It was a story set in the feudal Ethiopia, a unique time with aura of liberalism, before it was changed by the 1974 revolution. Hanna Yilma, who passed away a week ago, and Sibhat Gebre-egziabher (1936–February 20, 2012) belonged to…
“I don’t have an interesting back story about why I became a journalist,” says Atnafseged Yilma. The experienced journalist, who began work as a cadet journalist at Voice of Ethiopia newspaper and Menen magazine at age 22, said his chosen…
It was a pleasure to talk to the revered journalist and author, Negash Gebre-Mariam. He is an imposing presence and he looks vigorous for a 90-year-old man but prostate cancer is weakening him these days, he says. It probably shows…
He is one of the Ethiopia’s oldest working journalists. He is the editor of the weekly English version of the Ethiopia Reporter. He heads to the Reporter’s office every Friday morning to make a final touch at the articles that…
It was a delight to have the opportunity to interview the veteran journalist, lecturer, and diplomat Mairegu Bezabih a week ago. A sprightly man with white hair, a large forehead, and darting eyes in metal-framed glasses, Mairegu has a fretful…