UN: 2m children displaced by South Sudan conflict
Warnings by two UN agencies as a third county is reported to be on the brink of famine that has impacted 100,000 people. Famine and war have created a huge humanitarian crisis [Goran Tomasevic/Reuters] The civil war in South Sudan has forced more than two million children to flee their homes, according to two UN […]
Somalia: Huge blast rocks downtown Mogadishu
At least five killed, 20 wounded after huge car bomb goes off near the immigration directorate in the capital. A car burns in the Somali capital after exploding on Monday in the city centre [Abdirisak Mohamud Tuuryare/Al Jazeera] Mogadishu, Somalia – A car-bomb blast hit the heart of Somalia’s capital on Monday, killing at least five […]
82 Chibok schoolgirls freed in exchange for five Boko Haram leaders
Young women, who were among 276 captured in April 2014, flown to Nigerian capital to meet president while charities call for them to be reunited with families Some of the freed schoolgirls board a helicopter. Photograph: ICRC/EPA Ruth Maclean West Africa correspondent and Alice Ross Sunday 7 May 2017 22.10 BST Months of negotiations involving participants […]
Ethiopia and Sudanese police sign cooperation accord
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle May 8, 2017 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopia and Sudanese police have signed an agreement to further boost peace and security cooperation between the two neighbours, the state-run Ethiopia Broadcasting Corporation reported on Sunday. The accord was signed after a Sudanese police delegation held discussions with their Ethiopian counterparts in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis […]
USAID-DuPont Partnership helps hundreds of thousands of Ethiopian farmers transform production and livelihoods
Source: U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia As part of America’s Feed the Future initiative, the program’s objective was to sustainably increase more than 100,000 smallholder farmers’ yields and enhance income potential, while also improving nutrition outcomes in 16 districts over three regions across Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 8, 2017/APO/ — The U.S. Agency […]
Feyisa Lilesa: Oromo People Are Still Suffering in Ethiopia and the World Must Do More to Help Them
By Ludovica Iaccino On 5/8/17 at 4:36 AM Updated | Ethiopian Olympic silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa is calling on the international community to do more to stop the alleged persecution of Oromo people. The 27-year-old athlete, who is an ethnic Oromo, made headlines last year after he crossed his arms over his head as he passed […]
Illusion or Reality: Is the town of Adwa growing in Leaps and bounds?
By Professor Asayehgn Desta May 8, 2017 On March 1, 1896, Ethiopian patriots achieved an unprecedented triumph against Italy’s aggressive colonization at the Battle of Adwa. It is exciting to know that the honorable Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Ato Haile Mariam Desalgne has laid down a commemorative monument dedicated to the establishment of the Adwa […]
Ethiopian girls become heroes of their own story
By Martha van der Wolf, VOA May 8, 2017 Three young Ethiopian girls use their superpowers to stop harmful practices against girls in rural areas and to promote access to school. That is the story behind “Tibeb Girls,” a new animated series developed in Ethiopia. “Tibeb Girls” is the first animated cartoon in which Ethiopian […]
የጃንሆይ እናት! – ዳዊት ከበደ ወየሳ – አትላንታ | ለተስፋዬ ገ/አብ ‘የጀሚላ እናት’ ምላሽ
May 7, 2017 ነገሩ ትንሽ ቆየ። እኔ ግን በሆነ አጋጣሚ በቅርቡ ነው ቃለ ምልልሱን የሰማሁት። ተስፋዬ ገብረአብ አዲስ ስላሳተመው – “የጀሚላ እናት” መጽሃፍ፤ ከጋዜጠኛ በፍቃዱ ሞረዳ ጋር አጭር ቃለ ምልልስ አድርጎ ነበር። በትክክል እንዳዳመጥነው ከሆነ፤ “የቀዳማዊ ኃይለስላሴ እናት ስም ጀሚላ ነው፤ አንድ ወገናቸው ስልጤ ጉራጌ ነው – በሌላ ወገን ኦሮሞ ናቸው።” ይለናል። በመቀጠልም፤ “የጀሚላ […]
ሰሞኑን ባወጣው ኢትዮጵያ የተሰኘው ሲዲ ሳብያ ለድምፃዊ ቴዎድሮስ ካሳሁን (ቴዲ አፍሮ) ኢትዮጵያ መልሳ ልታዜምለት የምትችለው ዜማ (የጉዳያችን ምርጫ ለቴዲ አፍሮ)
Sunday, May 7, 2017 ድምፃዊት የሺ ደመላሽ ከአምስት ዓመት በፊት ያዜመችው “አንተ ኮከብ ነህ የኮከብ አለቃ” የሚለው ዜማ ዛሬ ቴዎድሮስ ካሳሁን (ቴዲ አፍሮ) ለኢትዮጵያ ላዜመው ዜማ ኢትዮጵያ የመለሰችው ምላሽ አድርገን ብናስበው እንዲህ ይደመጣል። “አዎ! አንተ ለእኔ ነው ቀድመህ ይተፈጠርከው፣ ያዜምክልኝ ዜማ ቀመር የቀመርክው” ድምፃዊት የሺ ደመላሽ በነገራችን ላይ ድምፃዊት የሺ ደመላሽ ያዘመችው ለድምፃዊ ቴዎድሮስ አለመሆኑ እንዲሁም […]