The African Union to Honor Emperor Haile Selassie with a statue

The African Union to honor His Imperial Majesty (HIM) Emperor Haile Selassie with a statue in Addis Ababa. The statue will be unveiled during the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government on the 10th February 2019. The announcement came following the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Amb. Kwesi Quartey met with

Oromia and Amhara Regional Presidents Visiting The Netherlands

Oromia President Lemma Megeressa along with and Amhara regional state president Degu Andragachew visited the Netherlands with the aim of being familiarized with Dutch companies that are active in Ethiopia. According to the Netherlands comprehensive website since 2004, a lot of Dutch companies started investments and joint ventures in Ethiopia. About 130 companies have created

Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF): From Unilateral Ceasefire to the Vantage Point of the Somali Region

    January 29, 2019   By: Abdiaziz Ali   ONLF has been in the jungle for the last decades with the aim of creating an independent state in Ethiopia’s southeastern Ogaden territory, which is inhabited by almost 7 million ethnic Somalis. This play did not bring any fruit back home and they wanted to

Dire Dawa, A City PM Abiy Ahmed Ignored

Dire Dawa known mostly as the city of peace and diversity has been rocked with unrest for the last couple of days. Roads were closed, tires were burning and part of the city was on lockdown due to blockage of movements. Several youths were out on the streets to address their need on good governance

A Conversation with Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia

Bereket Simon Arrested on corruption charges

Bereket Simon who was the former Communications Minister for the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front has been arrested this morning from his house in Addis Ababa. The arrest also includes Tadesse Kassa who was the former director at the TIRET Corporation established for the endowment of Amhara region.

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel: Addis Ababa’s Largest Hotel

The newest five-star hotel in Addis Ababa is set to open its doors in the coming Sunday. Located within a stone’s throw from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Ethiopian Skylight Hotel rests on 40,000 sqm of land. The hotel boasts 373 rooms – including 27 high standard deluxe presidential and executive suites – four restaurants

FROM THE VOICE OF THE DIEHARD ATMOSPHERE OF ESTV TO THE VOICE OF THE VOICELESS OF SRT TV

By: Abdiaziz Ali ESTV was the only TV that airs the news that was happening in the country of Ethiopia in General and that of Somali Region. Somali Region Set up this TV media for almost about a decade Ago. It was the first Somali Region owned TV and saved the Region from the one-hour late

The Reformist Selected For The Top Job Of Somali Regional State; Mustafa M. Omer: Personal Impression PART I

By: Abdiaziz Ali It was on Wednesday late August 2018 after we perform Assar prayer when a man whom we prayed together in a small mosque around the Ethiopian Customs Authority Area as well as close to my office I used to work, throw some words from his mouth like; Mustafe Cagjer Ayaa loo doortay

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