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ወደ ቀድሞ ቦታው ላይመለስ የሻከረው የአሜሪካ እና እስራኤል ግንኙነት
ከአራት ወራት በፊት አሜሪካ እና እስራኤል በአንድ ላይ ተጣምረው ኢራንን መደብደብ ሲጀምሩ፤ የእስራኤሉ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስተር ቤንያሚን ኔታንያሁ ምኞቴ ሠመረልኝ በሚል አይነት ፈንጥዘው ነበር።ዛሬ ግን ያ ሁሉ ተቀይሮ፤ እስራኤል ብቻዋን እንደቀረች እየተሰማት ነው ይለናል በቅርቡ ፖለቲኮ ላይ ታትሞ የወጣው ፅሑፋ። የአሜሪካው…
Ethiopia’s ‘Sunday Morning’ wins major prize at Annecy Animation Festival
Sunday Morning, an animated short written by Minasie Terefe, Ephrem Terefe, and Ermias Assefa, won the AGrAF (Association des Auteurs de Groupements de l’Animation Française) Award for Best TV Series or Special at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in…
TotalEnergies exits Ethiopia as OLA Energy acquires assets, confirmed
French energy giant TotalEnergies is exiting the Ethiopian market after agreeing to sell its downstream assets to Libya’s OLA Energy Holdings Ltd., according to the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity, confirming reports that had emerged in recent days. The signing…
90 years ago: Emperor Haile Selassie’s landmark appeal to the League of Nations
Ninety years ago today, on June 30, 1936, Emperor Haile Selassie delivered one of the most memorable speeches in modern diplomatic history, addressing the League of Nations after Fascist Italy, under Benito Mussolini, invaded Ethiopia. The address was also historic…
TPLF accused of intensifying conscription as military call-up escalates
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has stepped up military mobilisation, with reports of intensified conscription in several parts of Tigray, according to multiple accounts.For months, the TPLF and Ethiopia’s federal government have accused each other of preparing for a…
Dire Dawa: echoes of the railway age
After several years away, I recently returned to Dire Dawa with my wife and daughter, joined by my wife’s colleague, her husband, and their two children. We travelled from Addis Ababa by air. We could have taken the train, but…
Women face fines for wearing short skirts in the Gambella region
Authorities in Abobo woreda of the Gambella region have imposed restrictions on women’s clothing, with those wearing short skirts facing fines of up to 3,000 birr. The measure targets women and girls who already face harassment or violence over clothing…
At least two killed, several wounded in alleged TPLF attack in the Afar region
At least two people were killed and several others wounded two days ago when armed men alleged to be members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) opened fire in two kebeles of Megale woreda in Zone 2 of Ethiopia’s…
TotalEnergies reportedly preparing to leave Ethiopia
TotalEnergies, the French energy giant, is reportedly preparing to leave the Ethiopian market. According to Africa Business+, the company has reached an agreement to sell its network of around 120 service stations in the country to OLA Energy, formerly known…
Blind Spot: exploring the realities of mixed-race identity in France
After leaving Ethiopia at the age of thirteen, a young girl arrives in Paris April 1978. The only child of an Ethiopian father and a French mother, she soon begins attending the Lycée Jules-Ferry near Place de Clichy in the…