Ethiopian church recovered Ark, Hallowed objects and Land in Legetafo
Legetafo town administration returned confiscated Ethiopian church sacred objects including Ark. But what is the guarantee that this will not happen anywhere else in Ethiopia? Abune Kewustos recovering...
View ArticlePrime minister Hailemariam Desalgne is in Egypt for official visit
Hailemariam Desalegne will hold talks with Sisi over stalled dam issue Hailemariam and SIsiSource : Fana borkena January 17,2018 Ethiopian prime minister Hailemariam Desalgne is in Egypt for an...
View ArticleEgypt has “extreme concern” about Ethiopia’s dam, says Egyptian president...
Egypt still wants impact assessment study be completed and Ethiopia has not accepted arbiter proposed by Egypt Press conferencesource : Fana broadcasting borkena January 18,2018 Egyptian president...
View ArticleEthiopia celebrating Timkat (Epiphany)
Timkat is celebrated across Ethopia Timkat in the capital borkena January 19, 2018 Ethiopians are celebrating the feast of Timkat, literally means the feast of baptism (Epiphany ) – a commemoration of...
View ArticleBreaking news : Security forces killed at least four in Woldia
Breaking news: Government deployed forces killed civilians in Woldia Credit : mukuken TesfawFile borkena January 20, 2018 Government security forces killed at least four civilians in the city of...
View ArticleEthiopia says 148 rebels from Eritrea surrender, reported Chinese News source
Xinhua January 21, 2018 ADDIS ABABA, The Ethiopian government on Sunday said 148 rebels have surrendered to Ethiopian security forces in recent weeks. The surrenders are said to be members of the...
View ArticleEthiopia refuses World Bank arbitration over Nile River dam (AP)
AP Published on January 21,2018 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s leader has rejected arbitration by the World Bank on a disagreement with Egypt over the hydroelectric dam that Ethiopia is...
View ArticleTPLF removed Azeb Mesfin as EFFORT CEO
Azeb Mesfin with her late husband, Meles ZenawiSource: CPJ borkena January 22,2018 In what said to be a manifestation of defeat of Abay Woldu faction within TPLF, Meles Zenawi’s widow Azeb Mesfin is...
View ArticleAt least three people killed in Alem Tena, Oromo region of Ethiopia
Google Map of Alem Gena borkena January 23,2018 News of killings of civilians is virtually becoming a daily experience in Ethiopia. Just days after deployed security forces killed dozens during a...
View ArticleTigray People’s Liberation Front to continue meeting
Apparently recovering from shock of what appeared be serious political resistance from “sister parties”, Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is poised to continue its internal meeting TPLF chairman...
View ArticleEritrea is hoping to exploit the situation in the gulf region, says Ethiopian...
The remark from the president of Eritrea is “meaningless”, says Workneh Gebeyehu borkena January 24, 2018 https://www.borkena.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Workeneh-Gebeyehu-interview.mp4 In a press...
View ArticleGebremeskel Getachew, a businessman and a father, among the victims of Woldia...
One victim from Wolida massacre identified as Gebremeskel Getachew, businessman and a father of five years old daughter Gebremeskel Getachew , one of the victims from the massacre in Woldia.Photo :...
View ArticleProtest in Wolkite,Grenade attack in Metema
MetemaSource – ESAT borkena January 25, 2018 Residents of Wolkite in Guraghe region of Ethiopia reportedly took their anger against the ruling government to the streets. Ethiopian Satellite Television...
View Article“They used helicopter to terrorize us” a resident of Kobo
The repression in Kobo was different in that the regime deployed helicopter. What was the motive? Scenes from Kobo attackSource : Social Media borkena January 26, 2018 When residents of Kobo town took...
View ArticleLemma Megersa pardoned over 2000 prisoners in Oromo region of Ethiopia
Lemma Megersa implementing decision to release political prisoners Lemma Megersa – OPDO chairman borkena January 27,2018 Well over 2000 prisoners are rreleased from across Oromo region of Ethiopia...
View ArticleNow it is Mersa , at least ten people reportedly killed
Mersa opposed the killing in Woldia and Kobo, government forces killed at least ten of the protesters Google Map of Mersa, Ethiopia borkena January 27, 2018 Updated on January 28, 2018 at 12:44 A.M At...
View ArticleMerera Gudina emotionally moved with the reception in Ambo
Merera Gudina has everything it takes transform ethnic based politics into one that is pan Ethiopian. Will he do it? Merera Gudina struggling with tears at Ambo stadium borkena January 28,2018 Recently...
View Article“The situation is still tense,”, residents of Woldia
Woldia / fileSource : Addis Gazetta borkena January 30, 2018 Ten days after a tragic massacre on a day that was rather meant to be cherished in view of the strong sense of Timkat culture in the city,...
View ArticleEthiopia,Sudan and Egypt held tripartite summit in Addis Ababa
Leaders from the three countries at the meeting in Addis AbabaSource : Foreign Affairs Ministry of Ethiopia borkena January 30,2018 On the sidelines of 30th African Union summit, which concluded today...
View ArticleFederal police reportedly attacking Gonder University students
Gonder University entrance borkena January 30, 2018 Federal police reportedly entered Gonder University and attacked students for resisting to sit for exams. At least three students are said to be in...
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