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Cultural heritage carved in stone in China and Ethiopia
CGTN
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An important category in the plastic arts, stone carving has transcended hundreds or even thousands of years of time to preserve vital information about the ancient dynasties of China and Ethiopia. Outstanding examples of these countries'...
KITFO TV Is Building a Streaming Home for Ethiopian and Eritrean Stories
OkayAfrica
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June 24, 2025
It started with a bold declaration at a panel discussion. While preparing to moderate a conversation in 2023 about Ethiopian and Eritrean representation in film and television, Denkinesh Argaw came to a clear conclusion. Two challenges stood out...
United States Involvement in Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam: Funding and Geopolitics-U.S. Financial Support: Fact vs. Fiction
Zehabesha
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June 23, 2025
By PAUL DELKASO President Trump’s tweets—polarizing though they may be—carry hard realities beneath the rhetoric. His latest remark about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), while framed with trademark bravado, deserves a closer look. Yes,...
Is Ethiopia Still in the Year 2017, While the World Moved Into 2025? Know the Truth Behind the Ethiopian Calendar, Its Origins and Why the Country Is Indeed 7 Years Behind
Latestly
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June 25, 2025
It might sound eerie, but the Ethiopian calendar has long fascinated astronomy enthusiasts. If we followed the calendar as they did, the rest of the world would technically be living in the past. So, is Ethiopia still in 2017 as the world moves on...
Tinubu Sends Shettima To London To Visit Ailing Buhari Amid Health Concerns –Report
Sahara Reporters
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President Bola Tinubu recently directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to fly from Addis Ababa to London to check on former President Muhammadu Buhari, who is reportedly receiving treatment in a London hospital. Shettima had been in Ethiopia on...
ETHIOPIA BACK ON TENNIS MAP: ITF EVENTS RETURN AFTER 17-YEAR ABSENCE
Zehabesha
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20 FEB 2023 Ross McLean Following an absence of nearly two decades, the ITF World Tennis Tour has returned to Ethiopia with the staging of two junior tournaments in Addis Ababa – the nation’s capital city. It was 2006 the last time an ITF World...
Ethiopia’s Cultural Wealth, Tourism Potential Draws Praise from American Journalist
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, June 14, 2025 (ENA)— Mychal Sargent, a journalist and Multimedia Manager at the U.S.-based emergency response company—Deployed Logix, has praised Ethiopia’s rich cultural heritage and diversity." In his recent trip to Addis Ababa, he...
Bola Tinubu Sends Kashim Shettima To London To Visit Ailing Muhammadu Buhari In Hospital
Alexa.ng
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President Bola Tinubu earlier this week detailed Vice President Kashim Shettima to fly to London from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to check on ailing former Nigerian leader, Muhammadu Buhari, following reports that he was undergoing treatment in an...
Breaking barriers in Ethiopian Athletics
Capital
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June 22, 2025
Elias Abi Chacra, a 75-year-old retired academic with a PhD in Geography and a master’s in Sport Science, has dedicated his post-retirement years to transforming Ethiopian athletics. Drawing from decades of experience as an athlete, coach, and...
Sanford doctor's travel photography displayed in airport art exhibition
InForum - North Dakota
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June 23, 2025
FARGO — Since he moved to the area in 1990, Dr. David Clardy has been helping heal hearts as a cardiologist at Sanford Health. Today, he's also an accomplished photographer who has traveled the world capturing everything from Cambodian temples to...
Gedu Andargachew: Protector or Provocateur in Ethiopia’s Political Scene?
Zehabesha
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June 23, 2025
June 22, 2025 The Habesha gedu andargachew Gedu Andargachew has been quite the controversial figure recently! Known for his roles during the EPRDF regime, he’s a name that pops up often in political discussions. While he had ties with the EPRDF,...
How Shettima Visited Ailing Buhari in London on Tinubu’s Directive
This Day
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July 11, 2025
•VP’s office fails to confirm his England itinerary Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja President Bola Tinubu earlier this week detailed Vice President Kashim Shettima to fly to London from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to check on ailing former Nigerian leader,...
Between Liberalization and Geopolitics: Ethiopia’s Quest for Economic Stability, Sea Access
The Reporter Ethiopia
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June 21, 2025
Tsegaye Degineh (PhD) is a prominent economist, management expert, and public diplomacy researcher whose life journey has spanned continents and careers. Born in Addis Ababa, he left Ethiopia for East Germany in 1988 at the age of 20, driven by a...
Upcoming Art Book Celebrates the World’s Most Precious Cultural Sites and Monuments
My Modern Met - California
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June 20, 2025
Rajob ki Baoli in New Delhi, India. (Photo: Amit Pasricha) Out of necessity, disaster and innovation often go hand-in-hand—at least that was the case for Colonel James A. Gray back in 1966. That fall, while retired in Italy, he witnessed Venice’s...
Resonance and Resistance: Ethiopia’s Music Finds a New Ally in Europe
The Reporter Ethiopia
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June 21, 2025
Dawit Yifru, a towering figure in Ethiopian music, has composed and arranged hundreds of songs over a career spanning decades. Revered for his skilful orchestration and poetic lyricism, he has helped shape the modern Ethiopian sound. As a founding...
As Pakistan nominates US President Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, internet gets flooded with memes: 'Art of lying...'
DNA India
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Pakistan has stated that US President Donald Trump should get Nobel Peace Prize in 2026 "in recognition of his decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership during the recent India-Pakistan crisis”. US President Donald Trump (Image...
FIFA once again deals with New World TV for World Cup and WWC rights
Sportcal
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June 19, 2025
New World TV (NWTV), the Togo-based satellite television network operating across sub-Saharan Africa, has snapped up rights to soccer's next two FIFA World Cups – one men's edition and one women's. Both the men's 2026 World Cup (to be held across...
PM Abiy Highlights Ethiopia’s Ongoing Push for Favorable Democratic Environment, Political Renewal
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, June 18, 2025 (ENA)—Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed underscored that, since 2018, Ethiopia has worked to foster a democratic environment—shifting from a long-standing posture of viewing parties as opposition to embracing them as legitimate...
Who Is Teddy Afro Dating? Ethiopian Singer & Relationship Status
OtakuKart
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June 18, 2025
Teddy Afro, Ethiopia’s most celebrated singer-songwriter and cultural icon, is not currently dating anyone—he has been happily married to Ethiopian actress, model, and producer Amleset Muchie since September 27, 2012. Their relationship represents...
African Contemporary Art Births In Moscow, Gets Permanent Space
Daily Independent
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June 19, 2025
1 LAGOS – The first contemporary African art has been opened in Moscow, Russia, making it the first permanent space in the city that is solely dedicated to the cause. The contemporary African art would also promote cultural exchange between the...