The Award Night at 2nd Annual Colours of the Nile Film Festival in Ethiopia
Winner announcements & photos from the closing ceremony of the Nile International Film Festival (CNIFF).
Winner announcements & photos from the closing ceremony of the Nile International Film Festival (CNIFF).
According to the International Center for Research on Women, the girls’ lives are improved through evaluated programs.
The exhibition is on display at MMK in Frankfurt, Germany through July 27th, 2014.
Defending champion Tsegaye Kebede and Wilson Kipsang of Kenya headline the elite men’s field at the London Marathon.
Ethiopia’s three-time Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele won the Paris marathon on his debut at the distance on Sunday.
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett held a teleconference with Ethiopian media to explain his stand on various issues.
The Ethiopian capital with an ever-growing population of around 3.8 million, currently has only four stationary MRI scanners.
Spanning more than 50 years and three governments, Leyou Tameru’s documentary re-examines Ethiopia’s legal system with a focus on Civil Code.
Motown will move its base to Los Angeles where it will be headed by Ethiopia Habtemariam.
The critically acclaimed film “Half of a Yellow Sun” is the centerpiece selection of the 2014 NY African Film Festival.
Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) – An Ethiopian opposition figure says his government won’t allow him to travel to…
Ethiopia is targeting its diaspora population while the global trade in “spyware” remains unregulated.
The farmer argues that huge sums handed to Ethiopia are breaching Britain’s own human rights rules.
The Woman’s National Democratic Club is hosting a discussion on April 1st entitled “Strategic Importance of Ethiopia in Africa.
EAC announced that its endorsing Ike Leggett for reelection as Maryland’s Montgomery County Executive.
TechMoran By Sam Wakoba Telemed Medical Services (Telemed), an Ethiopian engineering consultancy specializing in health system design and implementation within…
Energy Live News A new climate innovation centre which aims to help jumpstart clean technology and climate-smart ventures has been…
Sirak is scheduled to DJ at this year’s “Africa Now Mainstage Concert” in April at the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem.
The strategies of the two Asian giants in Africa, and of the challenges that Japan faces for greater influence on the continent.
The conference organized by CREW was held at the Sheraton in Silver Spring, Maryland this past weekend.
The Seattle Times By William Easterly SOMEHOW — probably my own fault — I have wound up on Bill Gates’…
In his latest documentary filmmaker Dagmawi Yimer reflects on the difficulties of being an immigrant in Italy.
BBC 25 March 2014 Ethiopia’s government is using imported technology to spy on the phones and computers of its perceived…
In light of the tragic East Harlem explosion on March 12, 2014, Red Rooster Harlem will be hosting a fundraiser to aid affected families and individuals.
Tadias Magazine Events News Updated: Monday, March 24th, 2014 Addis Ababa (TADIAS) – The second annual Colours of the Nile…
Mengistu Nebsi and Askale Merachi were the winners of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Road Race in Holyoke Massachusetts.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama pictured in Beijing Sunday while hosting a discussion on education.
VOA News By Steve Herman March 22, 2014 KYIV — Pro-Russian forces have stormed a Ukrainian air force base in…
CNN By Alexander J. Motyl Editor’s note: Alexander J. Motyl is professor of political science at Rutgers University-Newark. He was…
The High Museum of Art’s in Atlanta highlights its recent acquisition, Julie Mehretu’s Mogamma (A Painting in Four Parts).
The Salt Lake Tribune By Sheena McFarland Miss Africa Utah reigned in the Beehive State for only about two weeks.…
Storify by Africamedia CPJ Award-winning Ethiopian journalist, Reeyot Alemu is spending international women’s month in the same place she’s spent…
Ethiopian scientist Segenet Kelemu is working to improve the resistance and productivity of forage grasses.
Third International Conference of Ethiopian Women in the Diaspora takes place on Saturday in Silver Spring.
By Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — A rights group says that Ethiopia’s government regularly listens to and records the phone…
The New York Times book review of Dinaw Mengestu’s deeply moving latest novel “All Our Names.”
Filmmakers field audience questions regarding the award winning Ethiopian movie, ‘Difret.’
Fashion design is proving to be one of the most successful Ethiopian sectors for small business
Reuters JOHANNESBURG – The board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has approved Ethiopia’s candidacy to its global standard…
Abraham Verghese has been selected for the $250,000 Heinz Award for Arts and Humanities.
Tadias Magazine Events News Published: Saturday, March 15th, 2014 New York (TADIAS) — After three decades in Harlem one of…
The Columbus Dispatch By Theodore Decker A Delaware County man charged with killing an Ethiopian immigrant on the Far North…
Besides the size of its population, what attracts multinational consumer groups to Ethiopia is economic growth.
This year’s conference will be held in Silver Spring, Maryland on Saturday, March 22, 2014.
Genzebe won this year’s World Indoor Championship in the women’s 3000m final held in Poland on March 9th.
Amane Gobena the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday in 2 hours, 27 minutes, 37 seconds after finishing sixth in Dubai on Jan. 25.
Turkish Press ADDIS ABABA – Israeli Agriculture Minister Yair Shamir has voiced Israel`s readiness to assist Egypt and Ethiopia reach…
The 2014 African Economic Forum (AEF) at Columbia University is scheduled for April 4th and 5th, 2014.
Bekoji is home to some of Ethiopia’s best known Olympians and the world’s greatest distance athletes.
