble The officials were responsible for many of the decisions that led to Tiret’s bankruptcy: Anti-corruption commission head Bereket Simon and Tadesse Kassa have been arrested in their residences in Addis…