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Could Mengistu Hailemariam be extradited back to Ethiopia to face justice?
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Could Mengistu Hailemariam be extradited back to Ethiopia to face justice?

By Abiy Solomon For any Ethiopian, there are two contrasting images the name Mengistu Hailemariam calls to mind. The first is of an iron ruler displaying heroism, defiance, patriotism, unity, and sovereignty in the face of hardship. On the other hand, Ethiopia’s former president is also inextricably associated with butchery, oppression, brutality, and warmongering. Whatever … Continue reading

የሽግግር መንግሥቱ ትውስታ በጥቂቱ
History

የሽግግር መንግሥቱ ትውስታ በጥቂቱ

በአፈንዲ ሙተቂ ግንቦት 20/1983 ለንደን ይህ ፎቶግራፍ የተወሰደው ግንቦት 19/1983 ዓ.ም የተጀመረው ታሪካዊው የለንደን ኮንፈረስ በሚቀጥለው ቀን ሳይገባደድ ከተበተነ በኋላ ነው። በፎቶው ላይ የሚታዩት (ከግራ ወደ ቀኝ) 1. ሚስተር ሄርማን ኮህን፡- በአሜሪካ የውጪ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር የአፍሪካ ጉዳዮች ምክትል ሚኒስትር 2. አቶ መለስ ዜናዊ፡ የኢትዮጵያ ህዝቦች አብዮታዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር (ኢህአዲግ) ሊቀመንበር 3. አቶ ሌንጮ ለታ፡ የኦሮሞ … Continue reading

Rophnan: Musical prism of the new Ethiopian generation 
Arts / Culture & Lifestyle

Rophnan: Musical prism of the new Ethiopian generation 

By Hiwot Walelign Many Ethiopian musicians have made attempts to produce albums that respond to the diverse language, culture and traditions the nation cradles. Tewodros Kassahun’s 2018 ‘Ethiopia’ album is one good instance.  And then comes Rophnan.  With peculiar melodies, the electronic genre laced with traditional ornaments, the singer came up with the 2022 album, … Continue reading

Africa Hall: A standing testament to Arturo Mezzedimi’s architectural acumen
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Africa Hall: A standing testament to Arturo Mezzedimi’s architectural acumen

By Hiwot Walelign A rectangular silver tin attached to the front wall of the over half-a century-old City Hall in Addis Ababa contains an engraved name, Arturo Mezzedimi. Whoever pays attention to the name understands he is the designer of the grand building. The Italian architect designed over a thousand buildings in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti … Continue reading

Teddy Afro bashes government with a critical new single
Arts

Teddy Afro bashes government with a critical new single

Tewodros Kassahun a.k.a Teddy Afro is considered by many as the voice of the generation in the past three decades. His ascent to the zenith of Ethiopian music is attributed to his songs reprimanding administrative and political flaws; celebrating the country’s culture, history, and wisdom; and venerating the greatness and glory of Ethiopia.  Teddy has … Continue reading

የአድአው ጥቁር አፈር (ዝክረ ተስፋዬ ገብረአብ) ክፍል ፫
Arts

የአድአው ጥቁር አፈር (ዝክረ ተስፋዬ ገብረአብ) ክፍል ፫

ጸሐፊ: አፈንዲ ሙተቂ ተስፋዬ የኢትዮጵያ ፕሬስ ድርጅት ኃላፊ ሆኖ በመሾሙ አልተደሰተም። “ከችሎታዬ በላይ እና ከፍላጎቴ ውጪ ነው የተሾምኩት” እያለ ለኃላፊዎቹ ይናገር ነበር። እያደር ደግሞ መሥሪያ ቤቱ የጭቅጭቅና የአምባጓሮ መድረክ ሆኖ አገኘው። የኢህአዴግ የፕሮፓጋንዳ ዘርፍ ምክትል ኃላፊ የነበረው በረከት ስምኦን እና የደህንነት መሥሪያ ቤቱ በፕሬስ ድርጅት ስር በሚታተሙት ጋዜጦች ላይ ለሚወጡ እንከኖች የተለያዩ ትርጉሞችን እየሰጡ ያጨናንቁት … Continue reading