Ethiopian War

Meta: Concerns rising as Facebook becomes a tool for spreading violence in Ethiopia

The Oversight Board, a group Facebook created to review its policy decisions,weighed in on a case of misinformation in war-torn Ethiopia Tuesday, warning the company about the risks of allowing hate speech and unverified information to spread freely in conflict zones. The Oversight Board reviewed a post in Amharic from an Ethiopia-based Facebook user that claimed

December 15, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Business

A step forward for electric mobility initiative towards policymaking

The Ministry of Transport and Logistics (MoTL), in collaboration with the GGGI Ethiopia Office, organized a policy dialogue concerning e-mobility initiatives. The discussion consisted of government ministries, the private sector, and partner organizations. The objective of the policy dialogue was to create a gateway for improved networking, experience sharing among key stakeholders. Discuss key issues

December 15, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Entertainment & Arts

Achare Shoe to Produce the Late Hanna Mesfin’s Album

Hanna Mesfin (Honey Spice), a popular vocalist with four singles, ቀና ብየ ፣ አትጎትጉተኝ ፣ ዞማዪ እና ፍቅርን ተውልኝ, died last week in a car accident. In addition to her popular singles, vocalist Hanna Mesfin was known for performing at various nightclubs. Vocalist Hannah has been working on her studio album with various composers by

December 14, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Feature

How ancient Zera Yacob’s philosophy remains useful in modern Ethiopia

In 1667, an Ethiopian philosopher by the name of Zera Yacob, wrote a Treatise in which he recorded both his life and his thoughts. Exiled from his hometown, he lived his time of solitude in a cave in the Takkaze Valley contemplating fundamental questions regarding human nature, truth, ethics and equality. In the notion of

December 14, 2021 • By Emrakel sileshi

Culture

Designer Mahlet Afework among the six finalists for Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge

  AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. , is pleased to announce the six finalists of the 2021 Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge, who were carefully selected from over 430 applications received from startups and scaleups globally. Building on Tommy Hilfiger’s sustainability vision to Waste Nothing and Welcome All, the third edition of the program

December 13, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

The TPLF and its new Confederation objective – Eskinder Nega

1.1 Unity…. On the one hand, former Nigerian President Obasanjo and on the other hand, US special envoy Jeffrey Feltman exerted their utmost effort to end the war in the North. In contrast, Obasanjo’s movement has gone farther than Feltman. Obasanjo has held talks with Abiy as well as Debretsion. He also held talks with

December 13, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Ethiopian War

Journalist Tamrat Negera family said they couldn’t locate his whereabouts

Journalist Tamrat Negera family stated that they are unable to find his whereabouts or being held. His family said as a result they could not provide him with food, clothinng or medicine. It is the 4th day that Terara Network Editor-in-Chief Tamrat Negera has been taken from his home, but his whereabouts are still unknown.

December 13, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Ethiopian War

European Union requests Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council to assess the grave human rights situation in Ethiopia

The European Union has submitted today a letter to the President of the Human Rights Council, requesting the holding of a Special Session of the Council on the grave human rights situation in Ethiopia. The session is scheduled to take place on 17 December 2021. One year into the conflict, reports of serious human rights

December 13, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Entrepreneurship

Ethiopian Innovators stay productive amid war time  

Early 2020 was a hopeful time for Ethiopia’s startups. Venture capitalists were increasingly eyeing Ethiopian startups,But now, as Ethiopia is deep in a bloody one-year civil war, shifting winds have brought a completely different scene in the Ethiopian public discourse and start-up ecosystem. The tech community finds itself taking sides too in a war that

December 13, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Entertainment & Arts

Haile Gerima On the Need For African Filmmakers to Reflect on a Continent That ‘Lost Its Mind’

We speak to the legendary director about the re-release of Sankofa and the trials of producing African cinema. When Haile Gerima‘s seminal work, Sankofa, first came out in 1993, it spoke to themes of forgotten history and displacement. Now, through a 4K restoration by ARRAY Releasing, the filmmaker’s urgent, uncompromising perspective is being shared once again — this time,

December 12, 2021 • By Addis Insight