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African Union Celebrates Empress Taytu as Legendary Black Woman
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This weekend Trace Muzika, a channel dedicated to non-stop music from Ethiopia and its Diaspora will launch on the online streaming service habeshaview.
Photo Gallery: Jomo Furniture Showcases Modern African-Themed Designs
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UPDATE: Egypt Rules Out Military Action Over GERD Dispute With Ethiopia
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CNN Over the last five years contemporary Ethiopian artists have been making a name for themselves on the global art…
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‘An Ethiopian-Only Town? Not On My Watch,’ Says Israel’s 1st Ethiopian Minister
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PM Abiy & Bethlehem T. Alemu Among 2020 List of 100 Most Reputable Africans
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Pictures: In Ethiopia Haile’s Marathon Motor Engineering Unveils All-Electric Car
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Ethiopian-Eritrean Trhas Tafere Reflects on Africans’ Perspective on Race in America
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Spotlight: Ethiopia COVID-19 Relief Fund New York Tri-State Area Kicks-off Online
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Spotlight: 2020 Virtual Graduation Celebration Hosted by the Ethiopian Community in San Jose, California
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UPDATE: Police Declare Riots in Seattle
The Washington Post Protests explode across the country, police declare riots in Seattle, Portland SEATTLE — Protesters marched across the…
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Spotlight: Watch Antu Yacob’s New Play Series ‘All Hands On Deck’ (Update)
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Spotlight: Tsion Cafe Among First to Participate in NYC’s Restaurant Revitalization Program
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Update: Report on Absentee Voting in U.S
The Washington Post At least 76% of American voters can cast ballots by mail in the fall The coronavirus pandemic…
No Casualties in Ethiopian Airlines Fire
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UPDATE: PM Hails 1st Filling of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
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Ethiopia Reads Names Dr. Electron Kebebew as Goodwill Ambassador
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Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 750,000
THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: July 25th, 2020 Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases exceed 750,000 Ethiopia Coronavirus Cases Reach 13,248 Coronavirus Deaths…
Ethiopia, Egypt Agree to Continue Talks
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UPDATE: AU Holds Virtual Meeting on Nile
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In Pictures: Rep. John Lewis by Ethiopian American Photographer Gediyon Kifle
The following is a slide show of pictures courtesy of Ethiopian American Photographer Gediyon Kifle celebrating civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis who passed away last Friday.
The Crisis That Shocked the World: America’s Response to the Coronavirus
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UPDATE: As Seasonal Rains Fall, Dispute over Nile Dam Rushes Toward a Reckoning
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Michelle Obama Launches Podcast
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The Other Face of Privilege: An Ethiopian American Perspective by Amen Gashaw
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UPDATE: Conflicting Reports Issued Over Ethiopia Filling Mega-dam
Bloomberg By Samuel Gebre July 15, 2020 AP cites minister denying that dam’s gates have been closed Ethiopia began filling…
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THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: July 18th, 2020 Coronavirus Deaths on the Rise in Almost Every Region of the U.S. Ethiopia…
Ethiopia Enters 3rd Week of Internet Shutdown After Unrest (AP)
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A Look Back at Susan Rice’s Eritrea-Ethiopia Diplomacy: (US Election Update)
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Photos: Satellite Images of GERD Show Water Rising (UPDATE)
The Associated Press New satellite imagery shows the reservoir behind Ethiopia’s disputed hydroelectric dam beginning to fill, but an analyst…
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UPDATE: Ethiopia to Restore Toppled UK Bust of Emperor Haile Selassie
Vanguard Africa News Updated: July 13th, 2020 The Ethiopian embassy in the United Kingdom will restore a bust of the…
Angelina Jolie on Her Ethiopian Daughter: She’s an Extraordinary African Woman
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Spotlight on ‘Enkopa’: New Ethiopian Movie Based on True Story of a Young Migrant
Enkopa is a timely new feature film based on the true story of a young Ethiopian migrant at the mercy of unscrupulous traffickers.
