Gondar Protest Turns Deadly
Five people were killed in Gondar town today, multiple sources said Friday. Five people have been shot dead, two in the centre of the town, Piazza and three others in the outskirts of the town Azezo,...
View ArticleAnti-government protests grow in Ethiopia
(The Financial Times)-Scores of people were arrested in Ethiopia on Saturday in a wave of anti-government protests that rocked the capital Addis Ababa and dozens of other towns in the restless region...
View Article‘Nearly 100 killed’ in Oromia and Amhara
(BBC)-Nearly 100 people were killed in the weekend’s protests in Ethiopia as demonstrators clashed with security forces in different parts of the country, Amnesty International says. The rights group...
View ArticleGonder Peaceful Protest in Allegiance to Similar in Oromia Region
Addis Fortune with an opinion piece on the current affairs by Girma Feyissa, published on Sunday August 7, 2016. “The killing of Oromo youth by armed officers has also become a way of life under the...
View ArticleDemonstrators march peacefully through Gondar in rare protest
A peaceful demonstration took place Sunday morning in Gondar town to demand the release of prisoners in connection with the identity question of the Wolkait and Tegede people, according to reports....
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The man who is championing martial arts in Ethiopia
It’s early August, and a Taekwondo Academy is in full swing at the Adot Multiplex of Addis Ababa’s Bisrate Gabriel neighbourhood. Young enthusiasts, dressed in white, are learning taekwondo, also known...
View ArticleAlmaz Ayana Wins Gold for Ethiopia, Shatters World Record
Ethiopia won its first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympics as Almaz Ayana triumphed in the women’s 10,000 metre. The 25-year-old Almaz has won the gold medal in the women’s 10,000-meter event at Rio’s...
View ArticleEthiopia settle for bronze behind GB and Kenya in 10,000m final
Ethiopian athletes could do nothing to stop Mo Farah on Saturday night from claiming the laurels in the 10,000m – a result that handed the British athlete his 3rd Olympic gold medal. Having entered the...
View ArticleLosing a shoe won’t keep Etenesh Diro from steeplechase final
(AP)-With one shoe on and one shoe off, Etenesh Diro raised a big cheer at the Olympics on Saturday with a gutsy finish in her 3,000-meters steeplechase heat. Initially outside the qualifying places,...
View ArticleEthiopia’s hope for women’s marathon gold crushed
Ethiopia’s hope for the Olypmic gold in women’s marathon crushed as Jemima Sumgong of Kenya won the gold with a winning time of 2:24:04. Mare Dibaba was beaten into third place (2:24:30), though she...
View ArticleBiologist, Educator, conservationist Prof. Ensermu Kelbessa Passes Away
Prof. Ensermu Kelbessa, an Ethiopian biologist and taxonomist, whose research on the plant species earned him renown, was laid to rest yesterday, August 15, 2016 in Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis...
View ArticleGenzebe Dibaba comes second to win silver for Ethiopia
Kenya’s Kipyegon takes gold from favorite and world record holder Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia in the women’s 1,500m Tuesday night. The 25-year-old Genzebe who set a world indoor mile record and won the...
View ArticleSacked VP Riek Machar goes into exile
(BBC)-South Sudan’s sacked Vice-President Riek Machar has left the country, weeks after his forces were involved in deadly clashes with government troops. Machar had gone to a neighbouring country, his...
View ArticleTeddy Mak & Hanna Girma: Ave Maria
Driven by the sheer joy of music, Teddy Mak established himself at an early stage in his career not just as an Ethiopian musician but as a world class performer. And when he burst upon his country’s...
View ArticleEating raw meat sparks alarm, water purification tablets publicized
The Ethiopian Orthodox Christians fasting season is coming to an end on Monday. The frenzy to eat raw meat would also start with it. The Addis Ababa city health bureau expressed its concern about it...
View ArticleKenyan Vivian Cheruiyot stunningly stops Almaz Ayana from second gold
The fierce Ethiopian-Kenyan rivalry renewed itself today, and the result in the women’s Olympic 5,000 meters went to Kenya. Vivian Cheruiyot, the world champion, stunned the athletics world by winning...
View ArticleMo Farah wins the 5,000m final, Ethiopia’s Hagos Gebrehiwet gets bronze
Mo Farah of Britain became the first man in 40 years to win gold medals in the 5,000 and 10,000-meter races in two separate Olympic Games. According to the New York Times, he won the 5,000 on Saturday...
View ArticleFeyissa Lelisa takes silver for Ethiopia, displays solidarity with protestors
The Rio 2016 Olympics drew to a close on Sunday with an Ethiopian Feyissa Lelisa taking silver in the men’s marathon. Day 16 the games began in the rain with the staging of the men’s marathon leaving...
View ArticleEthiopia searching for answers after “dismal” Olympic results
Ethiopia put in its worst performance at the 2016 Rio games, failing to replicate its past glories in Brazil. The team finished behind neighbouring rival Kenya and South Africa in the medals table,...
View ArticleMedallist Feyisa Lilesa fails to return to Ethiopia after Olympics protest
The Olympic marathon silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa has failed to return to Ethiopia despite assurances he would not be punished for his Rio protest over political repression in his country. An AFP...
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