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Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: October 16th, 2018 New York (TADIAS) — The latest episode of the Helen Show…

The Washington Post Twenty-one months after she left the White House, Michelle Obama is returning to public life feeling purposeful…

USA Today Michelle Obama to young voters: ‘It’s time for us to move out of the way and let you…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: September 13th, 2018 New York (TADIAS) — The newly appointed U.S. Under Secretary of…

Reuters By Aaron Maasho Ethiopia, Eritrea reopen border points for first time in 20 years ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The…

AFP Former outlawed opposition leader returns to Ethiopia The popular leader of a formerly outlawed opposition group returned to Ethiopia…

BBC News Mr Simegnew’s body was found in a car in the main square of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The…

Al Jazeera UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 Ethiopia reopens embassy in Eritrea amid thaw in ties Ethiopia has reopened its embassy…

The New York Times Obama to Join Midterm Battle, Starting in California and Ohio Former President Barack Obama is poised…

Reuters By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia will open its logistics sector to foreign investors but cap their participation,…

Reuters ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia has ousted state-run Metals and Engineering Corporation (METEC) from a $4 billion dam project on…

The Associated Press By ELIAS MESERET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister in his first press conference since…

Reuters By Aaron Maasho CHELELEKTU, Ethiopia – Shiburu Kutuyu, a 45-year-old Ethiopian maize and coffee farmer, was jolted awake by…

VOA News A U.S. delegation is heading to Ethiopia on Wednesday to talk about the country’s reform efforts since Prime…

The Guardian Jawar Mohammed never travels alone. When the US-based Ethiopian activist returned to his home country on 5 August,…

The Washington Post Relive 7 iconic Aretha Franklin performances, from Obama’s inauguration to ‘Blues Brothers’ For six decades, the world…

The Associated Press Updated: August 16, 2018 NEW YORK — Newspapers from Maine to Hawaii pushed back against President Donald…

Reuters Ethiopia has released thousands of prisoners as a new prime minister reverses decades of security abuses. No-one knows how…

UN Women Women’s cooperatives boost agriculture and savings in rural Ethiopia In most parts of the Dodola district, 300 km…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: August 7th, 2018 New York (TADIAS) — This week the Robert F. Kennedy Human…

AFP ADDIS ABABA: Jawar Mohammad, an online activist and fierce critic of Ethiopia’s one-party government through his outlet Oromia Media…

Star Tribune Growing up in Ethiopia, Hakeem Abdulwahab thought only guys like Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis and Sylvester Stallone…

AP By Elias Meseret  Ex-Ethiopian dictator Mengistu meets former leader in Harare ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The former Ethiopian dictator…

SciDev.Net By: Biruktayet Bihon [ADDIS ABABA] Ethiopian scientists have developed a new sorghum variety that could lead to multiple yields…

The Washington Post ‘He’s a hugger . . . so I want to hug him’: Ethiopian exiles greet new prime minister Hulgize…

BBC News Condolences flooded social media from journalists, businessmen academics, ambassadors and even flag-carrying Ethiopian Airlines after it was reported…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Updated: July 27th, 2018 New York (TADIAS) — The Mayor of Washington, DC Muriel Bowser…

Reuters By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The project manager of a $4 billion Ethiopian dam was found shot…

AP Obama decries ‘utter loss of shame among political leaders’ in high-profile Mandela address JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In his highest…

The CEO said that privatization plans are more likely to in various operating units than an outright stake sale.

Reuters By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki said on Saturday history was being made as…

CNN Frehiwot Negash picked up the phone and called a random number. The Ethiopian finance manager was trying to test…

CBS News Girl slain in Boise stabbing “loved pink and Disney princesses” BOISE, Idaho — The three-year-old Idaho girl who…

Mail & Guardian Whose injera is it anyway? Injera, Ethiopia’s staple food, was invented by a Dutchman in 2003. That’s…

Morgan State University Adding to Morgan’s growing number of Fulbright Scholarship recipients representing the University, Getachew Metaferia, Ph.D., a professor…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Tuesday, June 26th, 2018 New York (TADIAS) — Former U.S. President Barack Obama will…

Reuters Updated: Monday, JUNE 25, 2018 ADDIS ABABA – The United States will send FBI experts to Ethiopia to help…

BBC Ethiopia has unblocked 264 websites and TV broadcasters, a senior official has announced. Fitsum Arega, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s…

BBC News When Eritrea gained independence in 1993, Ethiopia suddenly found itself without a coastline and so it took the…

Quartz Africa Futurists in Ethiopia are betting on artificial intelligence to drive development “I don’t think Homo sapiens-type people will…

The Washington Post Beginning in 2035, the number of young people reaching working age in Africa will exceed that of…

Sky News British national Andy Tsege ‘overjoyed’ to return to UK after years on death row in Ethiopia A British…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Did Obama Come Too Early for America? New Book Reveals He Wondered So May 31st,…

