Category: Podcast

WATCH: TEDDY AFRO – DEMO BE ABAY – ደሞ በአባይ – New! Official Single 2020 — Ethiopians Celebrate Progress in…

The Economist Urban brawl: How land disputes erupt in Ethiopia “We were born here, we grew up here, but now…

The New York Times Stigmatized, out of work and facing dangers, migrant laborers are returning by the thousands — and…

Design Milk Jomo Furniture Showcases Modern African-Themed Designs Jomo Tariku, an Ethiopian-American artist and industrial designer, says he’s always been…

Egypt Independent Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ruled out resorting to military action to settle the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…

THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: July 31st, 2020 U.S. Reports 1,400 Coronavirus Deaths in a Day — About One Per Minute…

Israel Hayom Updated: July 30th, 2020 A report by Israel Hayom on Tuesday that Deputy Public Security Minister Gadi Yevarkan…

Press Release Reputation Poll International, a leading global reputation-management firm, has released the 2020 list of 100 Most Reputable Africans.…

Clean Tech 1st Ethiopian-Assembled All-Electric Hyundai Ioniq Rolls Out Of Haile Gebrselassie’s Marathon Motor Engineering Plant Marathon Motor Engineering, a…

The Associated Press Joe Biden unveiled a plan Tuesday to ensure that the nation’s post-pandemic economic recovery is built around…

THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: July 30th, 2020 U.S. Reports 1,400 Coronavirus Deaths in a Day — About One Per Minute…

The Washington Post Protests explode across the country, police declare riots in Seattle, Portland SEATTLE — Protesters marched across the…

THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: July 28th, 2020 Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases exceed 750,000 Ethiopia Coronavirus Cases Reach 15,200 Coronavirus Deaths…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Updated: July 23rd, 2020 New York (TADIAS) — Tsion Cafe in Harlem is one the…

The Washington Post At least 76% of American voters can cast ballots by mail in the fall The coronavirus pandemic…

Reuters Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Plane Catches Fire at Shanghai Airport, No Casualties SHANGHAI (Reuters) – An Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing 777…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Updated: July 21st, 2020 New York (TADIAS) — For over 20 years Ethiopia Reads has…

The Associated Press Updated: July 21st, 2020 Ethiopia, Egypt Reach ‘Major Common Understanding’ On Dam Ethiopia’s prime minister said Tuesday…

The Washington Post Dysfunctional politics, a lack of funding for public health and a rush to reopen the economy ignited…

THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: July 21st, 2020 Virus shows no sign of slowing in Americas, says WHO, as deaths rise…

The New York Times Updated July 18th, 2020 After a decade of construction, the hydroelectric dam in Ethiopia, Africa’s largest,…

The Washington Post John Lewis tributes pour in from leaders across the country The tributes to Rep. John Lewis poured…

The Washington Post Maaza Mengiste’s “The Shadow King” is a masterpiece. Here’s why. In 1935, Italy invaded Ethiopia. Though a…

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michelle Obama will let her own voice be heard on a new podcast.…

Bloomberg By Samuel Gebre July 15, 2020 AP cites minister denying that dam’s gates have been closed Ethiopia began filling…

The Associated Press Ethiopia is entering its third week without internet service for almost everyone after days of deadly unrest,…

The Associated Press New satellite imagery shows the reservoir behind Ethiopia’s disputed hydroelectric dam beginning to fill, but an analyst…

THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: July 15th, 2020 Coronavirus Deaths on the Rise in Almost Every Region of the U.S. Ethiopia…

Vanguard Africa News Updated: July 13th, 2020 The Ethiopian embassy in the United Kingdom will restore a bust of the…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Updated: July 13th, 2020 New York (TADIAS) — In a TIME 100 interview with Ugandan…

The New York Times By Abdi Latif Dahir Updated: July 11, 2020 NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia has said that two…

Caught between an economic crisis [in Lebanon] and a news blackout [in Ethiopia], this vulnerable community is struggling to be…

The 20-Year-Old Ethiopian American Found Hanging in New Jersey Amani Kildea — full name Amanuel Tamirat Kildea — was the…

Axios Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Laureate Cracks Down on Ethnic Violence The image of a Nobel Peace laureate in…

Press Release The Ethiopian Diaspora High Level COVID-19 Advisory Council Washington D.C. (July 6, 2020) – First and foremost we…

Press Release Amnesty International Ethiopia: Popular musician’s killing must be fully investigated The Ethiopian authorities must conduct prompt, thorough, impartial,…

UN Environment As the COVID-19 pandemic swept through Ethiopia earlier this year, many in the Horn of Africa country abandoned…

Independent ‘Lebanon is in a death spiral’: Domestic workers dumped on the street amid unprecedented economic collapse Bewildered and scared,…

Quartz Africa African countries are having to come to terms with a growing diaspora’s dual citizenship Earlier this year, Jawar…

The New York Times By Abdi Latif Dahir and Tiksa Negeri July 2, 2020 NAIROBI, Kenya — In life, Hachalu…

BBC More than 80 people have been killed in two days of unrest in Ethiopia following the killing of prominent…

The Associated Press By ELIAS MESERET Updated: July 1st, 2020 Ethiopia’s prime minister says “several people” have been killed in…

