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Ethiopian News Main ImageEthiopian NewsBishoftu Airport Project Requires Massive Workforce Supply: Report
March 12, 2026

Bishoftu Airport Project Requires Massive Workforce Supply: Report

Project Lenders seek Environmental, Social assessment for funding decisions Construction of the Bishoftu International Airport is projected to require a workforce supply that could annually rise and reach 100,000 workers…
Ethiopian News Main ImageEthiopian NewsEPSE Revenue Nears Half-Trillion Mark As Stabilization Fund Claims Top 40bln Birr
March 12, 2026

EPSE Revenue Nears Half-Trillion Mark As Stabilization Fund Claims Top 40bln Birr

The state-owned Ethiopian Petroleum Supply Enterprise (EPSE) generated more than 457 billion Birr in revenue during the 2024/25 fiscal year, according to newly released audited financial statements, while also claiming…
Ethiopian News Main ImageEthiopian NewsJustice Or Instability: Ethiopia’s Choice
March 11, 2026

Justice Or Instability: Ethiopia’s Choice

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) recent report on atrocities in the Arsi Zone of Oromia—detailing killings, bodily injuries, abductions, displacement, and destruction of property—underscores the urgency of addressing human…
Famine, Drought and their Cause

Famine, Drought and their Cause

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Shemelis Desta

Personal Photographer to Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Shemelis Desta was an official court photographer for Emperor Haile Selassi of Ethiopia.
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