A Rare Moment

In the middle is Tekeda Alemu (PhD), a committed technocrat who recently retired after serving the foreign office during the successive regimes; to the left is Fesseha Desta (Col.), a founding member of the Dergue; Hassan Moalin from the ONLF; and, Abebe Teklehaimanot (Maj. Gen.), a.k.a Jabie, former TPLF fighter. To the far left is Hallelujah Lulie, an acting director of the Institute for Strategic Affairs, the organizer of the seminar.


A Rare Moment

A rare and one of a kind moment took place at the Sheraton Addis, where individuals with diverse and contested backgrounds gathered today, November 28, 2019. They claimed the front row at a seminar organized to revisit the legacy of Walelegn Mekonnen, one of the student movement leaders who authored a political essay that arguably defined the course of history in Ethiopia whereby Emperor Hailesellasie was deposed. His grandson, Be'edemariam Mekonnen (Prince) was seated between Lencho Letta, the founder of the OLF, and Gebru Tarekegn, a professor emeritus and former activist of the underground movement, the EPRP. In the middle is Tekeda Alemu (PhD), a committed technocrat who recently retired after serving the foreign office during the successive regimes; to the left is Fesseha Desta (Col.), a founding member of the Dergue; Hassan Moalin from the ONLF; and, Abebe Teklehaimanot (Maj. Gen.), aka Jabie, a former TPLF fighter. To the far left is Hallelujah Lulie, an acting director of the Institute for Strategic Affairs, the organizer of the seminar.


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PEACE PRAYERS

The Ethiopian Civil & Professional Association Congress, declaring 51.3 million members, gathered religious leaders and influential public figures for a national prayer and peace ceremony at Adwa Victory Memorial Museum. The Congress aimed to support the promotion of peace and development in the country. In light of ongoing conflicts, land disputes, landslides, flood disasters, and other challenges facing Ethiopia, the Congress was compelled to organize this initiative...


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PARKED SHELTER

A silver car is partially covered by a makeshift setup around Gofa, reflecting the growing parking challenges in Addis Abeba. The city administration has introduced a new regulation aimed at addressing the shortage of parking spaces which requires buildings in the city to open their underutilized parking spaces to the public while the city's master plan includes a target of constructing 60 new parking areas by 2027...


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SHELTER SHOPS

Shops around Mexico roundabout are disturbed and removed from normal operations, forced into temporary structures made of tarps and wooden poles as they make way to the ubiquitous corridor development project. Mexico roundabout commemorates Mexico's solidarity with Ethiopia during the Italian occupation, when Mexico was one of the few nations refusing to recognize Italy's annexation...