Deana Lawson is an African-American photographer who shoots intimate staged portraits that explore Blackness, legacy, and collective memory. Her practice borrows from simultaneous visual traditions, ranging from photographic and figurative portraiture, social documentary aesthetics, and vernacular family album photographs. Lawson…
Douglas Oliver (1937-2000) was a British poet known for his international conscience with a substantial reputation in the late 1980s and 1990s, finding a larger audience for his socially-committed poetry. The following poem, A Woman in Ethiopia appeared in the…
Yves-Marie Stranger came to Addis Ababa in 2000, planning to stay a few months. He stayed for fifteen years, working as a book editor, interpreter, and translator and as an owner of an equestrian stable, leading horse treks in the…
Rebel forces in the Tigray region say fighting has broken out again with neighbouring Eritrea. The Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)’s spokesman Getachew Reda said on Twitter on May 31 that the Eritrean forces shelled the Tigray town of Sheraro…
Richard Dowden in his acclaimed book, “Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles” has this piece of advice for those who wish to explore the continent. ‘’The best way to find out is to go, not as a tourist in a bubble of…
In Ethiopia, while a humanitarian truce came into effect at the end of March, the Tigrayan rebels continue to occupy part of the Afar region. They left behind a region in ruins: buildings, factories, and infrastructures destroyed. The devastation of…
On Sunday, May 8, Tigrayan forces launched a heavy artillery attack over the Eritrean border at the town of Rama and Badme, BBC reported citing credible sources. Heavy fighting lasted for a few hours when the Eritrean forces managed to…
Religious tensions in Ethiopia have been heightened following deadly clashes in Gondar during the funeral of a Muslim elder four days ago. Religious leaders are calling for the arrest and prosecution of attackers before that violence escalates out of control.…
(The Guardian)-A video posted on social media showing armed men burning a man to death in the Benshangul-Gumuz has drawn condemnation and renewed fear over increasing horrific incidents of ethnic violence. Eleven people, including nine ethnic Tigrayans, were killed on…
More than 749 civilians have been killed in the Afar and Amhara regions since July, Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said. EHRC has released on Friday its investigation into alleged human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law in…