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THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: July 13th, 2020 Coronavirus Deaths on the Rise in Almost Every Region of the U.S. Ethiopia…
UPDATE: Ethiopia Announces Arrests in Prominent Singer’s Killing
The New York Times By Abdi Latif Dahir Updated: July 11, 2020 NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia has said that two…
Ethiopians in Lebanon Struggle to be Heard Amid Unrest & Net Blockage at Home
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UPDATE: PM Abiy Says Unrest Will Not Derail Filling of Nile Dam
AFP July 7th, 2020 Addis Ababa (AFP) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Tuesday that recent domestic unrest would…
Amanuel Tamirat, the 20-Year-Old Ethiopian American Found Hanging in New Jersey
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Ethiopia Cracks Down on Ethnic Violence
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COVID19 Contact Tracing is a race. But few U.S. states say how fast they’re running
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Statement From The Ethiopian Diaspora High Level COVID-19 Advisory Council on the Killing of Artist Hachalu Hundessa
Press Release The Ethiopian Diaspora High Level COVID-19 Advisory Council Washington D.C. (July 6, 2020) – First and foremost we…
Mahdere Yared: TEDx Pine Crest School Class of 2021
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Killing of Hachalu Hundessa Must be Investigated Throughly (Amnesty.org)
Press Release Amnesty International Ethiopia: Popular musician’s killing must be fully investigated The Ethiopian authorities must conduct prompt, thorough, impartial,…
Amid Pandemic Ethiopia Launches Policy to Encourage Walking and Cycling
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UPDATE: The Ethiopians in Lebanon
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Ethiopia’s COVID-19 Update Affected By Internet Cut
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Turmoil at Funeral of Singer Shows Ethiopia’s ‘Combustible’ Politics (UPDATE)
The New York Times By Abdi Latif Dahir and Tiksa Negeri July 2, 2020 NAIROBI, Kenya — In life, Hachalu…
Hachalu Hundessa – Ethiopia’s Murdered Musician Who Sang for Freedom
BBC More than 80 people have been killed in two days of unrest in Ethiopia following the killing of prominent…
Interview: Helen Amelga, Founder of Ethiopian Democratic Club of LA
Helen is part of a new generation of Ethiopian Americans pushing for more civic engagement in our community.
‘Several’ Killed in Ethiopia Unrest After Singer Shot Dead (The Associated Press)
The Associated Press By ELIAS MESERET Updated: July 1st, 2020 Ethiopia’s prime minister says “several people” have been killed in…
WHO Director: U.S. Ignoring Global Health
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DC: Admas Band’s 1984 Album ‘Sons of Ethiopia’ Being Reissued For The First Time This July
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ETHIOPIA UPDATE: Protests in Adama kill Eight, Injure 80 After Popular Singer Killed
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Ethiopia to Set Up Regulator for First Stock Exchange This Year (Bloomberg)
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Ethiopian Airlines Stays Profitable Despite Covid-19 Travel Bans
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WHO: Countries Complaining About Contact Tracing Are ‘Lame’
The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization on Monday dismissed complaints from countries complaining…
‘It’s my dam’: Ethiopians Unite Around Nile River Mega-Project
AFP Updated: June 29th, 2020 Last week, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s press secretary took a break from official statements…
SPOTLIGHT: Yemen to Lebanon Plight of Ethiopian Migrants Amid Pandemic
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COVID-19 Cases Pass 10 Million Worldwide
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Ethiopian Filmmakers Abraham Gezahagne and Yared Zeleke Selected for 2020 Realness Screenwriter’s Residency
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GERD UPDATE: Ethiopia, Egypt & Sudan Agree to Restart Talks Over Disputed Dam
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In Ethiopia, A Monk Said to Be 114 Years Old Survives Coronavirus
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Interview: Yoseph Seyoum on How to Find Job as COVID-19 Contact Tracer in U.S. Ethiopian Community
Experts estimate that the U.S. will need to hire hundreds of thousands of contact tracers in the months and years ahead.
Ethiopia Coronavirus Cases Reach 5,846
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NYC Marathon Cancelled Due to COVID-19
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Spotlight: California-based Ethiopian-American Artist Netsanet Tesfay
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‘No-one Wants to Stay’: Ethiopia Under Pressure to Rescue Maids in Lebanon
AFP Addis Ababa (AFP) – After she flew to Lebanon in 2017 to work as a maid for a family…
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UN to Hear Ethiopia-Egypt Nile Dispute
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Michelle Obama on Why You Should Vote
This year as Ethiopian Americans we will be voting in one of the most consequential elections.
Spotlight: ‘Bekoji 100’ Documentary
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Dear Ethiopia & Egypt: Nile Dam Update
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AP INTERVIEW: Ethiopia To Fill Disputed Dam, Deal or No Deal
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Top U.S. State Department Official Resigns OverTrump’s Response to Racial Tensions
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