The contemporary state of Ethiopia
2018 witnessed a fundamental shift in how Ethiopia's ruling party governs. How did it come about, what is incomplete about this transition, and what happens next.
Ethiopia
Eritrea beyond the media fanfare
So far, the only real beneficiaries of the rapprochement between Ethiopia and Eritrea are Ethiopia and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki.
Archiving Addis Ababa
Photography has a long history in Ethiopia. Today a team of archivers is using it to collect the memories of Ethiopians between the 1940s and 1980s.
All you need to know about Ethiopia and Eritrea’s rapprochement
The pace of rapprochement between Eritrea and Ethiopia, longtime foes who have been in deadlock for the last 20 years, changes quickly. It is hard to keep up.
Encountering the promised land: Rastafari in Ethiopia and Shashamane
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie would have been 125 this year. Perhaps coincidentally — and indeed meaningfully
Pan-Africanism was Peter Abrahams’ Country
On January 18, the world lost an icon. Only much of the world did not know
The point of no return in Ethiopia
Hundreds of Ethiopians have been killed by their government this year. Hundreds. You might not have
When Emperor Haile Selassie went to Jamaica on this day in 1966
Fifty years ago today, Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie visited Jamaica. Hysterical crowds of thousands of people
The Unrest in Ethiopia
At least 75 people have been killed in weeks of student-led protests across Ethiopia’s Oromia region and federal authorities have imposed curfews in several towns and deployed troops
For the first time, an Ethiopian film was selected for Cannes. We interviewed director Yared Zeleke
Cinematographer Yared Zeleke is making Ethiopia proud. The movie Lamb – both written and directed by Yared
New film Red Leaves’ timely depiction of the Ethiopian-Israeli struggle
Watching the film Red Leaves now as opposed to a month ago wouldn’t have gotten the
What’s at stake when Ethiopians vote on May 24th
The tragic but fleeting headlines about the plight of Ethiopian migrants in Libya, Yemen and South
Conversations with Photographers: Eric Gottesman
Meeting Eric Gottesman was foundational to my training as an art critic. In late 2011 he
The Nile Project wants to unite a region and overcome ‘World Music’ cliches
The Nile Project sounds like a natural unit—timbres balanced and songs carefully arranged—you can easily forget
The Art and Activism of Gabriel Teodros
This past weekend I had the immense pleasure to sit alongside Gabriel Teodros, Bocafloja, and Linda
WOW! Watch this little girl name the presidents of 30 countries
Some people think that Africa is a country. Some people, such as the New York Times
Let’s talk about ethnicity and nationalism in Ethiopia
So much of the discord and paralysis in the pro-rights movement in Ethiopia and the Diaspora
Ethiopian Dream
Six years ago, as a young, inquisitive and idealistic undergraduate, I traveled to my country of
#HistoryClass: Nigeria’s Super Eagles
Our British colonial masters brought us a lot of good stuff. Stuff such as education, Christianity
The legalization of political repression in Ethiopia
It has been one month since the latest round of repression against government critics in Ethiopia