Conflict, Contraction, the Yearning for a New Dawn

Earlier this Ethiopian fiscal year, the heralding of a peace deal became synonymous with the cessation of hostilities from brutal and bloody conflicts that have torn apart the northern part of the country, mainly the Tigray Region State. November ush...

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What is behind the latest fighting in Ethiopia? | Inside Story

What is behind the latest fighting in Ethiopia? | Inside Story แ‰ฅแˆถแ‰ต แŠฅแŠ“ แˆ˜แŠจแˆซ แ‹ซแŠ•แŒˆแˆแŒˆแˆแ‹ แ‰†แˆซแŒก แ‹จ แŠ แˆ›แˆซ แˆ…แ‹แ‰ฅ แ‹จแ‰ฅแˆแ…แŒแŠ“ แŒฅแ‹ญแ‰ต แŠฅแ‹จแ‹ˆแˆจแ‹ฐแ‰ แ‰ต แŠฅแŠ•แ‹ฒแˆ… แŠฅแ‹จแ‰ฐแˆ˜แˆ˜ แˆแŒ†แ‰นแŠ• แˆˆแˆ˜แ‹ฐแŒˆแ แ‹ˆแŒฅแ‰ทแˆ!! #แ‹แŠ– #แ‰ แŠฅแŠ“แŠ•แ‰ฐ_แŠฎแˆซแŠ• #แ‰ แŠ›_แŠ แˆแˆญแŠ• ๐Ÿ’” pic.twitter.com/MfO7HjvfxK โ€” PhแŒจ (@kyisfa) August 9, 2023

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The Price Of Survival

Maids made by Ethiopia's inflation crisis The rising cost of living in Ethiopia has citizens searching desperately for solutions as inflation wreaks havoc. Prices are...

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Worthy and unworthy Ethiopians

Persistent bias and selectivity of mainstream media coverage of the recently concluded conflict in northern Ethiopia is groundsโ€ฆ

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April 23, 2023

An article by Matthew Lee, Tara Copp, and Aamer Madhani of the Associated Press gave a good overview of todayโ€™s evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. About 100 U.S. troops used three helicopters to evacuate about 70 U.S. personnel from the embassy, getting them out of Sudan to Ethiopia without major incident. Such a military evacuation is unusual, but the fight between two rival Sudanese leaders has closed the main international airport and given armed fighters control of the roads leading out of the country, making it impossible for U.S. personnel to leave by civilian routes.

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Explore the Theology of Abiy and His Prosperity Gospel Movement

Theology Theological Controversies What is the prosperity gospel? The prosperity gospel is one of the most prominent false teaching movements of our day. Prosperity gospel preachers and televangelists have deceived multitudes around the world with a false gospel, teaching that individuals who exercise true faith in Christ will surely attain physical, material, and financial prosperity โ€ฆ

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Why Ethiopians of Jewish origin are fighting on the side of Amhara

Ethiopia has been at war with itself since 2018. The world may have forgotten the two year war that devastated the Afar, Amhara regions and cost the lives of more than a million. But Ethiopians have not forgotten this war or the war that followed. Nor have Ethiopians forgotten targeted ethnic atrocities of Amhara in โ€ฆ

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President Sahle-Work Zewde held meeting the Holy Metropolis of Aksum, Mr. Georgios Constantin

President Sahle-Work Zewde held a discussion at her office today with the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Aksum Daniel Biazis, the Office of the President confirmed. Accompanied by the Secretary of the Holy Metropolis of Aksum, Mr. Georgios Constantin, the Metropolitan conveyed the heartfelt wishes of His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, โ€ฆ

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Harassment:A Vicious Cycle of Silencing Victims

A friend in her mid-twenties confided in me that she repeatedly finds herself on the receiving end of catcalls the moment she steps foot outside her home. From the street to public trans...

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Glass Half Full Amidst Challenges

I inquired from a friend who recently made it to Addis Abeba what observation sticks out to her during a recent meet-up. Coming from a part of the world with steady weather, she was caug...

