Sunday Morning, an animated short written by Minasie Terefe, Ephrem Terefe, and Ermias Assefa, won the AGrAF (Association des Auteurs de Groupements de l’Animation Française) Award for Best TV Series or Special at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in…
French energy giant TotalEnergies is exiting the Ethiopian market after agreeing to sell its downstream assets to Libya’s OLA Energy Holdings Ltd., according to the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity, confirming reports that had emerged in recent days. The signing…
Ninety years ago today, on June 30, 1936, Emperor Haile Selassie delivered one of the most memorable speeches in modern diplomatic history, addressing the League of Nations after Fascist Italy, under Benito Mussolini, invaded Ethiopia. The address was also historic…
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has stepped up military mobilisation, with reports of intensified conscription in several parts of Tigray, according to multiple accounts.For months, the TPLF and Ethiopia’s federal government have accused each other of preparing for a…
Authorities in Abobo woreda of the Gambella region have imposed restrictions on women’s clothing, with those wearing short skirts facing fines of up to 3,000 birr. The measure targets women and girls who already face harassment or violence over clothing…
At least two people were killed and several others wounded two days ago when armed men alleged to be members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) opened fire in two kebeles of Megale woreda in Zone 2 of Ethiopia’s…
TotalEnergies, the French energy giant, is reportedly preparing to leave the Ethiopian market. According to Africa Business+, the company has reached an agreement to sell its network of around 120 service stations in the country to OLA Energy, formerly known…
Ethiopian journalist Salsawit Baynesagn, who had been detained without charge for 14 days, was released on Saturday, according to her youngest sister, Haymanot Baynesagn. Police arrested Baynesagn at her home in Addis Ababa on June 8 after informing her that…
An Ethiopian journalist, Salsawit Baynesagn, has been detained by authorities without charge, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said. Police arrested Salsawit at her home in Addis Ababa on June 8 after telling her she was wanted for questioning,…
Police arrested a former independent candidate in Dire Dawa weeks after he withdrew from the race, citing a loss of confidence in the electoral process, Meseret Media reported. Opposition critics described the arrest as part of alleged efforts under Prime…