Culture

Tella: An Old Ethiopian Traditional Beverage Finds Its Way To The City

Tella has been one of the most underrated cultural drinks in Ethiopia. It embodied the culture of a long history in Ethiopia, dominantly in the rural areas of the country. It’s a tradition that has been adored by many and yet never seems to break out of its common crowds. There are many kinds of

December 6, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Ethiopian War

Hundreds March In Paris To Denounce International Pressure On Ethiopia

A large group of Ethiopian citizens in the French capital Paris have taken to streets to protest what their government back home calls an ‘undue’ international pressure on Addis Ababa over the ongoing conflict in northern parts of Ethiopia, according to the ministry of foreign affairs. In a statement the foreign ministry said Ethiopians in

December 6, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

CNN’s Biased Reporting on Ethiopia’s Conflict Screams for an Independent Investigation 

By -Yonas Biru, PhD @YonasBiru57 In April 2021, a former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs confided to me in an email message that he was “warned that the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is financing some journalists who are making the Tigray situation look much worse than it is.” CNN persistently peddles

December 5, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Ethiopian War

Ethiopian Government retook Kemise with unprecedented victory

Earlier this week PM Abiy Ahmed reported from Dogolo, 3rd front with ongoing operations the national defense force will take control of Kemise, Bati, Kombolcha, and other towns within days. He added that the operation will take a closer approach to Dessie. Most areas will be cleared out from TPLF control according to the operation

December 4, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Diaspora

Documentary Shot Over 10 Years, Examines Dangerous Commodification of Khat in Ethiopia

  Born in Mexico and raised in Ethiopia, self-taught filmmaker Jessica Beshir burst into the documentary scene when her debut feature “Faya Dayi” debuted at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. An evocative exploration of the consumption and production of khat, a stimulant chewing leaf traditionally used for Sufi religious practices, the film started out as

December 3, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Ethiopian War

Mehal-Meda, Chefa Robit, Harbu and Mekoi towns liberated

Breaking News Mehal-Meda, Chefa Robit, Harbu and Mekoi towns and their surroundings were liberated. A coalition of security forces led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has liberated the central town of Chafa Robit, Harbu and Mekoi from the TPLF. Prime Minister Abiy called on the people of the country to work together for the peace

December 3, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Africa News

Twitter Failed African Countries

IN NOVEMBER 2019, Twitter CEO Jack Patrick Dorsey tweeted from the airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that he would be moving to “Africa” for up to six months in 2020. His high-profile monthlong tour of the continent, where he visited Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, and Ethiopia, had come to an end, and the billionaire was feeling wistful. “Africa

December 3, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Health

XCMG finalize Clean water project in 20 schools in Addis Ababa

In a joint effort to build clean water facilities for schools in the Ethiopian capital, XCMG  together with 17 charitable suppliers, have donated and constructed 20 water purification systems for 20 public schools in Addis Ababa, which have now been put into operation. Between 2019 and 2021, with the support of XCMG and partner suppliers,

December 3, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Feature

Loza Tadesse: Influential Ethiopian Woman Under 30

Loza Tadesse, an incoming assistant professor in the engineering department at MIT, is developing diagnostics for extreme environments. To that end, she has developed a rapid system using machine learning and a light scattering approach that can identify infectious bacteria much faster which will lead both to better treatments and less reliance on the use of

December 3, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Feature

Three Immigrant Women Entrepreneurs that are changing the Dynamics of AI Design

Arize AI is a start-up with a dynamic founding team, Tsion Behailu, Aparna Dhinakaran, and Manisha Sharma  (along with five others, all over 30). The startup, which enables customers to monitor the performance of AI models using software that looks for things such as unforeseen biases in algorithms, has $24.5 million in funding from Battery

December 2, 2021 • By Addis Insight