Lemma Megerssa Addis Abeba - Lemma Megersa (PhD), former minister of defence and president of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia expressed his sadness over the death of Artist Ali Mohammed Birra, in a tribute sent to Addis Standard. Breaking his utter silence since he was sacked
The late Ali Bira. Picture Credit: Empire Pictures Ezekiel Gebissa @egebissa In July 2012, I visited Ali Mohammed Bira, a pioneer Oromo music artist—singer, composer, and poet—who essentially reinvented Oromo music, in his home in Pickering, Ontario. Ali has a recliner perched on a landing at
The rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela. Photo: Screenshot Addis Abeba, - The Ministry of Finance of Ethiopia and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed yesterday a €5 million (260 000 000 Birr) grant agreement to conduct the preparatory phase of a program of Preservation and