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Yonas Biru: A Little Less Condescension, A Little More Compassion Please

Let me acknowledge right off that Yonas Biru and I have not seen eye-to-eye in the past. He once put forward a scheme for sanctions, and having lived briefly in a country where I witnessed first-hand how sanctions did nothing to stop a brutal regime, I had a few criticisms. He didnโ€™t like that. He fired back in

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Time is on Fanoโ€™s Side !

The Amhara Fano Resistance and Counter-Offensive emerged out of the primordial instinct for survival ! The genocidal Abiy kleptocracy committed horrific acts of genocide and ethnic cleansing against the AMHARAs, who exhibited extraordinary patience and forbearance in the face of various levels of atrocity against them over 45 years some of the worst genocidal โ€ฆ

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Maksegnit in Gondar Liberated by Fano@

The Fano juggernaut of liberation from the genocidal dictatorship of the Abiy kleptocracy is gaining traction by the day ! Maksegnit town in Gondar, which was controlled by OPDO forces ,has now been liberated by the determined Fano fighters who have the full support of the residents of the town !Abiy is apparently fighting a โ€ฆ

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Raya Kobo Falls to Fano !

The Great Amhara Resistance and Counter-Offensive has prevailed in the fierce fighting that has been going on in and around Raya Kobo ! Abiyโ€™s mercenary soldiers are defecting to the Fano Resistance in droves, making it impossible for Berhanu Jula to defeat as planned Fano Merye Wadajoโ€™s determined fight-back! Meantime, Merry Wadojo has made a โ€ฆ

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Human Rights Watchdog Warns Of โ€˜backslidingโ€™ As Violence Spreads

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission warns that human rights abuses are mounting and protections backsliding across Ethiopia as violence by armed groups surges, security measures become harsher and unrest grows. The watchdog expressed alarm and demanded effective action to improve the dire rights situation.

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Rebukes Ring Out

Economic woes, insecurity exposed Parliament erupted in stunned silence as opposition MP Desalegn Chanie issued a stinging rebuke of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's leadership. Slamming the...

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Our Common Humanity

We need to hold onto both the good and the bad so we can hold onto each other.

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Addis Abeba:Precarious Urban Habitat

The 42-year-old Martha Getachew moved to the Tafo condominium site in Yeka District four months ago. She bought the house built by the Addis Abeba Housing Corporation for 1.5 million Br from the previous owner and was promised that utilities would...

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The Underbelly of Addis Abeba

My late-night drive home last week was met with a tailgate from an SUV with honking horns and flashing headlights that were visible through my rearview mirror. I signalled the driver I wa...

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Audacious Adventure in an Urban Jungle

I could not help but notice the lush vegetation from the Addisu Gebeya area in the direction of the Sululta highlands on the outskirt of Addis Abeba. It was as I went out of the Sheger radi...

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City on the move: Hawassa, Ethiopia

Opportunities for businesses across the board in agriculture, construction, commerce and tourism.

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7300 Condominium House Assigned in Addis Ababa

The city administration of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia assigned 7300 condominium houses to lucky beneficiaries through random lot this weekend.

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Ethiopia's Coffee Caps Raise Temperatures Beyond the Kettle

In a move rattling the coffee industry, officials of the Ethiopian Coffee & Tea Authority have imposed a limit on outbound personal coffee carry-ons: two kilograms. This comes on the heels of requ...

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Jubilee Palace Rolls Out Red Carpet for Elite Palates

Ethiopia's Jubilee Palace is opening its doors to a medley of upscale restaurants and hotels, a transformation spearheaded by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD). As the refurbishment enters its final...

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A Culinary Relic:Addis's Fading Raw Meat Delights

A narrow alley around the Piassa area called 'Doro Maneqia' used to be a bustling hotspot for meat aficionados who flock to the area in search of affordable beefy delicacies. While the once crowded street no longer has the glory with more butcheries opening up across the city, a string of 13 spots are lined up fetching customers right off the street. Most establishments are three decades old at least while some even stretch back to half a century. Tsegaye Tadesse Butchery, a four-decade...

