Japan to award former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn
The health of Ethiopian patient who was brought back to Addis Ababa by PM Abiy is getting worse
Trybus began exporting men’s suits from its Kombolcha plant
Belarus-based SkyWay pitched cable cars for Ethiopian cities and mountains
The newly formed EZEMA party member Ato Girma Seifu with Abebe Belew – Addis Dimts on Mereja TV
A civic group in Tigray region complains about harassment
RENEW’s Impact Angel Network exited two Ethiopian SME investments
Federal prosecutors charged 53 people over deadly 2018 riots in Benishangul-Gumuz
An acute watery diarrhea outbreak killed 12 people in Amhara’s Wag Himra zone
Wektawi Gudayoch on Mereja TV – 22 May 2019
A Nigerian diaspora official accused Ethiopian and Egyptian airlines of drug cartels
Reuters: Ethiopian farmers used livestock insurance after drought wiped out crops
Eritrea’s independence carnival featured camels and Abiy–Afwerki mannequins
Ethiopia bought about 600,000 tonnes of wheat in an international tender
Quartz warned ET302 families could recover little under aviation liability caps
Catholic bishops urged peaceful disarmament of herders on the Kenya–Uganda–Ethiopia border
The IAU gave Ethiopia naming rights for a star and its exoplanet
Ethiopia’s foreign ministry invited Chinese medical-technology firms to invest
ZAAF showed Afar leather fashion photos at the Smithsonian’s African art museum
Discussion with Ato Sileshi Tilahun, an official of the newly formed Hibir Party
Oromia Region President Shimelis Abdissa talks about the need for Ethiopians to unite
Driving through the rebellious Ambo town, southwestern Ethiopia
Abaya Lake in southern Ethiopia invaded by water hyacinth
Wektawi Gudayoch on Mereja TV – 21 May 2019
Mary Robinson talked climate justice at UNECA while African activists pushed harder
The Elders visited Ethiopia’s health ministry and a community clinic on primary care
Ethiopia Observer asked what “patience” meant while law and order frayed
FEWS NET warned of a large Horn food emergency after failed 2019 rains
AfDB’s SEFA approved a $995,000 grant to prepare Ethiopia hydropower IPPs
A former anti-Derg fighter was selling peanuts in Mekelle to survive
The United Nations and Ethiopia launched a road-safety initiative
Ethiopia’s National Museum said Chinese visitor numbers were rising
An election-board committee published criteria for recruiting NEBE members
A UC Berkeley profile followed a student from rural Ethiopian farming to graduation
Parliament approved a law to create a petroleum regulatory authority
Abune Peteros on the evils of tribalism in Ethiopia
Contractors claim Metal and Engineering Corporation of Ethiopia refused to pay them 340 million birr
Tamagne Beyene at the National Theatre in Addis Ababa
Dire Dawa University students from Amhara Region express fear for their safety – VOA
Explore Addis Ababa Gulele Botanical Garden with Mereja TV
Amhara Region President Ambachew Mekonnen holds a town hall meeting with healthcare professionals
Interview with Ato Betru Gebrezgiabher, board member of Ethiopian Global Alliance
PM Abiy Ahmed, senior government officials, and others participate in the campaign to clean up Ethio
Wektawi Gudayoch on Mereja TV – 20 May 2019
Head Surgeon Dr. Begashaw Melese discusses the plight of Ethiopian healthcare professionals
A 2019 study said Ethiopia spent only 0.27 percent of GDP on research and development
A hotel franchise pitch argued chain brands beat stand-alone hotels in Africa
Dust storm hits Dire Dawa and surrounding towns in eastern Ethiopia
In 2019, youth protests over land challenged the TPLF inside Tigray itself
Ethiopia suspended electricity sales to Sudan and cut supply to Djibouti during the power crunch
Mereja TV Press Digest – 18 May 2019
East Africa Metals said Ethiopia awarded mining licenses for Mato Bula and Da Tambuk
WSJ: a Boeing official played down a bird-strike scenario linked to the doomed Ethiopian Max
A French widow sued Boeing for at least $276 million after her husband died on ET302
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini began a Horn tour through Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti, and Ethiopia
Refugees International said Ethiopia’s forced IDP returns were making the displacement crisis worse
BBC Travel visited church forests near Debre Tabor that still shelter highland trees and stories
Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund named an 11-member board with five seats for the diaspora
