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Vogue magazine features rising Ethiopian-American singer Mereba, a multifaceted artist with the life story of a rolling stone.

For many Ethiopians, the items seized at Maqdala are of vital importance—“a fundamental part of the existential fabric of Ethiopia and its people,” says Hirut Kassaw, culture minister.

The event marks the first time the former Emperor is being honored at an Ethiopian embassy compound since he was overthrown by a communist military junta in 1974.

The event took place at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington D.C. on Monday, July 1st.

“Amplified by the unmistakable voice of Mahmoud Ahmed and a universal message of LOVE, Anchin is sure to capture the imagination of audiences young and old worldwide, ” Tommy says.

The D.C. Council was unanimous on Tuesday in its approval of a tax break for Sankofa Video Books & Cafe owned by Ethiopian-American filmmaker Haile Gerima and his wife Shirikiana Gerima.

Ethnic parties, many of them with an openly chauvinistic message, have mushroomed. It would not take much to tip it over the edge.

The Internet is now slowly being restored in Ethiopia after a nation-wide shutdown following a shocking attempted coup.

The families of some victims of a second crash on Ethiopian Airlines in March are not ready to settle, their lawyers told a Chicago judge on Thursday.

Ethiopia Is at a ‘Very Critical Juncture’: After high-level assassinations, the country may still be in danger, says Human Rights Watch expert Felix Horne.

In the wake of the killings Abiy has ordered a security crackdown in which the general accused of leading the plot was killed Monday and more than 180 have been arrested.

Almost to the day a year later he again addressed the nation, this time on national television wearing army uniform to declare, stony faced, that his government had just thwarted a coup. It was a sharp reminder of the fragility of his democratic revolution.

In Las Vegas last week Assemblyman Alexander Assefa was among the local elected officials who met with Ambassador Fitsum Arega.

The army general accused of leading a failed coup was killed Monday in a firefight with security forces amid a security crackdown in which more than 180 others have been arrested.

After meeting in Washington D.C. and dating for several years Ariana and Joel Makonnen tied the knot in 2017.

Presented during the Paris Air Show this week the award is considered one of the most prestigious recognitions in the global airline industry.

This past week Ethiopia’s new Ambassador to the US, Fitsum Arega, visited Southern California where he met with members of the Ethiopian Diaspora as well as local elected officials.

This summer global art platforms and publications have featured the works of artists Elias Sime, Aida Muluneh and Merid Tafese as well as gallery owners Mesai Haileleul and Rakeb Sile.

For his show that opens in Cleveland this month, Michael Tsegaye will transform the Cleveland Print Room Gallery into the Cuyahoga River and its crooked bends from aerial photos from the riverbed.

Ethiopiques–Revolt of the Soul is a new documentary that captures the exquisite sounds of the Ethiopian classics now preserved in 30 volumes of the Ethiopiques CD collection.

Harar has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2006.

The event organized by the CMA in collaboration with the Ethiopian Community Mutual Assistance Association and the Ethiopian Social Assistance Committee was held on June 2nd.

New York photographer Chester Higgins sees the Nile as a cultural thread; for the past four decades, he has been visually documenting Blue Nile cultures from Ethiopia to Egypt.

Dinaw Mengestu has published three novels. His latest is “All Our Names.” This article appears in the print edition of the June 10 & 17, 2019, issue of The New Yorker magazine.

President Sahle-Work Zewde speaks at the Women Deliver 2019 Conference taking place in Canada from June 3rd to June 6th.

Lemn Sissay has won the PEN Pinter prize, set up in memory of playwright Harold Pinter. The poet, performer playwright, artist and broadcaster will receive the award at a ceremony at the British Library on October 10th.

Meaza Ashenafi met with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer on Friday as part of her working trip to the U.S.

PM Abiy gave his first interview to a Western news organization when he spoke to the Voice of America’s Horn of Africa service reporter Eskinder Firew, in Addis Ababa, in Amharic.

Sankofa was founded in 1998 and named after the famous film by its owners Haile and Gerima.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has written an open letter addressed to young people in the Diaspora reminding the next generation that Ethiopia also belongs to them and to take direct stake in its future.

Tecle Gebremichael is running for a City Council seat in Boise City, Idaho. He is the fourth person running for seats on the council.

Today, Lelisa Bera , now 32, will receive his bachelor’s degree in psychology from UC Berkeley. It’s an accomplishment he sees as a launching-off point for sharing what he’s learned with the world.

ZAAF announced that the exhibit is scheduled to take place on July 1st, and will include “a short behind-the-scenes documentary of the photoshoot and a presentation of the new collection.”

The event organized by CMA in collaboration with Ethiopian Community Mutual Assistance Association & Ethiopian Social Assistance Committee will be held on June 2nd.

The event held on Thursday at Georgetown University was hosted by YEP, in collaboration with Africa Technology Foundation (ATF), U.S. State Department, and Ethiopians in Tech (EIT).

Among the steps investors will need to take are to increase wages, enhance training, and help provide housing and other basic necessities to the young women who work in the clothing factories.

Pilots confronted Boeing about potential safety issues in its 737 Max planes in a meeting last November, according to a secretly recorded audio obtained by US media.

Tewolde Gebremariam said it’s not enough for Boeing to only review the “MCAS” anti-stall system. “We strongly believe that entire flight control system needs to be reviewed,” he said.

The Ethiopian government has emphasized that it would stick to its request to return Prince Alemayehu’s remains at every opportunity they have to meet with members of the British government.

A CNN Hero , an award-wining midwife & MeTooEthiopia: timely stories overlooked by the media in our community.

Boeing was aware of the software problem with its 737 Max aircraft as far back as 2017, the company said in a stunning admission through a press release.

Ethiopian garment factory workers are now, on average, the lowest paid in any major garment-producing company worldwide, a new report says.

The story of Negussie Mengesha serves as a model for all those aspiring journalists who make personal sacrifices and endure harassment because of their commitment to truth & democracy.