One of the country's oldest instruments, the begena was once reserved for the elite - and effectively banned during the ...

Biruktawit Tasew's fingers glide over the strings of the begena, producing a deep, hypnotic sound. Along with six fellow ...

The meat sampler at Birndo Bar and Restaurant in Falls Church includes kitfo, gored gored, gomen besega and tibs — a beef lover’s dream. (Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post) Among my favorite ...

Addis Ababa, February 23, 2025 (POA)— Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) Patriarch Abune Mathias called on the faithful to devote the fasting period to strengthening peace, togetherness ...

Religious leaders of Tigray announced today, February 14, 2024, in Mekele city, that leaders of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) have agreed to address their differences through dialogue ...

Addis Ababa, February 23, 2025 (POA)— Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) Patriarch Abune Mathias called on the faithful to devote the fasting period to strengthening peace, togetherness, and ...

Tourists including Ethiopians in the Diaspora and diplomats based in Addis Ababa among others are attending the Genna celebration in Lalibela. Religious fathers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ...

Today, I searched Ethiopian newspapers and social media for any mention of the February 19, 1937, Addis Ababa Massacre—one of the darkest ... destruction and looting of St. George Cathedral, a church ...

The assassination of popular singer and champion of Oromo interests, Hachalu Hundessa, in the capital Addis Ababa ... elected Ethiopia's first ethnic Oromo Prime Minister. With an ethnic Oromo Muslim ...