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How to Kill An African Bird
I don’t need a hypnotist to remember my first memory as a child. It was in my grandmother’s bedroom, and I was sitting on my great-grandmother, Abiye’s, lap- she was feeding me bread soaked in sweet tea. Abiye was listening…
Abiy Ahmed criticizes human rights reports
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has criticized the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), accusing the state-appointed but legally autonomous body of presenting unbalanced facts and perspectives. In an interview with Ethiopian Television, Abiy remarked that over the past three or four…
Former Ethiopia state minister arrested
Ethiopia’s former State Minister for Peace, Taye Dendea, has been arrested, his wife has told the BBC.She said more than ten police officers came to their home on Monday and took him away, saying he was wanted by the federal…
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o and the way we remember ourselves
It is a well-worn phrase, but Kenya truly feels like my second home. It has sheltered me at my worst and has given me good memories at my best. I always said that if I were to be exiled, I…
ይድረስ ለዝጋቤር
ለኦቦ ቦጎሳ ቀኖ + ለአዴ ሶሬቲ መታሰቢያ ይሁን + ወንዙን ተሻግሮ ጉብታው ላይ ባለ ሣር ክዳን ቤት፤ ከአጠገቡ የተራበ ሕጻን ሆድ የምታክል ያጋደለች የእህል ጎተራ፤ ፈንጠር ብሎ ማማ፣ ማማው ላይ ከወጣህ የበቆሎ ማሣ ከዳር ዳር እንደ እጅህ መዳፍ ወለል ብሎ…
በ1930ዎቹ ዓመታት ቅርሶች ከአፍሪካ እንዴት እንደተወሰዱ የሚያሳይ ኤግዚቢሽን
በርካታ አባላት የነበሩበትና ብዙ ዝግጀት የተደረገበት የኤትኖግራፊ ጉዞ ነበር። እንደ አውሮፓውያን ዘመን አቆጣጠር ዓ.ም. ከ1931 እስከ 1933 የተደረገው የዳካር ጂቡቲ የተልዕኮ ቡድን (Mission Dakar-Djibouti)። የአፍሪካ አህጉርን እሴቶች፣ እምነቶች፣ ባህሎች፣ የዕደ-ጥበብ ስራዎች፣ እንስሳት ፣ እጽዋት እንዳይጠፉ ለመታደግ መወሰድ ያለበት እርምጃ ነው…
Books you take with you
I am in the middle of a major organization of my “stuff” as George Carlin calls our things. It looks like I am preparing for a major exile. Or like I was told I am going to die very soon.…
South African police rescue 44 Ethiopians from suspected traffickers
(The Witness)-South African police said Thursday they had rescued 44 Ethiopian nationals, 17 of them minors, who were being held against their will in an upscale neighbourhood of Johannesburg. The incident is the latest in a string of human-trafficking cases…
Forced recruitment sparks fear among youth in Adama
Over the past two weeks, young people—including minors—have been rounded up for mandatory military service in the Oromia region. In Adama, residents report that youths are being detained and held in warehouses, causing widespread concern, BBC Amharic reported. A BBC…
Dozens of African migrants killed in US strike on Yemen, Houthis say
(BBC)-At least 68 African migrants have been killed in a US air strike on a detention centre in Houthi-controlled north-western Yemen, the armed group’s TV channel says. Al Masirah reported that another 47 migrants were injured, most of them critically,…