Traveling Back in Time to Ancient Ethiopia
A giant eagle glides gracefully over a remote mountaintop in northern Ethiopia as a barefoot man draped in goatskin watches.
A giant eagle glides gracefully over a remote mountaintop in northern Ethiopia as a barefoot man draped in goatskin watches.
Ethiopia is being hit hard by a dramatic slump in demand for flowers as the global economic crisis forces consumers to curb spending on perceived luxuries.
Denver police announced Wednesday evening they have arrested a man in connection with last Saturday’s fatal shooting of Natnael Mulugeta, a 28-year-old Ethiopian immigrant.
NBC News speaks with supermodel, actress, WHO ambassador and mother, Liya Kebede, about her work on health issues related to childbirth.
The Ethiopian government has been asked by rights group Amnesty International to disclose the identity of 35 people arrested more than 10 days ago.
The 7th Circuit reinstated an Ethiopian woman’s petition for asylum, ruling that the immigration judge failed to fully analyze her family ties.
CNN’s Barbara Starr visits a school in Ethiopia, where U.S. troops give children
a chance at a real education.
Texas state health officials have confirmed the first death of a Texas resident with swine flu. Few details have been released,
An Ethiopian opposition leader said on Tuesday an anti-government plot had been invented as an excuse to arrest potential candidates ahead of national elections next year.
Part two of Tadias TV’s Ethiopians in Hollywood series features writer and director Zeresenay (Zee) Berhane Mehari. Enjoy the Video!
Kassahun Kabiso is from Awassa, Ethiopia. He left behind 16 brothers and sisters in 2002, and eventually ended up in Bronx, New York.
Ethiopia’s communications minister Friday attempted to reverse earlier claims that the government had foiled a coup led by an exiled leader in the US.
Elfegne Ethiopian Cafe is a peach. Owned and operated, pretty much single-handedly, by former mortgage broker Emu Kidanewolde.
The Ruler of Dubai has been honored with an award by US Doctors for Africa (USDFA) in recognition of his humanitarian efforts in Africa.
Beejhy was recently featured by The Jewish Week, which is recognized widely as the largest and most respected Jewish newspaper in America.
Leelai Demoz speaks about his role as one of the judges at the 2009 Addis International Film Festival and more.
Has it been only 100 days since Barack Obama took the oath of office? The President’s first 100 days have been among the most eventful in history.
A Mexican child being treated in Texas has become the first fatality from swine flu in the United States, officials said Wednesday. Read more.
Antonia Blumberg, 18, center, enjoys the music at Virgin Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church on Compton Avenue. Los Angeles Times.
19-year-old will take part in the 2009 International Beauty and Model festival in China along with 40 other contestants from around the World, organizers announced.
The display includes works by Ezra Wube, Joan Roth, Rose-Lynn Fisher and Avishai Mekonen. Opening reception is scheduled for May 3rd from 7pm – 9pm at Harlem’s State Building Art Gallery.
In honor of literacy and Johannes Gebregeorgis’s remarkable program, the Aurora Central Library will host a celebration on May 9th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Ethiopia’s authorities say they have arrested 35 people who were allegedly plotting to overthrow the government.
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has for centuries quietly maintained the only African presence in one of Christianity’s holiest sites.
The discovery contrasts with gloom about destruction of habitats and global warming threatening more extinctions.
It is the first such state funeral in Ethiopia’s history. The nation has lost the greatest popular musician the country has ever produced.
The following is an interview with filmmaker Aida Ashenafi. Her latest documentary Guzo (Amharic for Journey), is scheduled to premier in Washington, DC, on May 9.
The Charleston Gazette April 22, 2009 The Ethiopian Student Association at West Virginia State University will host its third annual…
First Ladies from several African countries assembled for a successful first-ever U.S.-based health summit on Monday, April 20, 2009 in Los Angeles.
An exhibition – photographs and a video installation – at UNESCO will celebrate the reinstallation of the Aksum obelisk.
The ruler of Aksum was Zoskales, who was “miserly in his ways and always striving for more, but otherwise upright, and acquainted with Greek literature.”
This photo shows the Easter Services at the Holy Trinity Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Morris Heights section of the South Bronx on 176th Street.
