The vice-chair and an executive committee member of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF), Fetlework Gebregziabher (known as Monjorino) said she was fired not because of poor performance but solely for her dissenting political stance. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed dismissed…
As the death toll from the deadly coronavirus has jumped to 81, hundreds of Ethiopian nationals stranded in the Chinese city of Wuhan are demanding to be repatriated. Several countries have promised to repatriate their nationals blocked in China. The…
Yonas Admassu, who died February 11 at age 71, was a writer who made lasting contributions to Ethiopian literature as a poet, essayist, literary critic, and editor. Dr. Yonas, who was an Associate Professor in the Department of Ethiopian Languages…
Pro-government journalist defects while covering UK-Africa summit A journalist who accompanied Ethiopian delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister, Demeke Mekonnen to the UK’s Africa investment conference held yesterday and today has stayed behind, Ethiopia Observer has learned. Bilal Worku, a…
Emperor Haile Selassie. By Bereket Habte Selassie. (Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2014. Pp. 147. $14.95.) Reviewed by Charles W. McClellan This slim volume by distinguished scholar of African studies and law, Bereket Habte Selassie is part of Ohio University…
The commander of the Oromo Liberation Army’s (OLA) western front, Kumsa Diriba (better known as Jaal Maro) fighting the government has denied on Tuesday allegations that he has been receiving any help from Tigray Liberation Front (TPLF). The OLA emerged…
Ethiopian premier offered lavish praise for the crown prince of Abu Dhabi Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said he offered to mediate between the United Arab Emirates and Israel during an official visit to Israel on October 20, 2019. In an…
It has been a number of years since the “Ethiopian History” course has been canceled from Ethiopian colleges and universities for its supposed biases and question of inclusiveness. A new textbook has been written by a government-appointed panel of four…
It has been a number of years since the “Ethiopian History” course has been canceled from Ethiopian colleges and universities for its supposed biases and question of inclusiveness. A new textbook has been written by a government-appointed panel of four…