Ethiopia
The Hidden Reign of Terror in Oromia
The long-simmering conflict in the Oromia state continues to unfold in total darkness with severe consequences for civilians and the future of Ethiopia. ...
Columnists
Remembering Haacaaluu Hundeessaa: A courageous artist and cultural icon
Haacaaluu Hundeessaa was at the peak of his musical prowess when he was assassinated on June 29, 2020. With his popularity soaring and ...
Ethiopia
Spear through the Heart: New film honors the legacy of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa
Spear through the Heart Director: Bruno Sorrentino Executive Producer: Awol Allo A woman is weeping. She cries and will not be comforted. There ...
Ethiopia
Razing Oromia to eradicate OLA: Abiy steps up war on Oromo
Hundreds of civilians have been killed by drones, airstrikes, and summary executions in a month of carnage across the Oromia region in Ethiopia. ...
Ethiopia
Hate speech in Ethiopia: its structural and historical roots
Coalition of Oromo Advocacy and Human Rights Groups It is a violation of international human rights law to express national, racial, ethnic, and ...
Ethiopia
The national question or regionalism: Revisiting the Tatek magazine nearly 50 years later
An Awash Post reader recently shared a fascinating and highly relevant article from the 1973 (1965 Ethiopian Calendar) issue of the Tatek Magazine, ...
Ethiopia
A tribute to Nuho Gobana: A trailblazing soloist who spent a lifetime promoting Tokkummaa
Nuho Mohammed Gobana, a pioneering singer-songwriter and guitarist whose name is near synonymous with Tokkummaa (Oromo unity), died on Jan. 18, 2022, after ...
Columnists
The way forward for Ethiopia: A genuine dialogue leading to transitional government
The conflict between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has caused unimaginable destruction and human suffering. The war and ...
Columnists
Ethiopian elders and religious leaders failed to stop the Tigray war. Can they end it now?
The conflict in northern Ethiopia is entering a new phase as federal forces wrest back control of vast territories in Amhara and Afar ...
Columnists
Africans should reject Abiy Ahmed’s veil of Ethiopianism
Over the last three years, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed fell from grace to grass. Major western media outlets have covered the unfolding ...