The weekly French magazine, Le Point published a lengthy article on the relations between Ethiopia and South Korea, that goes back to the end of World War II, when Ethiopia fought side-by-side with South Korea against North Koreans and Chinese…
O bird of paradise, My good fortune, my sustenance, Blessed among bird species – Sing to me, I’m downcast; I am worn-out by the gripe; My ears are longing for lovely tune, My soul, my mind, my spirit too; From…
Suspects arrested in connection with the ‘coup’ attempt in which the army chief and a retired general were killed in Addis Ababa and three regional officials were killed in Bahir Dar ten days ago are housed in dark, damp, and…
The bodyguard who was reported to have killed himself in Addis Ababa on Saturday after shooting army chief of staff Seare Mekonnen and another retired general Gezai Abera is in the hospital recovering injury, the Ethiopian Federal Police Commission announced.…
The chief of staff of the army, Gen Seare Mekonnen, has been shot dead The Amhara Mass Media reported that president of the Amhara regional state Ambachew Mekonnen and the region’s goverment advisor Ezez Wassie had been killed. Both were…
US reports of gunfire in Addis Ababa Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said that the military’s Chief of Staff, General Seare Mekonen has been attacked, although he did not provide clarifications. In a televised speech delivered after midnight wearing a…
Government says situation under control Press Secretary at the Prime Minister Office Nigussu Tilahun says there was an attempted coup in Amhara regional state on late Saturday. He says a “well-organized group” has attempted to overthrow the regional government but…
The campaign for Sidama autonomy, which has been going on for some years, gained momentum when the Zone Administration in Hawassa voted for statehood a year ago. However, the tactics employed by the elites to exert pressure for the cause…
A senior journalist for the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), Getachew Chane who has travelled to Canada with President Sahle-Work Zewde has disappeared, Ethiopia Observer has learned. Getachew travelled to Vancouver, Canada, with the President Sahle-Work to attend the Women Deliver…
The Amhara region says 5 civilians have been shot dead by armed men in Benshangul-Gumuz region Armed ethnic Gumuz has killed five ethnic Amhara and injured four others in Benshangul-Gumuz, where ethnic violence cost hundreds of lives this year, a…