Ethiopia unhappy over Abiy’s portrayal in Time 100 list

Ethiopia says it is outraged with the way the US magazine, Time, depicted the country’s leader when it had announced the list of influential people of the year. Time magazine has included Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Ethiopian-born US citizen and computer scientist Timnit Gebru in the latest list of 100 most influential people of 2022. Time said Mr Abiy’s peace treaty with Eritrea ”planted the seeds for an Ethiopian civil war’.’ It also stated that Mr Abiy, together with Eritrea’s leader, ”launched a military campaign against” Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) leaders. In a letter to the magazine Mr…

Ethiopian journalist held captive for more than a week

Abducted following a violent night raid on his home in Addis Ababa by suspected military officers, Ethiopian journalist Gobeze Sisay is held hostage in unknown location where he is interrogated and threatened over his reporting. This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 12 May 2022.…

Ethiopian Airlines explores commercial tie-ups with IndiGo, SpiceJet

Africa’s largest carrier Ethiopian Airlines, which already has a codeshare pact with Tata Group-owned Air India, is looking to have “commercial” tie-ups with domestic budget carriers IndiGo and SpiceJet, a senior company official said. The airline also said it is also evaluating the prospects…

Federation Speaker Urges Int’l Community to Put Pressure on TPLF

Speaker of the House of Federation, Agegnehu Teshager urged the international community to put pressure on the terrorist TPLF to end its inhumane acts of obstructing humanitarian assistance delivery to the people of Tigray. Speaking with ENA on current affairs of Ethiopia, Agegnehu said…

The Three Musketeers in Bahr Dar

(By Mehari A.) The Three Musketeers Abebaw Tadesse (General) Zelalem Mengiste (Deputy Police Commissioner) Temesgen Tiruneh (Head of Security) Just like the murderous leaders of the TPLF, these lackeys of Abiy Ahmed have very flowery and religious sounding names that hide their vicious sub-human…

“The TPLF has declared a second war” Amhara State Security Council

Members of Fano, the armed group thought to be the target of crackdown by regional security forces. In a meeting the National Security Council of the federal government held in January, Temesgen Tiruneh, Director General of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) said that “necessary measures” would be taken against informal armed forces based on studies conducted. Addis Abeba – The Security Council of Amhara Regional State said it has reviewed the peace and security situation in the region and called on the security structure and the people of the region to stand ready to defend against military attacks…

Tigrayans Fleeing the TPLF

by Ann Fitz-Gerald and Hugh Segal While most eyes stay understandably focused on Russian aggression in Ukraine, another war goes on that Canadians, Americans and Europeans barely know about, in Ethiopia. And what…