Ethiopia’s capitalist turn
In a break with previous administrations, Ethiopia's new Prime Minister has declared that he favors free market capitalism as his preferred economic model.
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Eritrea’s diplomatic offensive?
An US congressional delegation to Eritrea—the first in 14 years—which included Ilhan Omar, got little attention in mainstream media. Why?
Why western donors love authoritarian leaders
In recent years, Rwanda and Ethiopia have been some of the largest recipients of aid money from the UK and US governments, as well as some of the West's leading philanthropies, including the Gates Foundation.
Eritrea and Ethiopia’s economic dividend
What economic gains are in the peace deal between longstanding foes?
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.
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
The story of the Rastafari community who moved to their promised land of Ethiopia on land granted by Haile Selassie in the late 1950s as thanks for diaspora's support during the Italian occupation.
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