UNESCO Adds TIMKET to Its Heritage list
ENA UNESCO Decides to Inscribe TIMKET on the List of Cultural Heritage ENA,December 12/2019 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and…
ENA UNESCO Decides to Inscribe TIMKET on the List of Cultural Heritage ENA,December 12/2019 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and…
Archaeologists now can more closely date when the religion spread to the Aksumite Empire.
PM Abiy Ahmed – Nobel Lecture THE NOBEL FOUNDATION Nobel Lecture given by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2019 Abiy Ahmed…
PM Abiy Ahmed spoke at Oslo City Hall during the ceremony where he received his Nobel on Tuesday, saying: “War is the epitome of hell for all involved. I know because I was there.”
Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: December 8th, 2019 New York (TADIAS) – Like PM Abiy Ahmed’s dilemma, as he…
Recently, we followed up with Dr. Bisrat Aklilu regarding the current status of EDTF’s fundraising efforts, challenges and their future plans.
Press Release U.S. Dept of Defense U.S., Ethiopian Defense Officials Meet at Pentagon During the visit, the defense leaders shared…
The Washington Post By Letters to the Editor The Dec. 2 article and photographs “Climbing to the church in the…
VOA News By Salem Solomon Efforts to End Ethiopia’s Ruling Party Draw Criticism from Within WASHINGTON – A decision by…
With a trip to the Untitled fair in Miami, Addis Fine Art adds to the connections it’s building between Ethiopian artists and the rest of the world.
Law professor said Trump’s actions toward Ukraine meet constitutional definition of bribery Public impeachment hearings moved on Wednesday to the…
The U.S. screenings follow the film’s successful international premier in London this past October.
Bloomberg By Samuel Gebre Germany granted Ethiopia 352.5 million euros ($388 million) to support reforms that will promote private investment…
CBS News’ 60 Minutes explores Ethiopia’s historic Lalibela churches.
Today, almost every Democratic presidential campaign starts with the journey to the West End in DC to meet the former president.
The Associated Press Ethiopia says its 1st satellite will launch next month ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian officials say…
Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff November 22nd, 2019 New York (TADIAS) — This weekend in Alexandria, Virginia Your Ethiopian Professionals…
Ethiopian authorities say the Sidama people in the south have voted overwhelmingly in favor of regional statehood.
REUTERS ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed a former political prisoner in July as head…
Time magazine picks Maaza Mengiste’s new novel, “The Shadow King” as one of 100 must-read books in 2019.
Bloomberg By Samuel Gebre Ethiopia’s ruling coalition took a step closer to the creation of a national unity party as…
AFP Prominent Abiy Critic Says to Stand in Ethiopia Election Addis Ababa (AFP) – Jawar Mohammed, a former ally turned…
In the upcoming episodes Marcus will travel to six major cities including Los Angeles, California— home to Little Ethiopia.
The Washington Post She met with the president and the prime minister, talked transportation and health care with local officials,…
Corporate Knights The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali won the Nobel Peace Prize this year for ending a multi-decade…
The five-year USD $63 million USAID Digital Health Activity will train end-users including doctors, nurses, health extension workers, and policy-makers at all levels of the health system.
The Associated Press Clashes on Ethiopian Campuses Kill 3 University Students ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian authorities say three…
Press Release Office of the DC Mayor City of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Honors Mayor Bowser and Washington, DC with Street…
The group call themselves “peace ambassadors”, and they are leading the way in putting a fractured and traumatised society back together again.
Sigdyada Festival is an annual celebration of Ethiopian and Ethiopian-Israeli culture.
On Friday morning, Mayor Muriel Bowser left for a five-day diplomatic and trade mission to Ethiopia.
Foreign Policy BY ADDISU LASHITEW | NOVEMBER 8, 2019 Ethiopia Will Explode if It Doesn’t Move Beyond Ethnic-Based Politics In…
Bogaletch Gebre, founder of the Ethiopian women rights organization KMG, passed away in Los Angeles, California on November 2nd, 2019.
