Picture academia as a giant, colorful map—one designed not for walls but for wanderers. It’s supposed to be a place where bold thinkers cross borders, chase ideas, and return with fresh discoveries. But lately, it feels like some of those…
Following a series of attacks in which twenty people were killed, many investors and farmers are leaving Benishangul-Gumuz, abandoning their commercial farms, according to reports. The region’s industry and investment bureau announced that it had been informed of the departure…
Do you remember Hewan Gebrewold from Jano Band? She was one of the lead singers of the group, a full ensemble, and one of Ethiopia’s top acts. The band has since disbanded, and we haven’t heard much about them lately.…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called on religious leaders, wealthy individuals, scholars, and embassies to act swiftly to help prevent war in Tigray. His remarks in parliament on Thursday came amid growing tensions between the federal government and the…
Tensions that escalated when Tigrayan leaders Debretsion Gebremichael and Getachew Reda clashed were ultimately resolved after Debretsion’s forces prevailed. This victory led to the appointment of Tadesse Werede—who had sided with Debretsion—as the new head of the Tigray administration. Getachew…
Authorities in Addis Ababa are rounding up Tigrayan youths in arbitrary arrests, targeting them solely because of their ethnic background and holding them without due process or formal charges, according to former detainees and their families. Human Rights First Ethiopia…
Four people, including children, were killed and seven others injured in a series of mortar attacks in the North Wollo Zone of the Amhara region on Sunday, June 29, 2025, according to eyewitnesses and local officials who spoke to the…
It is said that Emperor Haile Selassie I enjoyed the theatre. Laureate Tsegaye Gebremedhin credits the Emperor with inspiring the start of his playwriting career. As a young boy, Tsegaye translated a few passages from a play about Roman emperors…
አሜሪካ እስራኤልን በመደገፍ በቀጥታ ወደ ጦርነቱ ውስጥ ትገባለች ወይስ አትገባም የሚለው ጥያቄ አሁን መልስ አግኝቷል።ዶናልድ ትራምፕ ብለውት የነበረውን ሁለት ሳምንት እንኳ መጠበቅ አልቻሉም።የአሜሪካ መከላከያ ኃይል በኢራን ሦስት የኒውክሌር ተቋማት ላይ የቦምብ ድብደባ ፈፅሟል።በተራራዎች መካከል የተደበቀውንና የእስራኤል መከላከያ ኃይል የአየር ጥቃት…
Before we (the Ethiopian Gen X) “got” Matlock, Father Dowling, and Jake and the Fatman, we “had” Inspector Derrick. A German crime series aired after the English news on weekdays in the late 80s and early 90s. I had this memory of…