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,...
In Conversation with Felix Horne: Human Rights & Somali Region Crowd
May, 15, 2019
By: Abdiaziz Ali
Felix Horne is the Senior Ethiopia and Eritrea researcher for Human Rights Watch. In July 2018, Felix authored a...
‘In Abiy they Trust’: Free Riders and Partisans in the ‘contemporary’ political move of Ethiopia
Dejen Yemane MesseleFree Riding and Partisanship: Recklessness at its best Free riding and partisanship adversely affect countries in many forms. Their impact doubles when it comes...
Language and Being Global Citizens
By Meki Shewangizaw I was eating with a friend at a restaurant by my job one day when one of the men next to us...
Sudan. Three Presidents In One Week
By Tagawa WarragIn December 2018, protests across Khartoum and other Sudanese states took place, and continued for four consecutive months. The evolving of protests...
Does Hate Speech Bill Limit the Freedom of Speech and Expression or Freedom of Lawlessness and Anarchy?
April 8, 2019By: Abdiaziz AliFreedom of speech and expression, especially when it comes to social media usage, was recklessly exploited so much and...
Ethiopia: A Country on the Brinks
By Dawit Woldegiorgis, Visiting Scholar at Boston University, African Studies Center‘Absolutely OversoldAs instability and violence spread across much of Ethiopia, with most recent incidents...