The Gedeo displacement crisis in Guji zones in the south of Ethiopia has been largely overlooked and neglected, even though it has been going on for a year. At the peak of the crisis last July over 900,000 ethnic Gedeos…
When my hope like a tree was clipped, Knocked down, pulled up And about to snap; As a glimmer of light dimmed And the eye of day shuttered; I spread and wrapped myself in sackcloth, Unaware New Year was here,…
A prominent scholar has called on Ethiopia’s government to formulate an appropriate policy for rural development in favour of peasants to ensure agricultural productivity and raise prosperity–to ensuring that food will be available and affordable to all. Dessalegn Rahmeto, a…
Ethiopia should pursue a more multilateral approach to further amplify its voice in its relation and engagement with Eritrea and other neighbouring nations, an analyst says. Speaking at the ‘Addis Wog’ forum held on 22 March in Sheraton Addis, Abdul…
የማታ ጀምበር ካንዱ ቤት ወዳንዱ በጣራው ተራምዳ፣ የጋራውን አናት እየነካች ሄዳ፣ እዩት ከስር ጥላው፣ የማይደርስበትን፣ እዩት ሰውን ጥላው፣ ሲለፋ ሲባክን። ~ ገብረክርስቶስ ደስታ Evening Sun Tiptoeing roofs of neighboring hamlets, Caressing the crown of the knoll, See the setting sun…
Names of victims of Ethiopian plane crash The pilot of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa on Sunday, killing 157 people on board, had alerted controllers that he was experiencing difficulties and wanted to…
Gedu replaced by Ambachew Mekonen The reason behind resignation remains unclear Gedu warned against the dangers of polarized political climate The president of the Amhara National Regional State, Gedu Andargachew tendered his resignation Friday which was accepted by the Amhara…
Book Introduction Text by Günther Schlee The Boran are a southern Oromo group, which occupies a senior position in Oromo traditional history. Their contact period with the Amhara was shorter than that of other Oromo groups and their dialect has…
Charles Sutton was a Peace Corps Volunteer and the sole American member of the Orchestra Ethiopia, a music and folk dance group which was active in Addis Ababa in the sixties and seventies. Besides playing the one-stringed masenko for the…
Getachew Debalke, a veteran stage personality, producer, and lyricist, has died at the age of 83 last night. He performed in several plays, including in Tsegaye Gebre-Medhin’s translation of Hamlet, playing the role of Claudius in 1985. He has authored…