The 19 poorest, unhappiest, unhealthiest, and most dangerous nations in the...
The countries are generally lacking in strong economies, governments, and education systems Getty Images Many of the countries that feature toward the bottom end of the index have been hit hard by wars...
View ArticleOpen Letter to Collective Leadership of Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF)...
By Selam Adugna Dear Madams and Sirs, As an Ethiopian in diaspora, I have followed the trial and tribulations of my people under your governance for the last twenty-six years. In the late sixties and...
View ArticleEthiopia’s 2016 Business bag – Protests, revenue dip, airline success, rail...
Demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the Oromo protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016....
View ArticleMiruts Yifter ‘the shifter’ dies, Ethiopian running legend, honoured at...
A Toronto Ethiopian Orthodox Church was packed for the funeral of running legend Miruts Yifter. (Michelle Cheung/CBC) CBC Miruts Yifter, an Ethiopian running legend dubbed “Yifter the Shifter” for his...
View ArticleEthiopia’s bold infrastructure initiatives
The Dec. 25 World article “Calm in Ethiopia belies seething anger underneath” omitted Ethiopia’s bold initiatives to advance its nation with a commitment to transform its economy and eliminate poverty...
View ArticleFor Immediate Release: Free Merera Gudina and all political prisoners
Merera Gudina’s arrest has been criticised by a member of the European parliament Amsterdam, Washington DC, Minnesota – December 29, 2016 Top opposition leader, Dr. Merera Gudina, was arrested on...
View ArticleWhy Deny Ethiopian National Identity? [Tedla Woldeyohannes, Ph.D.*]
Tedla Woldeyohannes, Ph.D.* The question whether there is a shared Ethiopian national identity or Ethiopiawinte has recently become a hot issue. The main purpose of this article is to examine some of...
View ArticleIn Ethiopia, the elderly get new help from an old tool – by Monika Rębała
As Ethiopia has begun to age, its traditional end-of-life insurance groups are adopting a new purpose: helping elderly residents live their daily lives when they no longer have family members nearby....
View ArticleEthiopia: Miruts Yefter – the Shifter – by Yohannes Gebresellsie (Ph.d)
By Yohannes Gebresellsie (Ph.d) When one talks about 10,000 meters run, one talks about mirutse; when one talks about 5000 meters run, one talks about Miruts; when one talks about athletics in general,...
View ArticleEthiopians in China to Purchase U.S.$14, 000 GERD Bond
By Bilal Derso Ethiopians and foreign nationals of Ethiopian origin residing in Beijing, China, have pledged to purchase bonds worth 14,000 USD to finance the construction of the Grand Ethiopian...
View ArticleOvercoming the Current State of Interregnum and Making Political Convergence...
Abdissa Zerai (PhD) In my previous piece entitled, Ethiopia in a State of Interregnum, I have attempted to explain the current political crisis and the attendant condition of uncertainty in Ethiopia...
View ArticleMixed fortunes for Ethiopian football in 2016
by Collins Okinyo 30 December 2016, 11:46 Yohannes Sahle @ SS com It has been a year of mixed fortunes for Ethiopian football with a lot of emphasis and development put on grassroot football, women...
View ArticleCrackdown on protests threatens Ethiopia’s economic boom
FILE – Demonstrators chant slogans and flash the Oromo protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia. Companies halt...
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