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 […]
Emmanuel Macron’s irresistible charm
By Hugh Schofield BBC News, Paris France presidential election 2017 Getty Images The thing about Emmanuel Macron is that, in the end, everyone gives way to the charm. See him on campaign last week: he was talking to hardline CGT union members at a soon-to-close factory in the north. These guys hate everything he stands […]
Cairo rejects Sudan’s description of Egyptian presence in Halayeb as “military occupation”
May 7, 2017 (KHARTOUM) – The Egyptian government has lodged an objection with the United Nations against the maritime baselines declared by Sudan last March saying it wouldn’t recognise any action taken by Khartoum or any international agreement that affects its sovereignty over Halayeb region. The objection, which was deposited on 4 May and seen […]
Sudan cannot resort to maritime arbitration over Halayed dispute: expert
May 6, 2017 (KHARTOUM) – A Sudanese expert on international law and border disputes Saturday has strongly contested Sudan’s ability to take Egypt to International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) over the disputed Halayeb area. An international maritime border arbitrator, Osman Mohamed al-Sharif, disclosed that Sudan was planning to take Egypt to […]
Singer Teddy Afro’s New Album Holds Fast to His Vision of a Diverse, Yet United Ethiopia
Posted 7 May 2017 16:51 GMT Ethiopian singer Teddy Afro, who delivered opening remarks at a U.S. Embassy-sponsored workshop for students on the occasion of World Environment Day 2015. Photo by U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa; CC BY-ND 2.0. Ethiopian singer Tewodros Kassahun’s most anticipated and highly promoted studio album was released to great fanfare at the […]
የፍትህ ሥርዓቱ ተጠቃሽ አደጋዎች – የፍርድ መጓተትና የዳኞች ውሳኔን በሐሰተኛ ሰነድ ማስቀየር
Posted on May 7, 2017 በፍትሕ ሥርዓቱ ውስጥ የሚስተዋሉ የፍርድ ውሳኔ መዘግየትና መዛነፍ፣ የዳኛን ውሳኔ በሐሰተኛ ሰነድ ማስቀየርን ጨምሮ የዳኞችና የጠበቆች ኪራይ ሰብሳቢነት አመለካከትና የመልካም አስተዳደር መጓደል፣ ለፍትሕ ሥርዓቱ ተጠቃሽ አደጋዎች መሆናቸውን የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ ነዋሪዎች ተናገሩ፡፡ ከሰኞ ሚያዝያ 30 ቀን 2009 ዓ.ም. ጀምሮ ለሰባት ቀናት የሚከበረውን የፍትሕ ሳምንት አስመልክቶ በተለያዩ ክፍላተ ከተሞች ውስጥ የሚገኙ የወረዳ […]