Category: Podcast

The Wall Street Journal By JEMIMA SISSONS Updated Aug. 14, 2014 HAULING MYSELF UP a stony path, the air thins…

Born in Ethiopia and raised in Seattle, Mintwab Zemeadim was exposed to two vastly different portrayals of Ethiopia during her upbringing.

Turkish Press By Abebech Tamene ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia has denied reports of the spread of Ebola in the country,…

Komo 4 News By Lindsay Cohen SEATTLE — Authorities have identified the two men who drowned in Seattle’s Green Lake…

Chicago Tribune By Philip Hersh Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele, the greatest track distance runner of the 21st Century, will compete compete…

VOA News Joe DeCapua August 11, 2014 A new report said a lot of young people are leaving Eritrea due…

Rahel Bogale is the 2014 (AVID) Summer Institute student speaker at the national convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

VOA News Updated: August 10, 2014 The United States carried out a new round of airstrikes against Islamic State militants…

OAA Press Release Friday, August 8, 2014 Washington, DC – On Sunday, August 3, 2014, Mayor Vincent C. Gray and…

President Barack Obama heralded Africa as a continent on the rise as he closed an unprecedented summit Wednesday night.

USA TODAY By Bart Jansen The airline has quadrupled in size during the last decade, with 68 planes flying to…

The Economist | From the print edition Aug 9th 2014 ADDIS ABABA – A RANKING that countries do not aspire…

VOA News August 06, 2014 President Barack Obama and African leaders have opened talks on expanding trade, improving security and…

VOA News August 05, 2014 President Barack Obama says the United States is making a major and long-term commitment in…

BBC News By Damian Zane August 2014 Washington – The traditional music plays and children, some dressed in Ethiopian costume,…

The New York Times By ANDREW SIDDONS AUG. 4, 2014 WASHINGTON — Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the State Department…

IT Web Africa By Simnikiwe Mzekandaba Published: 04 August 2014 US-based blogger Elias Kifle has filed a $120 million counter…

Oregon Live By Ian K. Kullgren The four Ethiopian runners who disappeared from the IAAF Junior World Championships in Eugene…

The Economist | From the print edition America and Africa: The next great disruption Aug 2nd 2014 AIR FORCE ONE…

Aljazeera Press freedom activists demand release of Ethiopian bloggers charged with terrorism July 31, 2014 Calls for press freedom in…

CPJ July 31, 2014 Nairobi – CPJ is alarmed by the detention of Addis Guday (“Addis Affairs”) photojournalist Aziza Mohamed,…

Oregon Daily Emerald By Victor Flores Zeyituna Mohammed, the last of four Ethiopian track and field athletes reported missing from…

Bloomberg News By William Davison Jul 30, 2014 A British court’s decision to allow a judicial review of aid given…

Politico By MIKE ALLEN Bill Clinton will moderate the opening session of the U.S.-Africa Business Forum, which Bloomberg Philanthropies and…

Tadias Magazine News Update Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 New York (TADIAS) – In solidarity with Ethiopia’s jailed Zone 9 bloggers…

Al Jazeera By William Davison 29 Jul 2014 09:35 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Aslan Hasan, a student belonging to the…

BBC News 28 July 2014 A plan by the Ethiopian government to expand the capital’s administrative control into neighbouring states…

The Register-guard By Jeff Wright JULY 28, 2014 Four members of the Ethiopian track team taking part in the World…

BBC News By Hewete Haileselassie 27 July 2014 Ethiopia – “Yeshi” is still trying to come to terms with the…

Miami Herald BY JEFFREY PIERRE After six weeks at Florida International University, Danbala Garba leaves with much more than good…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Friday, July 25th, 2014 New York (TADIAS) – Ethiopian MMA fighter Afrem Gebreanenia’s next…

The Wall Street Journal By WSJ Staff “Nerdfighters, meet changemakers,” Bill Gates tweeted to his 16 million followers. The tech…

BBC News 24 July 2014 Bill Gates has called for an improved audit of international aid in Africa, to make…

The Guardian By Kim Willsher in Paris Wednesday 23 July 2014 The grape names – merlot, syrah, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay…

Bloomberg News By Kevin Hamlin, Ilya Gridneff and William Davison July 22, 2014 Ethiopian workers strolling through the parking lot…

Reuters By Aaron Maasho Tue Jul 22, 2014 ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia should consider devaluing its currency to boost exports…

CS Monitor By William Davison ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — Ethiopia has charged 10 reform-minded bloggers and journalists with terrorism offenses…

Xinhua July 22, 2014 An Ethiopian was sentenced to seven months in jail for trafficking khat to China, marking the…

Leadership Newspaper Nigeria Jul 22, 2014 No fewer than 45 Nigerian nationals are being detained by the Ethiopian authorities for…

The Guardian By Oliver Laughland Tuesday 22 July 2014 The immigration minister has issued a permanent protection visa to an…

The Wall Street Journal By PETER WONACOTT CONNECT The journalist and black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey wrote a poem about…