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Some โ€˜Food for Thoughtsโ€™โ€ฆ

Hello everybody! Yes, my maps and reporting about whatโ€™s going on in southern Zaporizhzhya and south-western Donetsk are, โ€˜once againโ€™, entirely different than what the mass of other โ€˜war monitorsโ€™ in the social media are reporting. Thus, I โ€˜mustโ€™ be an โ€˜Ukrainian cheerleaderโ€™, publishing fabrications and fantasies, and, generally, everybody knows I have no idea what am I talking aboutโ€ฆ

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Rising from the Ruins

There are hints of normalcy emerging as the Endowment Fund for Rehabilitation of Tigray (EFFORT) โ€” a conglomerate encompassing a diverse portfolio of 31 companies โ€” has begun to regain its footing...

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Ethiopian-Americans attended a Town Hall meeting in Silver Spring, MD

Washington Update โ€“ by Mesfin Mekonen August 1, 2023 1. Ethiopian Town Hall meeting: Over 400 Ethiopian-Americans attended a Town Hall meeting in Silver Spring, MD on July 30 to express support for the Amhara Popular Front, which was founded by Eskinder Nega, an civil society leader and journalist who is promoting human rights โ€ฆ

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In Memoriam: Dr. Dawit Teklu (1951-2023)

The passing of Dr. Dawit Teklu on October 8, 2023, reverberates as an irreplaceable void within the realm of higher education and public service from Addis Ababa, and Washington DC to Dubai. His enduring contributions, which spanned over two decades, traversed multiple dimensions of academia and governance. Dr. Dawit โ€˜s profound influence extended not solely โ€ฆ

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Religion once unified Ethiopia. It can again.

Religion is being used to divide people. Ethiopia needs a new social covenant centred on the โ€œweโ€ of humanity, not for the โ€œus vs. ...

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Haacaaluu Hundeessaa Boonsaa: A legacy larger than death

A year after Haacaaluuโ€™s assassination, I miss him. Oromia misses him. Ethiopia misses him. But his legacy of kindness and resistance lives on. Hundeessaa ...

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Ethiopiaโ€™s Fluoride Filter Falls Flat, 3.5m At Risk

The Ethiopian government's efforts to reduce the amount of fluoride in water consumed by millions of Ethiopians have proven unsuccessful, according to a report...

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Parched City Relies on Water Trucks to Quench Unmet Thirst

Kidist Dessie, 28, is a mother of one that lives in a condominium around the Yeka Abado area. As a mother to an infant, the daily consumptions had forced Kidist to resort to informal delivery services by water trucks owned by individuals. Despite filling up every jerrycan, bucket and barrel in the house whenever there is running water, she finds herself paying at least 2,000 Birr extra per month. Kidist has stopped drinking the water after coming across residues last year. However, she plans...

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Fabrice Houdart | A weekly newsletter on LGBTQ+ Equality

This week: two weeks to India decision, Pink Migration, Swiss gay slurs, a tragic murder in Philly, the NASDAQ disclosures finally compiled, Stranizza Amuri, Charles de Vilmorin, Gala season an moreโ€ฆ

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Unguarded Entrapment

The 18-year-old Besufikad Yeta made his way to the National Educational Assessment & Examination Service on King George St. mid-day last week to see if he could correct the misspelt name on his school-leaving exam certificate. Although the soc...

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New Mesqel Square

A construction crew, equipment and materials still obscure the progress of the Mesqel Square project. Nonetheless, the fencing that once enveloped the construction site has largely been removed, and the crescent-shaped steps have been installed. Costing 2.5 billion Br, the project is one of many that attempt to rehabilitate parks, public spaces and rivers of Addis Abeba...

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The Fano Movement: A Must for the Existence of the Amhara People

Dr. Caleb Tadesse November 05, 2023 The conflict in the Amhara region is driven by a combination of triggering factors and long-term grievances. Political discontent tracing back to 1991 served as a foundation for the ongoing conflict. In May 1991, the Ethiopian Peoplesโ€™ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) introduced ethnic-based politics. Since then, ethnic politics has โ€ฆ

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Amhara and Fano: The Facts Behind a People, the Legend of a Movement

Jeff Pearce, author of Prevail and the recent Gifts of Africa, explains the real history of the ethnic dynamics in Ethiopia, showing how the different ethnicities collaborated with each other as much as they competed. He explains how Fano is not merely an ethnic army, but a mass movement with a code of conduct โ€ฆ

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When You Think of Ethiopia! Think of Its Graveyard!!!

