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Seyoum Mesfin (1949-2021)

Former Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin, one of the officials targeted by arrest warrants alongside other leaders of the Tigray region’s ruling party following the military operation there was reportedly killed by security forces on Wednesday. Seyoum Mesfin had served…
እንዳሰብነው አልሆነም፤ እንደ ፈራነው ሆነ

ሰው ከሞላ ጎደል የግንኙነቶቹ ውጤት ነው። ከወላጅ ቤት ትምህርት ቤት። ከደደቢት ከአሲምባ ምንሊክ ቤት። ከዳንስ ቤት ጸሎት ቤት። ከእሥር ቤት ፍርድ ቤት፤ ወደ ስደት ወደ አገር ቤት። የውጣ ውረዱ ተፅእኖ ቀላል አይደለም። መንገዱ ረጂም ዘወርዋራ ነው። ለያንዳንዱ ተሸክሞት የሚዞረው ኮሮጆ…
Quo Vadis Ethiopia?

Post-TPLF or Phase One? Since Abiy Ahmed’s election to a premiership, constant provocation and insubordination have been the hallmark of the TPLF’s dealings with the federal government. That these defiant and provocative behaviors were designed to create a political instability…
Ethiopianized Hamlet

Tesfaye Gessesse, hailed as one of the important Ethiopian stage actors of his time, died on December 16, 2020. The performer was remembered for the great theatre roles staged during the pre and post-1974 revolution. Late in his career, he…
መስቀል ተ ሠላጢን

መስቀል እና ሠላጢን እንዴትና መቸ በማን እንደ ተጋጠሙ እቅጩን ማወቅ ያዳግታል። ሁለቱ የሚያበስሩት ፍልስፍና ግን የተድበሰበሰ ነገር የለውም። ወይ ሰላም ወይ ፀብ። ሰላም እና ፀብ። በሰላም ከመጣ አሳልመው፤ በፀብ ከመጣ ጎኑን ወግተህ ጣለው… ከጅምሩ የጠበኛና የጠርጣራ ሰው ሥራ ይመስላል፤ ጨርሶ…
Tesfaye Gessesse : a life dedicated to theatre

Tesfaye Gessesse, the longtime acting teacher and artistic director of the Ethiopian National Theatre, has died. He was 84. Tesfaye died Wednesday at his Addis Ababa home of complications related to COVID-19, his family announced. He was instrumental in bringing…
Addisalem Balema appears in court

A senior official of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), Addisalem Balema appeared in court on Thursday a few days after being detained amid a month of conflict in the northern Tigray region. Addisalem Balema, who has served in a…