Where to be, on the right or left of Abiy? That is the question
Close to one million civilians were displaced due to the recent violence in West Guji and Gedeo zones of the Oromia and southern regional states respectively Messay Kebede, For Addis Standard Addis...
View ArticleEthiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed does press-ups with protesting soldiers
BBC News Ethiopia’s prime minister has done press-ups with dozens of protesting soldiers, who had marched into his office in the capital, Addis Ababa. Abiy Ahmed was unhappy that soldiers had brought...
View ArticleItaly’s PM Visits Ethiopia and Then Eritrea to Support Peace
Italy’s PM visits Ethiopia and then Eritrea to support peace deal, praise sweeping reforms. BY ELIAS MESERET, Associated Press Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte, left, and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy...
View ArticleMeet the 19-year-old tech genius coding at Ethiopia’s first AI lab
By Alice McCool and Thomas Lewton, for CNN (CNN)At 19-years-old, Betelhem Dessie is perhaps the youngest pioneer in Ethiopia’s fast emerging tech scene, sometimes referred to as ‘Sheba Valley’. Dessie...
View ArticleThe ‘Freakonomics’ of dysfunctional diaspora elites: መደመር or መቆመር?
It is clear by now; contemporary dysfunctional elites’ self-appointment to represent the people of Ethiopia is the source of all ills in our society to remind us what George Orwell articulated; “the...
View ArticleThe reformists shouldn’t retreat nor take a defensive position
By Assegid Habtewold[1] A large-scale national change like what is happening in Ethiopia right now doesn’t just go smoothly without some ups and downs- without experiencing some setbacks. The...
View ArticleChanneling Meles the Bekele way
By Yilma Bekele In spiritualism ‘channeling’ is when one allows his body to be used by the ghost of the dead to speak to the living. I witnessed Oromo leaders with the honorable Bekele Gerba as the...
View ArticleAbiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s Youth and the Power of Medemer
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Super Congratulations, PM Abiy and Deputy PM Demeke! I want to publicly congratulate H.E. Prime Minster Dr. Abiy Ahmed on his re-election as party chairman and H.E. Demeke...
View ArticleTomfoolery in Ethiopia: “No Fool Like an Old Fool”
by Al Mariam’s Commentaries October 12, 2018 I don’t know what is wrong with some people in my generation. Especially those who claim to be political leaders. H.E. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed says,...
View ArticleOpen Letter to H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed – Global Alliance for Ethiopia
OPEN LETTER June 30, 2018 H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed Prime Minister of Ethiopia Addis Ababa...
View Article‘I was euphoric’: Eritrea’s joy becomes Ethiopia’s burden amid huge exodus
Guardian News People go about their business along the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia, which was opened on 11 September following a July peace deal between the two countries. Photograph: Michael...
View ArticleUS could sanction Ethiopia ex-Intelligence chief
By ANDUALEM SISAY The US is considering imposing a travel ban and assets freeze on the fugitive former Ethiopian Intelligence head Getachew Assefa. The move follows the House of Representatives (HR)...
View ArticleJoint civil society letter submitted today to Ethiopian PM. Dr. Abiy Ahmed
To: Prime Minister-, Dr. Abiy Ahmed Cc: Tagesse Chafo, Speaker of the House of Peoples’ Representative Joint civil society lette Ethiopia: Address restrictions in draft CSO Proclamation and protect...
View ArticleEthiopia Airline overtakes Dubai as top feeder of air traffic to Africa
NAIROBI, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Ethiopia has overtaken Dubai as a conduit for long-haul passengers to Africa, highlighting the success of the state airline’s expansion drive and the reforms of its new...
View ArticleThe Impossible Return: Prof Abebe Zegeye – SBS Amharic
The Impossible Return: Prof Abebe Zegeye – SBS Amharic The post The Impossible Return: Prof Abebe Zegeye – SBS Amharic appeared first on Ethiopian Registrar News & Breaking News: Your right to...
View ArticleAmid the killing of dozens of Oromia police and unknown numbers of civilians
Amid the killing of dozens of Oromia police and unknown numbers of civilians ODP admits deteriorating security, vows to bring rapid change Yared Tsegaye/AS Addis Abeba, Nov. 30/2018 – In a statement it...
View ArticleEthiopia’s top Paralympian now living as refugee in Brazil
By: MAURICIO SAVARESE and ELIAS MESERET, Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) – Tamiru Kefeyalew’s life changed for the worse when he won Ethiopia’s only medal of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics. For...
View ArticleForbes 2018 Most Powerful Women: Ethiopia president sole African
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban In 2017 there was only one African on the Forbes list of 100 Most powerful women. Same is the case for 2018 with Ethiopian president Sahle-Work Zewde, being the lone African....
View ArticleAddis Ababa International Movement (AIM) Launch
Addis Ababa International Movement (AIM) Launch Date:12/08/2018 This is a statement of establishment of the Addis Ababa International Movement (AIM). AIM firmly believes that Addis Ababa belongs to all...
View ArticleVenturing in to 5G: new technological era
8 December 2018 By Brook Abdu In a dining room reserved for only ten people for a banquet at a fancy hotel in the middle of Shenzhen, two executives of ZTE Corporation, a Chinese telecom multinational,...
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