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National Ownership: Ethiopians from all walks of life—farmers, civil servants, diaspora communities

September 9, 2025

News

By The Habesha News Desk September 8, 2025 Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam rises on the Blue Nile, a national project years in the making. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) stands as the pride of Ethiopia,

From Meles to Abiy: How Ethiopia’s Leaders Weaponized the GERD for Ethnic Ambitions

Analysis & Opinion

September 9, 2025

Mengistu Musie (Dr) Mmusie2@gmail.com It now appears far too late for Abiy Ahmed’s government and its state-sponsored media army of propagandists to reverse the tide of public opinion or meaningfully influence the

Amhara Fano unity under one leadership gains momentum

By The Habesha News Desk September 8, 2025 Fno union is welcome news, and many people hope to see one Amhar Fno under one leadership. They search for clear structure, shared goals, and a trusted command that can guide action and speak

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Ethiopia: Fano’s Growing Command and Organizational Sophistication

News

September 8, 2025

By The Habesha News Desk September 7, 2025 Veteran journalist and analyst Martin Plaut, who closely follows developments in the Horn of Africa, has highlighted recent claims by Fano, the Amhara armed

Dr. Yonas Biru’s Mumbo Jumbo article on Oromumma, disjoined from its profound effect on millions of Ethiopians

Analysis & Opinion

September 7, 2025

By Nama Nekemto I have a profound concern regarding Dr. Yonas Biru’s recent attempts to define Oromumma, not mentioning its profound and significant effects, on other Ethiopians. His article, while aiming to elucidate Oromumma

Amhara Fano National Power (AFABH) Symposium – Live Broadcast

By The Habesha News Desk September 6, 2025 Amhara Fano National Force (AFNF) Symposium: Unity Forged in Quara A Historic Convergence in Quara In May 2025, a seminal event took place in Quara, within Ethiopia’s Gondar Zone: a symposium-like gathering

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The Proxy Economist: Zemedeneh’s Role in Ethiopia’s Economic Spectacle

September 5, 2025

Analysis & Opinion

By LJDemissie September 4, 2025 For seven years, Ethiopia’s National Bank, under Governor Mamo Mihretu, outsourced its public economic narrative to Zemedeneh Negatu—a media-savvy accountant masquerading as the country’s top economist.

KROG and ChatGPT Bury Political Oromummaa Six Feet Under

Analysis & Opinion

September 5, 2025

Yonas Biru, PhD ChatGPT: “Oromummaa often looks like an elite project with coercive undertones, not just cultural pride.” GROK: “Asafa Jalata’s approach aims to forge a cohesive national identity by subordinating religious affiliations

Ethiopia: Washington Update on Ethnic Federalism and Democratic Crisis

Ethiopia: Washington Update September 5, 2025 The Ethiopian American community remains deeply concerned that Ethiopia’s focus on ethnicity has overshadowed democracy, human rights, and economic equality. Political elites have long exploited ethnic divisions for personal and political gain, fueling cycles

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Abiy Ahmed’s Drone Production at Aero Abay Fuels Destruction in Ethiopia

News

September 5, 2025

By The Habesha News Desk September 5, 2025 – Addis Ababa – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s unveiling of Ethiopia’s drone production line at the Aero Abay facility has stirred sharp criticism, with

Analysis & Opinion

Abiy Ahmed Liberal Or Strongman Gedu Andargachew Speaks Out

September 4, 2025

By The Habesha News Desk September 4, 2025 “It is difficult to categorize Abiy Ahmed as a liberal. You cannot take him from any political alignment unless you consider him a person who suddenly emerged in Ethiopian history and

Gebisa Ejeta World Food Prize Laureate and Purdue Sorghum Pioneer

By The Habesha News Desk September 4, 2025 – Gebisa Ejeta, 2009

Jawar Mohammed Controversy Oromo Politics and Ethiopia’s Future

September 4, 2025

News

By The Habesha News Desk September 3, 2025 – Many people ask: Who is Jawar Mohammed, and what does he stand for in Ethiopia today? This article introduces Jawar Mohammed’s political stance and

The Opaque New Phase of the Red Sea Competition

September 3, 2025

Analysis & Opinion

Published with Permission from Defense & Foreign Affairs Special Analysis Journal By Gregory Copley Analysis. From Washington, DC, and regional GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs correspondents. Washington had, by late August 2025, finally begun

We Welcome the Momentum of Amhara Fano’s Unified Leadership

By The Habesha News Desk September 3, 2025 Fno union is welcome news,

An Open Letter to the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission

September 3, 2025

News

Yonas Biru, PhD Dear Members of the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission: My and Jawar Mohammed’s identity could serve as a foundation for a solution to Ethiopia’s challenges. Let Me Start from Myself.

