
Ethiopia is undergoing a radical transformation
In an exclusive interview, the Ethiopian envoy tells Anadolu Agency that Tigray People’s Liberation Front crossed the ‘red line’. The “disgruntled” Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF), a member of the former ruling alliance, crossed the “red line” by launching an offensive against the northern national defense command post stationed in Tigray region, Ethiopian envoy in […]

The Tedros Adhanom-Michelle Bachelet Conspiracy of Lies and Disinformation on Ethiopia EXPOSED
Posted in Al Mariam’s Commentaries By almariam Michelle Bachelet is the former president of Chile (2006-2010) Tedros Adhanom is a high level member of the terrorist group known as the Tigrean Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF). Today, Michelle Bachelet is the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Today, Tedros Adhanom is the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Both […]

Lalibela: 11 churches, each sculpted out of a single block of stone 800 years ago
CBS In the northern highlands of Ethiopia stand 11 churches that the Ethiopian Orthodox Church says were built by angels. This Christmas season brings fresh hope with vaccines rolling out and a new year dawning. It isa time of faith, and reminded us of Lalibela, a monument to rare devotion. 800 years ago, an Ethiopian […]

Why the West wishes for Ethiopia and Rwanda to burn?
The New Times By Lonzen Rugira On December 22, Nic Cheeseman, a British academic, tweeted “The conflict in Ethiopia demonstrates what many already new (sic): authoritarian development is a bad bet in Africa: Aid models should change to stop channelling so much money to authoritarian regimes” before referring to the article being announced by the same tweet […]

Best of 2020: The top books by African writers
From fiction and non-fiction to essays and poetry, we bring you some of the continent’s most exciting reads from this year. By Lynsey Chutel23 Dec 2020 In a year that has lent itself to living in the internal world of books, African authors offered up a host of worlds to escape to. Combining the keepers of […]

Rwanda prepares for the start of trading under the AfCFTA
UNECA A consultative meeting to discuss Rwanda’s strategy of the African Continental Free Trade Area, (AfCFTA) opened with a sense of enthusiasm, as representatives of the private sector, civil society, and government met to discuss the country’s readiness for the implementation of the agreement. Speaking at the two-day e-meeting, Mr. Michel Minega, the Permanent Secretary […]

Investing in human capital to achieve a better demographic dividend
BY LAKACHEW ATNAFU The Ethiopian Nutrition Leaders Network (ENLN) strongly believe that the recurrent conflict widely observed in the country is an accumulated adversities the country failed to implement sound policies mainly in the education, health and agriculture sectors. In fact, few years ago, the Ministry of Agriculture formulating nutrition policy, a policy which has […]

Coordinated actions for greater Horn
The Ethiopian herald The 38th Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Extraordinary Summit of Heads of States and Governments was held on Sunday in Djibouti. Current pressing issues in the region were broadly discussed. It is worth mentioning that the summit has appreciated and acknowledged the Ethiopian government’s recent swift and successful measures to maintain constitutional […]

Ethiopia launches the second nano high resolution satellite
The Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute has announced on its Facebook page that it has launched the ET-Smart-RSS satellite.Last year, Ethiopia launched its first land observation satellite, ETRSS-1, in December 2012. The maiden flight of the Long March 8 was launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site. One of the payloads on the rocket […]

Autocracy, ill-conceived war end TPLF journey
Former commander recalls rise and fall of Tigray People’s Liberation Front and metamorphosis from revolutionary to oligarchy Anadolu Agency, by Seleshi Tessema A living history of Ethiopia’s conflicts, Agregawi Berhe, 72, has vivid memories of the rise and fall of the now-banned Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TRLF). Former guerilla commander, who was also the […]

AU Chair: Ethiopian government’s commitment to ensure the unity and stability of the country is commendable.
The 38th Extraordinary Assembly of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Heads of State and Government concluded yesterday after series of resolutions on regional issues. The conference, which was held in Djibouti also set forth directions for regional political, social and economic issues. During the meeting, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed briefed the audience on the […]

Launching an electric vehicle ride-hailing service in Nairobi: Finnish businessman shares his story
How We Made It In Africa In Finland’s capital Helsinki, users of the EkoRent app can find a vacant electric vehicle in their area, use the app to unlock the car and drive it to their intended destination. Payment for the rental is made via the app. It’s a successful business for this specific market, […]

Global media’s reports on law enforcement operation purposely biased, negative
The Ethiopian herald Not Surprisingly, most major international media outlet’s coverage of the federal government’s law enforcement operation in Tigray state has been biased, negative, and one-sided. Besides the continuous distortion of facts on the ground, these media outlets have been engaged in falsification and negativism in their framing of the issue. The major fact […]

Huawei Eyes Ethiopia Growth as Telecoms Industry Opens Up
Bloomberg By Leanne de Bassompierre China’s biggest tech firm will likely move its regional office Mobile carriers see Ethiopia as a last frontier for growth Huawei Technologies Corp. is positioning itself to get more business in Ethiopia, as the East African economy opens up its telecommunications sector. “Ethiopia is rising and becoming much more important for […]