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The emergency was announced earlier this month but the authorities has now made clear what this means in practical terms.

The Washington Post The annual U.N. General Assembly meeting provides an unparalleled opportunity for world leaders to take to the…

The Economist | From the print edition IT WAS meant to have been a time for celebration. When on October…

Reuters Tue Oct 11, 2016 ADDIS ABABA — German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Ethiopia on Tuesday to open up its…

Foreign investors on Monday warily eyed Ethiopia’s six-month state of emergency said intended to quell attacks on businesses.

The New York Times Who Won the Debate? Donald Trump Avoids Annihilation Donald J. Trump’s campaign appeared to be crumbling…

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By ELIAS MESERET Ethiopia’s New Coastal Rail Link Runs Through Restive Region ADDIS ABABA — The timing…

The move comes as Ethiopia is dealing with widespread grassroots protests. the most significant civil unrest in decades.

Oakland Institute Irreechaa Holiday 2016: Protests and Tragedy The annual Irreechaa festival is a time of celebration and thanksgiving for…

The New York Times Tim Kaine and Mike Pence Clash Sharply Over Their Running Mates FARMVILLE, Va. — Senator Tim…

CPJ October 3, 2016 Police arrest prominent Ethiopian blogger New York – Ethiopian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release blogger…

Media Note U.S. Departments of State Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC — The first-ever joint award given by the…

Prominent Ethiopian actor Znah-Bzu Tsegaye has sought asylum in the US after leaving the country about two months ago, he told Voice of America.

Ethiopia was the major power in the region and Germany believed that if it could persuade the Ethiopians to enter the war on its side.

In an email to Foreign Policy Magazine on Friday, Feyisa Lilesa called Hailemariam Desalegn’s claims “baseless, completely false, and insulting.”

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture will officially open today in Washington, D.C.

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 New York (TADIAS) — This week a peaceful demonstration was…

Human Rights Watch continues to be concerned about the situation in Ethiopia, which requires attention from the Human Rights Council.

Politico It was part mockery, part shock-to-the-system wake-up call. Donald Trump is a nasty, hateful charlatan selling a false message…

The New York Times Manhattan Blast That Injured 29 Does Not Appear to Be International Terrorism The authorities believe a…

Politico September 16th, 2016 No matter what Donald Trump says now, the Republican nominee will not be able to undo…

Rep. Chris Smith said the U.S. should consider all aspects of its relationship with its traditional Ethiopian ally, including foreign aid.

AFP Addis Ababa – Two Ethiopian opposition leaders have been arrested and held in detention for the last two weeks,…

Menkir Tamrat first came to the U.S. from Ethiopia to pursue a career in tech. But now he’s growing Ethiopian chili Peppers at in California.

The last time that President Obama’s approval rating was as high as it is in our new survey was eight years ago.

Many Ethiopian singers have cancelled their concerts to welcome in Ethiopia’s New Year, which falls this year on 11 September.

The situation in Ethiopia has become increasingly unstable since security forces repeatedly fired upon protests this month.

BBC News Barack Obama has chided Donald Trump as “wacky” and “uninformed” after the Republican candidate said Russia’s President Putin…

The Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says her country has raised “grave…

At least 23 people died when fire broke out at Qilinto maximum security prison near Addis Ababa this past weekend followed by heavy gunfire.

The Mercury ETHIOPIAN immigrants have raised concerns for marginalised groups in the African nation at a rally outside Parliament House…

The Associated Press A Dutch company says protesters in Ethiopia are torching flower farms as they target businesses with links…

The New York Times At Tsion Cafe in Harlem, Food From Ethiopia via Israel On one side lie eggs scrambled…

The New York Times Once a Bucknell Professor, Now the Commander of an Ethiopian Rebel Army Berhanu Nega was once…

Nature Magazine Print your own 3D Lucy to work out how the famous hominin died The world’s most famous fossil…

The Huffington Post Hillary Clinton Excoriates Donald Trump For Taking White Supremacy Mainstream WASHINGTON ― Hillary Clinton said Thursday that…

Press Release U.S. Department of State AUGUST 19, 2016 The State Department alerts U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling…

Voice of America As the first U.S. president with familial ties to Africa, President Barack Obama has left a mark…

The Harriet Tubman Press, a new imprint of TSEHAI Publishers, aims to feature both established as well as up-and-coming African American literary writers & scholars.

Politico 08/11/16 Dozens of Republicans to Urge RNC to Cut off Funds for Trump More than 70 Republicans have signed…

BBC News Updated: August 8th, 2016 Nearly 100 people were killed in the weekend’s protests in Ethiopia as demonstrators clashed…

BBC News Sunday’s protest in Ethiopia involving thousands of people in Gondar, a city in Amhara region, is a rare…

Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president Thursday night with a message stressing the need to unite in order to confront America’s challenges.

President Obama on Wednesday night told Americans they face a stark choice in November between Clinton, and Trump.

New York Daily News Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg ripped into Donald Trump on Tuesday in an unprecedented prime-time speech at…

The Guardian Photographs by Maheder Haileselassie Tadese Women and girls who have been abused need a range of services to…

Breaking a historic barrier, Hillary Clinton triumphantly captured the Democratic nomination for president Tuesday night as the first woman ever to lead a major U.S. political party

The Huffington Post Updated: July 25, 2016 PHILADELPHIA ― First lady Michelle Obama on Monday asked Americans to decide who…

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has declined to criticize Ethiopia’s recent blockage of…

The New York Times CLEVELAND — Donald John Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday night with an unusually…

Melania Trump Takes a big bite out of Michelle Obama’s 2008 DNC speech and she says she wrote it.

