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Peter Gill, in his book, Ethiopia and Foreigners: Ethiopia since the Live Aid (Oxford University Press, 2010), describes Professor Mesfin Wolde-Mariam as “a formidable fighter in every cause he has adopted.” Excerpts: At the outset of his career it was…
It is with great sadness that we learned professor Mesfin Wolde Mariam, who died on 29 September, an indefatigable Ethiopian nationalist, is no more. Mesfin is the victim of Covid-19 at age 91. For me, writing this In-Memoriam is personal.…
Ethiopia’s best-known human rights defender and one of the country’s most senior intellectuals, Mesfin Woldemariam has died from a coronavirus infection at the age of 91 in Addis Ababa. Family members announced that Prof. Mesfin had tested positive for the…
ፕሮፌሰር መስፍን ወልደማርም በተወለዱ በ91 ዓመታቸው አርፈዋል፡፡ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አህመድ በፕሮፌሰር መስፍን ወልደማርያም ሞት የተሰማቸውን ሀዘን ገልጸዋል፡፡ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አህመድ “የሐሳብ ልዕልና ምልክት፤ የሰላማዊ ትግል አርአያ፣ ላመኑበት ነገር እስከ መጨረሻቸው ሞጋች፣ ላመኑበት እውነት ብቻ የሚቆሙት ፕሮፌሰር መስፍን ወልደ ማርያም በማረፋቸው…
Prominent activist and opposition figure Jawar Mohammed has said that he and other opposition party figures are being locked up by the government in an attempt to prevent them from running for the upcoming election. “I am proud to be…
Sultan Hanfareh Ali Mirah, who was enthroned as the spiritual chief of the Afar people on November 2011, died at the age of 74. The Sultan was a member of the most powerful family group in Afar, and the son…
Opposition figures, Jawar Mohammed, Bekele Gerba, Hamza Adnan, and 21 others were charged with terrorism-related offenses and other crimes, the attorney general’s office said Saturday. The attorney general stated that the suspects have also been charged under telecom fraud and…
Health minister tells lawmakers country can hold election provided all necessary precautions are taken Ethiopian Health Minister Lia Tadesse told an emergency session of the House of Peoples’ Representatives on Friday that the country could hold the sixth round of…
A prominent journalist and politician, Eskinder Nega has been transferred to Kaliti Prison, on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, where he was previously detained, his attorney Henok Aklilu told BBC Amharic. Eskinder Nega, who is now the Chairman of the…
Enset (EnseteVentricosum) is a root crop that forms a staple food for over 20 million people in Ethiopia. Enset is domesticated and used as a food crop only in Ethiopia although wild forms are known to be found in a…