Justice with Humanity: Learning from Judge Frank Caprio in Contrast to the Ethiopian Judiciary”

September 3, 2025

Analysis & Opinion

Judge Frank Caprio of Providence Municipal Court in Rhode Island in 2017. His courtroom, he said. was a place “where people and cases are met with kindness and compassion.” Author: Caleb. T Abstract

National Bank of Ethiopia Governor Mamo Mihretu Resigns

By The Habesha News Desk September 1, 2025 The National Bank of

Ethiopian Community in Cincinnati Mourns Young Lives Lost in Mount Washington Shooting

September 2, 2025

News

By The Habesha News Desk September 1, 2025 – The Ethiopian community in Cincinnati and beyond is grieving after a tragic shooting in Mount Washington claimed the lives of three young individuals:

Abiy Ahmed propaganda exposed inside GERD cult of personality

September 2, 2025

Editorials

By The Habesha News Desk September 1, 2025 – Is Abiy Ahmed building a legacy—or a narrative? Many ask how much of his rise rests on propaganda and a cult of personality. Big promises, carefully framed speeches,

Gebrehiwot Baykedagn Biography the warning Ethiopia ignored

By The Habesha News Desk September 1, 2025 Who was Gebrehiwot Baykedagn, and

Biography of Mesfin Woldemariam Professor Human Rights Ethiopia Untold Story

September 1, 2025

Biography

By The Habesha News Desk September 1, 2025 – Mesfin Woldemariam is a name many search to understand an Ethiopian scholar and activist. Who was Prof. Mesfin Woldemariam? An Ethiopian academic, writer, and bold human

Messay Kebede Professor Emeritus College of Arts and Sciences and Addis Ababa University: Philosophy

Analysis & Opinion

Email Face-off between Yared Terfassa and Messay Kebede

September 1, 2025

This piece is not an article or a paper in the proper sense of the word. It is a transcript of email exchanges between Yared Terfassa, who defines himself as an Oromo

Aklilu Habte-Wold Biography Prime Minister Rise and 1974 Execution

By The Habesha News Desk August 31 2025 Aklilu Habte-Wold (1912–1974) was a prominent

Abiy Ahmed Satanic church claims raise concern in Ethiopia

August 31, 2025

Editorials·News·Open Letter

By The Habesha News Desk August 31 2025 Many people now search: “Abiy Ahmed builds Satanic churches.” Posts also claim Satanic preachers spread a new form of gospel teachings. These viral claims create fear, deepen religious

Editorials·News

Fano Unity Crisis Amhara Fano Must Unite Or Lose Credibility

August 31, 2025

The Fano Unity Crisis is now impossible to ignore. The Amhara Fano resistance has grown under Abiy Ahmed’s increasingly authoritarian rule and a sweeping state of emergency, yet its biggest threat may be internal. Without a unified leadership, Fano risks

Ethiopian Delivers Record-Breaking Victory in Sydney Marathon

By The Habesha News Desk August 31, 2025 Sydney, August 31, 2025 —

Biography of Zewde Gebre-Sellassie (12 October 1926 – 15 December 2008)

August 31, 2025

News

By The Habesha News Desk September 4, 2025 – Zewde Gebre-Sellassie Ethiopian nobleman and deputy prime minister Zewde Gebre-Sellassie was an Ethiopian nobleman, a noted historian, and a former Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia. People search:

Land of the Few – Ethiopia’s Prosperity by Dispossession

August 30, 2025

News

By Yonas Yimer Fifteen years ago, the BBC reported that then Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was ‘pioneering the lease of some three million hectares of land over the next five years—an area the

A Strategic Reflection on ‘The Idea of a Caretaker Government in Ethiopia (Part Two)

