When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited Gambella by the end of May 2018, he noticed how far the region was lagging behind in its overall development compared to most regions of the country. He later brought these concerns before the parliament,…
• An American national among those arrested • Youth group looking to oust the president Two weeks after security forces in Gambella State on the border of Sudan fired on protesters demanding reform, killing 9, residents say people suspected of…
Coming to Armenia is a homecoming, a return to my ancestral homeland. As a fourth-generation descendant, I belong to the minority Armenian community in Ethiopia. I’m an Ethiopian national of Armenian origin. I speak Amharic and some of my favourite…
Ethnic tensions and violent clashes and subsequent displacements of people in some regions of Ethiopia and around Addis Ababa have set off alarmist, if not distraught, reactions among political analysts, activists, and ordinary people. While for some these tragic events…
The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) concluded its 11th congress October 5, having re-elected Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as its chairman.As well as re-electing Abiy as chairman, the congress elected Demeke Mekonnen as EPRDF vice-chairman. The result will surprise…
The Amharic adaption of “Barefoot in Athens”, (Bado Egir), a 1966 play written by American playwright Maxwell Anderson that chronicles the last years of the philosopher Socrates, his trial and final days before his self-imposed death was staged in Athens’…
Former military general also made a surprising entrant Melaku Fenta, the former director general of the Ethiopian Revenues and Custom Authority, who has been imprisoned for five years in what was widely seen as political manipulation coming from rival leadership…
Getachew Assefa, the former director of the National Intelligence and Security Services, whose future seemed precarious for some time, has managed to retain his position as member of the political bureau of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the EPRDF’s executive…
In surprising turn of events, Demeke Mekonnen is step down as chairman of the Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM), if the request is approved by the the party congress. At the 12th congress of the ANDM taking place in Bahir…
Elias Omar will serve as acting president President of the University of Jigjiga, Abdulaziz Ibrahim Ismael who sparked a storm of controversy by firing more than thirty staff a year ago has himself been let go, Ethiopia Observer learnt. According…