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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 of their offices. Few do...

Ethiopian hackers accidentally exposed their spyware campaign targeting dissidents in 20 countries

The spyware campaign's log-file was inadvertently exposed by the hackers, which revealed the entire target list. Ethiopian state-sponsored hackers' secret campaign to spy on dissidents and journalists of the Ethiopian government was...
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...

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...

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...
Zimbabwe new government confirms Ethiopia’s former President Mengistu Hailemariam won’t be transferred to Ethiopia

Zimbabwe new government confirms Ethiopia’s former President Mengistu Hailemariam won’t be transferred to Ethiopia

Zimbabwe new government confirms Ethiopia’s former President Mengistu Hailemariam won’t be transferred to Ethiopia https://youtu.be/tVBR9k30uAI  

Former ECX CEO Becomes Head of New Television Station

African Renaissance Television Service (ARTS), a new television station under formation, announced the hiring of Ermias Eshetu, the former CEO of Ethiopia Commodity Exchange, as its new CEO. Ermias tendered...

Evidence that Ethiopia is spying on journalists shows commercial spyware is out of control

THROUGHOUT 2016 AND 2017, individuals in Canada, United States, Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, and numerous other countries began to receive suspicious emails. It wasn’t just common spam. These people were chosen. The...

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...

Prime Minister Appoints Special Envoys to North America, Middle East

Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has appointed today two of his administration’s stalwarts as special envoys to North America and the Middle East. Seyoum Mesfin, a veteran diplomat who has been ambassador to...

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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...