Press Release Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King: A Novel A gripping novel set during Mussolini’s 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, The…
The prolific and multi-disciplinary artist works primarily within the language of architecture, sculpture, and collage.
Reuters ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Sunday the death toll from protests last month…
A mid-career survey of Ethiopian-American artist Julie Mehretu’s work dating back to 1996 to the present — will open at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in California on November 3rd.
Al Jazeera The challenges of navigating Ethiopia’s new media landscape Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – In awarding the Nobel Peace Prize…
House members on Wednesday revealed key documents from their investigation into the deadly crashes of two 737 Max jets in Indonesia and Ethiopia, pressing Boeing’s CEO for more answers.
Antu, who teaches Acting at Rutgers University, has been at the forefront of taking on charterers that highlight her immigrant roots.
‘Fig Tree’ is scheduled to make its U.S. theatrical premiere during the Washington Jewish Film Festival next week.
The Associated Press By ELIAS MESERET Deadly Ethiopia Unrest Poses Fresh Challenge to Nobel Winner ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) —…
The Washington Post Obama, Clintons hail Cummings as an inspiration and a friend at funeral BALTIMORE — In a vast…
Youth Week is just one of the many events running alongside the main programme of the Social Enterprise World Forum which kicked off this week at Addis Ababa’s UN Conference Centre.
Reuters Protests spread after stand-off at Ethiopian activist’s home ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Police fired gunshots and teargas as thousands…
“Maaza Mengiste has written a brilliantly crafted character study in an epic, sprawling, cinematic time and place,” producers at the U.S. film company said.
Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: October 21st, 2019 New York (TADIAS) — “A night filled with philanthropy; music by…
Loza Tadesse and Iwnetim “Tim” Abate, Stanford engineering PhD students, returned home to Ethiopia this past summer to share their expertise with college students.
The Associated Press By ELIAS MESERET Ethiopia’s Nobel-winning leader launches million-copy book ADDIS ABABA (AP) — Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning…
The Washington Post Instant messages between two high-level Boeing employees in 2016 indicate the company was aware of major problems…
The Washington Post By Nancy Pelosi Nancy Pelosi is speaker of the House of Representatives. This week, the people of…
Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff October 18th, 2019 New York (TADIAS) — The 11th annual Ethiopian Diaspora Conference on Health…
The New York Times Some honors come too late; others too early. Others still risk scuttling the efforts they are…
Royalty Pack is a collection of playing cards and T-shirts that reflect an authentic representation of the rich and diverse heritage of Africa’s many cultures,” the announcement notes.
Reuters A Son and Father Reunited, Like Many Under Nobel Winner Abiy’s Ethiopia-Eritrea Peace Deal The 27-year old journalist credits…
The prize not only acknowledges the Ethiopian prime minister’s commitment to peace, but encourages him to do more.
Ambassador Susan Rice Reflects on Impeaching Trump, Raising a Republican Son, and Her New Memoir, ‘Tough Love’ One of the…
The Guardian The poet Lemn Sissay has won the PEN Pinter award alongside the Ethiopian writer Befeqadu Hailu, who dedicated…
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 in recognition of his efforts to end his country’s two-decade border conflict with Eritrea.
Artnet News website lists Addis Ababa among six dynamic emerging art capitals on the African continent.
The film focuses on age-old human behavior when it comes to love, sex, violence and the desire for vigilante justice while also reflecting on Ethiopia’s past traditional justice system.
Music in Africa The news of his death was made public by Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC)… FBC said Milka was…
The Associated Press Engineer: Ethiopian Airlines went into records after crash SEATTLE (AP) — Ethiopian Airlines’ former chief engineer says…
Lelisa Desisa ran a flawless marathon to capture his first global title at the IAAF World Athletics Championships on Sunday.
CNBC Updated: TUE, OCT 8 2019 Most Americans — including 1 in 5 Republicans — now back an impeachment inquiry…
The Washington Post Susan Rice has spent her career fighting off detractors: ‘I inadvertently intimidate some people, especially certain men’…
Zion Taddese owns the Queen Sheba restaurant in Sacramento. She gets her teff from Idaho, which is slow to arrive and expensive. So she came up with the idea of growing teff in California.
Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: October 4th, 2019 Hub of Africa Addis Fashion Week Set to Kick-off on October…
The fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar has named Liya Kebede among 22 most stylish supermodels of all time.
Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff October 2nd, 2019 New York (TADIAS) — The Ethiopian music icon Mahmoud Ahmed will perform…
In 1998, Sirak Asfaw, a Dutch civil servant who was born in Ethiopia, noticed something shiny in the suitcase of a guest who was staying at his house… a glittering gilded crown.
There are few artists who follow the news as closely as the painter Julie Mehretu does, and fewer still who directly mine it for their work.
ARTNEWS Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Commissions Artist Elias Sime for New Public Garden at Historically Off-Limits National Palace Elias Sime, an…
Kenenisa Bekele scorched to a stunning 2:01:41 victory at the BMW Berlin Marathon today, the second fastest performance of the all-time.
Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff September 28th, 2019 New York (TADIAS) — This weekend the annual Ethiopian Day picnic is…
Maaza Mengiste’s new book the The Shadow King was released this month to well-deserved praises in national U.S. media.
An upcoming exhibition at Aperture Foundation Gallery — based on the book, The New Black Vanguard: Photography Between Art and Fashion” — features Awol Erizku’s photography work.
Martha Gebeyehu won the 2019 University of Oklahoma International Water Prize. She received the prize at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History last week.
Marcus Samuelsson is among the headliners at the New American Festival taking pace in New York City this weekend.
Two defending champions and a newly crowned Diamond League champion feature on Ethiopia’s team for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019.
Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: September 10th, 2019 New York (TADIAS) — Members of the Ethiopian community in New…
Aljazeera Filmmaker: Brian Tilley In a compound on the edge of Addis Ababa – next to a cluster of houses…
Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: September 6th, 2019 New York (TADIAS) — The Ethiopian New Year is fast approaching…
KERA News Ethiopian New Year is next week, and the Ethiopian community in North Texas will start celebrating this weekend…
Girma is also featured in the documentary film Éthiopiques: Revolt of the Soul, which will be screened at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem on September 11th.
Aljazeera Meaza Ashenafi: Judging Ethiopia’s Future Meaza Ashenafi, Ethiopia’s first female president of the Federal Supreme Court, is determined to…
Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Updated: August 22nd, 2019 New York (TADIAS) — Dashen Ethiopian Cuisine, which is located in…
In a recent instagram post President Barack Obama shared his current reading list.
The third annual Empower the Community Event will take place at the DC Convention Center on Saturday, August 10th from 11am to 8pm.
Having delivered babies since the age of 19 at a refugee camp, Taye Gonfa started his dream work as a family practice physician.
The idea for Maaza’s new novel morphed out of her trip to Italy as a Fulbright Fellow where she was able to research documents focusing on the Fascist invasion of Ethiopia during World War II.
Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Updated: July 25th, 2019 New York (TADIAS) — The annual Bikila Barefoot Challenge is set…
BBC Updated: July 22nd, 2019 At least 25 people have died in clashes between Ethiopian security forces and activists in…
Bloomberg FAA Has No Timeline for Lifting Grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max U.S. aviation regulators have no timeline for returning…
In a race of staggering quality – the best ever in terms of depth for one nation – the top six men finished inside 27 minutes.
Boston Globe Meet the ‘Squad’: Pressley, Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, and Tlaib So who exactly are the four trailblazers that comprise the…
This is the second essay on government policy in Ethiopia directed at developing and retaining talent. Last week’s post addressed the challenge of improving research productivity.
Ethiopian Israeli artists are using the stage to tell the public about their community’s experiences.
Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: July 12th, 2019 New York (TADIAS) — The American Chamber of Commerce in Ethiopia…
Mélat, who is a first-generation Ethiopian American, has also been dubbed “Austin’s Soul Priestess” by the Austin Chronicle.