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The last few days have been very promising in Ethiopian politics. Despite our families being busy with the holidays, two major events are taking place. First, many Oromos are awaking up and challenging the current regime in Ethiopia. Secondly, various...

The Habesha people (Ge'ez: ሐበሻ Ḥabaśā, Amharic (H)ābešā, Tigrinya: ? Ḥābešā; Arabic: الحبشة ‎ al-Ḥabašah), also known as Abyssinians, is the name given to three distinct ethnic groups and some minor ones inhabiting the Horn of Africa. They are the various...

Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia and the seat of the African Union. Taking a stroll through the capital today, you may be entirely unaware of the extensive Armenian presence in the city during the modernization period of Ethiopia. Although Armenians...

The Battle of Metemma (also called the Battle of Gallabat) was fought 9–10 March 1889 between the Mahdist Sudanese and Ethiopian forces. It is a critical event in Ethiopian history because Nəgusä Nägäst (Emperor) Yohannes IV was killed in this battle...

Emahoy (Great Mother) Tsige Mariam Guebru of the Kidane Meheret (Our Lady Covenant of Mercy) Ethiopian Orthodox Monastery in Jerusalem has long been recognized as a great pianist in Ethiopian artistic and musical circles, but now her compositions are...