OFC says it is “concerned” by the arrest of its leaders
Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) said it was “concerned” by the arrest of its leaders, Bekele Gerba, Jawar Mohammed, and Hamza Borena who are said to be in Maekelawi detention center, an infamous...
View ArticleDeath toll in protests over singer’s death reaches 81
Violence in several towns has taken ethinc dimensions The death toll following protests over the death of a popular singer rose to 81, the Ethiopian government confirmed Wednesday. 81 people,...
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Addis Ababa on the aftermath of assassination of singer Haacaaluu
Violent protests caused havoc across the capital, leaving parts of the city in shambles. The death of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, a singer and political activist who was shot to death inside his car Monday...
View Article“የመንግሥት አካሄድ ወደለየለት አምባገነንነት እንዳያመራን እና ከዴሞክራሲ የበለጠ እንዳያርቀንም ያስፈራል።”
ኢስሃቅ እሸቱ ከአርቲስት እና ታጋይ ሃጫሉ ሁንዴሳ በግፍ መገደል በኋላ አገራችን ያለችበት ሁኔታ እጅግ ያሳስባል። ውጥረቱ እጅግ ያስፈራል። በዚህ መካከል በተፈጠረው ቁጣ እና ቀውስ እየሞቱ እና እየተገደሉ ያሉ ንጹሃን ሞት ከምንም በላይ ልብ ይሰብራል። እንዲህ ዓይነት ሕዝባዊ ቁጣ ሲቀሰቀስ መንግሥት የሚወስደው...
View Articleአንቺን ሲልሽ ሲልሽ…እንዳይሆን የመንግስት ነገር፤
ሰውየው አጥብቆ የሚፈልጋትን የልብ ወዳጁን እሱ በፈለጋት ጊዜ ፈልጎም አያገኛትም፤ እሷ በፈለገችው ጊዜ ደግሞ ድንገት ከች ትላለች። በዚህ የተበሳጨው አፍቃሪ ታዲያ እንዲ ብሎ ገጠመ ይባላል፤ አንቺን ሲልሽ ሲልሽ ትመጫለሽ በእግርሽ፣ እኔን ሲለኝ ሲለኝ የትም አላገኝሽ።በአገሪቱ የሕግ የበላይነት ከጠፋ ከሁለት አመታት...
View ArticleThe need for different approaches in engaging communities in productive dialogue
After the assassination of the artist and activist Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, the situation the country finds itself in is a huge cause of concern. The chaos that has prevailed following this event has...
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Ethnically-motivated attacks in Shashemene and elsewhere
Following the killing of a prominent singer and activist, Hachalu Hundessa, Oromia deputy police commissioner Girma Gelam, described the events of the past week as having “claimed the lives of up to...
View ArticleGruesome accounts of ethnically motivated violence in Arsi zone
Widespread violence in the past week in the Arsi zone of the Oromia region following the shooting death of a popular Oromo singer has claimed more than 30 persons, officials told VOA on Monday. People...
View ArticleEthiopia cases top 7,000, death toll at 124
Country reports 147 new cases, four fatalities over past 24 hours The number of coronavirus cases in Ethiopia crossed 7,000 and the death toll reached 124 on Thursday. The Federal Ministry of Health...
View ArticleTPLF denies involvement in singer’s death
TPLF says two members of of its central committee arrested in Addis Ababa The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has denied the governing party’s accusation that it was involved in last week’s...
View ArticleSuspects in connection to Haacaaluu’s fatal shooting identified
Ethiopia’s attorney general has said three men on charges related to killing Hachala Hundessa were identified, two of them being held custody, and one other on the run. Attorney general Abebech Abbebe...
View ArticleThousands may die daily from hunger due to Covid-19 – and Ethiopia is extreme...
A new Oxfam report has put Ethiopia in the list of the ten most extreme hunger hotspots. The organisation estimates that by the end of the year, 12 000 people across the globe could die each day from...
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በኮቪድ ዘመን በደቡብ አፍሪካ የሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያኖች ላይ እየደረሰ ያለው እንግልት
የሠላሳ ዓመት ጕልማሳው የሆነው አቶ ተመስገን ሃንኮሬ፥ በደቡብ አፍሪካ በምትገኘው በካርስዴል ከተማ ነዋሪ ነው። ወደ ደቡብ አፍሪካ ከመጣ ሰባት አመት የሆነው ሲሆን ከባዶ ተነስቶ ባደረገው ከፍተኛ ጥረት የራሱን ሱቅ አቋቊሞ የሚተዳደር ነው። አቶ ተመስገን ገና ትዳር ያልያዘ ቢሆንም ፥ ከሱቁ በሚያገኘው ገቢ እራሱን...
View Article“It will take an almighty heave to put it (the transition) back on track.”...
A musician’s murder sparks mayhem in Ethiopia For two nights the sharp report of gunfire crackled through the pitter-patter of summer rain. Across the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, cars and petrol...
View ArticleOromo armed rebel group denies involvement in shooting death of Hachalu Hundessa
Group denies targeting civilians Prosperity Party’s spokesman says there are plenty of confirmed cases where the group killed civilians The commander of the Oromo Liberation Army’s (OLA) western...
View ArticleEthiopia passes 10,000 coronavirus cases
Death toll rises to 170 The number of people confirmed to have the coronavirus in Ethiopia has passed 10,000 while the number of total cases registered over the last twenty-four hours is 704. The...
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“ያን ጊዜ በውስጥ ሱሪና በጡት መያዣ፥ በባዶ እግር ነበር የሚደነሰው።”ሜሪ አርምዴ
በ 50ዎቹ ና በ 60ዎቹ ዘመናዊ ሙዚቃ፣ ፉሽን ና የምሽት ህይወት አዲስ አበባ ውስጥ በተለይ አራዳ አካባቢ ሲያብብ፥ ከዚያ ጋር ተያይዞ ስማቸው በዋናነት ይጠቀሱ ከነበሩት መካከል ሜሪ አርምዴ አንዷ ነበረች። በወቅቱ የገነነ ስም ቢኖራትም፥ ስለእርሷ የተፃፉ ብዙ መረጃ ማግኘት አዳጋች ነው።ይህንን እውነታ ግንዛቤ ውስጥ...
View ArticleFrom Nation-Building to Ethnonations: Ethiopia’s Backward Moving History
Nothing is more confusing than the use of the term “nation” in Ethiopia. Though the country still presents characteristics that justify its status as a nation, it also exhibits others that dispute the...
View Articleበር ያስገባል በር ያስወጣል፤ ወዴት ያስገባል ወዴት ያስወጣል
በር መሸጋገሪያ ነው፤ ከአዲስ ወደ አሮጌ መሻገሪያ፤ ከአሮጌ ወደ አዲስ መሻገሪያ። ከሞት ወደ ሕይወት። ከሠፈር ወደ ሌላ ሠፈር። ከዛሬ ወደ ነገ። ከሹመት ወደ ሽረት፤ ከሽረት ወደ ሹመት። ሽግግሩ አንዳንዴ በምርጫ ነው፣ አንዳንዴ ያለምርጫ። መወለድና ሞት በምርጫ ነው? ተሻግሮ ከበር ወዲያ ምን እንደሚገጥም አይታወቅም።...
View Article14 killed in attacks targeting Amharas
Fourteen civilians were killed in an attack Monday in Guba woreda of Benishangul-Gumuz region, Amhara regional state’s director of communications said Wednesday. Organized groups armed with guns...
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