የሮማ ካቶሊካዊት ቤተ ክርስቲያን ርዕሰ ሊቃነ ጳጳሳት ፍራንሲስ በ88 ዓመታቸው ከዚህ ዓለም በሞት መለየታቸውን ቫቲካን አስታውቋል። “ዛሬ ጠዋት 1:35 ላይ የሮማው ርዕሰ ሊቃነ ጳጳሳት ፍራንሲስ ወደ አባታቸው ቤት ተመልሰዎል።መላ ህይወታቸውን ለጌታ እና ለቤተክርስቲያን አገልግሎት የሰዉ ነበሩ።” በማለት ካርዲናል ኬቨን ፌሬል፣…
In record producer Joe Boyd’s magisterial book And the Roots of Rhythm Remain, a history of World Music as an industry and Boyd’s own not-inconsiderable part in it, he recalls one of Youssou N’Dour’s band members telling him that “7…
The conflict in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, now approaching its second year, has intensified over the past week. Government forces and Fano militants have each claimed victories, with both sides reporting gains over the other. One of Ethiopia’s most populous and…
Bernard Biwott won the Paris Marathon on Sunday, setting a new personal best of 2 hours, 5 minutes, and 25 seconds. At nearly 23 years old, the runner was competing in only his second marathon, following his victory in Frankfurt…
A news bulletin on the UK’s Channel 4 announces: “In Somalia, an American drone strike has killed a Somali terrorist with ties to Al-Qaeda.” With this brief, factual report, The Village Next to Paradise begins—Mo Harawe’s debut feature film, presented…
(W42ST)– After 25 years in New York City, Queen of Sheba — the much-loved Ethiopian restaurant on 10th Avenue — will serve its final meal on April 26. Owner Philipos Mengistu cited slow business over the past year as the reason…
(The Jerusalem Post)- Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia was expelled from the African Union headquarters after member states refused to participate in an annual meeting, the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday. Ministry spokesperson Oren Marmorstein commented, “It is outrageous that,…
This major exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, « Paris noir, 1950-2000 » (Black Paris, 1950–2000), features 150 African, African-American, and Caribbean artists—on view until 30 June. Around 400 paintings, sculptures, and archival documents trace their presence in Paris from 1947…
Author: Elizabeth Giorgis Reviewer: Arefaynie Fantahun Modernist Art in Ethiopia (New African Histories) Ohio University Press (February 11, 2019) 360 pages, ISBN-10: 0821423479, ISBN-13: 978-0821423479 An updated expansion of her doctoral dissertation in History of Art and Visual Studies from…
(RFI)-“For the first time in 83 years, the storied Voice of America is being silenced,” Michael Abramowitz, the organization’s director, said in a statement. He added that “virtually” the entire 1300-person staff was placed on leave. On Friday, Trump signed…