Berhanu Nega
The police chief of Debre Berhan city in the North Showa zone of the Amhara region was killed by unknown individuals, according to the city administration. Commander Menweyele Chinqilo, the police chief of Debre Berhan City, located 130 kilometers north of Addis Ababa, was killed on Friday, July 15, 2022. In a statement of condolence
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the One God, Amen. This is a statement from the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Since the national peace treaty was concluded, His Holiness the Patriarch has repeatedly asked to resolve the dispute between our church’s administrative structure and the
Yonas Biru, PhD I refer to Ethiopia’s political system as a tribal federation rather than ethnic federation because it is primitive and degenerative, not to mention its savagery. A tribal mindset lacks an ethical grid and a human moral campus. At its worst, it invades and poisons religious institutions. It is this phenomenon that has triggered
The Peace Envoy, led by His Holiness Abune Mathias, Patriarch of Ethiopia, has returned to Addis Ababa. The Holy Patriarch and members of the Peace Mission were welcomed by the President of the Tigray Region Provisional Administration. It will be remembered that, according to the decision of the Holy Synod, they provided support of 20
On Sunday, July 9, 2023, the Addis Ababa City Council approved a budget of 140.2 billion birr for the city in its second regular meeting. This budget is for the 2023/2024 fiscal year, which started on July 9, 2023. The budget was approved by a majority vote of 87 in favor and two abstentions after
Yonas Biru, PhD To start with, the Prime Minister’s number is off by 20 billion from what the Ethiopian Minister for Agriculture (Omar Husen) told us in 2021. According to Africa News, the Minister said, “Over 10 billion trees were planted in the first two years of the ‘Green Legacy’ project. The aim is to
“Doqa” is a powerful new film that was recently released, produced by actress Mahider Assefa and directed by Kidist Yilma. Mahider Assefa is a well-known actress and public figure in Ethiopia, with over a decade of experience performing in feature films and TV series. The movie portrays the destruction caused by ethnic tension and has
By Yonas Biru Bagdad Ali was the Iraqi Minister of Information under President Saddam Hussein, during the US invasion of Iraq. He got the nickname Bagdad Ali in the US, Comical Ali in the UK, Ali il Comico in Italy, and አሊ ቀውሷ in Ethiopia because he was making laughable media briefings about the war that was wildly
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was asked to resign during the 28th regular session of the 2nd year of the 6th House of People’s Representatives. In his speech, Dessalen Chane (Dr.), a council member on behalf of Abiy, asked Abiy Ahmed to resign and hand over his power to a civilian administration and dissolve the parliament.