Culture
Saudi Arabia Imposes New Visa Restrictions Affecting Ethiopian Travelers
Saudi Arabia has announced major changes to its visa policy, set to take effect...
Books
Poet and Tobiya Jazz Event Organizer Misraq Terefe Arrested Amid Unclear Circumstances
Poet and renowned literary event organizer Misraq Terefe was arrested on January 22, 2017, and taken to the...
Entertainment & Arts
The Weeknd’s Reflection on the Ethiopian Red Terror: A Hidden Narrative in His Song
Abel Tesfaye, known to the world as The Weeknd, has built a career around deeply emotional and introspective...
Entertainment & Arts
Drummer Teferi Assefa, Ethiopian Jazz Pioneer and Negarit Band Leader, Passes Away at 53
The Ethiopian music community is mourning the loss of Teferi Assefa, a renowned drummer and percussionist, who passed...
Entertainment & Arts
Mahmoud Ahmed’s Grand Farewell: Celebrating 60 Years of Ethiopia’s Musical Legend
On January 11, 2025, Addis Ababa’s Millennium Hall witnessed a momentous event as Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopia’s legendary singer,...
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church Should Consider Suing the Government of Ethiopia, Imminently
On 22 January 2023, a group of three “Archbishops” announced the ordination of 26 “bishops”. The conduct violated the cannons of the Ethiopian Orthodox...
Can higher wages help combat public sector corruption?
By Bekan BekeleOxford Dictionary defines corruption as "a dishonest or fraudulent...
The Difficulty of Traveling as a Tigrian in Ethiopia
By Mehret OkubayEarlier this morning, I was turned back from Alula Internationa Airport in Mekelle by an Ethiopian Airlines employee that said the...
Dissent is Patriotic: In Defense of Our Call for Peace
By Sehin TeferraOctober 11, 2022The regrettable manner in which the press conference scheduled for Pagume 1 by thirty-five civil society organizations was stopped by...
Behind Ethiopia’s Blind Spot Russia is Imploding and the Global Conservative Tsunami is Taking Shape
Yonas Biru, PhD
Underdeveloped nations who manage to develop against all odds are those who understand geopolitics and position themselves as their strategic development framework...
Why did the TPLF Start the Third War in Ethiopia?
Yonas Biru, PhD On August 24, the Tigryan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) waged a war against the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) for the third...