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Cinematographer for Haile Gerima’s Teza dies

Italian Cinematographer and director Mario Masini who was the cinematographer for Haile Gerima’s much-celebrated Teza died at the age of 84. His daughter Paolo Masini announced his death in a statement. The experimental cinematographer who died in Germany where he…
Rights Groups: Amhara forces committed atrocities in Tigray

(VOA)-Rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch say forces from Ethiopia’s Amhara region have committed a series of atrocities in the neighboring Tigray region. According to the two group’s reports, released Thursday, Amhara region militia forces are carrying out…
BBC reporter Girmay Gebru freed

The BBC reporter in Tigray has been released without charge. Girmay Gebru was taken from a café in the regional capital, Mekelle, on Monday, and detained by the military. A local journalist, Tamirat Yemane, and two translators – Alula Akalu…
Ethiopian military seizes Axum, Adwa, says state media

The Ethiopian military has seized the towns of Axum and Adwa, state media announced. Tigray special forces battling the federal defence forces in both areas had surrendered, the state-owned Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Friday. The defence forces, “who were…
Flooding in northeastern Ethiopia displaces nearly 20,000

(AP)-An official in Ethiopia’s northeastern Afar region says heavy flooding has displaced some 20,000 people from their homes. “The flooding has caused damages to properties and killed several dozens of animals,” Kulsuma Burhaba Ali, deputy head of the region’s disaster…
በር ያስገባል በር ያስወጣል፤      ወዴት ያስገባል ወዴት ያስወጣል

በር መሸጋገሪያ ነው፤ ከአዲስ ወደ አሮጌ መሻገሪያ፤ ከአሮጌ ወደ አዲስ መሻገሪያ። ከሞት ወደ ሕይወት። ከሠፈር ወደ ሌላ ሠፈር። ከዛሬ ወደ ነገ። ከሹመት ወደ ሽረት፤ ከሽረት ወደ ሹመት። ሽግግሩ አንዳንዴ በምርጫ ነው፣ አንዳንዴ ያለምርጫ። መወለድና ሞት በምርጫ ነው? ተሻግሮ ከበር ወዲያ…