Entertainment & Arts

Beyond the Map: Reimagining African Cities through Art

A map is usually something we use to find our way. It tells us...

Addis Gessesse, Visionary Who Elevated Ethiopian Music to the World Stage, Passes Away

The global music industry and the Ethiopian diaspora are in deep mourning following the sudden passing of visionary...

How Abel Tesfaye Became the World’s Highest-Paid Musician

For the global music industry, 2025 was a year of historic financial shifting. But for Ethiopians everywhere, it...

Disconnected by Design: Why Christopher Nolan and Haile Gerima Reject the Smartphone

In an era where the smartphone is treated as an extension of the human hand, choosing to step...

Federal High Court Grants Bail to Teddy Afro’s Assistant Manager and Co-Defendants

ADDIS ABABA — The Federal High Court issued its final ruling this afternoon regarding the bail requests of...
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Creative DNA 3.0 Launches in Ethiopia, Showcasing the Next Wave of Fashion Innovators 

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — September 17 — The British Council Arts Programme, in collaboration with Creative Hub Ethiopia, is proud to announce the launch...

Why the Global Academy Is Turning to Ge’ez

The Classical Turn to Africa: Ge’ez Studies in the Global Academy For more than a century, “the classics” largely meant Greece and Rome. Latin and...

TT Boys: Ethiopia’s Daring Acrobat Duo Who Took America’s Got Talent 2025 by Storm

From the Streets of Addis to the World Stage Two decades of training and an almost telepathic partnership have transformed Tomas Teka Alemu and Tamrat...

Three Voices, One River: Gigi Shibabaw, Teddy Afro, and Tsegaye Gebre-Medhin

Introduction: The River as National Epic The Abay, Ethiopia’s name for the Blue Nile, doesn’t simply flow across landscapes; it flows through identity. It is...

“Salam Leki Gondar”: When Art Meets Faith in Ethiopia’s Cultural Debate

Introduction Ethiopian singer Fikir Addis Neqatibeb recently found herself at the center of a social media storm after releasing her new single “Salam Leki Gondar.”...

The Weeknd’s $1 Billion Music Catalog Is Worth 7% of Ethiopia’s Entire National Budget

Yes, you read that right. One pop star’s streaming empire now rivals the fiscal firepower of a nation of 126 million. A Billion-Dollar Playlist The Weeknd—born...
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