By Sirak Zena September 1, 2025 As outlined in Part One, a

ANALYSIS & OPINION

Aksum and Adulis From One Kingdom to Ethiopia and Eritrea

August 14, 2025

History·News

The Habesha On History Aksum and Adulis were twin pillars of the Aksumite Kingdom, linking highland markets to Red Sea trade between 300 BCE and 1,000 CE. Today, Aksum lies in Ethiopia while Adulis is in Eritrea. What is the connection between Aksum

Ethiopian History Unveiled: Ancient Civilizations to Modern Day

August 5, 2025

History

The Habesha On History Ethiopian history is a rich tapestry woven with ancient civilizations, enduring monarchies, and diverse cultural dynamics. Ethiopia, known as one of Africa’s oldest nations, boasts a history

The Legacy of Meles Zenawi and Lencho Leta for Ethnic Conflicts

July 11, 2025 The Habesha Meles Zenawi and Lencho Leta played significant

Human Rights

Abiy Ahmed war crimes allegations fuel fear across Ethiopia

August 26, 2025

Editorials·Human Rights

The Habesha News Desk August 25, 2025 – Allegations of Abiy Ahmed war crimes are deeply troubling for Ethiopia. Multiple human rights organizations report growing political repression, the crushing of the opposition, and widespread mass arrests that silence critics and

Abiy Ahmed Ali war crimes spark global Calls for international investigation in Ethiopia

August 15, 2025

Editorials·Human Rights·News

The Habesha News Desk August 16, 2025 Abiy Ahmed’s domestic and international image quickly transformed after his first year in office. Inside Ethiopia, he was hailed as a reformer. Citizens admired

Beyond the Words: How Ethiopia’s Human Rights Stakeholders Can Respond to the 2024 U.S. Report

By: Abyot Alemu In the hushed corridors beyond the State House in

History

Ethiopian Bible: Unlocking the Secrets Hidden from Western Christianity

June 9, 2025

History

Did you know that 99% of people believe the Bible has never changed? Yet, hidden in plain sight is the Ethiopian Bible—a version older, larger, and teeming with lost books that Western

The End of the Atrocious Italian Occupation: 84th Anniversary

May 5, 2025

History·News

May 5, 1941, marks the victorious entry of Haile Selassie into Addis Ababa to end the atrocious Italian occupation. The war of the Italian Fascists on Ethiopia from 1936 to 1941 was

HIM Haile Selassie I and King Hussein of Jordan: A Royal Encounter

HIM Haile Selassie I and His Majesty King Hussein of Jordan were

Biography | Profile

Abba Bahrey Biography Author of the 1593 History of the Oromo

August 30, 2025

Biography

By The Habesha News Desk September 3, 2025 – Abba Bahrey was a late 16th-century Ethiopian monk, historian, and ethnographer from Gamo near Lake Abaya. He is known for his 1593 work, History of the Galla (Zenahu le

Biography of Edemariam Tsega physician who shaped internal medicine in Ethiopia

August 29, 2025

Biography

By The Habesha News Desk September 4, 2025 (7 July 1938 – 1 January 2018) . Edemariam Tsega, physician and educator, is remembered as a pioneer of modern Ethiopian medicine. Born in Gondar,

Debebe Eshetu Dies Tributes Pour In for Shaft in Africa Star

The Habesha News Desk August 17, 2025 Debebe Eshetu was a versatile Ethiopian

Art & Music

Ethiopiyaye (ኢትዮጵያዬ)” – Rahel Getu’s Patriotic Anthem (2021)

Art & Music·Video

August 3, 2025

Rahel Getu’s stirring single “Ethiopiyaye (ኢትዮጵያዬ)”, released on September 4, 2021, formed a powerful centerpiece of her debut album Etemete, making her the first member of the girl group Endegna (formerly Yegna)

Art & Music·Biography

Afewerk Tekle: Celebrating an Ethiopian Artistic Icon

May 18, 2025

(The Habesha) – Afewerk Tekle, a celebrated Ethiopian artist, was born on October 22, 1932, in Ankober, Shewa Province. Renowned for his vibrant paintings and stunning stained glass works, Afewerk’s art reflects