Above: John Atta Mills was inaugurated 3rd President of Ghana (4th Republic) on 7 January 2009 after a cliff-hanger election…
Now in its sixth year, the Sheba Film Festival is set to begin on May 6th in New York.
Ethiopians marched on Thursday to demand the release of a jailed opposition leader in the first political protests since a disputed 2005 election.
Ethiopian Airlines Journeys has partnered with the Archaeological Institute of America to introduce the Archaeology community to the best that East Africa has to offer.
Quincy Marcel Jackson, 27, of Riverdale, and Lorna Zemedu Araya, 25, of Atlanta, are facing murder charges related to the slaying of Lemma.
An Ethiopian man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Brian Adkins, a Foreign Service officer found dead in his Ethiopia home.
Capers C. Funnye Jr., cousin to Michelle Obam and the chief rabbi of the Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago.
The following video shows the second Choice Eats tasting event, among those dishing out delicious and eclectic cuisine was Philipos Mengistu of Queen of Sheba NYC.
The mystery woman behind a royal divorce in Europe has been identified as Ethiopian Princess Kemeria Abajobir Abajifar.
In this video Rayzak, a member of the Somali-born rapper K’naan’s crew, is shown wearing the Bernos ‘Made in Africa’ shirt. Enjoy!
Debo Band, Boston’s 8-piece Ethio-groove collective, is playing in NYC tonight at L’Orange Bleue (doors open at 10pm).
Sudanese-born Zeinab Badawi’s talks to Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s prime minister on BBC’s HARDtalk program. Watch the Video.
Open Letter to Sudan Tribune Updated: Thursday, April 9, 2009 To the Editor, This is in response to Abera Hailu’s…
The Root, a daily online magazine published by Washington Post and Newsweek, has named two Ethiopian Americans on its list of 10 dynamic young balck leaders.
The second restaurant from the woman behind Zed’s Ethiopian Cuisine has opened in Prince William’s County at 6850 Piedmont Center Plaza.
In the Ethiopian musical world Mulatu Astatke is atypical, totally unique, a legend unto himself. He was the first Ethiopian musician educated abroad, object of tribute and admiration.
The Passover celebration begins today at sundown as Jewish communities around the world gather to tell the story of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt.
Above: US Ambassador David Shinn giving a talk on US Policy in the Horn of Africa at the 2009 OSA…
Get ready for an incredible journey. The New York African Film Festival opens tonight.
Stepping inside on Seattle’s most gorgeous day so far this year, a few dozen visitors to the Burke Museum participated in the ceremony Sunday.
Today Ethiopian Jews who were rescued from Africa during Operation Moses in 1984 and subsequently educated in Israel, are returning to Africa to help.
A President we can send out to the world without embarrassment, or fear. That is why this past week mattered so much in Europe.
Above: Bekana Daba of Ethiopia takes the Carlsbad 5000 with a time of 13 minutes, 19 seconds. (Crissy Pascual /…
The Bureau of the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup™ decided to exclude the Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) from the preliminary competition back in 2008.
The Santa Monica Museum of Art surveys an Ethiopian artist who ‘takes you into this micro-universe of intense experience.
The mystery woman behind a royal divorce in Europe has been identified as Ethiopian Princess Kemeria Abajobir Abajifar.
Authorities are still sorting out the details after a shooting rampage Friday at a Binghamton, New York, immigration center left 14 people dead, including the suspected gunman.
President Obama played peacemaker in a spat between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Hu Jintao, President of China.
House of Art Gallery welcomes Ms. Annie Frances Lee – artist, gallery owner, and art distributor – in her first exhibition in Brooklyn.
Madonna’s efforts to adopt two youngsters from Malawi have drawn the paparazzi. But she isn’t alone. She is part of growing trend.
Ehiopian-American artist Wayna spoke to Tadias Magazine regarding her recent arrest at Houston airport and her blossoming music career.
Israel’s hottest musical export these days is a dreadlocked composer who pioneered a unique blend of Israeli, Ethiopian, Yemenite and Latin music.
A few days before the world cross-country championships, the Kenyan and Ethiopian teams were training in a wooded park here in the middle of the Jordanian capital.
A judge has dismissed a charge against Grammy-nominated singer Wayna after she was arrested at a Houston airport for trying to bring a collapsible police baton through security.
The American soft drink Coca-Cola has become a symbol of Ethiopia’s deepening financial troubles.
Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Thursday, March 26, 2009 New York (Tadias) – The lead reporter’s notebook in the…
The Project is pleased to present Jessica Rankin’s second solo exhibition at the gallery featuring her embroidery works and a new series of drawings and watercolors.
The Helen Suzman Exhibition at the Russell Senate Office Building Rotunda in Washington, DC, traces the life and times of a great South African.
President Barack Obama is answering questions submitted to the White House website by members of the public.
When J.Crew creative director Jenna Lyons and team met supermodel and International Goodwill Ambassador Liya Kebede, a relationship was born.
Ethiopia should liberalize its protected banking and telecom sectors as a step toward joining the World Trade Organization, a U.S. trade official said.
Now that President Obama is in office, what might we project? What, that is, might it mean to reconsider U.S. relations with Ethiopia.
While Starbucks lags behind, Kansas-based and Ethiopian owned Revocup Coffee Roasters are giving back 10 cents for every cup of coffee and 1 dollar for every pound of coffee sold.
African filmmaking from all corners of the continent will be on display. This year also includes a selection of classic African films recently restored by the World Cinema Foundation.
Be thankful for a few problems. They make a job interesting,” declares a poster outside the public relations office at Ethiopian Airlines’ Addis Ababa headquarters.
Tekabe hopes that in a few years time his research can help heart disease prevention efforts and his laboratory has already received $1.6 million grant from the National Institute of Health.
Born in Ethiopia, Nina came to U.S. as a young girl and was raised by her late father Professor Ashenafi Kebede, the renowned Ethiopian composer and musicologist.
For three years, Debo Band has been cultivating a small but enthusiastic following in the loft spaces, neighborhood bars, and church basements of Boston.
Instead of being a boon for the Pacific Science Center, the kind of premium-priced blockbuster that would help cover its losses in other areas, the show stands to lose about $1.25 million.
Ethiopian-born businessman Mohammed Al Amoudi who is now a Saudi citizen and resident of Jeddah, ranks 43 among the world’s richest people, Forbes Magazine announced.
Starbucks does not know when it will open a support center for coffee farmers in Ethiopia that was scheduled to open last year, according to spokeswoman Deb Trevino.
In 1994, an Ethiopian-born doctor named Abraham Verghese published a breathtakingly beautiful memoir called “In My Country. Now comes “Cutting for Stone” an epic debut novel.
Beyonce Knowles, the R&B star and actress, is gearing up for an international tour, which may include Ethiopia.
In 2002, the city officially recognized this enclave as Little Ethiopia, and today the buzz of commerce — and coffee — transports visitors to Addis Ababa.
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For the past three years, Tesfaye Tekelu, Co-Founder and Manager of the Awassa Youth Campus (AYC), has been training at Aikido dojos around the world.
Ever so often a movie comes along that captures the spirit of an age, Parkwood Pictures’ Cadillac Records is such a movie.
The Ethiopian film “Teza” by director Haile Gerima took the Golden Stallion of Yennenga on Saturday for best film at the Pan-African Film and Television Festival.
Ethiopians have for centuries made a honey wine known as tej. You can sometimes find this meadlike beverage for sale at some Ethiopian restaurants.
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Sudan’s president on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
Journalists in Ethiopia said over the weekend that CPJ’s Web site, which was blocked to Internet users in the capital, Addis Ababa, since August, was accessible again.
“I find that interplay between our world of flesh and the Spirit still existing in Ethiopia. I felt it most acutely when I traveled this year to the South among the Omo people.”
It all started with a dream to have simple-to-cook, yet authentically prepared Ethiopian sauce.
An article penned by Ethiopian-born Ayele Bekerie ranks number 3 among the journal’s 50 Most-Frequently Read Articles during the month of January 2009.
Eleven years after the Berlin Conference or what historians call ‘the Scramble for Africa’, the Ethiopians defeated the Italian army.
A Chicago man has been arrested for allegedly sending President Barack Obama and his staff envelopes containing HIV-infected blood.
His lawyers believe that he was suspected of being a terrorist, in part, because he confessed to having read my mother’s article.
President Barack Obama on Wednesday thanked musician Stevie Wonder for creating “a style that’s uniquely American” as he presented the singer-songwriter the nation’s highest award for pop music.