Culture
Saudi Arabia Imposes New Visa Restrictions Affecting Ethiopian Travelers
Saudi Arabia has announced major changes to its visa policy, set to take effect...
Books
Poet and Tobiya Jazz Event Organizer Misraq Terefe Arrested Amid Unclear Circumstances
Poet and renowned literary event organizer Misraq Terefe was arrested on January 22, 2017, and taken to the...
Entertainment & Arts
The Weeknd’s Reflection on the Ethiopian Red Terror: A Hidden Narrative in His Song
Abel Tesfaye, known to the world as The Weeknd, has built a career around deeply emotional and introspective...
Entertainment & Arts
Drummer Teferi Assefa, Ethiopian Jazz Pioneer and Negarit Band Leader, Passes Away at 53
The Ethiopian music community is mourning the loss of Teferi Assefa, a renowned drummer and percussionist, who passed...
Entertainment & Arts
Mahmoud Ahmed’s Grand Farewell: Celebrating 60 Years of Ethiopia’s Musical Legend
On January 11, 2025, Addis Ababa’s Millennium Hall witnessed a momentous event as Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopia’s legendary singer,...
Hospitality by Feven Abiy
In Georgia, where I grew up, southern hospitality is a way of life. We abide by rules and customs that include being neighborly and...
Presidential Hopeful Cory Booker Picked Addisu Demisse as His Campaign Manager
New Jersey Senator and Democrat Presidential Runner Cory Booker announced Ethio-Canadian Addisu Demissie as his campaign manager for his run for the Democratic presidential...
Investment Commissioner Fitsum Arega Appointed as Ethiopian Ambassador to the US
Ethiopia’s President Sahle-Work Zewde gave full promotion to 20 ambassadors to be appointed overseas. This is the first time the President appointed new ambassadors...
Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund Raises Half a Million Dollar
Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF) an initiative which was established nearly six months ago raises half a million dollar in just six weeks campaign....
Meet 2019 Ethiopian Diaspora Fellowship (EDF) Fellows
Ethiopian Diaspora Fellowship (EDF) is proud to announce our fourth cohort and the class of 2019! Every year we are more and more impressed...
Ethiopian, Eritrean and Somali American Among Winners of This Year Midterm Election
Yesterday history was made in the US mid-term election in which the country elected its first Somali-Muslim-American to Congress. Not only that Democrats regain...