The Amhara region is a treasure trove of art, a repository of history and tradition, and a symbol of diversity - Ayele Anawtie (PhD)
Bahir Dar, July 10, 2023 (AMECO) - Ayele Anawtie (PhD), Deputy Director of the Amhara Regional State Culture and Tourism Bureau, stated at the 15th Amhara Region Culture and Arts Festival that the Amhara people's history...
'The illusion of peace': TPLF co-founder Dr Aregawi Berhe on the collapse of Pretoria and the road ahead
Date: 24 July 2026 (AMECO)
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Few figures possess the historical weight to critique the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) like Dr Aregawi Berhe. Having co-founded the organisation over five decades ago, Dr Aregawi knows the front’s political DNA intimately. In this...
The Water Father: An Indigenous Lesson in Justice and Peaceful Coexistence
By Andinet Eneyew
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
In the agricultural heartlands of Gojjam, water has always been far more than a simple natural resource. It is the lifeblood of the meher harvest, the foundation of rural livelihoods, and a shared treasure upon which entire communities depend. For generations, farming families living closely...
Beyond Cairo’s Veto: How Egyptian Diplomatic Blunders Created the Nile LimboBy Yohannes LijalemAddis AbabaEgypt’s recurring accusations of “unilateral” operations at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have devolved into a textbook case of crying wolf. While Addis Ababa offers a flexible, data-driven framework, Cairo’s insistence on a rigid treaty built around colonial-era quotas has paralyzed diplomacy across the Horn...
While Egyptian officials warn of operational secrecy on the Blue Nile, their own domestic assurances and historical positions reveal a deeper conflict over water sovereignty.
By Yohannes Lijalem
26 July , 2026 (AMECO)
In a televised interview on MBC Masr’s Yahdoth Fi Misr program, Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sewilam, issued a familiar warning regarding the Grand Ethiopian...