The Guardian By David Smith Monday 21 July 2014 Up a bumpy, winding dirt track in the mountains of northern…

AFP Published: 20 Jul 2014 Beyond the donkeys on a potholed road in southern Ethiopia, is an unexpected sight —…

U.S. Embassy Press Release July 23, 2014 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 23, 2014 – There has been no recent FAA…

Foreign Policy Magazine By Martin plaut Tall metal metal gates guard a courtyard just off a busy street north of…

The Denver Post By Joey Bunch The second Taste of Ethiopia Festival has a new day and place: Aug. 3…

Trial Tracker Blog July 14, 2014 Translator’s note: The first instance court of Arada bench was expected to wrap up…

BBC News 14 July 2014 A legal battle has been launched by an Ethiopian citizen who claims the UK has…

The Guardian By Emeline Wuilbercq Monday 14 July 2014 The 4×4 roars off, kicking up a cloud of dust. With…

The Irish Times By Pamela Newenham Tullow Oil has announced that the Gardim-1 exploration well, drilled on the eastern flank…

By VICTOR MATHER | NYT Germany won the World Cup with a 1-0 extra time victory over Argentina on Sunday…

CPJ By Tom Rhodes/CPJ East Africa Representative If they cannot indoctrinate you into their thinking, they fire you,” said one…

BBC News 11 July 2014 Ethiopia had a moral obligation to arrest the opposition leader who was controversially extradited from…

BBC News By Peter Coulter Ulster Rugby have apologised after a photograph showing four of their players with their faces…

BBC News 9 July 2014 Ethiopia has confirmed it has arrested opposition leader Andargachew Tsege, who disappeared in Yemen last…

The Economist Jul 9th 2014 | ADDIS ABABA ANDARGACHEW TSIGE, an exiled Ethiopian opposition leader with British nationality, could be…

Germany gave one of the most breathtaking displays of offensive firepower in World Cup history Tuesday.

Lalibela’s rock-hewn churches are cited as one of top 50 places to visit in one’s lifetime.

Politico.com | By ASSOCIATED PRESS July 7th, 2014 BUKAVU, Congo — Jill Biden, the wife of the U.S. vice president,…

Endalkachew H/Michael, one of the co-founders of Zone 9, is pursuing his doctorate in media studies at the University of Oregon and spoke with CPJ.

The Washington Post | By Associated Press July 7th, 2014 KAMPALA, Uganda — Human Rights Watch says an exiled Ethiopian…

The New Yokr Times By MICHAEL CORKERY As government regulators crack down on the financing of terrorists and drug traffickers,…

The Guardian By David Smith Sunday 6 July 2014 It’s 30 years since Ethiopia’s famine came to attention in the…

This has been a tournament that has made America see why the World Cup is the premiere team sports event in the world.

Reuters By Aaron Maasho Fri Jul 4, 2014 ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia will start setting up a new industrial…

Martin Plaut This photograph, dated 30 October 1935, shows Ethiopian troops rallying to the cause of the Emperor Haile Selassie.…

PRI By Naomi Gingold Addis Gebreselassi is a taxi driver in Washington, DC. Like a lot of other immigrant drivers,…

RSF Mon, 30 Jun 2014 Reporters Without Borders condemns last week’s politically-motivated dismissal of 20 journalists from Oromia Radio and…

By Andrew Palczewski | VOA News 2 July, 2014 In the lead-up to the 2014 World Cup, there were fears…

BBC New By Aidan O’Donnell As holy cities go, Harar is a colourful one. Inside the walls of the old…

Indie Wire BY VANESSA MARTINEZ Premiering at the Durban International Film Festival, which runs July 17 through July 27, is…

New York Daily News BY OREN YANIV 17 members of an international drug ring were busted for smuggling tons of…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Tuesday, June 24th, 2014 New York (TADIAS) — The 2014 African Economic Conference will…

The Root BY: IMAGE OF THE BLACK IN WESTERN ART ARCHIVE One of the most profound qualities of the classical…

VOA News By Lee Michael Katz WASHINGTON — A red sea of about 100 diplomats, family and embassy friends wearing…

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution By Ben Levin The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bipartisan amendment limiting the ability of…

Africa is rising, but poor data availability means that we can’t be sure by how much.

The Wall Street Journal By BART KOSTER Heineken will next month open a new brewery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in…

WFP 19 Jun 2014 ADDIS ABABA – As South Sudanese continue to flee their conflict-torn homeland, the United Nations World…

VOA News Kim Lewis June 16, 2014 The Convention on The Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which held its seventh…

It has been 54 days since six members of the Zone Nine bloggers and three journalists were arrested in Ethiopia.

Sugarloaf Mountain is one of the iconic attractions in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where thousands of World Cup fans gather everyday this month.

Sudan Tribune By Tesfa-Alem Tekle June 13, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopia on Thursday commended Egypt’s unprecedented and an official…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Thursday, June 12th, 2014 New York (TADIAS) — The New York Times highlights the…

An official at the Refugee Camp near Jigjiga, Ethiopia says the mother was moved from the camp for safety reasons.