Borana community appoints new leader in traditional ceremony (Video)
Under a system of governance known as Gadaa, representatives from five royal lineages prepare for leadership on the Borana community in southern Ethiopia. Each cycle lasts for eight years. At the start...
View ArticleAklilu Habtewold would have turned 105 today
Teshafi Tizaz Aklilu Habtewold would have turned 105 today. Born in Adda, Shewa in 1912, Aklilu became a prominent statesman for over three decades in Atse Haile Selassie’s government, including...
View ArticleRubbish landslide kills 48 in Addis Ababa
At least 48 people have been killed in a landslide at a vast rubbish dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, officials say. They say dozens of people are still missing since the...
View ArticleSocial media reaction to rubbish landslide tragedy
The minute news broke of the landslide at vast rubbish in Addis Ababa, social media sites like Facebook and Twitter were inundated with a huge volume of messages. Many Ethiopians at home and abroad...
View ArticleEthiopian authorities bow to pressure, release a journalist
An Ethiopian journalist walked out of a prison Monday after more than 120 days behind bars. Anania Sorri, a 34-year-old journalist and commentator was arrested in November, among tens of thousands held...
View ArticleEthiopia lifts part of the state of emergency restrictions
Ethiopia’s government declared an end to certain restrictions under emergency rule that it has imposed on October 2016 in the wake of violent anti-government protests. The emergency measures –...
View ArticleIs split in Blue Party the regime’s project?
The Ethiopian Semayawi (Blue Party) once hailed as a young and dynamic party has been in the limelight for the wrong reasons. Dispute over leadership and resources is rocking the party. The party’s...
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In pictures: UN 2017 Women First Run
More than 10,000 girls and women flocked to Addis Ababa’s Atlas Hotel area to take part in the 5k Run on 12 March 2017. As part of the United Nations’ commemoration of the International Women’s Day,...
View ArticleNew South Sudan rebel group gains supporters
A new rebel group in war-torn South Sudan has gained some high-level supporters, both within the country and the South Sudanese diaspora. General Faiz Ismail Futur announced this week that he has...
View ArticleGreat Run goes to South Sudan
Haile Gebre-Selassie, founder of the Great Ethiopian Run, has helped to launch South Sudan’s version of Great Run. At press conference in Addis Ababa, the renowned athlete said he hoped the event will...
View ArticleNew show by Behailu Bezabih
LeLa Art Gallery is pleased to invite you to “YETEKELEKELE BOTA” a painting exhibition by Behailu Bezabih. The opening reception is this Saturday, March 25th at 3pm. The exhibition continues through to...
View ArticleHailemariam’s parliament comment sparks widespread outrage
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn is used to rebukes from time to time– but his comment made to lawmakers in the Ethiopian parliament last week about the huge amount of money stolen and embezzled by...
View ArticleThe Amhara National Democratic Movement’s business empire
The head of the immense state-owned holding company Tiret (Endeavours), Tadesse Kassa ketema (a.k.a Tinkishu), is at the centre of an action to acquire a controlling stake in two national textile...
View ArticleFormer South Sudan Official Sues Woman for Slander
Pagan Amum, a well-known South Sudanese politician who lives in the United States, is suing a member of his country’s diaspora for slander. Amum says a South Sudanese woman who goes by the name of...
View ArticleFury over demolition of “illegal houses, businesses”
Intense clashes erupted in Bahir Dar city, capital of the Amhara region, last week when authorities demolished thousands of houses and small businesses at an area known as Yibab located around Bahir...
View ArticleTrump Grants US Military More Authority to Strike Militants in Somalia
(VOA)-The White House has granted the U.S. military broader authority to carry out strikes in Somalia against al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants, the Pentagon said Thursday, the latest sign President...
View ArticleIn his own words: Ambassador Ahadou Sabouré
Ahadou Sabouré is Ethiopia’s veteran journalist, public servant, and a diplomat who had served as ambassador in the neighbouring countries, the Somalia (1961-1967) and Djibouti (1967-1972). In the...
View ArticleA new TV channel funded by the ruling party
The Ethiopian government has launched a new television station with current affairs channel staffed by young journalists. The Ethiopian News Network (ENN), fully funded by the ruling party, the...
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