Tadias Magazine Events News Published: Monday, March 3rd, 2014 New York (TADIAS) – The Washington DC-based Ethio-Jazz group Feedel Band…
Meron Gebru writes about her experience working as a Women’s Livelihood Promotion Officer at LIVE-Addis.
Al Jazeera As Al Jazeera presses ahead with its campaign to free its journalists detained in Egypt, nine Ethiopian journalists…
Adwa has generated a significant amount of discourse and prose from writers across the globe.
Abebe Hailu, Special to The Informer Ethiopia has a significant history reaching over 3,000 years into the past. The word…
Bruktawit speaks about her latest idea to build an Amharic Classroom Libraries in elementary schools in Addis Ababa.
Secretary of State John Kerry mentioned Eskinder Nega on Thursday during a press briefing in Washington.
It’s a captivating…The song, like the album, reflects the singer’s belief that life is worth embracing, bumps and all.
Yeshi is scheduled to perform at SOB’s in New York on April 26th accompanied by her band, ‘Qene.’
IAAF Ethiopia will send 11 athletes, including two reserves, to the IAAF World Indoor Championships next month in the Polish…
Difret will be screened on March 15th in Silver Spring, Maryland followed by a Q&A session with filmmaker Zeresenay Mehari & producer Mehret Mandefro.
Enawgaw Mehari speaks to Tadias about the upcoming Pan-African Medical Doctors & Healthcare Conference in Ethiopia.
The Ethiopian victim (who is now nine-months pregnant) still faces additional immigration-related charges.
Several Ethiopians abroad are accusing their home government of using spyware to monitor their private communications.
Tadias Magazine Events News Published: Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 New York (TADIAS) — This coming Saturday The New York St.…
A lawsuit filed on Tuesday accuses Ethiopia of infecting a US man’s computer with “spyware” as part of a campaign to gather intelligence about those critical of the government.
The co-pilot of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET-702 has been identified as 31-year-old Haile Medehin Abera Tegegn.
The Ethiopian pilot who hijacked a flight to Rome and took it to Geneva recently lost his uncle, a relative said Tuesday.
BBC News February 17th, 2014 The co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines plane flying from Addis Ababa to Rome hijacked the…
The co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines jet en route to Rome from Ethiopia seized control of the plane Monday and flew it to Geneva.
The New York Times By Marcus Samuelsson WHEN I was walking to work one day last summer, I noticed that…
Difret has won the prize for best film screening in the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival.
The 23-year-old’s time of nine minutes and 0.48 seconds eclipsed Meseret Defar’s mark by almost six seconds.
Aster Aweke’s concert in New York City tonight has been postponed because of bad weather.
US Doctors for Africa is gearing up to host the Pan-African Medical Doctors & Healthcare Conference in Ethiopia.
The targets of such attacks often are political activists, human rights workers and journalists.
Dr. Yared Tekabe, a research scientist at Columbia University, has been working on groundbreaking detection of heart diseases.
Tadias recently caught up with the film’s Director, Zeresenay Mehari and Producer Mehret Mandefro.
Established in 2001 by a group of friends in the U.S., Yessera provides vocational training to young adults in Ethiopia.
Tadias Magazine Events News Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 Washington, D.C. (TADIAS) — The Ethiopian Heritage Society in North America…
Still working as a surgeon Dr. Hamlin recently said that she plans to continue her lifelong dedication to women suffering from obstetric fistula in Ethiopia.
Walyas head coach Sewnet Bishaw has been sacked after a disastrous performance at the African Nations Championship.
How Ethiopia’s Agricultural Transformation Agency, is emerging as a model for bureaucratic collaboration in food security.
The Atlantic Hermon Girma is stirring bean stew over a wood-fed stove when she hears someone at the gate. She…
The Gazette By Aline Barros Staff Writer Baby Joy 3-D/4-D Mobile Ultrasound promises expecting mothers and fathers a personal and…
“Filmmakers have to be one step ahead of the stories they are telling,” says Yidnekachew Shumete, the director of ‘Nishan.’
Genzebe Dibaba smashed the women’s world indoor 1500m record at the IAAF Indoor meeting in Germany on Saturday.
Dr Hamlin says she will continue her work with women in Ethiopia with obstetric fistula.
Fast Company names Marcus Samuelsson, Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, and Bruktawit Tigabu ”Most Creative People in Business.’
Aster Aweke will perform in New York city during Valentines Day weekend at Gramercy Theatre in Manhattan.
The art project aims to tell the stories in a book combining oral and written histories shared over social media and photography of Ethiopia’s majestic landscape.
In a historic move, the US Congress has taken a stance on land grabs-related human rights abuses in Ethiopia.
Eskinder Nega has been awarded the 2014 Golden Pen of Freedom by the World Association of Newspaper Publishers.
Nahom’s doctoral research in Rehabilitation Science led him to develop the NAVISection System.
An interview with owners of Bunna Cafe about their venture’s evolvement from a pop-up cafe to a permanent restaurant.
Difret, an Ethiopian film based on a true story, wins Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award.
VOA News Updated: January 25, 2014 South Sudan’s government says anti-government fighters attacked positions held by troops on Saturday, an…
A Texas teenager has confessed to fatally shooting a 7-Eleven clerk, Ethiopian immigrant Yosef Tulu.
Ethiopia claimed the top five positions in the men’s section and the top nine spots in the women’s category in the Dubai Marathon on Friday.
Several African leaders will come to Washington D.C. next summer for a historic two-day summit.
Daily Life By Sarah Macdonald On Thursday afternoon, Australian time, Catherine Hamlin will wake up in a simple mud brick…