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Journalists win awards
Capital’s photographer Mulugeta Ayene has won an award of excellence in photography. Mulugeta has beaten 15 entries of eight photographers to win the award, with the jury describing his photos as...
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Artist draws inspiration from surroundings
A solo exhibition by a German artist is on display at Alliance Ethio-Françasie. Klaus Mertens, who has lived in Addis for five years, is exhibiting works that he has created while he was in his home...
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Haile & Liya among most influential Africans
Haile Gebreselassie and Liya Kebede have made it to NewAfrican magazine’s 100 most influential people of Africa for 2011, “who are shaping the face of Africa as well as global opinion about what Africa...
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Konso awarded heritage status
It’s been almost a decade since the Ethiopian settlement Konso has made a bid to become a World Heritage Site. It was not an audacious bid as it looked. Last week words came that it has become a...
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Art of Ethiopia exhibition coming
The fourth edition of Art of Ethiopia exhibition will take place next month. The exhibition will open in Addis on 26th August at Sheraton Addis, the hotel announced. It will go on till 28th August....
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Negaso’s personal revolution: from apologist to critic
On 22 August 1995, a mild-mannered soft-spoken man, Negaso Gidada- who represented the Oromos- became president of the newly-formed Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. His position was largely...
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Negasso on Meles
Dandi, Negasso’s path is the result of collaboration between Dr. Negasso Gidada and journalist Daniel Tefera. Daniel coauthored the memoir based on a series of interviews he had conducted over a period...
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Jazz enjoys revival: Time
Time magazine’s Africa Bureau Chief, Alex Perry, paid a visit to jazzamba lounge, a former ballroom attached to Addis’s oldest Taitu Hotel, and attended Addis Acoustic Project’s show, one of the prime...
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Paintings capture movement & color
Amare Selfu, an accomplished artist and art instructor, has been working and teaching at the Addis Ababa University’s School of Fine Arts since the past six years. He is being featured in an exhibition...
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Sultan to be crowned in Afar
A ceremony to celebrate a new sultan’s accession to the throne will be held in Afar Region in a week’s time. Hanfareh Ali Mirah will succeed his late father, Sultan Ali Mirah as the spiritual chief of...
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New reggae music preaches African unity
“Chiggae” is the debut Amharic language album from Hailemichael Getnet, better known by his stage name as Haile Roots. The 31-year-old singer came up with a display of real roots, showcasing...
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Messay Kebede’s book receives critical acclaim
A new book by the renowned Ethiopian professor and author Messay Kebede dissecting the Ethiopian revolution has been met with great acclaim, University of Dayton’s website wrote. Ideology and Elite...
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The sad story of our films
A graduate of Theatre Arts at the Addis Ababa University, Aron Yeshitila wrote two stage plays and three screenplays. He received an award as best screenwriter at the 3rd Ethiopian International Film...
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Renowned paleoanthropologist dies
Dr. Mohammed Umer Mohammed, Associate Professor at the Department of Earth Sciences and Chairperson of the Paleo-anthropology and Paleo-environment Program Unit, College of Natural Sciences of the...
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Quiet and secluded, Aregash Lodge offers luxury
The last decade has seen a number of exciting new lodges make their debuts in different parts of Ethiopia. Though not yet numerous, the new breed of country hotels and lodges are every bit as polished...
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The Arc of Covenant on the move?
A British newspaper says a problem of a leaky church roof could be about to give the world the chance to glimpse the legendary Ark of the Covenant. That’s because the claimed home of the iconic relic –...
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Going on a photo road trip
A presentation on photography and writing craft was hosted by the Museum of Modern Art of Addis Ababa yesterday,December 6, 2011. Displaying snaps they have taken during road trip in four sub-Saharan...
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Art exhibition at German House
An emerging Canadian photographer, Salima Punjani, came up with twenty seven engaging body of work, most of them taken at Addis Ababa’s Merkato market. Objects and people in the market seem to be her...
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Crisis of climate, land use underlies Ethiopia’s drought
Chris Herlinger, a New York-based freelance journalist, reports frequently on humanitarian issues. He was recently on assignment in Ethiopia and after a visit to Adigrat, a town in northern Tigray that...
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A stroll through Awasa
Walking along the asphalted streets of Awasa, among the crowds of high school and university students, merchants, aid workers, and cycle commuter, it’s hard to imagine that not so long ago these...
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