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,...
Ethio Telecom to sell mobile phones on credit with National Identity Guarantee
Ethio Telecom announced that it is preparing to sell smart phones on credit by using national ID as a guarantee.
He said the company has...
Facebook to assess feasibility over the spread of violence in Ethiopia
Facebook stated the company would assess the feasibility of commissioning an independent human rights assessment into its work in Ethiopia. The board recommended reviewing...
Twitter’s Ethiopian interventions may not have worked
Twitter’s decision to deactivate trending topics in Ethiopia did not reduce the volume or toxicity of tweets about the civil war@DFRLabFollowJan 13 · 5 min readBy Megan...
Wegen Fund – the First Ethiopian Crowd Funding Online Platform
Given that charity is such an important aspect of the Ethiopian way of life, a platform as efficient as an online crowd funding would...
Four Ethiopian women among 100 most influential Africans in 2021
Mimi AlemayehouSpearheading Twitter’s thrust in AfricaEntrepreneursAfter cutting her teeth in the US administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Mimi Alemayehou, an Ethiopia-born,...
Qene Games Announces Launch of Kinet Store, Your One-Stop Shop for African Games
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Dec. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Qene Games, one of the top gaming studios in Africa, is excited to announce the...