Why There’s a Statue of Bob Marley in Ethiopia
WHEN YOU THINK OF JAMAICA, you’re likely to conjure a mental picture of Bob Marley before you think of anything else. There’s no other country in the world where...
‘I was dehumanised’: Lemn Sissay on hearing his harrowing abuse report live on stage
In a blistering one-off show, poet Lemn Sissay heard – for the first time – the record of his suffering as a child in care. He explains why the...
Ethiopia is an outlier in the Orthodox Christian world
Ethiopia has the largest Orthodox Christian population outside Europe, and, by many measures, Orthodox Ethiopians have much higher levels of religious commitment than do Orthodox Christians in the faith’s...
Ruth B. on tour
Ruth B. established herself as an authentic singer/songwriter of considerable promise and purpose in 2016, and the music world responded with open arms. Most recently, she received a coveted...
ETHIOPIAኢትዮጵያ ቴሌቪዥን ባለንሥሩ ዓይን ጋዜጠኛ ጌጡ ተመስገንን ከሥራ አሰናበተ
በሁላችንም ኪስ ውስጥ የሚገኝ ሰው፣ ብርቧክስ የዓለም አጫዋች መንደር፣ ከሃያ ዓመታት ቀጠሮ በኋላ (በ9/9/99 ዓ.ም. 9 ሰዓት) የተቀጣጠሩ የጣና ሀይቅ ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ት/ቤት ተማሪዎች፣ የአርሆ መንገድ፣ ኾንሶ ኻኖ፣ የፀሐይ...
Ethiopian Food: The Ultimate Guide for Food Lovers
Ethiopian Food: The Ultimate Guide for Food Lovers Ethiopia food guide
Ethiopian food is one of the most exciting cuisines in the world. Not only is the food extremely unique and extraordinarily...
Ethiopian Musicians Charged With Terrorism for ‘Inciting’ Song Lyrics
Seven producers and performers of a popular YouTube music video were charged in Ethiopia in late June with terrorism for producing ‘inciting’ audio-visual materials and ‘uploading them on YouTube’. The group members were arrested...
Zeritu Kebede and Joss Stone hold concert
Joss Stone Live and Unplugged featuring Zeritu Kebede was the event to be at on Saturday, December 2, 2017. The concert took place at the Mosaic Hotel.
First time in...
The Ethiopian Banana That Flourishes in Drought and Heat
At first glance, Ensete ventricosum may look like a banana plant, with huge green fronds and a towering, thick brown pseudostem. But if you peel these orange, banana-cousin fruits,...
Akon in Ethiopia to mark 122nd anniversary of Battle of Adwa
Senegalese-born – United States pop star, Akon, is in Ethiopia as part of events to celebrate the infamous Battle of Adwa which happened 122 years ago. The global music icon,...
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Ethnic Identity and National Loyalty – Conflicting Direction
In Ethiopia, people are no more afraid to talk. To be precise, they do talk inside their homes and cars, or in the backrooms...
Akon in Ethiopia to mark 122nd anniversary of Battle of Adwa
Senegalese-born – United States pop star, Akon, is in Ethiopia as part of events to celebrate the infamous Battle of Adwa which happened 122...
Hailu Mergia: the Ethiopian jazz legend who jams in his taxi
He fled his native country with his group, the Walias Band, in 1981 and now drives a cab in Washington DC, in which he...
