Ethiopia passes 50,000 COVID-19 cases, reports more than 790 deaths
Ethiopia reported a cumulative total of 51,670 confirmed cases of coronavirus on Sunday, with 1,468 new infections in the last 24 hours. With another 23 fatalities, the death toll in the country has...
View ArticleTwo OMN journalists freed on bail
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...
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How TPLF is spearheading attack on people whom it labeled traitors because of...
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...
View Articleሹም ማቅበጥ፤ ሹም መፍራት፤ ሹም ማባለግ፤ ከዛ ደግሞ ማልቀስ
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...
View ArticleHouse of Federation declares Tigray region vote as unconstitutional
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...
View ArticleCivil Society group banned from observing Tigray election
Seb-Hidri Civil Society of Tigray, a youth-led grassroots civil society founded two years ago, has been excluded from observing elections in the Tigray region, it was reported. The civil society...
View ArticleSouth Sudan ‘concerned’ about rising coronavirus infections in Ethiopia
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,...
View ArticleTigray’s ruling party takes 98.2 percent of votes in the regional election
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...
View ArticleLake Haramaya is back. But for how long?
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 we...
View ArticleOpposition party complains of intimidation
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...
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Introducing GMO enset: some issues of concern
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...
View ArticleEskinder Nega transferred to the same prison cell where he had been detained...
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...
View ArticleEthiopia could hold general elections amid Covid-19 says health minister
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’...
View ArticleOpposition figures, including Jawar Mohammed, charged with terrorism
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...
View ArticleSultan Hanfareh Ali Mirah, the spiritual chief of the Afars,passed away
Sultan Hanfareh Ali Mirah, who was enthroned as the spiritual chief of the Afar people on November 2011, died at the age of 72. The Sultan was a member of the most powerful family group in Afar, and...
View ArticleJawar accused of regime locking up opponents to prevent them from running for...
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...
View Articleፕሮፌሰር መስፍን ወልደማርያም ከዚህ ዓለም በሞት ተለዩ
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...
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Renwoned human rights defender and scholar Mesfin Woldemariam dies from...
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...
View ArticleJawar et al demanded Attorney General be summoned to court for questioning
On October 1, Jawar Mohammed et al have appealed to the court that it consider summoning the Attorney General over his recent comment that could violate their right to presumption of innocence. Bekele...
View ArticleProf. Mesfin Wolde Mariam-an indefatigable Ethiopian nationalist
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...
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