The Economist May 31st 2018 | ADDIS ABABA TSIDE ZEWIDE has lived in the shadow of the national palace in…

AP Ethiopia releasing British national detained in 2014 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia says it is releasing an Ethiopia-born…

Reuters LOS ANGELES – Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, have struck a deal to produce…

Bloomberg Ethiopian authorities are investigating the murder of the country manager of Dangote Cement Plc, the manufacturer owned by Africa’s…

Brandeis Roza Muluken Azene ’18 was keenly aware of Commencement’s concurrence with Mother’s Day this year. For Azene, a native…

The Guardian They promised us we would get jobs there,” says Tadele, nodding at the grand, almost baroque edifice at…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff May 9th, 2018 New York (TADIAS) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is conducting…

Face2Face Africa This determined Ethiopian became Africa’s first commercial aircraft captain Perseverance was his hallmark. At a time when management…

The Economist New premier, new hope: Can Ethiopia and Eritrea make peace? “LIKE Sarajevo, 1914,” said the late Ethiopian prime…

The Washington Post “Thank you!” That’s how comedian Michelle Wolf answered Sean Spicer’s declaration that her headlining stand-up set at…

Aljazeera “This new guy – he’s a good guy. Very good brain. Now everything in Ethiopia is going to be…

CNN Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populated country, is forecast to be the fastest growing economy in Sub-Saharan Africa this year,…

The New York Times Obama Will Speak in South Africa on Tolerance WASHINGTON — He’s been photographed kite-surfing with Richard…

Lawfare Fixing Ethiopia Requires More Than a New Prime Minister Ethiopia’s current State of Emergency, implemented on February 16 after…

Reuters By Aaron Maasho Ethiopian foreign exchange shortage will last years: new premier ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s new prime…

Ethiopian-British poet and author Lemn Sissay has joined the campaign to repatriate the young prince’s remains.

Aljazeera.com Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – “Did you know that Ethiopia gets its name from the Greek word Aethiopia, first used…

Leadership Nigeria Newspaper Against all odds, tall and gorgeous Miss Ethiopia won the maiden Africa Beauty Pageant defeating Miss Mali,…

Xinhua Joyous mood as mobile internet restored in Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA, April 6 (Xinhua) — Ethiopians residing outside the capital…

The Washington Post After King’s assassination, RFK calmed an angry crowd with an unforgettable speech As darkness took hold on…

The Washington Post Martin Luther King Jr.’s final speech, delivered 50 years ago tonight [April 3rd] in Memphis, is well…

Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appeals for unity, pledges democracy and improved relations with Eritrea.

“The fight for respect of human rights & inclusive governance in #Ethiopia continues,” tweets US Rep. Mike Coffman of Colorado .

Bloomberg Ethiopian police arrested 12 opposition activists, including previously freed detainees, after they displayed a flag that differs from the…

Spiegel Online The Plan to Bridge the Urban-Rural Divide Stories about people embarking on their future usually start with a…

Forbes What would we lose if immigrants could no longer come to America? Surprisingly, one of the most important things…

The New York Times He Owns Much of Ethiopia. The Saudis Won’t Say Where They’re Keeping Him. He supplies coffee…

Financial Times EthioChicken: Ethiopia’s well-hatched idea Six months ago Abdurazak Tariku hadn’t heard of EthioChicken. The 24-year-old civil engineering student…

Number of Ethiopian refugees in Kenya rises to over 9,000 Humanitarian agencies are warning of refugee crisis in Moyale following…

The Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s state-affiliated broadcaster says that a bus plunged into a ditch, killing 38…

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Obama was the first sitting American President to visit Ethiopia. He made the landmark trip in July of 2015.

Africa News Ethiopia over the past week hosted three top diplomats to Addis Ababa. Foreign Affairs chiefs of the United…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff March 10th, 2017 New York (TADIAS) — Ethiopian authorities have arrested the publisher of the…

AFP Ethiopia: Ancient land beset by long-running divisions Paris – A cradle of mankind, modern-day Ethiopia is riven by ethnic…

The Guardian ‘By Ethiopians, for Ethiopians’: Girl Band Yegna Shake Off Spice Girls Tag In the grounds of a school…

Reuters MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday that Russia had suggested a meeting between…

Reuters By Aaron Maasho Dispute Over Ethiopia Emergency Rule Vote After Footage Posted Online ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Footage of…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff March 3rd, 2018 New York (TADIAS) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will be…

The Jewish Voice The Ministerial Committee for the Integration of Israeli Citizens of Ethiopian Descent approved a proposal Monday to…

The Associated Press By Elias Meseret  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Representatives for thousands of Ethiopian Jews announced Wednesday they will…

REUTERS NAIROBI – Ethiopia has released more than 1,500 prisoners in its eastern Somali region, government officials said on social…

The Economist Protest, repress, reform, repeat: With nobody in charge, Ethiopia declares a state of emergency THE well-heeled residents of…