Designer showcases collection at UNESCO fashion show

Ethiopian up-and-coming designer showed off a range of her designs at the Africa Fashion Reception which was held at the UNESCO headquarter in Paris on November 7. The 26-year-old designer Selamawit Mulugeta was selected to represent Ethiopia at the prestigious…
Memories of Asnakech Worku

Memories of Asnakech Worku by Hailu Mergia The legendary singer Asnaketch Worku’s self-titled album, “Asnakech”, which was released back in 1975, has been remastered and reissued by Awesome Tapes From Africa and will see the light of the day on…
Senior military and intelligence officers arrested

About 63 senior officials of Ethiopia’s Metals and Engineering Corporation (MeTEC) and key intelligence officers were arrested over the weekend on charges of corruption and human-rights abuses, according to Ethiopia’s attorney general. “Twenty-seven officials have been arrested for alleged corrupt practices, while…
Ethiopians flee to Sudan after ethnic based attack

A fresh outbreak of violence in north-western Ethiopia state has caused hundreds of Tigrayan and Kimant ethnic groups to flee to Sudan. About 300 members of Tigrayan and Kimant ethnic groups have fled to neighbouring Sudan after several people were…
Glue sniffing street children of Ethiopia

He looked no older than 12 years old. He was sitting on the floor of the veranda of the Ethiopian National Theatre with other street kids. He walked over to me and my friend and started following us. He asked…
Interview with Gérard Prunier (part II)

In the first instalment of a two-part interview held in mid-April, Gérard Prunier graciously shared memories and insights about the circumstances of his first arrival in Ethiopia towards the end of Emperor Haile Selassie’s reign in 1973, travelling overland from Tanzania,…
French telecom giant eyes Ethiopian telecom sector

France’s formerly state-owned telecom company Orange is eyeing opportunities in Ethiopia, the company CEO,  Stéphane Richard told La Tribune Afrique, following the Ethiopian government’s announcement of its intention to liberalise the telecommunications sector. The Ethiopian government announced on June it…