DW At least 10 people have been killed in Gonder northern Ethiopia in clashes as locals with security forces. The…

A government spokesperson said the ban was aimed at stopping students taking exams this week from being “distracted”.

Most Ethiopian Jews arrived in Israel in secret immigration operations that took place in the mid-1980s and early 1990s.

The Jerusalem Post ADDIS ABABA – Likud MK Avraham Neguise spoke with tears welling up in his eyes on Thursday…

Reuters Sweden, Ethiopia, Bolivia elected to U.N. council for 2017-18 Sweden, Ethiopia and Bolivia were elected to the United Nations…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Sunday, June 26th, 2016 New York (TADIAS) — The Nelson Mandela Foundation tweeted today:…

The Jerusalem Post Likud MK Avraham Neguise, the only MK from Ethiopia currently in the Knesset, is still waiting for…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Sunday, June 19th, 2016 New York (TADIAS) — Here is another fun graduation season…

BBC News By James Jeffrey How Sylvia Pankhurst Became An ‘Honorary Ethiopian’ Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Just inside the entrance…

The New York Times By YAMICHE ALCINDOR and PATRICK HEALY Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Meet as Their Battle Ends…

The New York Times By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN JUNE 13, 2016 NAIROBI, Kenya — The Eritrean Embassy in Kenya sent a…

PRESS RELEASE U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC: Ethiopia’s Electric Utility Sold Unregistered Bonds in U.S. Washington D.C. — The…

The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama told Senator Bernie Sanders in an Oval Office meeting on Thursday to…

NPR May 31, 2016 Heard on Morning Edition Zelalem Kibret remembers the day: July 8, 2015. He was in a…

The New York Times Three Days, 700 Deaths on Mediterranean as Migrant Crisis Flares ROME — The migrant ships kept…

NBC News LONDON — It’s not every day that a 9-year-old American girl takes the British government to court. But…

Associated Press Friday, May 27, 2016 HIROSHIMA, Japan — With an unflinching look back at a painful history, President Barack…

PRI They combine saxophones and sousaphones, accordions and electric violins. Part Ethiopian pop and jazz, part American funk, part Eastern…

The Guardian By Jay Rayner Marcus Samuelsson: The Restaurant King of Harlem Walk through Harlem at dusk with Marcus Samuelsson…

The New York Times President Obama to Be First Sitting President to Visit Hiroshima By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and JONATHAN…

HRW For the past six months, thousands of people have taken to the streets in Ethiopia’s largest region, Oromia, to…

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS May 6, 2016 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A court in Ethiopia has charged a social media activist…

VOA News By Katherine Gypson May 04, 2016 WASHINGTON — The long battle for the Republican presidential nomination has now…

The Root BY: ANGELA BRONNER HELM Hands down, President Obama nailed his final White House correspondent’s dinner. POTUS was in…

ASSOCIATED PRESS By JASON PATINKIN JUBA, South Sudan — Authorities in South Sudan said they have recovered 32 of the…

Science Alert Scientists just embarked on a world-first expedition to Ethiopia’s toxic hot springs If you’ve ever wondered how weird,…

The New York Times By PATRICK HEALY and JONATHAN MARTIN Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton barreled toward a general…

CNN As many as 500 migrants may have died when a large ship sank in the Mediterranean last week between…

United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Press Release Cardin, Rubio, Colleagues Condemn Ethiopia’s Crackdown on Civil Society WASHINGTON –…

VOA News Last updated on: April 21, 2016 American pop icon Prince has died at the age of 57. The…

The New York Times Updated: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Donald J. Trump wrested back control of the Republican presidential race…

AFP By Karim Lebhour Addis Ababa – More than 200 people were killed and over 100 children abducted by armed…

A global crowdfunding campaign, more than $35,000 (£24,600) has been raised to help build Ethiopia’s first purpose-built skatepark.

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Friday, April 15th, 2016 New York (TADIAS) — Last Spring Selam Productions organized a…

Bloomberg April 12, 2016 Internet messaging applications such as WhatsApp haven’t worked for more than a month in parts of…

VOA News By Ken Bredemeier April 06, 2016 The chance of a rare contested Republican presidential nominating convention is growing…

Getatchew Mekurya was also part of the historic outdoor Ethiopian concert at Lincoln Center here in New York City in 2008.

The Guardian By Oliver Gordon I’m submerged in a heaving, sweaty mass of bodies, all singing, dancing, clapping along to…

Reuters BY AARON MAASHO Ethiopia opposition say land-protest arrests aimed at deterring future demonstrations ADDIS ABABA — An Ethiopian opposition…

BBC Emperor Tewodros II is one of the towering figures of modern Ethiopian history. He tried to unify and modernise…

Rolling Stone BY JANN S. WENNER March 23, 2016 It’s hard not to love Bernie Sanders. He has proved to…

President Obama made the historic visit to Cuba to make Washington’s new approach toward Cuba essentially irreversible.

VOA News By William Gallo Last updated on: March 16, 2016 MIAMI — Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton…

Reuters By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA – Dozens of university students protested in Ethiopia’s capital on Tuesday, demanding an end…

Newsweek BY CONOR GAFFEY Two journalists and a translator were arbitrarily detained for 24 hours on Thursday when reporting on…

The New York Times By PATRICK HEALY and JONATHAN MARTIN Updated: MARCH 8, 2016 Donald J. Trump easily dispatched his…