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…
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…
Professor Ephraim Isaac: A Life of Scholarship, Peace, and Service to Ethiopia
A comprehensive look at the remarkable journey of Ethiopia’s pioneering scholar, peace mediator, and bridge-builder In the pantheon of Ethiopian…
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…
Voices of Concern: Ethiopians at Home and Abroad Respond to Growing Press Freedom Crisis
A Special Report by the Ethiopian Tribune Addis Ababa/London – The recent arrest and detention of prominent journalist Tesfalem Woldeyes…
The Wheels of Change: From Taxi Strikes to Truck Drivers’ Demands – A Tale of Two Eras in Ethiopian History
By Ethiopian Tribune Columnist History has a peculiar way of echoing itself, though rarely with identical notes. As Ethiopia stands…
The Remarkable Journey of Tsehafi Tizaz Aklilou Habtewold: From Wartime Escape to Nation Building
By E Frashie Ethiopian Tribune correspondent In the annals of Ethiopian history, few figures embody the spirit of diplomatic excellence…
The Digital Divide: How Ethiopia’s Tax Reforms Expose the Platform Economy’s Inequities
A reportage by E Frashie Ethiopian Tribune correspondent In the bustling internet cafés of Addis Ababa’s Kazanchis district, twenty-three-year-old Hanan…
The Price of Missing Tests: Tadu Teshome’s Ban Reflects Deeper Challenges in Ethiopian Athletics
By Ethiopian Tribune Sports Columnist The news of Tadu Teshome’s 22-month suspension hit the Ethiopian athletics community like a cold…
The Paradox of Semehal Zenawi: When the Elite’s Daughter Turns Critic
An Ethiopian Tribune Special Report In the fractured landscape of Ethiopian politics, few figures embody contradiction quite like Semehal Melese…