Tedros Adhanom to travel to Addis for AU summit
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who has been in open conflict with the Ethiopian government, is set to arrive in Addis Ababa for the African Union Heads of State Summit on...
View ArticleGuji gold mine accident kills eight
Eight artisanal miners were killed on Monday in Seba Boru Woreda of the Guji Zone in the Oromia region after a tunnel they were digging for gold collapsed, the woreda administrator said. The incident...
View Articleየማዳመጥ ሃይል
ብዙ የማውራት አመል ያለባቸው ሰዎች በየቦታው ሞልተዋል።በምትሄድበት ቦታ ሁሉ ታገኛቸዋለህ ። የሥራ ባልደረቦችህ ሊሆኑ ይችላሉ፤ መስርያ ቤት ውስጥ ሰኞ ጠዋት ላይ ቅዳሜና እሁድ ስላደረጉት ስለሚረባውም ስለማይረባውም ነገር በማውራት የሚያታክቱህ።ወይም በእራት ግብዣ ላይ ሌላውን በማቋረጥ፥ እኔ ብቻ ካላወራሁ የሚሉ...
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Trailblazing Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé
In 1987, at the Cannes Film Festival, the first African film ever screened in the official competition won the Jury Prize. Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé was called to the stage, ascending in a...
View Articleዩክሬን እና አሜሪካ በማዕድን ዙሪያ ስምምነት ላይ ደረሱ
ዩክሬን እና አሜሪካ በማዕድን ዙሪያ ስምምነት ላይ መድረሳቸውን የዩክሬን ምክትል ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ኦልጋ ስቴፋኒሺና ተናግረዋል። የዩክሬን የዜና ድረ ገጽ ዩክሬንስካ ፕራቭዳ “ሰነዱን የዩክሬን የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስትር አንድሪ ሲቢጋ እና የዩናይትድ ስቴትስ የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስትር ማርኮ ሩቢዮ እንደሚፈርሙት” ገልፆል።...
View ArticleAnger in Chagni after fatal shooting two young men
Anger erupted in Chagni town, located in the Agew Awi Zone of the Amhara Region, following the shooting of two young men during a traffic stop. The regional government has arrested six suspects,...
View ArticleGov’t distances itself from ex-president’s criticism of Eritrean regime
The Ethiopian government has distanced itself from an opinion piece penned by the country’s former president Mulatu Teshome, which provoked a strongly worded response from Asmara. A spokesperson for...
View ArticleTPLF dissident faction’s attack in Adi Gudem results in civilian casualties
Armed groups of a dissident faction of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) reportedly opened fire on civilians in the town of Adi Gudem near Mekele on Tuesday evening, resulting in civilian...
View ArticleTrump freezes US-funded media outlets including Voice of America
(RFI)-“For the first time in 83 years, the storied Voice of America is being silenced,” Michael Abramowitz, the organization’s director, said in a statement. He added that “virtually” the entire...
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Ethiopian modernism under a microscope
Author: Elizabeth Giorgis Reviewer: Arefaynie Fantahun Modernist Art in Ethiopia (New African Histories) Ohio University Press (February 11, 2019) 360 pages, ISBN-10: 0821423479, ISBN-13:...
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«Paris noir»: An exhibition spotlighting black artists in France
This major exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, « Paris noir, 1950-2000 » (Black Paris, 1950–2000), features 150 African, African-American, and Caribbean artists—most of whom remain relatively...
View ArticleIsraeli ambassador to Ethiopia expelled from African Union headquarters...
(The Jerusalem Post)- Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia was expelled from the African Union headquarters after member states refused to participate in an annual meeting, the Israeli Foreign Ministry...
View ArticleAfter 25 Years of Ethiopian Fare, Beloved New York Restaurant to Close
(W42ST)– After 25 years in New York City, Queen of Sheba — the much-loved Ethiopian restaurant on 10th Avenue — will serve its final meal on April 26. Owner Philipos Mengistu cited slow business over...
View Article“The Village Next to Paradise” explores a child’s fate to reflect a society...
A news bulletin on the UK’s Channel 4 announces: “In Somalia, an American drone strike has killed a Somali terrorist with ties to Al-Qaeda.” With this brief, factual report, The Village Next to...
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Kenya’s Bernard Biwott wins Paris Marathon; Ethiopia’s Bedatu Hirpa takes...
Bernard Biwott won the Paris Marathon on Sunday, setting a new personal best of 2 hours, 5 minutes, and 25 seconds. At nearly 23 years old, the runner was competing in only his second marathon,...
View ArticleAmhara conflict takes heavy toll on civilians
The conflict in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, now approaching its second year, has intensified over the past week, according to residents. Government forces and Fano militants have each claimed victories,...
View ArticleYoussou N’Dour: Éclairer Le Monde album review — a shining return to form
In record producer Joe Boyd’s magisterial book And the Roots of Rhythm Remain, a history of World Music as an industry and Boyd’s own not-inconsiderable part in it, he recalls one of Youssou N’Dour’s...
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ዕድሜ ጠገብ የኢትዮጵያ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ቅርሶች ወደ ፈረንሳይ እንዴት ተወሰዱ?
ፈረንሳዊው ማርሴል ግሪዩል ከ1928 እስከ 1929 እንደ አውሮፓውያን ዘመን አቆጣጠር ዓ.ም. ባሉት ጊዜያት ወደ ኢትዮጵያ በመምጣት 16 በግእዝ የተጻፉ ጥንታውያን የብራና መዛግብት ይዞ ወደ ሀገሩ ተመልሷል።እንዲሁም የዳካር ጂቡቲ ተልዕኮ (La mission Dakar-Djibouti) ተብሎ የሚታወቀው ከ1931-1933...
View Articleየሮማ ካቶሊካዊት ቤተ ክርስቲያን ርዕሰ ሊቃነ ጳጳሳት ፍራንሲስ አረፉ
የሮማ ካቶሊካዊት ቤተ ክርስቲያን ርዕሰ ሊቃነ ጳጳሳት ፍራንሲስ በ88 ዓመታቸው ከዚህ ዓለም በሞት መለየታቸውን ቫቲካን አስታውቋል። ከደቡብ አሜሪካ የተሾሙ የመጀመርያው ሊቀ ጳጰስ የሆኑት ፖፕ ፍራንሲስ ከመተንፈሻ አካላት ህመም ጋር በተያያዘ የሕክምና ክትትል ሲደረግላቸው ነበር። “ዛሬ ጠዋት 1:35 ላይ የሮማው ርዕሰ...
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Yalemzerf Yehualaw claims third at the 2025 Boston Marathon
Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw finished third in the elite women’s race at the 2025 Boston Marathon on Monday, clocking a time of 2:18:06. Yalemzerf pushed the pace for 70% of the race—a remarkable...
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