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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…
Tigray’s opposition party, Salsay Woyane Tigray, complained of intimidation and pressure against its candidates and observers during the regional election. Party representatives announced the press conference Monday morning in Mekele town that serious irregularities were observed prior to election day…
Eskinder Yousuf Omar was born and grew up in around Haramaya Lake. He remembers the lake in its former glory. He used to take a boat for a ride and fishing. “When the lake dried up, we felt as if…
Tigray’s ruling party had a landslide victory in the supposedly democratic elections held on Wednesday, winning over 98.2 percent of votes in the regional assembly. According to the official election results, 152 out of 190 seats declared have been awarded…
The South Sudan government is “concerned” about a rise in coronavirus infections in neighboring Ethiopia, an official said. Ethiopia is among the four nations worst hit in Africa by Covid-19, following behind South Africa, Egypt, and Morocco. From mid-March to…
Ethiopia’s upper house of parliament unanimously declared the upcoming Tigray’s election as unconstitutional, and therefore null and void. In an emergency meeting on Saturday, the House of Federation has held a discussion on resolutions presented by constitutional interpretations and the…
ሹም ማቅበጥ፣ ማሞሰን፣ ማባለግ፣ ሕዝብ አናት ላይ ወጥተው ፊጢጥ እንዲሉ፣ ከሕግ እና ከሀገር በላይ እራሳቸውን እንዲቆጥሩ እና ቶሎ እንዲታበዩ ማድረግ፣ ትክክለኛውን መስመር ማሳት እናውቅበታለን። የኢትዬጲያ ሕዝብ በዚህ ሁሉ የረዥም ዘመን ታሪኩ ከተሳኑት ነገሮች አንዱ ሥልጣንን መግራትና ማረቅ ነው። ሥልጣንን እና…
Ethiopia was scheduled to hold national elections this month. However, in March, the electoral board declined to conduct the polls due to the coronavirus outbreak. Despite this declaration on the part of the electoral board, the Tigray region announced that…
After over 45 days in prison, Oromia Media Network (OMN) journalist Guyo Wario was released on bail Tuesday, the Voice of America reported. “I am so happy for being with family now. [The] prison situation was very tough, but the court investigated my case and…