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A gunman opened fire during a protest on the Ethiopian Embassy grounds on Monday, according to U.S. Secret Service.

Congressman Honda, from California’s 17th district, is up for re-election and is endorsed by the Ethiopian American Council.

Prince Alemayehu Tewodros was orphaned at the age of seven, when his father died rather than surrender to the British troops.

Melaku Belay and friends have launched a fundraiser on Indiegogo to save Fendika Azmari Bet as landlord decides to sell space.

Humanitarian groups have sent nearly $6 million in medical supplies to West Africa to help in the fight against Ebola.

Ethiopian American Azarias Reda leads an internal tech incubator for RNC in preparation for the 2016 presidential campaign.

Each member of the group has a different stage persona and nickname and their aim is to reach out to Ethiopia’s youth and beyond.

You’d expect a conversation with Mulatu Astake to be about music, but when he talks about the art form, he tends to focus on its scientific merits.

The Nile Project is an education and development initiative that uses music to help find new ways to share an ancient resource.

The grant will fund programs that provide services & resources to the District’s African residents and business owners.

Ethiopia marked the arrival of 2007 on Thursday according to a unique calendar that reflects a blend of religious and seasonal/natural phenomena.

SoleRebels first U.S. store will be located in California at San Jose’s Westfield Valley Fair Mall.

When she was crowned Miss Africa USA on August 8 the tall and striking model paid tribute to the country where she was born.

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu says the best remedy for poverty is to create world-class products.

AU chiefs held an emergency meeting Monday to hammer out a continent-wide strategy to deal with the Ebola epidemic.

Yirgalem Hadish will represent Ethiopia at the 2014 Miss World pageant in London on December 14th.

Teddy Afro performed at Echo Stage in Washington, DC. during Labor Day weekend.

Ahead of a festival of African culture, Richard Williams of The Guardian newspaper hails Ethiopian composer Mulatu Astatke.

The Ethiopian premiere of award-winning film ‘Difret’ on Wednesday, September 3rd was interrupted by court order.

The University of Gondar “re-graduated” 500 alumni along with 4000 students during its 60th year Diamond Jubilee celebration.

Lalibela is crucial to a drive by officials to banish images of famine and conflict, and turn the east African country into a fashionable destination. – The Guardian

The award-wining Ethiopian film ‘Difret’’ will premiere at the National Theater in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 3rd.

Jacky Gosee and Teddy Taddesse are scheduled to perform on Ethiopian New Year’s Eve at the Millenium Hall in Addis Ababa

Enkutatash, is being celebrated in New York this year on September 13th at the Manhattan-based Riverside Church.

The CREW event was held on August 2, 2014 at Howard University in Washington, DC.

A Sister Cities agreement was signed between Aurora, Colorado and Adama, Ethiopia on August 23rd, 2014.

Jolted by images of Ferguson, MissourI, President Obama has ordered a comprehensive review of police militarization.

Bekele, Ethiopia’s world record holder for 5000 and 10,000 meters will be joined in Chicago by Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya.

The United Nations Development Programme in Ethiopia announced the appointment of its Goodwill Ambassador.

Attorney General Eric Holder flew to Ferguson, Missouri, on Wednesday as America’s chief law enforcement officer leading an investigation into a police shooting.

National Guard troops entered the protest zone Monday night after a big crowd suddenly gathered in Ferguson, Missouri.

Originally from Ethiopia, Mehereta Baruch-Ron is Deputy Mayor of the Tel Aviv municipality.

The 64th edition of the international pageant features over 130 contestants from around the globe.

Arba Minch will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding with a two-day festival scheduled on September 4-5, 2014.

Zemedeneh Negatu was honored by CEO magazine at a ceremony held in Nairobi, Kenya last Saturday, August 9th.

With her new company, Eleni Gabre-Madhin aims to take the commodity exchange momentum that started with the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange, to the rest of Africa.

Ethiopia Habtemariam, President of Motown, will be honored at the 25th Annual HAL Awards on September 28th, 2014 in L.A.

A native of Ethiopia, Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu is the founder of soleRebels, a line of colorful footwear that pairs Ethiopian craftsmanship with western design.

Ethiopian-born beauty queen Meron Wudneh has been crowned Miss Africa USA 2014.

Panelists at the Science, Technology & Innovation Symposium at National Academies of Sciences in Washington DC.

The US-Africa Summit commences with the Civil Society Forum held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington DC.

