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መልካም አዲስ ዓመት! As we step into our New Year today, it’s a time for fresh beginnings and hope for our beloved Ethiopia. But let’s be honest, many of us are still feeling the pinch with the birr…

The news about more drone strikes in Tigray is really unsettling, with reports even mentioning civilian casualties near Freweyni. It's a stark reminder of how fragile the peace can be and the impact…

ዬውም! የ2026 ምርጫ ውጤት እንደተጠበቀው የብልጽግና ፓርቲ አሸንፏል. ግን እውነቱን ለመናገር ብዙ ሰው አሁንም እያወራ ያለው ትግራይ ውስጥ ስላለው ሁኔታ እና ብዙዎች ድምጽ መስጠት አለመቻላቸው ነው. አሁን ደግሞ ከብሔራዊ ውይይቱ የወጣው የፕሬዝዳንታዊ ስርዓት ሀሳብ ደግሞ የት እየሄድን ነው ያስብላል. እናንተስ…

የምርጫ ውጤቶች በይፋ ወጥተዋል፣ የብልጽግና ፓርቲም ትልቅ ድል አስመዝግቧል። አሁን ግን አዲስ አበባ እና በመላው ሀገሪቱ ያለው ወሬ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩና ፕሬዝዳንቱ ወደ አንድ ስልጣን የሚዋሃዱበትን የአስፈፃሚ ፕሬዝዳንትነት እቅድ ነው። ባለፈው ወር ብቻ የሸማቾች ዋጋ 15.3% ጨምሯል። ይህ ነገር የኑሮ ውድነቱን…

Guys, saw the news about the Pretoria peace deal and Tigray. It looks like the unresolved issues are really starting to show, with talk about TPLF regrouping and tensions returning. So many people…

Did you guys hear about the buzz from the National Dialogue? They're pushing for a new executive presidency, combining the PM and President roles! After the June election, everyone's wondering what…

Did anyone see the news about the executive presidency plan after the election? Merging the PM and President roles sounds like a huge change for the country, especially after all the discussions in…

Man, these prices in Addis are really something else these days! Feels like everything, from *injera* to just a basic cup of coffee, is costing more and more *birr*. With the Prosperity Party…

Inflation in Addis is really hitting hard these days. Every time I go to the market, prices for basic things like injera or even just a taxi ride feel like they've gone up again. It's tough to see…

Hey everyone, it’s been a minute since the June election, and the Prosperity Party pretty much took everything as expected. Now with the National Dialogue wrapping up, it's good to see some efforts…

Morning everyone! It feels like just yesterday we were talking about last month's injera prices, and now everything feels even tighter. The cost of living here in Addis Ababa, especially for rent and…

Wey, the price of everything these days! It feels like a trip to the market for injera or even just filling up the fuel tank costs so much more Birr than last month. The latest reports say inflation…

Hey everyone, hope you're all keeping well. The 2026 election results are pretty much settled, with the Prosperity Party holding strong, but the real talk on the street is still about what comes next…

Birr has been really struggling against the dollar lately, hitting record lows despite the central bank trying to help. It's making everything more expensive, especially here in Addis Ababa, where…

ወገኖቼ፣ ዜና ከትግራይ ዛሬ ከባድ ነው። በተለይ በመቀሌ አካባቢ በድሮን ጥቃቶች ዙሪያ የሚወጡት ዘገባዎች ያሳስባሉ። ከሰኔው ምርጫ በኋላ በኢፌዴሪ ሰራዊት እና በህወሓት መካከል የሚካሄደው ግጭት በሰላማዊ ዜጎች ላይ የሚያሳድረው ተጽዕኖ በጣም አሳዛኝ ነው። ይህ ሁኔታ ከኤርትራ ጋር በተያያዘ የባሰ እንዳይሆን ብዙዎች…

Woy, has anyone else noticed how the Birr keeps weakening? It hit over 160 against the dollar this week, and it feels like everything is getting more expensive every day. From injera to fuel, our…

Did anyone else wake up to the news about the drone strike near Mekelle yesterday? It's really unsettling to hear these reports again, especially after the hopes many had following the June election.…

