News

PM Abiy Expresses Condolences On Passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today has expressed sadness at the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. Archbishop Tutu, the last surviving South African laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize, passed away on Sunday in Cape Town at the age of 90. Prime Minister Abiy has extended condolences to the people and government

December 26, 2021 • By Addis Insight

News

OLF Shene killed eight civilians, including the family of former Oromia Regional State President Alemayehu Atomsa

According to Zonal administration,three brothers of the former Oromia Regional State Chief Alemayehu Atomsa brutally killed along with eight civilians. The terrorist group carried out the attack in Konchi Kebele, Nono Benja Woreda, Jimma Zone, around 15:30 on December 25, 2021. The members of Alemayehu Atomsa’s family, Adeba Atomsa, Tilinti Atomsa and Msoto Atomsa, were

December 26, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Critique of Jessica Beshir’s Documentary Film Faya Dayi

By- Kidst Paulos Asrat Faya Dayi, by Jessica Beshir Khat is the main protagonist in Jessica Beshir’s film Faya Dayi that leads and guides the direction of the film. But it is a protagonist which camouflages the truth of these Harari-Oromo youth of southern Ethiopia. And Faya Dayi is now a contender for the Oscars

December 25, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Culture

Ethiopia Fights for Return of Stolen Items to be auctioned

The war between Ethiopia (under Emperor Tewedros II) and Britain has a mark in the history of Ethiopia so bold that, to this day, it has deep effects on the culture of the country’s modern citizens. The war was already dramatic enough even without the climax of it being Tewedros’s decision to use the pistol

December 25, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Ethiopia: Historic Battle for the Mother of Africa

By-Graham Peebles The outrage felt by Ethiopians at the Western-backed terrorist attack on their country is spreading across the Horn of Africa and parts of the continent more widely.  A great movement of solidarity is emerging as Ethiopia’s neighbors, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, Kenya join hands, standing together against terror, imperial interference and mainstream media lies

December 25, 2021 • By Addis Insight

News

Tesfaye Gebreab, a well-known author and controversial writer passed away

Tesfaye Gebreab, a well-known author and controversial writer in the field of literature in Ethiopia for the past 30 years, passed away. Tesfaye has been receiving medical treatment in Nairobi, Kenya for the past few months and passed away on Friday, December 25, 2021 at the age of 54. Born in Bishoftu to Eritrean parents,

December 25, 2021 • By Addis Insight

News

New Chameleon Species Discovered In Bale Mountains, Ethiopia

Researchers Thore Koppetsch, Petr Nečas and Benjamin Wipfler from Germany and the Czech Republic have discovered a new chameleon species of the Trioceros affinis complex in Ethiopia. The reptile, Trioceros wolfgangboehmei sp. nov. was found in the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia. According to the researchers, Trioceros wolfgangboehmei differs from other species in the complex in

December 24, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Entertainment & Arts

Lamrot Kemal sentenced to 3 months in prison

Lamrot Kemal, a convicted felon in the Federal High Court’s Lideta Division II Anti-Terrorism and Constitutional Court, was sentenced to three months in prison in connection with the assassination of vocalist Hundesa. Defendant was acquitted of three counts of aggravated assault with intent to defraud and aggravated assault with intent to defraud. Prosecutors allege that

December 24, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Health

Ethiopian Airlines received pharma certification

Ethiopian Airlines has received IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification as an airline and for ground handling. The airline said it is the first airline in Africa to receive the CEIV pharma certification. The milestone is anticipated to aid it in providing efficient & effective transportation of pharmaceuticals

December 24, 2021 • By Addis Insight

COVID-19

UAE bans travelers from Ethiopia, Kenya, others over the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant

The National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announced the suspension of all inbound flights for national and international carriers and transit passengers from the four countries from Saturday, December 25, effective 7.30 am, This includes suspending the entry of travellers who were in the four

December 24, 2021 • By Addis Insight