Clik here to view.
Ethiopian crackdown casts doubt on premier’s agenda
Abiy Ahmed faces questions after upsurge in ethnic violence Tom Wilson, East Africa Correspondent Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s new prime minister, is going through questions over his potential to ship on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ethiopian PM calls for long-standing peace amid Meskel celebrations
ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday urged Ethiopians from all walks of lives to maintain the long-standing peace and togetherness. The premier made the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ethiopia’s Meskel festival: Bonfires, robes and crosses
Ethiopians are celebrating the annual Meskel festival, the first big festival of the Ethiopian religious year. According to Ethiopian Orthodox Christian tradition, the national holiday marks the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Egypt: Negotiations on Ethiopia dam have failed
Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia [file photo] by Middle East Monitor The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation announced on Wednesday that the meeting of the tripartite committee on the Grand Ethiopian...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Burayu national tragedy, the media and the Oromo oppositions reactions
By Solomon Hailemariam In this short article, I would like to write about the Burayu incident which I want to label a “national tragedy” and discuss how the media could handle the occurrence and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ethiopia plans to build new airport in Oromia region -Fana
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Ethiopian Airlines plans to build a new airport with annual capacity of 80 million passengers in Bishoftu, about 48km southeast of the capital Addis Ababa, state-affiliated media...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ethiopia attack: Five charged for trying to kill PM Abiy Ahmed
The blast happened moments after Abiy Ahmed had finished a speech in the capital Ethiopian prosecutors have charged five suspects with terrorism over an attempt to kill Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OLF Supporters Behind Meskel Square Grenade Attack
Reporter September 28, 2018 – Prosecutor General of the Federal of Republic of Ethiopia has filed charges against five people who allegedly committed a bomb attack on the pro-Prime Minister rally on...
View ArticleAbichu : The Young Ethiopian War HERO from Shewa Oromo
Abichu : The Young Ethiopian War HERO The post Abichu : The Young Ethiopian War HERO from Shewa Oromo appeared first on Satenaw: Ethiopian News & Breaking News: Your right to know!.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Truth overruled: Is citizenship politics an Amhara or urbanist only thing?
With the Evolution of social media, radical ethnic groups look to be intimidating the psychology of most concerned Ethiopians but centrist national politics is here to stay. The ideals are immortal....
View ArticleTop news items in Ethiopia’s major media outlets
ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) — The following are news highlights in Ethiopia’s major media outlets on Sunday. — The Irreechaa, the Oromos Thanksgiving Day, is going to be celebrated on Sunday in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Former Saudi Billionaire Mohammed Al-Amoudi Loses Land In Ethiopia
Mfonobong NseheContributori I chronicle Africa’s success stories and track its richest people Ethiopian-born Saudi billionaire Mohammed Al-Amoudi is among dozens of investors who have had their land...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ethiopia and Abiy Ahmed: What a Difference 180 Days Make?
By Al Mariam Celebrating the six-month anniversary of Abiy Ahmed’s service as prime minister October 2, 2018 marks the six-month anniversary of the appointment of Abiy Ahmed as prime minister of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Thousands flee’ ethnic conflict in western Ethiopia
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has made changes that have transformed the country BBC News Fighting between rival ethnic groups in western Ethiopia has displaced 70,000 people, the UN says, with more than...
View ArticleClik here to view.
90 diplomats called to Ethiopia as Ministry of Foreign Affairs restructures
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia seeks to emphasize professionalism as it is undertaking major restructuring More than 90 diplomats that have been assigned to foreign missions are notified to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AHRE joint submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review 33rd Session on...
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, NGO in General Consultative Status with ECOSOC Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE) The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ethiopia Government Failing to Protect People From Ethnic Violence: Rights...
BY AARON MAASHO/ AP HAWASSA, Ethiopia (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s government is failing to protect its citizens amid escalating ethnic violence that has displaced nearly a million people in the last six...
View ArticleClik here to view.
At age 15, this Ethiopian general with a powerful afro hair helped free his...
BY MILDRED EUROPA TAYLOR, Jagama Kello (middle), the Ethiopian General who fought fascism Jagama Kello was only 15 when he took to the bush and the battlefield to defend his country, Ethiopia, from the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Where to Be, on the Right or Left of Abiy? That Is the Question
By Prof. Messay Kebede Ethnic tensions and violent clashes and subsequent displacements of people in some regions of Ethiopia and around Addis Ababa have set off alarmist, if not distraught, reactions...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BREAKING: Council of Ministers approves draft bill to lift state of emergency
Addis Abeba, June 02/2018 – The Council of Ministers in its today’s regular meeting has approved a draft law that lifts the current state of emergency , according to Fitsum Arega, Chief of Staff, Prime...
View Article