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THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: May 25th, 2020 WHO head says vaccines, medicines must be fairly shared to beat COVID-19 U.S.…

i-D Vice Magazine Spike Lee’s new short film is a poignant love letter to NYC With most of the world…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: May 15th, 2020 New York (TADIAS) – The restaurant industry has been among the…

BBC Israel is set to get its first Ethiopia-born minister, with the nomination of a female MP brought there in…

AFP Ethiopia calls on expertise of diaspora doctors to stay ahead of coronavirus curve Addis Ababa – Every weekday at…

Reuters By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – As the coronavirus epidemic gains a foothold in Ethiopia, Habtamu Kehali’s skills…

THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: May 16th, 2020 WHO head says vaccines, medicines must be fairly shared to beat COVID-19 U.S.…

Reuters In leaked call, Obama describes Trump handling of virus as chaotic WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Barack Obama described…

THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: May 16th, 2020 WHO head says vaccines, medicines must be fairly shared to beat COVID-19 U.S.…

The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great…

AFP Addis Ababa (AFP) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Thursday that opposition politicians were trying to exploit uncertainty…

The Washington Post Joe Biden is looking for a running mate. Many Democrats have strong ideas — and few agree.…

THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: May 11th, 2020 Researchers double U.S. COVID-19 death forecast, citing eased restrictions Confirmed Ethiopia coronavirus cases…

The pandemic has spurred on creative minds, though, including that of Ezedine Kamil, an 18-year-old natural science student from Welkite, a rural town 160 kilometres from Addis Ababa.

“I was working with a couple of dream brands. All my plans were erased,” says Ethiopian-American singer-songwriter Mélat who is based in Austin, Texas.

The Washington Post Michelle Obama’s voice on a robocall triggers a wave of longing in D.C. “I got the call!”…

THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: May 7th, 2020 Researchers double U.S. COVID-19 death forecast, citing eased restrictions Confirmed Ethiopia coronavirus cases…

Bloomberg By Samuel Gebre Updated: May 2nd, 2020 Ethiopia Offers Tax Relief for Companies Hurt by Virus Fallout Ethiopia offered…

Thomson Reuters Foundation Thousands of Ethiopian migrants quarantined in universities wait to go home ADDIS ABABA, May 1 (Thomson Reuters…

THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: May 1st, 2020 Virus deaths in D.C., Virginia and Maryland surpass 2,000 Confirmed Ethiopia coronavirus cases…

Reuters WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund approved $411 million in emergency assistance for Ethiopia on Thursday…

DCist Two Local Ethiopian Jazz Greats Have New Albums Every Friday from 2016 until recently in a small, second-floor room…

The Washington Post Los Angeles offers free coronavirus testing for all residents All residents of Los Angeles County can access…

THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: April 29th, 2020 Global coronavirus death toll surpasses 200,000, as world leaders commit to finding vaccine…

The Washington Post She gave birth to a son before dying of covid-19. She never got to see him. Wogene…

DW Germany to start first coronavirus vaccine trial German Health Minister Jens Spahn has announced the first clinical trials of…

THE LATEST UPDATE: Updated: April 25th, 2020 Young and middle-aged people, barely sick with covid-19, are dying from strokes Global…

BBC News Coronavirus: Ethiopian pop star donates house to help Covid-19 response Hemelmal Abate is among a number of Ethiopians…

The Washington Post Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic challenger to President Trump in November, condemned the president…

Updated: May 1st, 2020 Confirmed Ethiopia coronavirus cases hit 133 Global coronavirus death toll surpasses 200,000, as world leaders commit…

Art World | Artnet News ‘Hope’ Artist Shepard Fairey Has Made a New Series of Freely Downloadable Posters to Celebrate…

The Associated Press By ELIAS MESERET Updated: April 21st, 2020 Ethiopia’s New Stance on Eritrean Asylum-Seekers Criticized ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia…

The National Updated: April 20th, 2020 Ethiopia’s asylum policies have made the country a rare refuge for Syrians fleeing conflict…

Collider: Kasi Lemmons to Adapt ‘The Shadow King,’ the True Story of Female Ethiopian WWII Soldiers After helming the tales…

AFP Ethiopia Opens Aid Transport Hub to Fight Covid-19 Ethiopia and the United Nations on Tuesday opened a humanitarian transport…

Bloomberg Fear of Economic Shock Hampers Ethiopia’s Coronavirus Fight By Antony Sguazzin and Samuel Gebre Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed…

UN News Now is a time for unity in the global battle to push the COVID-19 pandemic into reverse, not…

The Washington Post Former president Barack Obama endorsed his former vice president Joe Biden Former president Barack Obama endorsed Joe…

The Washington Post The International Monetary Fund says the coronavirus pandemic is causing the worst economic downturn since the Great…

The Associated Press Bernie Sanders backs Joe Biden as ex-rivals join forces to beat Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders…

The Washington Post WHO’s Tedros says Trump is ‘supportive,’ hopes U.S. won’t cut funding as threatened · World Health Organization…

The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A voter initiative led by Michelle Obama announced support Monday for making it easier…

CNBC WHO chief pushes back at Trump over threat The World Health Organization on Wednesday asked the United States and…

The Associated Press Bernie Drops 2020 Bid, Leaving Biden as Likely Nominee WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw…

Reuters ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in the country…

BBC The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned as “racist” the comments by two French doctors who…

BBC Horn of Africa Bekele Atoma Boru Ethiopia’s First Lady Zinash Tayachew has released a gospel song in which she…

The Washington Post History’s deadliest pandemics, from ancient Rome to modern America The novel coronavirus has taken just a few…

The New Yorker The streets of New York City are so desolate now that you half expect tumbleweed to blow…

Press Release The Ethiopia Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF) Advisory Council has established an “EDTF Emergency COVID-19 Mitigation” effort Addis Ababa:…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Updated: April 3rd, 2020 New York (TADIAS) — Lately Ethiopian Airlines has been busy delivering…

People from around the world are using the universal language of art, music and literature to connect and keep spirits up during these tumultuous and uncertain times.

