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Ethiopia-set Fig Tree wins Jerusalem International Film Lab

ScreenDaily BY MELANIE GOODFELLOW Ethiopian-born, Israeli filmmaker Alamork Marsha’s Fig Tree, based on her experiences as a child in war-torn Addis Ababa in 1991, has won the $50,000 top prize at the pitching event of Sam Spiegel school’s Jerusalem International … read more

Message from Meron Wudneh Miss Ethiopia for Miss Africa USA 2014

Tadias Magazine Washington, D.C. (TADIAS) –The organizers of the annual Miss Africa USA Pageant have announced 20 contestants from 20 African nations who will be competing for this year’s Miss Africa USA title. The finalists include Meron Wudneh who is representing … read more

Big Brother Africa 2014 Audition for Ethiopians is on June 30, 2014 at Capital Hotel and Spa

Bigbrotherafrica2014.org The ninth edition of Africa’s biggest reality series BIG BROTHER AFRICA kicks off in September and already fans are asking…who will the new housemates be? Who will find their names and their faces gracing newspapers? Who will become the … read more

Teddy Afro: On the Ethiopian Version of the World Cup Anthem.

Teddyafro.info Over the past months, we have been under intense pressures with flooding requests to reveal our positions regarding the relationship that exist between Coca Cola and the widely rumoured involvement of Artist Tewodros Kassahun or “Teddy Afro,” on the … read more

“I’ll be the first Ethiopian player to play in the National Football League”

By Paul Schwartz, NYPost Nat Berhe born from Eritrean father *”Ethiopia, Eritrea, it’s all the same, just different name.” Nate Berhe You may or may not be able to tell a man by his tweets, but in Nat Berhe’s case, … read more

Ethiopian Poet Liyou Libsekal wins 2014 Brunel African Poetry Prize

BUAPP Liyou Libsekal Liyou Libsekal, an Ethiopian poet who lives in Addis Ababa, has won the 2014 Brunel University African Poetry Prize (BUAPP). The judges, including prize founder and Reader in Creative Writing at Brunel Dr Bernardine Evaristo, praised Liyou’s … read more