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Erta Ale - New Lava Lake (Earth of Fire) - Photo By Francis BALLAND - 18/12/2017

Erta Ale – Earth of Fire (New Lava Lake)

Watch our video to witness one of Erta Ale volcano's most spectacular and intense eruptive phases in decades. https://youtu.be/ExvXqYMCpP4  

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...
"Angelina has been more of a mother to her than I have ever been. She has been with her since she was a baby, but that does not mean I do not miss her" Her Mother - Mentewab Dawit Lebiso

Ethiopia: vote for foreign adoption ban

In recent years, cases of abuse – or worse, death – of Ethiopian children adopted abroad, have brought great debate at home whether to continue to allow such adoptions. The...
The clergy and Debtera (scholars versed in the liturgy and music of the church) lift their voices in hymn and chant just as it has been for over a 1,500 years when Ethiopia accepted Christianity.

​Ethiopian Genna – Christmas

Ethiopia still retains the ancient Julian calendar in which Genna falls on 7 January (of the Gregorian calendar.) People in towns and villages typically dress up in their finest...

German tourist shot dead in Ethiopia

A German tourist has been shot dead and a guide injured during a visit to a volcano in north-eastern Ethiopia. They were part of a group which had travelled to...

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...
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: We won’t relocate our embassy to Jerusalem

We have no intention to relocate our embassy from Tel Aviv to the occupied Jerusalem, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry announced yesterday. Speaking at a press conference, the ministry’s spokesperson, Meles...
Do we have the will to remain united? This is the question of the day!

Reform is not enough

Ethiopia is heading towards a massive crisis. We all know. Everyone from Diaspora politicians to ordinary citizens is taking a stab at how 2018 will advance disunity. Naturally EPRDF, together with other...
Eshetu Alemu is accused of ordering the execution of 75 people during Ethiopia's "Red Terror"

Ethiopia ‘Red Terror’ suspect in court plea

A man accused of being responsible for unleashing a "Red Terror" on Ethiopia has delivered an impassioned speech in a Dutch court where he is being tried for alleged...

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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...