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Foreign Policy Magazine’s list of 100 global thinkers of 2019 include Ethiopia’s dynamic prime minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed.

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Updated: January 27th, 2019 New York (TADIAS) — This coming summer the George Bush Intercontinental…

The 2020 World Economic Forum on Africa will be held in Ethiopia, the office of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced.

Addis Fine Art Gallery will host its third annual group exhibition next week presenting works by emerging local artists.

Ethiopia’s ‘Church Forests’ are tiny fragments of a lost past, and the center of hope for conservation and future restoration.

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, who grew up in Oakland, California would be the first woman to hold the presidency and the second African-American if she succeeds.

Ethiopia’s popular electronic music artist, DJ Rophnan, will be performing at Coke Studio in February 2019.

NYC-based Gro Intelligence is providing critical agricultural data to traders during the U.S. government shutdown.

Design Week Addis Ababa, a biannual community event, celebrates the best innovations in architecture, urban planning, art and visual communication.

The 100-mile ultra relay that begins in the Bale Mountains on January 10 is organized by the Girls Gotta Run Foundation (GGRF), a nonprofit dedicated to empowering girls in Ethiopia.

This fiercely beautiful film deftly intertwines the music and language to provide an immediate relevance to today’s debates.

Ethiopia can achieve real progress if it embraces a different kind of federation — territorial and not ethnic.

Ethiopia may be poised to be ranked as one of the top three largest exporters under AGOA as it sees a 62% surge in one year.

In 2019, Abiy has one real job: to cement his position as the front-runner in Ethiopia’s 2020 elections.

We close the year with our annual photo highlight of some the biggest stories featured on Tadias. As always, we look forward to many more years of service and wish you all a Happy New Year!

Perhaps the biggest surprise of the year came in Ethiopia, a country of 100 million people and a solidly authoritarian past.

The training was led by Ethiopian graduates of CDC Fellowship,

Addis Foto Fest opens Thursday in Ethiopia’s capital showcasing the work of more than 100 photographers from six continents.

EDTF briefed the media on its objectives, current fundraising status and plans to engage the larger Diaspora community.

NPR features the hopes and fears of regular citizens as Ethiopia goes through a historic transformation at breakneck speed.

ZAFF officially opened its first U.S. store in Washington, D.C. this past weekend on Saturday, December 1st.

Ethiopian American novelist Dinaw Mengestu is among 32 black male writers of our time featured by The New York Times.

PM Abiy met members of 81 opposition parties on Tuesday to discuss ways of reforming the electoral system, his office said.

Although studies by the International Diabetes Federation and Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health have identified diabetes as a significant health concern there has been little public awareness.

Birtukan Mideksa, a former judge and opposition leader, has been sworn in as the head of Ethiopia’s electoral board.

Addis Ababa has been selected as the host city of UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day on May 3rd, 2019.

The premium handbags and accessories brand from Ethiopia will inaugurate its first store in Washington, D.C. on December 1st.

Dr. Lemma W. Senbet, one of the Advisory Council members for the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund, discusses chapter formation.

The next edition of the Social Enterprise World Forum will take place in Addis Ababa in October 2019.

The Ethiopian-American rapper hails from uptown Washington, D.C., a neighborhood he uses to inform his latest album.

The 90-minutes performance opens on November 29th at Luna Stage in West Orange, New Jersey.

The guest of honor was Ethiopia’s most celebrated singer and song writer Tedros Kassahun (aka Teddy Afro).

Elias Wondimu accepted LMU’s 2019 Hidden Heroes award at a ceremony enacting & narrating his life story.

Birtukan Mideksa is prepared and poised to build democratic institutions in Ethiopia as the civic leader of our generation.

The election results mean Democrats will resume House control in January for the first time since the 2010 election.

In a recent interview with Tadias Magazine Dr. Bisrat Aklilu discussed the transparency of the newly established Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund as well as efforts to mobilize local chapters.

Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia has won the New York City Marathon, holding off countryman Shura Kitata by 1.99 seconds.

Seeds of Africa Foundation’s annual benefit event will be held this year at Town Stages in New York City on November 7th, 2018.

Meaza Ashenafi was a judge on Ethiopia’s High Court from 1989 to 1992 and founded the first women’s bank in the country.

The deadline to nominate an individual for the 2019 SEED award is December 3rd, 2018.

Proceeds from YEP’s gala will go towards providing mentoring to high school & college students, and creating a platform for professionals to connect.

Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde was appointed as President of Ethiopia on Thursday, October 25th, generating immediate global reactions.

Parliament approved this week Sahle-Work Zewde to serve as Ethioia’s first female president.

The founder of Tsehai Publishers has been selected by Loyola Marymount University as a recipient of the 2018 Award.

D.C.-based non-profit Wegene Ethiopian Foundation will celebrate its 18th anniversary at The Waterford in Springfield, VA on Saturday, October 27th, 2018.

A book talk & happy hour will be held at the Artisphere in Arlington, VA on November 1st for Solomon Kassa’s recently released book, Girimte Scitech.

The episode includes a featured interview from U.S. National Institute of Mental Health Psychiatric Nurse, Ledet Muleta.

The 2018 Hub of Africa Addis Fashion Week took place in Ethiopia’s capital city last week.

Renowned economist Professor Lemma Senbet completed his 5-year leadership at AERC and is now back in the U.S.

At 19-years-old, Betelhem Dessie is perhaps the youngest pioneer in Ethiopia’s fast emerging tech scene known as ‘Sheba Valley.’

Ethiopia will reform several laws that are widely perceived to having had a detrimental effect on human rights and democracy.

Dr. Enawgaw Mehari is is the founder and president of a non-profit organization called People to People (P2P).

Amsale New York debuted the Amsale Fall 2019 collections during Bridal Fashion Week in New York on Friday, October 5th.

A “Peace and Reconciliation Day” event is being organized at the Besrate Gabriel Orthodox Church in New Jersey on Oct. 13th.

The program is a pilot project that began with the University of Gondar and Bahir Dar University.

Julie’s new exhibit at White Cube Mason’s Yard in London will be on display through November 3rd, 2018.

Something extraordinary is happening in Ethiopia. Under PM Abiy, the past is giving way to something resembling democracy.

A security official has confirmed the arrests of hundreds of youths following the violence in Addis Ababa and nearby towns last week.

Sinna Habteselassie recently made history at the University of Cincinnati after she was elected as student body president.

Ethiopia’s stunning political reforms are now threatened by long-standing ethnic tensions that have roared back to life.