Ethiopian New Year New Promises By Teklu Abate August 24, 2013 New years seem to herald new beginnings in all cultures worldwide. There is a huge sense of euphoria and…
San Jose gears up for an Ethiopian flag-raising ceremony EAC New Release August 24, 2013 Ethiopian Americans attend a flag-raising ceremony (File photo) San Jose, California – To celebrate the…
Telecoms in Ethiopia: Out of Reach The Economist August 23, 2013 Displaying glamorous girls like this one, the government is doing what normally should have been done by private businesses,…
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism By Terrence Lyons, World Politics Review August 22, 2013 The Grand Anwar Mosque in Addis – Often a site of…
Ethiopia: When a Traditional Past Collides with an Irrigated Future By William Davison, Bloomberg August 22, 2013 During dry periods the Nyangatom dig deep into the land in order to…
Year After Leader Dies, Ethiopia Is Little Changed By Kirubeal Tadesse, AP August 21, 2013 The late dictator Residents in Ethiopia’s capital awoke to the sound of a 21-gun salute…
Eritrea’s unique architecture under threat By Jenny Vaughan | AFP August 21, 2013 Eritrea’s capital Asmara boasts buildings unlike anywhere else in Africa, a legacy of its Italian colonial past,…
Ethiopia’s Dinkinesh Mekash destined for marathon greatness? IAAF August 21, 2013 Dinkinesh Mekash Ethiopia has produced many great distance runners over the years and Dinknesh Mekash could very well join…
Rhythm divine: the Ethiopian nun whose music enraptured the Holy Land Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem, The Guardian August 19, 2013 Jersusalem’s classical music lovers honour Emahoy Tsegué-Mariam Guebrù, 90, after…
Is America Disinventing Human Rights? By Professor Alemayehu G Mariam August 19, 2013 In his 1981 farewell speech, President Jimmy Carter said, “America did not invent human rights. In a…