Ethiopian Airlines faces legal case over claims it blocks Tigrayans from travel
A civil society organisation has launched a lawsuit against Ethiopian Airlines, accusing the state-owned carrier of discriminating against ethnic Tigrayans. The suit brought by Human Rights First, a local NGO, claims the airline is preventing “Tigrayans aged 15 to 60”…
Alemayehu’s resting place is known – why otherwise does it feature on the St George’s chapel website?
Lij Mulugeta Asrate Kassa This matter is being hyped up unnecessarily. In the first place the Government of Ethiopia, and not member of Prince Alemayehu can request the repatriation of the Prince’s remains. Secondly, I stand corrected, but there exists…
UN gets $2.4 bln in pledges for Horn of Africa aid efforts
Reuters UNITED NATIONS, May 24 (Reuters) – The United Nations received pledges of $2.4 billion on Wednesday to help fund aid operations for some 32 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, but the donationsfell short of what the U.N….
Prince Joel, an ancestor of the Ethiopian prince who was buried in the UK, says the palace’s refusal to return his remains is hurtful and makes it sound like they ‘can’t be bothered’
Prince Joel, an ancestor of the Ethiopian prince who was buried in the UK, says the palace’s refusal to return his remains is hurtful and makes it sound like they ‘can’t be bothered’ Prince Joel attends the 2022 AfriCon Festival…
Ethiopia’s Prince Alemayehu: Buckingham Palace rejects calls to return royal’s body
Ethiopia’s Prince Alemayehu: Buckingham Palace rejects calls to return royal’s body By Jibat Tamirat & Cecilia Macaulay Buckingham Palace has declined a request to return the remains of an Ethiopian prince who came to be buried at Windsor Castle in…
The Amara People’s Future: Leaving the Ethiopian Federation!!
Gebru Tensay In 1989, the Tigrayan Liberation Front (TPLF) created a party known as the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Party (EPRDF). In 1991, it seized power and imposed ethnic federalism in Ethiopia after defeating a military group known as the…
UNICEF faces funding gap for Humanitarian needs in Ethiopia.
UNICEF faces funding gap to meet mounting humanitarian needs in Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday called for urgent funding to respond to the growing humanitarian needs in Ethiopia. UNICEF, in its latest Ethiopia humanitarian…
Kenyan lenders, including KCB Bank, have expressed interest in entering the Ethiopian market.
Ethiopia topples Uganda, Tanzania for Kenya investments abroad Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa speaks during the issuance of the company’s telecommunications operations license in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopia in now the leading destination of Kenya’s investment abroad. PHOTO | FILE |…
“Unveiling of Ras Mekonnen’s Monument”
Remembering Ras Makonnen Wolde-Mikael Wolde-Melekot on his Birthday today May 8, 1852. “Unveiling of Ras Mekonnen’s Monument”: Convinced that records and monuments give standing evidence of a people’s long history, We feel proud to observe the precious gifts of Our…
Abiy’s Lack Of Transparency: An Admission of Guilt
Amid the murder of Girma Yeshitla, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed lacks transparency, and that’s why people don’t trust him. Joe Shanley High Profile Murder in Amhara Last week in Ethiopia, the leader of the Amhara region Prosperity Party Girma…