"A Southern Light at the end of the Tunnel"
“Letter to Ethiopia” By Billene Seyoum Dear Ethiopia, Yesterday afternoon as I walked around reviewing the Science Museum project site in Arat Kilo, passing by the dome theater covered in silver aluminum, a feeling of awe swept upon me. In my imagination, I had fast forwarded to a time post completion at which point the […]
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One of the oldest Medical schools in the African continent and a premier Ethiopian institution, University of Gondar, accused the BBC of allowing a “defamation” to be published by the controversial freelance journalist Lucy Kassa ** Press Release: University of Gondar ** To: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya Subject: Regarding Misinformation and […]
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Awasa Guardian (AG) interviewed German anthropologist, researcher and filmmaker Dr Till J. F. Trojer, whose award-winning documentary film on the Afar people of Ethiopia has been nominated for further international recognition. AG: Your film “Arho” is getting more accolade, being nominated for best short documentary at the Dallas Independent Film Festival. What inspired you to […]
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Since the Tigrayan insurrection began in November 2020, around 300,000 fighters have perished, according to Tigray TV, a media affiliate of the TPLF organization. While the rebel-held media admitted the loses, it however blamed the Abiy government for “killing Tigrayan youth.” The media quoted TPLF’s affiliate youth association, claiming the Ethiopian government is responsible for […]
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ስለ ፊቼ ጫምባላላ By Biruk A. Buye ሰፊዉ የሲዳማ ህዝብ የራሱ የሆነ ዘመን መለዋወጫ ባህል አለዉ ፤ የራሱ የሆኑ ቀናቶች እንድሁም ወራቶች አሉት ። በፊቼ ጫምባላላ ማግስት የተጣለው ይታረቃል ፤ በተለያየ መንገድ እርቂና ሰላም ይደረጋል ሽማግሌዎች በጉዱማሌ ተቀምጠዉ ብዙ ይመክራሉ ። በመንግሥት ላይ ወይንም በመሪዎቹ ላይ ያለቸዉን ድጋፍ ሆነ ተቃውሞ በሰላማዊ መንገድ በቀጣላ ይገልፃሉ ። […]
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(AG) Over 500 Ethiopian women lost jobs this week as direct result of US sanctions, an industrial manager told Awasa Guardian (AG) with condition of anonymity. The manager, who blamed US support for an insurrection in the northern Tigray region, said several local & foreign companies based in Hawasa-Sidama that exported to the US are […]
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The Hadiya Development Association built a statue commemorating Col. Bezabih Petros, one of the most accomplished Air Force pilots in Ethiopian history. Bezabih became a legendary figure in the Ethiopian air force after he shot down a US-made fighter jet used by the then Mogadishu government during the Somalia invasion of Ethiopia in 1977. In […]
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African American photojournalist Jemal Countess reveals TPLF rebels had previously looted all medicine & health equipments from Amhara region and sent them to Tigray; after he visited every area between Mersa and Kombolcha city. The journo, who works for Getty Images, said “all looted medicines and equipment was shipped to Tigray” in every town along […]
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The latest massive US arms deal with Egypt is a “direct American war on Ethiopia,” said one of the top Ethiopian military leaders, as human rights activists also condemn President Joe Biden’s administration. Col. Demeke Zewdu, the security head of the northern-western Welkait region, told local media all Ethiopians should oppose the US increase of […]
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After several weeks of shelling Afar border towns, TPLF rebels have “captured Magale and Abala” areas, the ARS communication office confirmed today. Thousands of Afars have been displaced and dozens of civilians killed in the Tigrayan offensive, as of January 24. The TPLF offensive into Afar zone 2 began soon after the Ethiopian government declared […]
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