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Ethiopian Airlines named best African carrier in 2018
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa and a Skytrax-certified 4-star global airline, has won the “2018 Best Airlines in Africa Award” for the seventh year in a row. The award,...
View ArticleOld Faces and New Masks: The ‘Reformed’ EPRDF
Zekarias Ezra Eight months after the internal “coup” within EPRDF/Woyane that led to the resignation of former Prime Minister Haile Mariam and the subsequent tsunami of change, accompanied by ecstatic...
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Tsegaye Ararssa’s hypocritical Pledges...
By Chombe Teshome Tsegaye Ararssa The question why one makes a pledge to the profession he finds himself or herself in is not an easy question to answer, especially if it is self-initiated....
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What is the point in Amhara nationalism?
December 10, 2018 Teshome M. Borago he ruling Amhara Democratic Party and the newly established National Movement of Amhara have been working hard to get support from the Amharic-speaking Ethiopian...
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TPLF chief brands Ethiopia PM ‘anti-reformist’ at regional rally
by Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Leader of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front, TPLF, says Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed could not be labeled a reformist because he was presiding over chaos. The...
View ArticleEthiopia Rising.- by Yilma Bekele
We celebrated freedom in Oakland, and San Jose California this past weekend. ESAT was the obvious choice to invite when it comes to ushering a new era in the history of our precious land. So the folks...
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Ethiopians drum for unity in pictures
13 December 2018 BBC Drummers came out in force in Ethiopia to celebrate the diversity of the country’s more than 100 million people. The celebration, officially called the Nations and Nationalities...
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Ethiopia bans domestic workers from taking up jobs in UAE
Ethiopia, UAE governments working to solve issues and abuse faced by maids Abdulla Rasheed, Abu Dhabi Editor; Aghaddir Ali, Staff Reporter Abu Dhabi/Dubai: The Ethiopian government has stopped sending...
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On board the Chinese-built Ethiopia to Djibouti train, a lesson in compromise...
When Chinese conformity came up against khat and a colourful cast of Horn of Africa passengers, flexibility was key BY JAMES JEFFREY 12 DEC 2018 In the middle of the departure hall stands a sign. On...
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Ethiopia Sets 2022 for Nile Dam’s Completion Amid Delays
Ethiopia’s controversial Nile River dam will not be completed until 2022, more than four years behind schedule, because of possible defects with the hydro-electrical plant’s equipment, an official...
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Somalia Arrests Ex-Islamist Militant Running for Regional Presidency
Dec. 13, 2018 Reuters / BY ABDI SHEIKH FILE PHOTO: Former al Shabaab leader Mukhtar Robow attends a news conference in Baidoa, Somalia, November 4, 2018. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File PhotoREUTERS MOGADISHU...
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For the first time in decades, there are no Ethiopian journalists in prison
By Abdi Latif DahirDecember 13, 2018 Quartz Journalist Eskinder Nega was released this year. Ethiopia has long had a reputation as one of the worst jailers of journalists in the world, at one point...
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COMMEMORATION OF THE 81st ANNIVERSARY OF THE FASCIST ITALIAN MASSACRE IN...
Re: Fascist Italian massacre of Ethiopians during February 19-21, 1937 in Addis Ababa and the mausoleum installed for Graziani at Affile, Italy; Date and Places of Commemorations: February 19-21, 2019...
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Saudi-Ethiopian Billionaire ‘Still Alive’ and Charged With Graft
By Vivian Nereim and Devon Pendleton December 13, 2018, Saudi-Ethiopian billionaire Mohammed Al Amoudi is in the custody of authorities and has been charged with corruption and bribery, a Saudi...
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Ethiopia’s huge Nile dam delayed to 2022
14 December 2018 | By GCR Staff Possible defects in electro-mechanical work carried out by a now-disgraced state-owned company in Ethiopia will add four more years to the construction schedule of the...
View ArticleSomalia Uproar Continues After Former Al-Shabab No. 2 Seized
Somalia uproar goes on after former al-Shabab leader-turned-candidate arrested; AU denies role. BY ABDI GULED, Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia saw a third day of protests on Saturday...
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An Obstruction of Justice charge has yet to be filed against the TPLF’s...
By LJDemissie December 16, 2018 Author’s Note: This critic has nothing but love for the Tigrayan people; as such the writer doesn’t intend to diminish the Tigrayan people – who are one of Ethiopia’s...
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Peeling Back The Layers of ‘Rooster in The Chicken Coop?’: A Rejoinder to...
By Tsega Menkir Prof Tekola-Hagos After reading the good professor’s temper tantrum on the new Ethiopian administration, where he clearly displayed his misogynistic as well as narcissistic traits in...
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THANK YOU All 2,819 Donors Who Helped Us Raise One-Half Million Dollars for...
By Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam On December 15, 2018, we crossed the one-half million dollar mark in our fundraising effort for the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF). It is a moment of great pride...
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Protesting Ethiopian soldiers given jail terms
A military court in Ethiopia has sentenced 66 soldiers to between five and 14 years in prison for marching on the residence of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in October. The prime minister ordered the...
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