Long, often arduous walks are common for women in Ethiopia seeking health care. Supplied
January 25, 2016
Maternal health has made great advances in Ethiopia. In my 10 years conducting research on maternal health, I’ve seen a big push to build...
The recent controversy on the expansion of Addis Ababa city raised new questions about which Ethiopian ethnic group is native or original to Addis Ababa in particular and the Shewa region in general.
The referenced summary of Shewa history below...
Gosaye Ethiopia Movement (G.E.M.) Press Release
Recently, media coverage of Ethiopia has fittingly increased as the one-party dictatorship of the country massacres innocent Ethiopian children and students peacefully protesting the unjust landgrabs in Oromia.
While the media coverage is encouraging, some...
The Pan-African magazine, AfricaWorld News, after considering nominations from across the world, named Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn as its Man of the Year for 2015.
Africa World News started as a Pan-African Magazine in May 2011, on the basis...
By Teshome Borago
The last few days have been very promising in Ethiopian politics. Despite our families being busy with the holidays, two major events are taking place. First, many Oromos are now challenging the current TPLF/EPRDF regime in Ethiopia....
If the government let people breathe, they might fly
The Ben Abeba restaurant is a spiral-shaped concrete confection perched on a mountain ridge near Lalibela, an Ethiopian town known for its labyrinth of 12th-century churches hewn out of solid rock....
According to local somali media reports, the controversial UNPO organization recently elected as VP the leader of Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) despite terrorism activities of the militia. ONLF leader Abdirahman Mahdi was chosen as the new vice-president of...
Reeyot Invictus!
By almariam
Thus spoke Reeyot Alemu to the Voice of America- Amharic Service on July 9, 2015, a few hours after she was literally thrown out of the infamous Meles Zenawi Prison in Kality, (Ethiopia’s “Robben Island”) on...
Dear Mr. President
Since late 18th century, the Ogaden territory has been a source of conflict in the Horn of Africa. Somalia and Ethiopia has fought at least two wars (in 1964 and 1977) over who should rule the Ogaden -a...
My topic for my Monday Commentary this week was not about a teachable moment for Ethiopian-Americans. I dropped my intended topic and wrote this piece because I was madder than a nest of hornets.
A couple of weeks ago, I...