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...
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...
Hawassa should still do better
Another eventful week around the world… Mugabe in house arrest!! Our own Sheik Amoudi in ‘Ritz Carlton Jail’, accused of corruption and fraud…What a shock … The brave Sheik...
Ethnic violence in Ethiopia leaves deep wounds
Ethiopia has experienced one of its worst population displacements due to violence in recent times. Now stuck in camps, displaced Ethiopians are trying to come to terms with what...
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...
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...
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 years ago. The global music icon,...
PM Hailemariam travels to Dilla a year after deadly clash
Amid busy schedule and frequent travel to overseas, Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn went to Dilla yesterday to meet residents of the town a year after a deadly clash that...
ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ በግብፅ የሚያደርጉትን ንግግር ለማሰናከል የግብፅ ፓርላማ አባላት ፊርማ እያሰባሰቡ መሆኑ ተሰማ
ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ኃይለ ማርያም ደሳለኝ በግብፅ ፓርላማ ተገኝተው ለአገሪቱ ሕዝብና ለፓርላማ አባላት ንግግር እንዲያደርጉ የተያዘውን ፕሮግራም ለማስቆም፣ የግብፅ ፓርላማ ተወካዮች የተቃውሞ ፊርማ ማሰባሰባቸውን መረጃዎች አመለከቱ፡፡ የአገሪቱ ፓርላማ አባል በሆኑት አብደልሃሚድ...
Change of guard
After a marathon session of intraparty debate and criticism and self-criticism processes, the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the oldest among the four-party coalition, the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic...