Samuel Getachew

Samuel Getachew is a freelance foreign correspondent based in Ethiopia

‘A dead man walking’: Ethiopians wait in agony for news of relatives from Tigray region

The conflict between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front has raged for three weeks, with thousands fleeing the region

November 23, 2020

Zeleke Alabachew, farmer and militia fighter, poses in his land near the village of Tekeldengy, northwest of Gondar, Ethiopia, on November 8, 2020. Ethiopia's military announced this week it had "entered into a war" with the northern region of Tigray, leading to fears of a protracted conflict in Africa's second most populous nation. / AFP / EDUARDO SOTERAS

What awaits Ethiopians on the other side of the battlefield?

The recent outbreak of fighting is more than political hostility - it is a battle over Ethiopia's identity

November 20, 2020

Ethiopian domestic workers who were dismissed by their employers gather with their belongings outside their country’s embassy in Hazmiyeh, east of Beirut, on June 24, 2020. AFP

Ethiopian migrants forced to return after being abandoned by Lebanese employers

Hundreds arrive back in Addis Ababa after paying hefty sums to leave a country beset by economic and political turmoil

July 27, 2020

The death of Oromo singer Hachalu Hundessa last month sparked days of ethnic violence in Ethiopia in which more than 230 people were killed. AFP

Ethnic violence rages in Ethiopia but world is blinded by internet shut-off

The unrest was sparked by June 29 killing of Hachalu Hundessa, a singer from the Oromo ethnic group

July 20, 2020

Adna Mohammed moved to Ethiopia in 2013 and now owns a successful shawarma restaurant in Addis Ababa. Samuel Getachew

‘Ethiopia is my home’: Syrian chefs build new lives fuelled by shawarma

Ethiopia's asylum policies have made the country a rare refuge for Syrians fleeing conflict

April 20, 2020

An Ethiopian Airlines flight leaves its hangar in Nairobi. AFP

Coronavirus: Ethiopia under pressure to cancel flights to China amid outbreak

Calls to suspend Asia services, including one from Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, come as deaths linked to the virus increase worldwide

March 21, 2020

A mourner sleeps next to the fence of the crash site during a memorial service for the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 Boeing 737 Max plane crash near Bishoftu, Ethiopia. Reuters

'Boeing killed our loved ones': relatives seek answers one year on from Ethiopia Airlines crash

An interim report released on Monday by the Ethiopian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau mostly blamed Boeing for the 737 MAX accident which killed 157 people

March 10, 2020

A farmer's son raises his arms as he is surrounded by desert locusts while trying to chase them away from his crops, in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya. AP Photo

Ethiopia facing food shortages as locusts ravage farms

Farmers tell The National their crops were destroyed by the pests

February 5, 2020

Asia

The UAE is using mass testing and inspections to tackle Covid-19. Pawan Singh / The National

Dubai limits number of people allowed to sit together in restaurants and cafes as cases surge

Health

Mohammed Al Dhuhouri, founder of Local Roots, a company that encourages sustainable organic farming. Antonie Robertson / The National

Growing your own food could save you Dh5,000 a year on grocery bills

Food

Topshop's parent company Arcadia was placed into administration in November last year, putting more than 13,000 jobs at risk. Getty Images

Asos the favourite to buy Topshop from administrators

Markets

A rally against Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations in New York's Times Square, February 19, 2017. AP Photo

Refugees breathe sigh of relief as Biden repeals Trump’s Muslim ban

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