Members of parliament, journalists and community activists are being held in Kilinto and Kality prisons in connection with the unrest in Amhara region. Their families say they are going through difficult times. In Addis Ababa, a mother of three told…
Hotels in the town of Gondar say ongoing security issues have devastated business. Owners told the Reporter newspaper that their falling revenues have led to mass layoffs and left many of them facing serious financial distress. Security concerns in the…
Abdulsemed Mohammed, host of the business program Kidame Gebeya on Ahadu Radio 94.3, and Yonas Amare, senior editor and producer at The Ethiopian Reporter, were released after being abducted earlier in August. Yonas Amare was taken on August 13, 2025,…
The Ethiopian Mass Media Professionals Association has called for an immediate end to the abduction of journalists. The group condemned the disappearances of Yonas Amare and Abdulsamed Mohammed, who were abducted two days apart, describing it as “an unacceptable practice”…
Edward Bawden (1903–1989) was a distinguished British watercolour painter and illustrator. His early artistic training began at the Cambridge School of Art (1919–1922), followed by three formative years at the Royal College of Art in London (1922–1925). Before the outbreak…
በጎጃም ክፍለ ሃገር ጎዛመን ወረዳ እንደዶም በተባለ መንደር 1902 የተወለዱት ክቡር ሀዲስ ዓለማየሁ የስድስት ዓመት ልጅ እንዳሉ በእናታቸው አባት ሥር ሆነው ዜማን ማጥናት ጀመሩ።በደብረኤልያስ፣ በደብረ ወርቅና በዲማ እየተዘዋወሩ ለአስራ ሁለት ዓመታት ቅኔንና ዜማን አጥንተው በአሥራ ስድስት ዓመታቸው ትምህርታቸውን አጠናቀዋል። በ1918 ወደ…
(BBC)-At least 27 migrants have died after two boats capsized as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy. Around 60 survivors were rescued from the seas off the island of Lampedusa, while the search for others continues.…
The Ethiopian government has sought to influence certain countries to extradite or deport journalists and commentators critical of its policies, according to a report. These efforts have reportedly targeted countries such as Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, and several European nations,…
In its 2017 Ethiopian calendar year report, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), a state-appointed yet legally autonomous body, questioned reports of drone attacks allegedly carried out by the government. The 152-page report, covering the human rights situation between June…
By Marlène Panara — Translation of an original article first published in French by RFI. The atmosphere is electric at The Social, a cultural hub in the heart of Addis Ababa. On stage, Rumi Solomon—elegantly dressed in navy blue, her…