Young Diaspora Ethiopian musicians are rising fast and gaining attention on the international scene.
They sing in English, but some include Amharic songs in their repertoire. Their lyrics are serious and spotlight social conditions. Their melodies are a fusion of...
Alemayehu G Mariam
RIP: A post-mortem on Karuturistan, Ethiopia
It was too good to be true. It is too bad it was true for the people of Gambella in western Ethiopia.
Last month, the ignoble demise of Karuturi Global, Ltd. (a/k/a “Ethiopian Meadows Plc.”,...
An MP representing the Oromo Peoples Democratic Organization (OPDO) said the TPLF leader, Mr Abay Tsehaye, has given a warning to all OPDO MPs on the topic of the "Addis Ababa master plan." According to the OPDO MP, who...
Ethiopia will start using the Port of Berbera this month as per the agreement the two countries concluded in late January 2015.
During the issuance of one billion dollar sovereign bond by Ethiopia in October 2014, the nation expressed its concern on the dependence of Port Djibouti. Currently in addition to Port Djibouti Ethiopia started...
The swiss branch of HSBC bank hiding billions of dollars for corrupt clients has put a new spotlight on Eritrea. Despite being one of the poorest countries in the world, Eritrea had the highest amount of money hidden for...
By Tedla Asfaw
I read Professor Tesfatsion Medhane piece in Amharic posted here. http://www.ethiomedia.com/10parts/eritrea_tinsae.pdf. The main characters in his piece are the late Meles Zenawi,Sibhat Nega andIsayas Afeworki. The main theme of this piece is evolving around the right of...
Ethiopian Protestant (Pentay) Christians in Addis Ababa accused VOA Amharic journalists of religious defamation in reporting the recent controversy of the renowned singer & Pastor Tekeste Getnet. According to local Christian magazine of hiwot Berhan, churchgoers overwhelmingly showed sympathy...
The Govt controlled Election board NEBE had today banned Ethiopia's main opposition party UDJ, in what observers said was the biggest blow to democracy since 2005.
The "Andinet" Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) party, formerly known as CUD, won...
If anybody talks about Ethiopia, people only think about famine, marathon champions and coffee. But Ethiopia is much more than starvation and skinny men running. In fact, it is the main source of the longest river in the world...
“Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,… see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams”
A Happy New Year to all of my readers!!!
I get to celebrate New Year twice every year. The first on September 11, the...