Author: Worku Gebeyehu Lakew Empire and Revolution in Ethiopia, a new perspective: 2018 Addis Ababa 344 pages, Price 142 Birr Forty-five years after its outbreak, the Ethiopian Revolution has continued to fascinate historians and writers to this day. A handful…
Already grappling with political instability, foreign exchange shortages, Ethiopia now has to worry about the rising price of food “Any sugar?” says the young woman, leaning into a shop in the town of Merawi, 34kms away from Bahir Dar. The…
A group of self-proclaimed “apostles,” and “prophets” are commanding some of the country’s largest spiritual audiences through pulpits and television cameras. They, among others, promise direct access to God through miracles and healing and give assurance of prosperity and abundance.…
Global conglomerates of farm inputs, seeds, fertilizer, GMO crops providers, are coming to Ethiopia. Are they bringing a miraculous solution to the country’s food security problem, as they claim or delayed toxicity, as detractors argue? Twenty-five large French companies and…
The recent assassinations in Addis Ababa and Amhara and the ‘attempted coup’ have sparked debate. Ethiopians are engaged in discussions on the tragic event, the political impasse in the country, and what this means for the current and future of…
Ethiopia has buried its top regional officials in Bahir Dar, its chief of the army staff and another general in Mekele and the alleged coup leader in Lalibela. This was the first time the country has lost such large number…
Frédéric Garnier, 72, is a retired French dentist who lives in the suburbs of Paris, Chantilly-Gouvieux. He spent the early parts of his life in the eastern town of Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, where his father was working for the Djibouti-Addis…
Can the new Mejlis tackle the sectarian division? It was hailed as a watershed moment for Ethiopia’s large Muslim community that has been mired by strife, deep divisions and co-opting attempt from the regime. A call for the establishment of…
Interns complain of poor pay, heavy workloads and repeated over-time, inadequate facilities. The protests that started recently by final-year medical students and interns working in government hospitals in Jimma town and later in Assela which was met by a crackdown…
“A regime that has been thriving on dictatorship for twenty years is not expected to reform itself in twenty months. What we are witnessing today is a reflection of this,” said Ustaz Ahmed Mustufa, member of the Ethiopian Muslim Arbitration…