"A Southern Light at the end of the Tunnel"
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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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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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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By Habib Kedir Tesfaye Gebreab, controversial Eritrean-Ethiopian author and journalist, died in Nairobi Kenya. Initially a top EPRDF press official and member of the TPLF, Tesfaye later separated from the ruling party due to political and financial reasons. His supporters have long praised his wide range of writing talent and for publishing several Amharic books […]
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The Former Ethiopian Minister of Women & Children, Filsan Ahmed, continues to face criticism from her native Somali community for her alleged failure to oppose dangerous nativism inside a media enterprise she founded. “Regulators gave her station several warnings, but a mass media inciting atrocity by claiming minorities do not belong in Jigjiga is simply […]
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By Kembata Media network ይድረስ ለ”ዲሽታ ጊና” ተወዳጅ ዘፈንና አስደማሚ ውዝዋዜ አቅራቢ ወጣት የሰለጠነ ውይይት፣ ድርድር፣ ሰጥቶ መቀበልና ዕርቅማ ይሻል ነበር፣በነበር ቀረ እንጂ! እስቲ እንወያይ፣ እንደራደር የሚል አቋም በአቢይ አህመድ መንግስት ተይዞ፣ አወያይና አስታራቂ ሽማግሌዎች ወደመቀሌ ተላኩ፣ አሮጊት እናቶች ሄዱ፣ የሃይማኖት አባቶች ሄዱ፣ ታዋቂ ግለሰቦች ሄዱ፣ የትግራይ እናቶች እንባቸውን እያፈሰሱና እያለቀሱ በደብረፅዮን ገ/ሚ የቢሮ ወለል […]
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Famous Tigrayan journalist Araya Tesfamariam said the war in northern Ethiopia is less conventional and more centered on “infiltration and propaganda.” After TPLF rebels nearly captured the important Dessie city in Amhara region, Araya urged the Ethiopian government to focus on identifying ethnic Tigrayan “infiltrators” who are collaborating with the rebels. “Some (Tigrayans) are working […]
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