From the editors Addis Abeba, March 16/2019 – The devastating tragedy of thousands of internally displaced Ethiopians who were forced to live in makeshift camps for the last eight months has come to the word’s attention following the latest report by The Guardian. But make no mistake. This is a …

Zecharias Zelalem Addis Abeba, March 15/2019 – To say that Abby Abera has been mentally drained over the course of the past two and a half months would be an understatement. She has spent the lion’s share of the time comforting relatives both at home in Ethiopia and abroad, as …

Juweria Ali, For Addis Standard ‘Ninkii moodi mowd inuuhelayow Mudane Makhtal Daahir baa yimid’ Addis Abeba, March 14/2019 – Jubilant crowds welcomed the return of Makhtal Dahir in 1961 when Haile Selassie pardoned him after serving 12 years in the same prison that his grandson was to be imprisoned in …

Addis Abeba, March 12/2019 – French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Addis Abeba for two days official visit upon the invitation of prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. “This visit follows the working visit by the Prime Minister of Ethiopia to France on 19 October 2018, during which the two leaders reiterated …

Addis Abeba, March 11/2019 – Click on this link to read Addis Standard‘s minute by minute update on the #ET302Crash since the news was first broken by PM Abiy Ahmed’s office yesterday. The thread includes pictures, statements from Ethiopian Airline and Boeing, news aggregates from external sources and more. Or …

Hayalnesh Gezahegn Addis Abeba, March 09/2019 – Office of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed released statement announcing the formation of a committee of eight individuals to work to bring in suggestions and recommendations to help to “sustainably resolve” the boundary administrative dispute between Addis Abeba City Administration and the Oromia regional …

Addis Abeba, March 8, 2019 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Workneh Gebeyehu Negewo (PhD), Foreign Minister of Ethiopia, as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON). He succeeds Hanna S. Tetteh of Ghana who was appointed as Special Representative to the African Union …

Hayalnesh Gezahegn Addis Abeba, Marcg 07/2019 –  Thousands of demonstrators in several cities and towns across the Oromia regional state have taken to the streets today. The protests were triggered after the Addis Ababa City Administration Savings & Houses Development Enterprise (AASHDE) handed over thousands of condominium houses located both …

Yared Tsegaye Addis Abeba, March 07/2019 – At the launch of this year’s joint government and humanitarians partners appeal, Ethiopia and the UN have asked for USD 1.3 billion to help 8.3 million Ethiopians who require relief food and cash, as well as non-food assistance in the year 2019. Detailed …

Yared Tsegaye Addis Abeba, March 06/2019 – On February 21, residents of the city of Addis Abeba were lavished by yet another shining news from the current administration – this time in the form of an afternoon inaugural ceremony for a construction of a dream-like urban green park attended by …