Maaza Mengiste Nominated for The World’s Top Book Award
The Booker Prizes has shortlisted the novel of Ethiopian-American author Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, among the six finalists to win the world-leading literary...
Professor Fetien Becomes The Only Female University President In Ethiopia
The Ministry of Science and Higher Education appointed Professor Fetien Abay, a tenured professor in plant breeding and seed, as an interim president of...
New Year, New Money
The government of Ethiopia on September 14, 2020, has introduced a new birr, a unit of Ethiopian currency, with additional security features and other...
From Nobel Prize to No Bail Rulings: The Year in Review
The 2012 Ethiopian year saw many tidal social, economic, and political events happen whose immense implication will continue to shape the years to come...
Policy Research Institute Gets New Deputy Director
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (Ph.D.) appointed Professor Beyene Petros as Deputy Director-General of Policy Research Institute (PSI).
Beyene, who has been a well-known figure in...
Court Sentences Two-time Wife killer to Death
Wolkite High Court in Gurage zone sentenced Beharu Wondemagegn to death after he was found guilty of brutally killing his wife.
Beharu, who brutally beat...
