More questions than answers: Wither Ethiopia’s transition?
Ethiopia’s democratic transition was already precarious. Two developments have made it even more uncertain. When Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia’s prime minister in April 2018, his arrival was greeted with a collective sigh of relief both in Ethiopia and abroad. The…
US Intervenes in Dispute Between Ethiopia and Egypt
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Sudans President Omar Al Bashir take part in a tripartite summitThe United States has temporarily suspended some aid to Ethiopia over the country’s decision to fill a hydropower dam…
Ethiopia Telecom Auction Set for 2021 With Orange in Contention
Ethiopia Telecom Auction Set for 2021 With Orange in ContentionBloomberg — Ethiopia has set a new deadline of February 2021 to complete the partial privatization of the country’s telecommunications industry, with carriers such as Orange SA keen to expand into…
Ethiopia Expects to Hold General Elections in Next 12 Months
Ethiopia expects to hold general elections in the next 12 months after an earlier vote scheduled for August was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. “I really want the elections, for the Ethiopian people to pick who they want and…
Is South Sudan fitting of Egypt against Ethiopia paying off?
South Sudan government, which has had a controversial role in Ethiopia-Egyptian bilateral relationship for the last few years, seems to be reaping good returns as the two rivaling nations seem to be competing over South Sudan. Egyptian president Abdel Fattah…
Ethiopia ranks fourth in Africa with most Covid-19 infections
Addis Ababa, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopia woke up on Friday among four nations worst hit in Africa by Covid-19, although less than 1,000 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, which had not occurred since August 16. From…
At least 500 Ethiopian Christians reported slaughtered in relentless door-to-door attacks since June
At least 500 Ethiopian Christians reported slaughtered in relentless door-to-door attacks since June An Ethiopian Christian leader called for an international inquiry into the slaying of hundreds of Christians, including pregnant women, children and whole families, in ongoing Oromo Muslim…
Haile Selassie, the “Last Christian Emperor”
Ethiopia was among the first nations to adopt Christianity as its official religion. The “Last Christian Emperor” is an almost forgotten description of Haile Selassie, late Emperor of Ethiopia. More usually he is known as the “Lion of Judah” or…
ኦታ ቤንጋ፦ በሃገረ አሜሪካ እንደ ብርቅዬ አውሬ ና የዱር አራዊት ለመታየት ታፍኖ የተውሰደው ብላቴን።
ኦታ ቤንጋ በ 1904 እ.ኤ.አ. ከ አሁኗ ኮንጎ ዲሞክራቲክ ሪብሊክ ከምትባለው ተጠልፎ እንደ ዱር አራዊት በሃገረ አሜሪካ “እንደ ብርቅዬ አውሬ” ለመታየት ወደ አሜሪካ ተጠርዞ ተወሰደ ፡፡ ኦታ ቤንጋ ማን ነበር? እ.ኤ.አ. ማርች 1904 በዚያን ጊዜ ቤልጂየም ኮንጎ ነበር ፡፡ የእሱ…