Events surrounding the summit between President Barack Obama and some 50 African heads of state have Opened in DC.

‘Africa to DC: Showcasing Diaspora and Diversity and Building One City’ will be hosted by OAA on Sunday, August 3rd, 2014.

The U.S. First Lady addressed Mandela Washington Fellows at YALI Summit in D.C.

Police are still searching for Zeyituna Mohammad, one of the Ethiopian runners who vanished in Oregon this past weekend.

President Obama has renamed the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in honor of Nelson Mandela.

DC Mayor’s Annual Africa Festival is scheduled for August 3rd.

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu was recognized with the “Entrepreneur Award” for her pioneering work as Founder &CEO of SoleRebels.

Ethiopia’s world youth 3000m champion Yomif Kejelcha led for most of the last kilometre to win the men’s 5000m race.

In August President Obama will welcome leaders from across the African continent to Washington, D.C. for a three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.

Bill Gates was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from Addis Ababa University on Thursday, July 24th

The World Bank is “wrong” about how hard it is to do business in Ethiopia, PM Hailemariam Desalegn has told CNBC.

The decision to cut the budget by $40 million is a potent reminder of the gulf between blockbuster cultural institutions and everyone else.

A senior separatist leader, Aleksander Borodai, handed over two black boxes to Malaysian experts in the early hours of Tuesday.

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu is one of 21 inspiring female African leaders featured in Oprah Magazine’s 2014 Annual O Power List.

Genzebe Dibaba has won the 5000 meters women’s race at the 2014 IAAF Diamond League competition in Monaco on Friday.

Julie Mehretu takes part in the fifth American Artist Lecture Series, a partnership between Art in Embassies and Tate Modern.

Julie Mehretu speaks about the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa to open in Cape Town in 2016.

Captain Guta Dinka & MIT freshman Naome Marie to speak at Ethiopian Heritage Festival on July 25th in Maryland.

Afrem Gebreanenia has a black belt in Taekwondo and dreams of becoming a mixed martial arts fighter.

Here’s what people are saying about the extradition of exiled Ethiopian opposition leader Andargachew Tsige on Twitter.

Andargachew Tsige, an exiled Ethiopian opposition leader with British citizenship, has been extradited to Addis Ababa.

BBC News reports that British officials have told Andargachew’s family that he had been handed over to Ethiopia.

The British Foreign Office has been accused of failing to act to prevent the extradition of opposition leader Andargachew Tsige.

Andargachew Tsegie was arrested at Sana’a International Airport while in transit. Tsegie is an Ethiopian with British citizenship.

African leaders have voted to give themselves immunity from prosecution for crimes against humanity and genocide.

The free outdoor concert will take place at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. Doors open at 2:00 PM.

The exhibition examines football – nicknamed “the beautiful game” – and its significance in societies around the world.

A Christian Sudanese woman whose death sentence was overturned was detained at Khartoum airport on Tuesday.

Meron Wudneh will represent Ethiopia at the 2014 Miss Africa USA Pageant finals on August 9th in Rockville, Maryland.

Ethiopian-Israeli Singer Ester Rada will perform live at Madison Square Park in New York on Wednesday, June 25th.

An Egyptian TV host has been suspended for arguing with Ethiopian Ambassador Mahmoud Dardir during a live show.

When it comes to authentic Ethiopian cuisine Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO of Facebook, has very good taste.

Eskinder Nega has been awarded the Golden Pen of Freedom as a symbol of solidarity with jailed journalists around the world.

Egypt’s newly elected President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said he would not allow a rift to develop between Cairo and Addis Ababa.

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu will receive the 2014 Outstanding Achievement in Entrepreneurship Award on July 26th.

President Obama launched Power Africa nearly one year ago to double access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa.

As the Ethiopian film industry grows there is also a rise in the number of female filmmakers in the country.

The memorial pays tribute to the dangerous journey that Ethiopian Jews had to take through Sudan in the 1980s & 90s.

CNN A literary voice revered globally for her poetic command and her commitment to civil rights has fallen silent. Maya…

The Huffington Post highlights Lalibela as one of the most amazing architectural marvels to see in the world.

Yemane Tsegay won the the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon on Sunday running the fastest marathon ever on Canadian soil.

The first-ever African Community Grant Program awards $100,000 in funding to eight community-based organizations.

Ethiopian authorities in the Communications Ministry are preparing a new system to control the distribution of print media.