Hiwot Abebe

Veganism is one of the growing lifestyle choices, especially in the West. A vegan diet can begin from a variety of motives such as concern for animals, a desire to live a more ethical life, and healthier food choices.

Nafkot Gebeyehu recently gathered 3 fellow photographers to engage in a photography challenge — simultaneously taking pictures of the same model. 

Somalia elections are still at an impasse as February 8, 2021, the election date, passed without voting taking place. The Presidential term of Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, widely known as ‘Farmajo’, ended on February 8 and his opponents are criticizing him for remaining in power without a constitutional mandate. 

A recent social media post by Mastewal Wendesen detailing an attempted rape by a wealthy man of power and her fear of the man’s revenge for openly talking about it was met with ridicule and derision online.

“All I think about is art, that’s my life,” Eyasu Telayneh says a few hours before his exhibition opening at Alliance Ethio-Francaise. “This is my childhood dream. I knew I’d go to art school and that’s what I worked towards for years. I’m happy with this life.” 

In his essay Modernity and Change in Addis Ababa, architect and historian Fasil Ghiorgis describes early city structure as a multi-centered semi-rural settlement arranged according to sefer.

Testemari is an enterprise centered on self-learning, feedback based training and inner development fostering a community of self-aware and creative visionaries. The platform was created by Abeba Fantahun and musician and entrepreneur Carlo Ertola in 2019. 

The African Union intended to end conflicts by 2020, through a program known as "Silencing the Guns". Passed in 2013, the program is part of Agenda 2063, a 50 year plan to create sustainable peace, develop continental trade, and develop infrastructure. 

Iri Di has been making music for many years and finally settling in Addis has reinvigorated her interest in the local music world. Born Iri Dimako Chordi, Iri’s inviting vocals and warm composition make her a standout artist. 

Ethiopian ideas of fame are nowhere near the pernicious and convoluted nature of celebrity in the rest of the world but the trend seems to be changing more recently.