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Fading Threads: Imitation and cultural erosion
In Shero Meda, a once dusty neighbourhood in northern Addis Ababa now undergoing a dramatic facelift, rows of small shops display Ethiopia’s signature handwoven...
In Ethiopia’s North, History Endures but Visitors Vanish
YEHA, Ethiopia — Inside a tent that doubles as a humanitarian shelter and a makeshift café, the scent of roasting coffee mingles with trails...
‘This Is the Music of My Youth’: Ethiopian Cultural Revival Strikes a Chord in China
‘Kin Ethiopia’ Revives Cultural Diplomacy with Sold-Out Concerts in Beijing By Samuel Getachew (Beijing, China) (Special to The Reporter) Nearly four decades after the original People-to-People...
Broken Reins
Harnessed and forgotten, Ethiopia’s working animals find hope in a new welfare law (Special to The Reporter) When his horse began to fall ill and age...
Jobs Lost, Livelihoods Upended as Insecurity Smothers Tourism
(special for The Reporter) During his address at the 42nd regular session of Parliament earlier this week, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave lawmakers an optimistic...
A Smoking Dilemma: As E-Cigarettes Rise, Public Health Officials Remain Cautious
Can alternatives stub out smoking? (Special to the Reporter) Cape Town, South Africa—In the outer neighborhoods of Addis Ababa, the Summit area has emerged as a...
Forging a promising future in tech
Cofounder and CEO of Ibex Technologies and Tina Mart, Ezedin Kamil is a young techpreneur on a mission to find innovative ways to create...
Sustainability meets leather: Africa’s talent on display
The Leather & Hide Council of America (LHCA) and the Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI) have launched the Africa Talent Leather Design...
A generation on the brink
Life After War in Tigray At just 22 years old, Hagos Tesfu is weighing a future far from his home in Tigray, the northern Ethiopian...
Tella’s comeback: Ethiopia’s ancient brew finds new life among the youth
In the heart of Megenagna, one of Addis Ababa’s busiest districts, a quiet revival is brewing atop a shopping complex known as Trend Park....
