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Congratulations to Ethiopian Airlines for becoming the first African airline with a direct flight to the U.S. West Coast.

Ethiopia’s governing party and its allies are poised to control every seat in Parliament, according to results announced Monday.

We welcome President Obama’s decision to visit Ethiopia & the AU headquarters as the first sitting President in American history.

White House annouces first visit of a sitting U.S. president to Ethiopia and African Union scheduled for late July.

Murdered Ethiopian opposition politician, Samuel Awoke, had received death threats & predicted an attempt on his life.

The New Yorker Magazine has a great highlight of Ethiopian American singer and song-writer Rachel Brown who is releasing a new EP this week.

For Ethiopian farmers dealing with the worsening impacts of climate change, small-scale crop insurance can be a lifesaver.

Haile Gerima sat down with Reelblack TV to discuss the Indiegogo campaign to raise funds to make Yetut Lij.

The artist says she is creating “unique designs that touch on our rich Ethiopian design heritage but also with a universal appeal.”

Scouted as a teen in Ethiopia, 37-year-old Liya Kebede is now one of the world’s top models.

EWDNA works to empower women with disabilities with the skills they need to become economically independent.

Dukale’s Dream depicts the environmentally sustainable practices of a coffee farmer in Ethiopia.

The film is a “fictional drama with very real implications about human rights,” says Haile Gerima.

Naguise makes history as first Member of Knesset from Ethiopia to lead Israel’s Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Committee.

NOWHERE in Africa is modern China more of a lodestar than in Ethiopia, which on May 24th held an uneventful election.

AFP Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s main opposition party on Friday condemned weekend elections, which saw the ruling party cruise back…

EDF fellows participate in peer-to-peer mentorship and use storytelling to become a catalyst for growth and change in Ethiopia.

In a paper released Wednesday, May 27th by the journal Nature, Dr. Yohannes Haile-Selasie and colleagues announce the new find.

African Union observers said on Tuesday that Ethiopia’s parliamentary election held on Sunday was credible.

Ethiopia has started counting the votes after Sunday’s elections and provisional results should emerge within a few days.

EPRDF, which has ruled Ethiopia for nearly 25 years, is expected to declare victory in a virtually uncontested election.

Like the other people in his village, Berhanu Wodajo, a 40-year-old farmer, is planning to vote for “the bee.” The bee is government.

Ethiopia will hold election Sunday, but critics of the longtime ruling party say systematic repression has made this vote a nonevent.

On Sunday, millions of Ethiopians will line up at polling stations to participate in Africa’s largest exercise of political theatre.

The ruling party says Ethiopia is a “developmental democracy”, but opponents question what that really means , and say that the country is not enjoying much democracy or development.

Making its World Premiere at the ongoing 2015 Cannes Film Festival is Yared Zeleke’s coming-of-age drama, “Lamb,”

The only international observers during Ethiopia’s elections Sunday will be from the African Union.

Chester Higgins Jr.’s work from Ethiopia is on display this month at the Skoto Gallery in New York through June 20.

Red Leaves will screen at the opening of the 12th annual Sheba Film Festival at the JCC in New York on Tuesday, May 19th.

Netanyahu said that the Ethiopian Jews’ journey to Israel “articulates the vision” of the Jewish State.

Adega 911 allows reporting of missing persons in Libya, Yemen, South Africa and other countries where migrants face dangers.

The first annual commemoration of African American pilot Col. John C. Robinson was held in Ethiopia last month.

A song praising the perfect ‘Afro’ hairdo features in the new album by Ethiopian-American artist Meklit Hadero.

Ethiopian-Israelis demanded on Sunday that the government set up ministerial committees to address their needs.

Ethiopian Israeli groups continue to react to the recent protests and the long festering issues of racism in Israel.

Demas Fikadey, a 21-year-old soldier of Ethiopian descent has become the unlikely face of an Ethiopian-Israeli Discontent.

A protest in Tel Aviv over police mistreatment of Ethiopian Jews turned violent Sunday, resulting in dozens of injuries.

Ethiopian-owned cafes have opened in several American cities despite competition from mega corporations like Starbucks.

African American aviator Col. John C. Robinson helped to train & lead military and civilian pilots in Ethiopia during World War II.

Netanyahu urges calm as Ethiopian-Israeli protesters clash with police in Jerusalem over police beating of army officer.

Yared Zeleke’s new film “Lamb” has been selected to screen at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival in France.

A candlelight vigil was held in New York City on Tuesday evening in honor of the Ethiopian ISIL victims.

An upcoming exhibition in New York features stunning photograph of Ethiopia.

A candlelight vigil will be held in New York on Tuesday in memory of Ethiopians who were killed by ISIL in Libya.