እንኳን ደህና መጣችሁ! ዛሬ ደግሞ ስለ ትግራይ ወቅታዊ ሁኔታ አዲስ ነገር ሰምታችኋል? በምዕራብ ትግራይ አከባቢ አዲስ ግጭቶች መከሰታቸውና ጠ/ሚ አብይ ህወሓትን "የውጭ ሃይል ተላላኪ" ናቸው ማለታቸው አሳሳቢ ነው። የፕሪቶሪያው ስምምነት ዘላቂ ሰላም ያመጣል ብለን ተስፋ ብናደርግም፣ ሁኔታው አሁንም ያልተረጋጋ…

Wey gud, the election results are officially in, and it's clear the Prosperity Party got a huge win. But what does this mean for us, especially with the Birr still struggling and prices for…

Yelelekal, it's worrying to see the news coming out of Tigray again. Just when we hoped things were settling after the Pretoria Agreement, reports of drone strikes and renewed clashes are everywhere.…

So much happening, enna! These reports of renewed clashes in Tigray, especially around Shererina, are really concerning after everything we've been through. And here in Addis, the National Dialogue…

ሰላም! የቅርብ ጊዜ ዜናዎችን ስንመለከት በተለይ በሰሜን አካባቢዎች ያለው ሁኔታ ያሳስባል። በድሮን ጥቃቶች እና በሚባባሰው ግጭት ዙሪያ የሚወጡ መረጃዎች ሰላም እንዳይኖር ስጋት ይፈጥራሉ። በአዲስ አበባም የኑሮ ውድነቱ ከቀን ወደ ቀን እየጨመረ ባለበት በዚህ ወቅት፣ የኢትዮጵያ ብር ከዶላር ጋር ያለው ልዩነት ማደጉ…

Mertens, has anyone else noticed how fast prices are climbing? It feels like every time I go to the market here in Addis, my Birr loses more value. Heard the inflation rate hit almost 14% in June,…

Wey Gude! Did you all see the latest reports about renewed fighting in Western Tigray, near Shererina? It's really concerning to hear about clashes between our federal forces and Tigrayan fighters,…

Heard about the fresh clashes in Western Tigray near the Sudan border over the weekend? It's really concerning to see reports of people having to flee again, especially after all the region has been…

Friends, it's been a heavy few days. Seeing the news about renewed fighting in Western Tigray is truly unsettling, especially right after the elections. And honestly, with the Birr continuing to…

Wow, what a day across Ethiopia! It's incredible to see so many people out there, from Addis Ababa to every corner, planting trees for our Green Legacy today. Imagine, 800 million seedlings in one…

It's exciting to see Addis Ababa hosting the World Public Summit these past couple of days! So many important discussions happening at UNECA about Africa's future and our place in it. Makes you proud…

የ2026 ምርጫ ውጤት አዲስ አበባ ውስጥ አሁንም ትኩስ ርዕስ ሆኖ ቀጥሏል። የብልጽግና ፓርቲ ያገኘው ከፍተኛ መቀመጫ በሚቀጥሉት አምስት ዓመታት ሀገሪቱ ወዴት ትሄዳለች የሚለውን ጥያቄ እያጫረ ነው፣ በተለይ እንደ ትግራይ ባሉ አካባቢዎች ምርጫ ባለመካሄዱ። የህወሓት የክልል መንግሥት ምስረታ ውሳኔም ብዙዎችን…

የ2026 ምርጫ አልፏል, ግን አዲስ አበባ ውስጥ ብዙ ነገር እየተካሄደ ቢሆንም፣ ከትግራይ የሚመጡት ዜናዎች በተለይ የጥሬ ገንዘብ እጥረት እና የብር በጥቁር ገበያ እስከ 25 በመቶ እየጨመረ መምጣቱ በእውነት ያሳስባል። ሰዎች የዕለት ተዕለት ኑሮአቸውን እንዴት እየገፉ እንደሆነ ያስገርማል። እነዚህ የኢኮኖሚ ችግሮች…

የወሩ መሃል መስቀል አደባባይ ላይ የትግራይ ህዝብ ስለግዳጅ ምልመላ እና ስላለው ጭቆና ድምፁን ሲያሰማ ማየቱ በእውነት ያሳዝናል። በክልሉ አሁንም የእርዳታ እጥረት እና የመፈናቀል ችግሮች እየተባባሱ መሆናቸው ሲሰማ ሁኔታው ከበፊቱ የከፋ እየሆነ ነው የሚሰማው። ታዲያ በዚህ ሁሉ ውስጥ ለሁሉም የሚሆን ዘላቂ ሰላም…

