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this could go a number of ways

Ireechaa celebration in Addis Abeba, October, 3, 2026. Photo credit goes to P!

Hi there,

I was able to join the webinar last Wednesday organized by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) on the developments in Ethiopia’s Tigray...

10 days ago
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what happens to the people?

The bonfire we lit for Meskel (holiday). Saturday, September 26, 2026.

Hi there,

If you’re in Addis and haven’t yet gone to see Michael Hailu’s latest art exhibition at Addis House of Culture, you still have time. Is art best left to the...

17 days ago
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4

my enemy’s enemy

Poster credit goes to Addis House of Culture.

Hi there,

I went to a fight night for the first time over the weekend. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but there was, as promised, all kinds of fighting: MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, and b...

24 days ago
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1

self-incriminate or stay in jail

New exhibition at The Space Ethiopia!

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Happy Ethiopian New Year!

It’s officially 2019 in this part of the world, although technically I’m writing this edition from Kilifi County, on the Kenyan Coast, where I have spent the pa...

a month ago
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a very precedented attack on media

A (rather bad) photo from my trip to Jimma. Monday, August 10, 2026.

Hi there,

I got back from a reporting trip to Jimma this Monday evening and will be heading back out to Hawassa early tomorrow, so I'm keeping this edition somewhat sho...

2 months ago
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