Reuters Protests in Adama kill eight, injure 80 – doctor ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – At least eight people have been…

Bloomberg By Samuel Gebre Ethiopia has drafted a bill to create a stock market authority that will come into effect…

Bloomberg By Samuel Gebre Ethiopian Airlines Group, Africa’s largest and only consistently profitable carrier, expects to stay in the black…

AFP Updated: June 29th, 2020 Last week, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s press secretary took a break from official statements…

The New York Times By Vivian Yee and Tiksa Negeri BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Yemeni militiamen rumbled up to the…

Press Release REALNESS ANNOUNCES 2020 RESIDENCY SELECTION & ONLINE ADAPTION Realness Institute celebrates the 5th year anniversary of Realness Screenwriters’…

— Ethiopia, Egypt & Sudan Agree to Restart Talks Over Disputed Dam Early Saturday, Seleshi Bekele, Ethiopia’s water and energy…

AFP Addis Ababa (AFP) – After she flew to Lebanon in 2017 to work as a maid for a family…

Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — The United Nations Security Council will discuss for the first time Monday a growing dispute between Egypt…

The Africa Report By Meklit Berihun, a civil engineer and aspiring researcher in systems thinking and its application in the…

AA By Addis Getachew Tadesse ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia on Friday relaxed a number of COVID-19 emergency preventative measures, including…

The Washington Post Top State Department official resigns in protest of Trump’s response to racial tensions in the country A…

The New York Times Self-Portraits From Black Photographers Reflecting on America Miranda Barnes West Hempstead, N.Y. I’ve been thinking of…

The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has established a fund worth more…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Updated: June 16th, 2020 New York (TADIAS) – The White House announced its intent to…

PopSugar Beyond the obvious, big-name wedding dress designers is a world of smaller labels with bespoke processes that allow designers…

Bloomberg Updated: June 18th, 2020 A last ditch attempt to resolve a decade-long dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over a…

The Washington Post Top Voice of America editors resign amid strife with White House, arrival of new Trump-appointed director The…

The Washington Post Biden running mate search zeroes in on group that includes at least four black women Joe Biden’s…

Colorado Public Radio It has been a long week and a half. Black Lives Matter protesters have taken to the…

THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: June 18th, 2020 World Bank Provides Additional Support to Help Ethiopia Mitigate Economic Impacts of COVID-19…

Chicago Sun-Times When Yonas Gebregziabher moved from Ethiopia to the United States in 2014, the only English he knew was…

The Associated Press By ELIAS MESERET Updated: June 12th, 2020 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s deputy army chief on…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Updated: June 11th, 2020 New York (TADIAS) – Since 1905 The Chicago Defender — one…

The Associated Press By ELIAS MESERET Ethiopian PM’s term extended as election delayed for virus ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) —…

The Washington Post The three words were once a controversial rallying cry against racial profiling and police violence. Now, “Black…

THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: June 14th, 2020 As coronavirus cases rise in U.S., public health experts urge caution U.S. nears…

Variety Michelle Obama kicked off her “Dear Class of 2020” graduation speech with a list of uncomfortable questions and truths.…

Reuters June 8, 2020 ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s upper house speaker resigned on Monday in apparent protest at the postponement…

Bloomberg By Samuel Gebre Ethiopia’s prime minister called on opposition members to be patient amid concerns that the postponement of…

The Associated Press Protesters Flood U.S. Streets in Huge, Peaceful Push for Change (UPDATE) Tens of thousands of protesters streamed…

The Washington Post ‘Black Lives Matter’: In giant yellow letters, D.C. mayor sends message to Trump D.C. Mayor Muriel E.…

The Associated Press Nation’s streets calmest in days; police credit curfews MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The nation’s streets were calmer than…

House Beautiful Black-Owned Home Brands to Support Right Now Over the past week, the country erupted in protests stemming from…

The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Americans began cleaning up charred and glass-strewn streets Sunday after another night of unrest…

NPR Former President Barack Obama says he shares the “anguish” that many feel about George Floyd, a black man who…

AFP Ethiopia Unlocks One of the World’s Last Closed Telecoms Markets Addis Ababa (AFP) — For delivery man Sisay Alebachew,…

The Associated Press US Deaths From Coronavirus Surpass 100,000 Milestone The U.S. surpassed a jarring milestone Wednesday in the coronavirus…

CNN Biden blasts Trump for mocking face masks Joe Biden called President Donald Trump “an absolute fool” on Tuesday for…

THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: May 28th, 2020 US Deaths From Coronavirus Surpass 100,000 Milestone Confirmed coronavirus cases in Ethiopia has…

The Guardian ‘Incalculable loss’: New York Times covers front page with Covid-19 death notices As the US approaches the grim…

Bloomberg By Samuel Gebre Ethiopia Says Elections Unlikely to Happen Before April Ethiopia said it’s unlikely to hold elections before…

THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: May 28th, 2020 WHO reports most coronavirus cases in a day as cases approach five million…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Updated: May 18th, 2020 New York (TADIAS) – As Ethiopian Americans we were eagerly looking…

The Washington Post Obama Says U.S. Leaders Have Botched Pandemic Response Former president Barack Obama criticized the nation’s leaders for…