Natnael Feleke has been imprisoned for a year without trial. This is his letter to the US secretary of state smuggled out of jail.

In the wake of the Libya tragedy, its high time to face the root causes of Ethiopia’s perpetual migrant crisis.

Ethiopian police clash with demonstrators during Libya protest in Addis Ababa on Wednesday.

Grieving relatives of those killed by Islamic State militants in Libya struggling to make sense of their loved ones’ fate.

Tens of thousands of East African refugees and asylum-seekers are at risk of being left behind in Yemen’s roiling violence.

The victims were planning to go to Europe by boat from Libya but were captured and then killed by by ISIS, said grieving family members.

Ethiopia has confirmed that 30 of its nationals were killed by Islamic State militants in Libya.

The Islamic State released a video on Sunday that appears to show the execution of several Ethiopian Christians in Libya.

Jelani Nelson, a professor at Harvard, researches the development of efficient algorithms for massive datasets,

Violent attacks on immigrant shopkeepers in Durban townships exploded and have continued since last week.

The Ethiopian middle-class cannot afford the rents despite the construction boom.

Some lawmakers say move long overdue while others contend it sends wrong message to US enemies abroad.

Ethiopia has long faced criticism for forcibly relocating tens of thousands of people from their ancestral homes.

How successful Ethiopia will prove in its mission will determine the sustainability of its own resurgence in the Horn of Africa.

After months of speculation, Hillary Clinton has officially announced she is running for president in 2016.

Noh Balcha, a 30 year old, Ethiopian architect, is one of the seven finalists for the 2015 AIF contest.

Ester Rada is working on her debut album, following the release of her acclaimed first self-composed solo EP “Life Happens.”

Sociologist, educator, Ethiopianist, and aikido practitioner, Don Levine passed away on April 4th, 2015.

March 31, at the age of 57, 30 years after he left Gondar in Ethiopia, Avraham Negusie was sworn in to the Israeli Knesset.

The exhibition opens on April 8th with a ‘Curator’s Talk’ and remains on display until August 2nd, 2015.

Many companies are drawn by Ethiopia’s textiles. However, there is also an increasing number of homegrown designers.

Opening day is April 2, and the restaurant will serve food every day from 11 a.m. through 11 p.m.

Watch three young ladies from Ethiopia perform with UniverSoul Circus in the New York area in their first US appearance.

The campaign to raise awareness about imprisoned journalists kicked off last week at the Newseumin Washington, D.C,

The film moves from contemporary debate into the history of the invasion through the work of major historians.

The leaders of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan signed the agreement in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum.

Sam Liccardo was endorsed by EAC and was one of the first candidates to release campaign literature in Amharic.

This is the first of a two-part interview highlighting the Migrant Community Center in Lebanon.

The UK cut off aid funds to Ethiopia partly because of the crackdown on journalists and opposition leaders.

An Ethiopian Orthodox Church priest is standing up against child marriage in Ethiopia.

Over 30 million Africans live in the diaspora. They sent almost $40bn home in 2014, a figure that is likely to grow significantly.

The Blue Party is one of Ethiopia’s few remaining opposition parties.

Yifrashewa promotes Ethiopian and classical music through cultural commissions & tours around the world.

President Barack Obama marked the 50th anniversary of two Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights marches Saturday.

The 2.8 million-year-old specimen found in Ethiopia is 400,000 years older than researchers thought that our kind first emerged.

The filmmaker Hermon Hailay, 28, has directed three films all tackling social issues like poverty and the perils of rural to urban migration.

For Women’s History Month IOL Interviews Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, CEO and managing director of soleRebels.

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Monday, March 2nd, 2015 New York (TADIAS) — The upcoming animated feature film Bilal…

French poet Arthur Rimbaud entered the ancient walled city of Harar, Ethiopia In December of 1880.

Mikahyel Tesfaye launched his brand in 2009 through an exclusive Adidas collection partnership.

The book Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia has already been published in Ethiopia, and is now available in Europe.

ECAC and EHSNA will host Adwa celebrations on Feb 28th and Mar 1st respectively.

Brookings Fellow Mwangi Kimenyi urges President Obama to make history by addressing African leaders from the AU podium.

Genzebe Dibaba set the world record for the indoor 5,000-meters last Thursday in Stockholm, Sweden.

A U.S. federal judge in Texas has issued a ruling that temporarily blocks President Obama’s executive order on immigration.

The film premiered this month at the 2015 Rotterdam International Film Festival in the Netherlands.

Dr. Gidada’s presentation is entitled “A Constitution for a Multinational Democratic State-Nation: The Case of Ethiopia.”

Based on U.S. Census data, the map illustrates the geographic distribution of the African Diaspora in the U.S.

Chinese workers and Ethiopians putting the finishing touches to a metro line that cuts through Addis Ababa.