The Irreecha festival marks the end of the rainy season and the start of the harvest

Ethiopians mark Irreecha festival amidst pandemic and unrest

Life Style Oct 04
Wearing face masks and white clothes, people from Ethiopia's Oromo nation descended on the capital Addis Ababa to mark the annual thanksgiving festival known as Irreecha on Saturday. The crowds were significantly smaller due to political tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Haacaaluu Hundeessaa was an ethnic Oromo musician known for his protest songs
Ethiopian suspects in killing of musician charged with terrorism
Life Style Oct 04
Ethiopia on Friday filed terrorism charges against four suspects in connection with the killing of a popular political singer whose death ignited days of deadly protests, a spokesman for the attorney general told the Reuters news agency.
Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia PM
Ethiopia tells U.N. 'no intention' of using dam to harm Egypt, Sudan
Politics Sep 26
Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, told the United Nations on Friday that his country has “no intention” of harming Sudan and Egypt with a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile that has caused a bitter water dispute between the three countries.
Jawar Mohammed returned from exile in the US in 2018
Jawar Mohammed: Top Ethiopia opposition figure 'proud' of terror charge
Politics Sep 21
Leading Ethiopian opposition figure Jawar Mohammed has told a court in the capital that he was "proud" to have been charged with terrorism.
Ethiopian Orthodox devotees held a procession on the eve of the Ethiopian New Year
Ethiopia 'bans fireworks in new year celebrations'
Life Style Sep 11
Police in Ethiopia have banned fireworks during Friday's New Year's celebrations citing a terror threat, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting has reported.
The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has vowed to proceed with regional elections
'Conflict risk' over Ethiopia's regional polls dispute
Politics Aug 14
The International Crisis Group has warned of the increasing risk of armed conflict developing as a result of an election dispute between the Ethiopian government and the authorities in the northern region of Tigray.
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Journalists call for release of Kenyan held in Ethiopia
Politics Aug 10
The Foreign Correspondents' Association of East Africa has called for the release of Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma who they say is still being detained in Ethiopia despite being granted bail by a court.