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Beyond the Map: Reimagining African Cities through Art

A map is usually something we use to find our way. It tells us...

How Abel Tesfaye Became the World’s Highest-Paid Musician

For the global music industry, 2025 was a year of historic financial shifting. But for Ethiopians everywhere, it...

Disconnected by Design: Why Christopher Nolan and Haile Gerima Reject the Smartphone

In an era where the smartphone is treated as an extension of the human hand, choosing to step...

Federal High Court Grants Bail to Teddy Afro’s Assistant Manager and Co-Defendants

ADDIS ABABA — The Federal High Court issued its final ruling this afternoon regarding the bail requests of...

Teddy Afro’s 148 Million-View Triumph Highlights YouTube’s Ethiopia Revenue Problem

The release of Teddy Afro’s latest album, Etorika, has not just been a musical event; it is a...
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Beyond the Map: Reimagining African Cities through Art

A map is usually something we use to find our way. It tells us where a place is, how far it is, and how...

The Winners and Losers of Content Diplomacy: Inside IShowSpeed’s Africa Tour

The Digital Frontier of Content Diplomacy: A Comprehensive Analysis of the IShowSpeed Africa Tour (2025–2026) The "Speed Does Africa" tour, conducted between December 2025 and...

Why the Global Academy Is Turning to Ge’ez

The Classical Turn to Africa: Ge’ez Studies in the Global Academy For more than a century, “the classics” largely meant Greece and Rome. Latin and...

“Salam Leki Gondar”: When Art Meets Faith in Ethiopia’s Cultural Debate

Introduction Ethiopian singer Fikir Addis Neqatibeb recently found herself at the center of a social media storm after releasing her new single “Salam Leki Gondar.”...

Lucy and Selam’s Prague Journey: Ethiopia’s Ancient Treasures Guarded by Elite Force

Prague, Czech Republic – Two of Ethiopia’s most iconic ancestral remains, Lucy and Selam, have touched down in Europe for a rare exhibition at...

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Registers Sacred Relics as Intellectual Property to Prevent Misuse

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has formally registered a range of sacred items—including drums, cymbals, crosses, rosaries, and more than ten ancient liturgical books—as...
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