Displaced families in Mai Gulit, near Sekota in the Wag-Himra zone of the Amhara region, say they are enduring severe hardship and a lack of basic services. The families living near the town of Sekota, who were forced to leave…
A Chinese construction company has taken legal action against the Ethiopian government under international arbitration in London over a dispute involving a road project in northern Ethiopia, Ethiopia Observer has learned. A decision is expected in February 2026, with Beijing…
A drone strike on the Sanka Gesho Ber health station in Gubalafto woreda, North Wollo Zone, killed three people, while two health workers were seriously injured and taken to Woldia Hospital, according to Meseret Media, which cited a resident of…
Between story and history The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has nine major and nine minor feasts. Meskel is the first of the minor feasts, and the liturgical calendar marks Meskerem 17, the day Queen Helena found the True Cross in Jerusalem. The Church…
ግምገማ ሐተታ ጸጋዬ ገብረ መድኅን (ጸገመ) ንውዮርክ አሜሪካ በህክምና ላይ እያለ፣ ፋሲል ይትባረክ የሕይወት ታሪኩን በእንግሊዝኛ እንዲጽፍለት በጠየቀው ጊዜ ደስታ እንደ ተሰማው፣ የኃላፊነቱን ክብደት በማጤን ደግሞ ፍርኃት እንደ ገባው፣ “ያልታሰቡ ክፍተቶችና የተዘለሉ ነጥቦች ሊኖሩ እንደሚችሉ” በመረዳት ሥራውን እንደ ጀመረ ገልጾልናል።…
Ethiopia left the World Championships without a gold medal, making this year’s edition in Tokyo its most disappointing showing since 1991. The team finished 22nd in the medal table, collecting two silver and two bronze medals, but gold remained elusive.…
In many cultures, a common New Year’s tradition involves enjoying a music playlist or a special TV show. This cultural experience may, sometimes, extend beyond national borders, for example, the viewing of the British classic “Dinner for One” in Germany…
Christian Tadele, a former federal lawmaker and outspoken critic of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who is in prison, is seriously ill, his lawyer and family have said. His lawyer, Solomon Gezaegn, told the BBC he visited Tadele at Kilinto Prison…
Ethiopia’s former Central Bank Governor, the man whose fingers typed the codes that overnight made millions of Ethiopians poorer, has moved on. Congratulations are in order. He’s now at the African Development Bank, Vice President, no less. A seat at…
Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha won silver in a tactical men’s 10,000m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, clocking 28:55.83 as the only African on the podium. France’s Jimmy Gressier edged past Kejelcha in the final metres to take gold…