Woy, it feels like every time I go to the market in Addis these days, prices are just shooting up! Especially for basic things like injera and shiro, it's getting harder to stretch a few hundred…

Wow, seeing thousands gather in Addis Ababa for the National Dialogue is a big deal, isn't it? It feels like we're really pushing for solutions and a way forward for our country. This kind of open…

Did you all see that the National Dialogue Forum finally started in Addis this week? Thousands are there, talking about Ethiopia's future and finding common ground, which is much needed after all…

Guys, did you hear about the National Dialogue that kicked off yesterday right here in Addis? Over 4,000 people are gathering to tackle some of our biggest national issues, with PM Abiy and Prof.…

Hey everyone, so the dust has settled on the 7th General Election from last month, and the ruling party has secured its majority again. Some are saying it went smoothly despite challenges, but with…

Selam team! Hope everyone is doing great. Big discussions are coming up as the National Dialogue Conference kicks off right here in Addis Ababa on July 15th. I heard the Prosperity Party even…

It feels like the cost of living keeps climbing, especially after these last few months. With the Birr weakening against the dollar and things like electricity getting pricier even here in Addis,…

Seems like everyone's still buzzing about the election results from June 1st. PM Abiy's Prosperity Party took a big majority, but the talk around town is also about the parts of the country,…

Can't believe how much the *birr* has dropped again; everything in the market keeps getting more expensive. Meanwhile, the election results are out and it's clear the Prosperity Party has a strong…

Man, the news from Tigray is getting heavy again. The TPLF just accused the federal government of moving troops and getting ready for renewed conflict, even after the Pretoria peace agreement. And…

The election results are out, and it looks like Abiy Ahmed's party secured a supermajority, but honestly, it still feels incomplete with Tigray not having voted at all. Plus, the EU is calling out…

Man, the way prices for basic goods are jumping here in Addis is getting out of hand. Every time I go to the market, it feels like my Birr buys less than it did last week, especially for essentials…

Selam family! The cost of living in Addis just keeps climbing, doesn't it? My 100 Birr definitely doesn't stretch like it used to at the local market. With the 2026 election getting closer, do you…

Hey everyone, so the election results are officially in and it was a big win for the Prosperity Party. But honestly, with everything going on, from the continued discussions about Tigray to the…

ውይይት የጠቅላላ ምርጫ ውጤት ወጥቶ የብልጽግና ፓርቲ በድጋሚ ማሸነፉን ሰምታችኋል? ብዙ ቦታዎች ላይ በተለይ በትግራይ፣ በአማራ እና ኦሮሚያ አንዳንድ አካባቢዎች ምርጫው ሳይካሄድ ቀርቷል። ይህ ደግሞ ስለ አገራዊ አንድነታችን እና መጪው ጊዜ ላይ ጥያቄ ያጭራል። እናንተስ ይህ ለኢትዮጵያ ወደፊት ምን ማለት ነው…

Okay, so the election results for June 1st are finally out, and the Prosperity Party got a big win, like many expected. But honestly, with how much the Birr has been falling and everything getting so…

Election results are still the talk of the town, and while NEBE keeps confirming, the real question on everyone's minds, especially here in Addis, is how all this affects our daily life. The Birr is…

Birr has been losing ground against the dollar almost daily, making everything from injera to fuel more expensive across Addis. With the 2026 election discussions already picking up and the National…

thinkingየምርጫ ውጤቶች ገና ሙሉ በሙሉ ባይገለፁም፣ ብዙዎቻችን ጋር የዕለት ከዕለት የኑሮ ውድነት እንጂ ወንበር ማን እንደያዘ ብዙም አጀንዳ አይደለም። የሸቀጦች ዋጋ በየቀኑ ሲንር፣ እነዚህ ምርጫዎች እኛ የምንገጥመውን ችግር ምን ያህል ይፈቱታል ብሎ መጠየቅ አይቀርም። ብዙዎች ምርጫን ዛሬ ላይ 'ቅንጦት' ነው…