Yared Tsegaye

Yared is a freelance journalist based in Addis Ababa. He is a contributor to Ethiopia Insight and various other outlets.

In federal Ethiopia’s diverse South West, it’s time to wake up and smell the coffee

Neither top-down administrative restructuring nor identity-based autonomy demands are likely to bring peace, democracy, and development to a forgotten corner…

4 years

የወሰን ግፊያ ያየለባት አወዛጋቢዋ የኢትዮጵያ ዋና ከተማ

ምንም እንኳን የተወሰኑ የተፈናቀሉ ገበሬዎች ከአመታት ቸልታ በኋላ አዲስ ቤት ያገኙ ቢሆንም ፣ አዲስ አበባ ወደ ኦሮሚያ መስፋፋቷ  እሁንም ዋነኛ…

5 years

Pushing boundaries in Ethiopia’s contested capital

While some evicted farmers have been rehoused, Addis’ growth into Oromia remains a source of major controversy.

5 years

Behind the numbers: How the media covered COVID-19 in an information lockdown

Unfamiliarity, limited information, and official obstacles have made reporting on the pandemic an uphill struggle.

6 years

Aftershocks of an assassination

After the killing of Hachalu Hundessa, Addis Ababa was awash with violence and rumors. The authorities responded with a crackdown…

6 years

Democracy in action amid authoritarian reaction

As police brutality accompanies the pandemic fight, parliamentarians and the Human Rights Commission clash over enforcement of the state of…

6 years

Amid lockdown fears, COVID-19 threatens Ethiopia’s urban poor

For many Ethiopians already struggling to make ends meet, the prospect of not being able to work is a bigger…

6 years