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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,...
University of Gondar Revokes Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin Honorary Doctorate
On July 6, 2013, Dr. Eleni received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Gondar, a first in its 59-year history. The University Senate...
America Excluded Ethiopia,Russia,China From Summit for Democracy
On Tuesday, the United States unveiled a list of 110 countries invited to attend a democracy summit on December 9-10. Ethiopia,Russia and China are not invited...
Canada chief of defence keeping an eye on Ethiopia
OTTAWA -- Canada’s new chief of defence staff says that he is keeping his eyes on a handful of dangerous international situations that could...
Swedish-Ethiopian Ymer brothers lead Sweden to victory at Davis Cup Finals
Sweden brushed aside Canada in their Davis Cup Finals opening rubber in Madrid on Thursday while Australia were on the receiving end of a...
Why Israel needs peace in Ethiopia
There has been growing concern over the past year that a military conflagration could engulf the Horn of Africa, including Eritrea and Sudan.The...
CNN moderates a panel dismissing voices from Ethiopia
On Tuesday, Yale’s Macmillan Center hosted a panel on the situation in Northern Ethiopia, where Tigray People’s Liberation Front forces have taken over the...