Aklog Birara (Dr) On September 21, 2023, the world celebrated World Peace Day, as it does once a year. I envy countries where such celebration is the norm and not an exception. As an Ethiopian-American, I have the privilege to observe this and other internationally recognized annual events like New Year, X-Mas, Thanksgiving, Easter without โ€ฆ

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The Untamed Spirit: Living Young, Wild and Free

Q: If we went through your car right now, what three things would we find? Aziz Ahmed: Glass case. Breaking too many eyeglasses is a perennial headache for a traveller. This one holds it tight, so I always carry it around. Another item might be a tyre chang...

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Dreams of new horizon crash on rocks of old divisions

The rise and fall of Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice Party (also known as EZEMA) reveals deep divisions within Ethiopia's political landscapeโ€” but also...

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Putting An End To Rampant Abduction

Concerns have been deepening for some time now over the rise in incidences of abduction in various parts of Ethiopia. The trend is particularly...

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Ethiopian Population in the United States

By Belachew Ayele October: 2023 Introduction Population data, also known as a demographic study, plays a crucial role in a nationโ€™s social, cultural, economic, and political development. It forms the basis for population forecasting, resource allocation, and comprehensive planning. Many nations conduct periodic counts and surveys to gather information on the size, composition, and โ€ฆ

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Israel announces 6-hour window for Palestinians fleeing south

(AP) โ€” Palestinians scrambled to flee northern Gaza on Saturday after the Israeli military ordered nearly half the population to evacuate south and carried out limited ground forays ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamasโ€™ bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel. Israel renewed calls on social media and in leaflets dropped from the โ€ฆ

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The Ethiopian Exodus: A Silent Crisis in a Roaring Silence

An unfolding horror story revealed the human cost of desperate migration in the arid expanses between Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Enticed by promises of economic opportunity, hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians โ€” each a victim of the triple threat of p...

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Ethiopian-Americans attended a Town Hall meeting in Silver Spring, MD

Washington Update โ€“ by Mesfin Mekonen August 1, 2023 1. Ethiopian Town Hall meeting: Over 400 Ethiopian-Americans attended a Town Hall meeting in Silver Spring, MD on July 30 to express support for the Amhara Popular Front, which was founded by Eskinder Nega, an civil society leader and journalist who is promoting human rights โ€ฆ

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Fabrice Houdart | A weekly newsletter on LGBTQ+ Equality

This week: anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments in Ethiopia, Meloni gets a pass from Biden, Uganda under scrutiny, the grand India reveal, Floridaโ€™s economy, Costa Coffee in the crosshair, J. C. Leyendecker, & more

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Tradition Talent Transition

At the forefront is Jemberu Demeke, a name that echoes local music evolution's rhythmic and lyrical potency. Yididya Wondwossen, fondly known by this artistic pseudonym, bridges the rich musical legacy of his homeland with the modern dynamism of contemporary genres. Jemberu shares with a light-heart...

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Ethiopian Ears Tune To Afrobeatโ€™s Infectious Beat

Afrobeat's rise to become one of the world's most influential new genres, spearheaded by African artists embracing pan-African sounds and themes, reflects Africa's growing cultural and economic influence worldwide.

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Treasure Beyond Walls: End Of Fendika

Nestled among the houses lining the road from Kazanchis to Arat Kilo lies Fendika,...

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Troubles Cloud Ethiopiaโ€™s Media Scene

Mulatu Alemayehu (PhD) is an assistant professor of journalism and communication at Addis Ababa University (AAU). He received his PhD from the University of...

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A Treasure Trove of Ethiopian History

For years, I was intrigued by the imposing engraving on the stone walls at the heart of Meskel Square. Written the same in Amharic and English, the Addis Abeba Museum defies the norm of usin...

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Rophnanโ€™s Beat Of Unity

Sounds of Hope, Tune of Togetherness: Rophnan's Tour Music has the power to unite people...

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Soaring Above The Big Top: Circus Abyssinia

Bibi Tesfamariam and Bichu Tesfamariam have taken an unconventional route to pursue a shared dream of joining the circus arts. Their journey has been filled...

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