Category: News
Every town and village in Ethiopia has its own adbar, which Wolf Leslau’s ‘Concise Amharic Dictionary’, defines as ‘tree or trees consecrated to spirits (people make scarifies to them’). A warka tree, an indigenous tree resembling the sycamore and distinct…
Federal Police describes the activist’s claim as wrong Chaos in several towns as police disperse protesters Clashes reported between opponents and supporters of Jawar Angry protests have broken out in Addis Ababa and several Oromia towns after influential journalist and…
The fate of the Ethiopian ruling party, the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) has been a subject of discussion. Established by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in the late ’80s, the party, comprising of four ethnicity-based affiliates, has controlled…
Berhanu Jula downplays reports of clashes between govt forces & OLF combatants The former eastern Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) commander Hundee Deressa, known as Diinaraas who was wounded during an attack at Bishoftu town on September 24 has died, the…
Getachew Reda, a senior official of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) on Wednesday reinforced his support for the cause of Kimant people for self-administration after rejecting claims by the Amhara region officials that TPLF orchestrated violence this week. “The…
Ethiopian police arrested about 55 people in Addis Ababa on Friday during the Meskel celebration, one of the Ethiopian Orthodox (Tewahido) Church’s colourful festivals. BBC Amharic cites the church’s Addis Ababa Diocese’s public relations head, Melake Hiwot Aba Woldeyesus as…
Once upon a time, Lake Haramaya, one of Ethiopia’s stunning and renowned lakes, served as a life-giving source for both humans and animals, and it was a sanctuary for a variety of beautiful birds in the eastern part of the…
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.…
Ethiopian prime minister says no turning back on democratic path Facing deepening anxieties at home, Ethiopia’s leader, Abiy Ahmed, delivered an unabashed defence of the state of the country’s economy on Thursday, arguing that his recipe of reform agenda would…