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Ethiopia: South African University Honours Health Minister
A South African university has lauded Ethiopian health minister, Dr Amir Aman Hagos, for the country's "amazing progress in a number of sectors, particularly...
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‘I was dehumanised’: Lemn Sissay on hearing his harrowing abuse report live on stage
In a blistering one-off show, poet Lemn Sissay heard – for the first time – the record of his suffering as a child in...
Ethiopia prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigns
Ethiopia's prime minister says he has submitted his resignation as both prime minister and the chairman of the ruling coalition.
Hailemariam Desalegn's announcement comes amid a...
Ethiopian ex-official gets Dutch life sentence for war crimes
THE HAGUE – Dutch judges jailed a onetime aide to Ethiopia’s former communist ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam for life on Friday for war crimes...
Sport news
Ethiopian distance runner Zenash Gezmu found beaten to death in an apartment in Paris...
Zenash Gezmu’s body was found by police called to her flat after neighbors’ heard screaming. According to the relatives of the victim whose testimonies...
Exiled Ethiopia athlete, Feyisa Lilesa, keeps running, winning and protesting
Feyisa Lilesa, went to the 2016 Olympic Games to represent his native Ethiopia. He has since not returned to the country for fear of...
”ብሔርተኝነት” እያጠላበት ያለው እግር ኳስ
የኢትዮጵያ እግር ኳስ በደጋፊዎች መካከል ለሚቀስቀስ ግጭት እና እርሱን ተከትሎ ለሚፈጠር ኹከት ባይተዋር ባይሆንም የቅርብ ጊዜ ክስተቶች ግን ከስፖርትም በዘለለ የአገሪቱን ፖለቲካዊ ነባራዊ መልክ...
The Great Run: Image builder and development engine
The first edition of the Great Ethiopian Run was held on November 25, 2001 with ten thousand participants. Comparing it to the celebrated great...
Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana among three finalists for IAAF 2017 Award
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Monday announced the names of the finalists for the 2017 IAAF World Athlete of the Year...
Food
The Ethiopian Banana That Flourishes in Drought and Heat
At first glance, Ensete ventricosum may look like a banana plant, with huge green fronds and a towering, thick brown pseudostem. But if you...




































































