Business
There Are 616 Ethiopian Restaurants in the U.S : A State-by-State Breakdown
Ethiopian cuisine has firmly established its presence in the United States over the past...
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,...
Equal Exchange Ethiopia Government’s plan to align official and black market dollar rates
Ethiopia is taking steps to address the widening gap between the official and black market exchange rates for the U.S. dollar. The government has...
Filmmaker Merawi Gerima Joins Production Company Serial Pictures for Commercial and Music Video Representation
Production company Serial Pictures has announced the signing of filmmaker Merawi Gerima for commercial, branded entertainment, and music video representation. Gerima, who was born...
Spotify now available in Ethiopia
The music streaming giant, Spotify, is now available in Ethiopia. The new development allows users in Ethiopia to access over 80 million tracks, including...
From organic waste to high-end tech, how European interest is shifting to Africa’s biogas sector
Given the national interest, the critical implementation of the DiBiCoo project is to link the leading European biogas producers to the emerging biogas sector...
PM Abiy Ahmed among Time 100 Most Influential Persons
In 2019, the Nobel Committee awarded the Peace Prize to Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for his efforts to end his country’s decades-long conflict with...
Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected as the country’s 10th president
# BREAKING - Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected as the country's 10th president in a third round of presidential election....