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Ethiopia: Film Industry Booming in Quantity, Not in Quality – Study
Ethiopian film makers have been invited to take part in various international film festivals but they fail to do so as they could not meet the international criteria
Study reveals...
Images of traditional lives of indigenous Ethiopian tribes shared by photographer
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Addressing the growing problem of counterfeit medicines in Ethiopia
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‘I was dehumanised’: Lemn Sissay on hearing his harrowing abuse report live on stage
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Why There’s a Statue of Bob Marley in Ethiopia
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The Feast of St. Gabriel in Kulubi
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የአዲስ አበባ አስተዳደር የእውቁን ድምጻዊ ሃጫሉ ሁንዴሳን የሙዚቃ ኮንሰርት አገደ
በቅርቡ ጅራ የተሰኘ ነጠላ ዜማውን የለቀቀውና በአሁኑ ወቅት በኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ ካሉ ምርጥ ድምጻውያን መካከል በቀዳሚዎቹ መካከል ስሙ የሚጠራው ሃጫሉ ሁንዴሳ በአዲስ አበባ ሊያደርገው የነበረው የሙዚቃ ኮንሰርት ልክ እንደ ቴዲ...
Ethiopian Musicians Charged With Terrorism for ‘Inciting’ Song Lyrics
Seven producers and performers of a popular YouTube music video were charged in Ethiopia in late June with terrorism for producing ‘inciting’ audio-visual materials and ‘uploading them on YouTube’. The group members were arrested...
Ethiopian artist Hamelmal Abate won best traditional music award in Afrima 2017
Hamelmal Abate, an Ethiopian musician, won best Africa traditional music award in Afrima 2017 competition. She announced the news on her brief facebook update : “We did it #africa, thank...
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