Those states were the first to report community cases of covid-19 and also the first in the nation to mandate residents stay at home to keep physically apart.

The Washington Post Federal judge declines to postpone April 7 presidential primaries in Wisconsin A federal judge on Thursday declined…

The coronavirus outbreak sickening hundreds of thousands around the world and devastating the global economy is creating a challenge for the world not seen since World War II.

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Updated: March 31st, 2020 New York (TADIAS) — The highly anticipated 2020 national election in…

Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia issued “stay-at-home” orders on Monday, joining a growing list of states and cities mandating broad, enforceable restrictions on where residents can go in an effort to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: March 31st, 2020 New York (TADIAS) — The Ethiopian Community Mutual Assistance Association (ECMAA)…

Employees at a Tunisian factory are churning out 50,000 face masks a day and other protective medical gear after opting to go into lockdown at work.

Quartz Africa By Mahemud Tekuya (JSD/Ph.D candidate, University of the Pacific) Published on March 28th, 2020 Disputes over the filling…

The Guardian Sixty-four Ethiopians Found Dead in Truck in Mozambique (Guardian) Sixty-four people from Ethiopia have been found dead crammed…

By The Associated Press City Sleeps: A look at the empty NYC streets amid the virus A desolate Times Square…

Variety China Reopens More Than 500 Cinemas as Coronavirus Threat Recedes More than 500 cinema screens have reopened in China,…

Reuters By Dawit Endeshaw & Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The first batch of protective and medical equipment donated…

VOA Recruiting Tech Volunteers to Fight COVID-19 in Ethiopia   WASHINGTON – A Washington-based software developer is recruiting other techies to…

The Associated Press Updated: March 20th, 2020 Illinois and New York state joined California on Friday in ordering all residents…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Updated: March 18th, 2020 New York (TADIAS) — The U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia is warning…

“We are grieving. I can’t stop thinking about her. The entire family can’t eat,” a visibly pained Mare Abebe told the BBC.

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: March 13th, 2020 New York (TADIAS) — Mr. Aklilu Demessie, a Board member and…

The Associated Press By ELIAS MESERET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia refuses to be pressured by the United States…

The Associated Press Biden Pivots Focus to Trump Amid Coronavirus Concerns WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden blasted President Donald…

StrategyPage StrategyPage reviews are published in cooperation with The New York Military Affairs Symposium Ethiopia in the Korean War Given…

The Associated Press Biden victorious in 4 more primary states WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden decisively won Michigan’s Democratic presidential…

Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A draft interim report from Ethiopian crash investigators circulated to U.S. government agencies concludes the March…

KTVZ-TV Atlanta-area private school students pretend to lynch Ethiopian student An alarming video shared with CBS46 by a concerned mother,…

THE FINANCIAL TIMES US Ready to Back Ethiopian Reform With $5bn Investment The US is ready to invest $5bn in…

The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A resurgent Joe Biden scored sweeping victories across the country on Super Tuesday, backed…

BBC News Nile Dam: Ethiopia Calls US View “Totally Unacceptable” Ethiopia has said the US position on the controversial Nile…

Black Enterprise Food trucks are abundant in New York City, with nearly every type of international cuisine you can find…

BBC Letter from Africa: Ethiopia’s lost Armenian community In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe takes a…

The Associated Press Biden wins South Carolina, hopes for Super Tuesday momentum COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Joe Biden scored a…

BBC The Ethiopians Returning Home to Start Businesses Hundreds of Ethiopians who have been living abroad are returning to the…

The Associated Press By ELIAS MESERET Ethiopia skips latest US talks with Egypt over dam dispute ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP)…

Columbia University Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute Announces Three Artists-in-Residence, Fostering Connections Between Brain Science and the Arts Year-long program embeds award-winning…

Reuters By Dawit Endeshaw Ethiopia Delays Award of New Telecoms Licences ADDIS ABABA, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Ethiopia will delay…

Variety For the past decade, Ethiopia has boasted the world’s fastest-growing economy, and its new reform-minded government seems determined to…

AFP Ethiopia: 29 Injured in ‘Bomb Attack’ at Pro-Abiy Rally (AFP) Addis Ababa (AFP) – A “bomb attack” on a…

The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bernie Sanders scored a resounding victory in Nevada’s presidential caucuses on Saturday, cementing…

Daily Express Slow but extravagant – The unique way the Queen chose to travel Ethiopia THE QUEEN is one of…

The Associated Press By ELIAS MESERET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A rare and looted crown from the 18th century…

Los Angeles Times LAS VEGAS — The Democratic presidential campaign turned west this weekend, with candidates barnstorming Nevada in the…

Bloomberg By Samuel Gebre Ethiopia Red Tape Is Barrier for Business as Country Opens Up Bureaucracy remains a stumbling block…

Reuters By Dawit Endeshaw Ethiopia to hold parliamentary elections on Aug. 29 ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s election board on…

The Associated Press By ELIAS MESERET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian lawmakers on Thursday approved a controversial law aimed…

The Washington Post Sanders wins New Hampshire primary Sanders is the winner of the New Hampshire primary, with Buttigieg coming…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: February 11th, 2020 In New York, Prosecutors Re-Examine the Killing Of Malcolm X New…

Boston Review The Private History of Ethiopia’s Wars Adom Getachew The Shadow King Maaza Mengiste W.W. Norton, $26.95 (cloth) “We…