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New Year’s Resolutions

September 7 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

The Ethiopian year is almost over and the New Year is around the corner. Ethiopia’s 2012 is almost here with all the hopes of prosperity and happiness. The New Year, besides the mere change of numbers on the calendar, also marks a shift in day to day phenomena both on a personal and societal level...

Migration Here to Stay

August 31 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

Just last week, I went to the immigration bureau, because I had to get my passport renewed. Given the fact that I have heard horror stories about this particular office, I woke up really early in the morning and made my way there. As I turned toward the compound, I immediately saw a line extending a...

Heart to Heart

August 24 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

Make the World a No War Zone

August 17 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

The Power of Ideas

August 10 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

Help Them Grow

August 3 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

Dancing Like Nobody Watches

July 27 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

Let Them Fly

July 20 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

The Inevitibility of Change

July 13 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

The only thing that is consistent in this world is change. This statement is hard to swallow for a lot of people, including me. Change can be a sign of betterment, but regardless of the connotation, it is a terrifying fact for some. Looking back, I cannot remember the last time I was calm and col...

Tread Softly

July 6 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

On a car ride with a friend, a conversation on the radio caught our attention. The radio hosts were talking about individuals who have lost their loved ones. They went on to explain how one can and should move on from the effects of devastating grief. After a short while, a listener called the ra...

World Peace

June 29 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

Living Stress Free

June 22 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

National Exams Greet Students with Anxiety

June 15 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

Affirmation of Patriarchy Still Common

June 8 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

Good, Bad and Ugly of Power Outages

June 1 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

A Not So Friendly Visitor

May 25 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

The Precarious Balance between Wants, Needs

May 18 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

When the question “what is the one thing you would want?” is asked in a beauty pageant...

The Debt Season

May 11 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

When the question “what is the one thing you would want?” is asked in a beauty pageant...

Fix the Mind, the Body Follows

May 4 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

When the question “what is the one thing you would want?” is asked in a beauty pageant...

Food, A Way of Life

April 26 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

When the question “what is the one thing you would want?” is asked in a beauty pageant...


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August 8 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

Shemsu Hussien was transported in an ambulance from his hometown in Worabe, Silte Zon...

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Coffee Prices more Unpredictable than Ever

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“Should I kill myself or have a cup of coffee?" said Albert Camus, the late French...

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IN-PICTURE: LAUREATE'S RECEPTION  

December 14 , 2019

President Sahle-Work Zewde hosted a state dinner reception to congratulate and welcome the Prime Minister on his return home from Oslo, Norway, where he accepted the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize two days earlier...

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There are currently a number of initiatives that are mobilising large sums of money t...

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Getachew Reda . . .

Getachew Reda, the increasingly combative spin doctor of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), says he is no longer optimistic about...

There were a series of meetings by almost all the chiefs of the regional states in...

After they made a portentous decision last week in passing a resolution at the House of Federation where...

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HEALTH FALLOUT

August 8 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

On any day, the waiting hall of Black Lion Hospital is not a sight for the faint-hearted. Patients seeking treatment find themselves maroone...

Against all Odds, MetEC Starts Afresh

August 8 , 2020 . By FASIKA TADESSE

The Metals & Engineering Corporation (MetEC), which is heavily indebted and has lost consumer and pub...

Commission to Swap Base Year in GDP Formula

Ethiopia is about to change how it estimates the annual growth of its economy. A federal agency in charge...

Authority Mandates Telecom Infrastructure Sharing

August 8 , 2020 . By FASIKA TADESSE

The Ethiopian Communications Authority, the telecom and radio-frequency regulatory organ, has drafted a d...

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Sanctioned Graffiti

June 20 , 2020

Yonas Berehe and Andualem Moges, artists of Ya Studio, are painting street art for the city in Megenagna, after getting the green light from Yeka District. They are painting portraits of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD), Lia Tadesse (MD) and Deputy Ma...

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