Maaza Mengiste was in Rome, doing research for her new novel, “The Shadow King,” when she found a picture taken in Ethiopia in 1935, when Italians invaded. It was, she says, an incredible moment for ...

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been making sweeping changes. One area in which he’s made considerable progress is in women’s representation in government. He appointed Sahle-Work Zewde as ...

She is from Shakiso, a town in the Guji Zone of the Oromia State, known for its abundant gold reserves. Though she was too young to understand how gold is crafted into jewelry, she had a strong ...

Lovise Aalen receives funding from Research Council of Norway: the Young Research Talent scheme (2015-2018) and the Norglobal programme for development research (2019-2022). Until the war in Tigray ...

Melknat Wudu and Yismaw Dilu emerged victorious at the 2025 Great Ethiopian Run, marking the event's 25th anniversary in ...