A group of aid organizations in Ethiopia backed the government’s request for $75 million to help feed 2 million people facing hunger in the arid south and southeast of the country. The…
More(EthioSports) Dire Dawa – Defending champions St. George moved to 3rd place with a 2-0 victory over host Dire Dawa City here today. Meanwhile, Dedebit FC dropped to 4th place after a…
MoreLast week, foremost in the minds of most Ethiopian Christians was the celebration of Easter over the weekend. It culminated in a big feast for which households typically spare no expense. On…
MoreBy Ian S. Port Ethiopian born, S.F.-based jazz singer Meklit Hadero is planning a big trip to Ethiopia next month to perform for the people of her native country. It’s her second…
MoreBy Messele Zewdie Ejeta Several days ago, an acquaintance called to invite me to participate the next day in a panel discussion prepared by Deutsche Welle’s Amharic service program. The panel was…
MoreBy Alemayehu G. Mariam Following the Battle of Zela in 47 B.C. (present day Zile, Turkey), Julius Caesar claimed victory by declaring: “I came; I saw; I conquered.” In 2011, Caesar Meles…
MoreNicole Stremlau Abstract Divisive debates on what constitutes the Ethiopian nation, how the state should be structured and how power should be devolved, have dominated Ethiopia’s private press since the ruling party,…
MoreCONTRIBUTED BY: CHARLES L. CHAVIS Composer, scholar, and pioneer of musical notation, Saint Yared was born in Axum, Ethiopia on April 25, 505 AD. Little is known regarding his family background but scholars suggest he was…
MoreETHIOPIA’S RUTHLESS REGIME USES FAMINE AS A CRUEL WEAPON. May 1985 Text : Cheryl McCall 201N-162-027 Victims of famine 201N-014-012 The plight of the starving Africa, especially in Ethiopia, has drawn the…
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