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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 runs of other countries, the...

Ethiopian Prince Weds American Woman In Real-Life Fairy Tale

An American woman has beaten Meghan Markle to the punch of becoming a princess. Ariana Austin, 33, wed Joel Makonnen, 35, in a lavish ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 9. the Ethiopian royalty,...
ጃንጥላችን ኢትዮጵያችን ነች። ኢትዮጵያ ማለት አንድ ማለት ነው፡፡ ለምሳሌ አሜሪካ ስንል ሃምሳ ስድስት ግዛት የሚለው ወደ አዕምሯችን ፈጥኖ አይመጣም፡፡ ወደ አዕምሯችን የሚመጣው ጠንካራዋና አንድ የሆነችው አሜሪካ ምስል ነው።

ህዝብ መንግስትን ይፈጥራል እንጂ መንግስት ህዝብን አይፈጥርም” – ሻምበል ለማ ጉያ (ሰዓሊ)

እኔ አሁን የ90 ዓመት አዛውንት ነኝ፡፡ የዚህችን ሀገር ብዙ ሂደቶችና ውጣ ውረዶች አይቻለሁ። ከዛሬ 40 እና 50 ዓመት በፊትም ሆነ ዛሬ፣ ከ80 በላይ ብሄሮች በዚህችው በኢትዮጵያ ስር ነው የምንኖረው፡፡...
Ethiopia’s industrial parks attracting export-oriented foreign companies

Ethiopia’s industrial parks attracting export-oriented foreign companies

Ethiopia’s three recently inaugurated Chinese-built industrial parks are attracting export-oriented foreign companies to the east African country’s textile and apparel production setting. The three industrial parks, Hawassa, Mekelle and Kombolcha,...
Two construction workers in Koye, the largest condominium site under construction outside Addis Abeba. Photograph: Charlie Rosser

Addis has run out of space’: Ethiopia’s radical redesign

Wrapped in a white shawl and sporting a wide-brimmed cowboy hat, Haile stares out at his cattle as they graze in a rocky patch of grass. “My family and...

Arrests and ‘corruption’: Inside Saudi Arabia’s business affairs

Businessman Mohamed al-Amoudi, the second richest man in Saudi Arabia according to Forbes magazine, was among the elite players recently arrested by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s new anti-corruption...

Business Crucial to Strengthen Ethio-Egytpian Relation: Ambassador Taye

Improved business relations can play a great role in strengthening the overall relationship between Egypt and Ethiopia, Ethiopia's Ambassador to Egypt Ambassador Taye Aske-Selassie said. Ambassador Taye held a roundtable...
Refugees

Ethiopia Plans to Close 27 Refugee Camps

The government of Ethiopia says it will close all 27 refugee camps in its territory over the next 10 years and integrate residents into local communities. “There will be a...
የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪሚየር ሊግ 7ኛ ሳምንት ጨዋታዎች ቅዳሜና እሁድ በአዲስ አበባ እና በክልል ስታዲየሞች ቀጥለው ይውላሉ።

ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ ከአርባምንጭ ደደቢት ከሲዳማ ቡና በአዲስ አበባ ይጫወታሉ

በ7ኛ ሳምንት የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪሚየር ሊግ ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ ከአርባምንጭ ከተማ ደደቢት ከሲዳማ ቡና አዲስ አበባ ላይ ይጫወታሉ። የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪሚየር ሊግ 7ኛ ሳምንት ጨዋታዎች ቅዳሜና እሁድ በአዲስ አበባ እና በክልል ስታዲየሞች...
Haile Mariam Desalegn resigns

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 political crisis and lingering unrest...

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Kebour Ghenna

Ethnic Identity and National Loyalty – Conflicting Direction

In Ethiopia, people are no more afraid to talk. To be precise, they do talk inside their homes and cars, or in the backrooms...
Akon in Ethiopia to mark 122nd anniversary of Battle of Adwa

Akon in Ethiopia to mark 122nd anniversary of Battle of Adwa

Senegalese-born – United States pop star, Akon, is in Ethiopia as part of events to celebrate the infamous Battle of Adwa which happened 122...
Hailu Mergia at home: ‘The Lady Is a Tramp – I love that one! My favourite is old jazz.’ Photograph: Sait Serkan Gurbuz for the Guardian

Hailu Mergia: the Ethiopian jazz legend who jams in his taxi

He fled his native country with his group, the Walias Band, in 1981 and now drives a cab in Washington DC, in which he...