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Ethiopian Community Set for Three-Day Sports and Cultural Extravaganza in North London

Major festival promises football, athletics, live music and authentic cuisine from 15th-17th August The Ethiopian Sports & Culture Federation in UK is preparing to host one of the year’s most anticipated community events, bringing together sport, music, and authentic Ethiopian…

The Great Deception: Ethiopia’s Reform Theatre Whilst Rome Burns

By Ethiopian Tribune columnist The gilded conference rooms of the Prime Minister’s office gleam with pristine white backdrops as Abiy Ahmed delivers yet another sermon on Ethiopia’s “miraculous” economic transformation. The irony is not lost on ordinary Ethiopians watching their…

The Gold Question: Investigating Allegations Against PM Abiy Ahmed

An Ethiopian Tribune Investigation As Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed touches down in Brazil for the BRICS summit and holds meetings with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, serious allegations have emerged in certain quarters comparing Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning…

GERD Completion: A Watershed Moment for Ethiopia – But What’s Really in Store for Taxpayers?

Prime Minister Declares Victory, Questions Remain About Benefits Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s announcement on July 4, 2025, that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is complete marks a historic milestone for the nation. Ethiopia’s prime minister said Thursday that…

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Death Row Diplomacy: Why Ethiopia’s Silence is Killing Its Own Citizens

A call for urgent diplomatic intervention and public awareness By Ethiopian Tribune Columnist In the stark confines of Najiran prison, near Saudi Arabia’s border with Yemen, at least 43 Ethiopian nationals await their fate on death row. Their crime: drug…

A School in Crisis: Lycée Guébré-Mariam’s Betrayal of Franco-Ethiopian Educational Ideals

An Ethiopian Tribune Investigation By E Frashie The recent board meetings at Lycée Guébré-Mariam (LGM) have laid bare a troubling reality that many parents, teachers, and stakeholders have long suspected: Ethiopia’s premier Franco-Ethiopian educational institution has devolved into an elitist…

A School in Crisis: Lycée Guébré-Mariam’s Betrayal of Franco-Ethiopian Educational Ideals

An Ethiopian Tribune Investigation By E Frashie The recent board meetings at Lycée Guébré-Mariam (LGM) have laid bare a troubling reality that many parents, teachers, and stakeholders have long suspected: Ethiopia’s premier Franco-Ethiopian educational institution has devolved into an elitist…

The Listening State: How Ethiopia’s Digital Dragnet Ensnares Journalists

By Ethiopian Tribune columnist, June 23, 2025. The casual conversation between two veteran journalists at Birana Bar and Restaurant on a Saturday evening should have remained just that casual. Instead, it became the centrepiece of a three-and-a-half-hour detention ordeal that…

Ethiopia’s Digital Awakening: Why Tech Giants Must Answer the Call for Local Presence

A critical examination of Ethiopia’s demand for social media companies to establish local offices amid Africa’s evolving digital landscape By Ethiopian Tribune Columnist20th June 2025 The digital revolution sweeping across Africa has reached a pivotal moment in Ethiopia, where the…

Ethiopia at the Crossroads: Navigating Trump’s Expanded Travel Ban

The specter of a renewed American isolationism has cast its shadow over Ethiopia once again. As President Donald Trump’s administration prepares what could be the most expansive travel restriction in U.S. history, Ethiopia finds itself among 36 nations facing potential entry bans, a diplomatic crisis that strikes at the heart of decades-old ties between Washington and Addis Ababa