The Closing of ዿግሜ Puagmay : Ethiopia’s Theatre of Dreams and Nightmares
By The Ethiopian Tribune columnist Sewasew Teklemariam A reflection on the final days of Ethiopian Calendar 2017 As the thirteen-month…
The Impunity Assembly Line: Ethiopia’s Five-Star Manufacturing of Misery
By Sewasew Teklemariam an Ethiopian Tribune Columnist Here we are again, dear readers, clutching our copies of the US State…
The Invisible Prime Minister: Abiy’s Media Mastery and the Art of Vanishing
By Sewasew Teklemariam Ethiopian Tribune Columnist There’s something rather magical about our Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed he’s mastered the art…
The Ethiopian Paradox: A Nation’s Four Acts in Search of a Script
By Sewasew Teklemariam columnist In a week that epitomises the bewildering contradictions of modern Ethiopia, four stories have emerged that,…
Infrastructure’s Masquerade: Ethiopia’s Roads, Vehicles and Bureaucracy
By Sewasew Teklemariam Ethiopians weaving through the ruts of Addis Ababa’s streets might suspect they’re navigating an obstacle course rather…
A Tribute to Gondar University: Ethiopia’s Enduring Educational Legacy
By Ethiopian Tribune Reporter In the ancient city of Gondar, where the castles of emperors still stand as testament to…
Squeezing Stones, Selling Futures: Ethiopia’s Quiet War on the Middle Class
By Sewasew Teklemariam, Ethiopian Tribune columnist There’s a particular ache that comes from reading a memo that doesn’t say what…
Rebranding the Abyss
By Sewasew Teklemariam, Ethiopian Tribune Columnist Ethiopia has always been a country of many names Sheba, Abyssinia, the Land of…
🇮🇹 “Deportees,” One Says? The Rather Fascist Rebranding of Ethiopian POWs
By Sewasew Teklemariam Ethiopian Tribune Columnist In the rather extensive catalogue of imperial doublespeak, precious few terms have matured quite…
From Oblivion to Memory: Ethiopian Deportees’ Descendants Return to Asinara – An Historic Reconciliation
A follow-up report on the successful completion of a groundbreaking cultural project that brought Ethiopian families back to the island…