Last week’s Africa Day was an occasion to celebrate the diversity of the continent’s culture, through a music showcase in Addis Ababa, headquarters of the Africa Union, 60 years to the birth of its ...

One of the last remaining ‘azmari bets’ (poetry/music houses) in the Ethiopian capital has been saved from demolition to make way for a skyscraper. But as Addis Ababa pushes to modernise, many worry ...

When the band QWANQWA takes the stage of the BU Global Music Festival on Saturday, Sept. 17, it’ll be making its Boston debut — as are five of the other groups playing the free event. But if the ...

Feven Melese is trying to support thousands of abandoned dogs on the streets of Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa.

DJ and cultural consultant Zezi Ifore travels to Addis Ababa to discover 'Ethiopyawi Electronic', an elusive avant-garde scene eagerly showcased by recent Western media. Once on the ground, she ...

Protests have erupted in Ethiopia after the police announced the killing of Hachalu Hundessa, a popular musician and activist, who was shot dead in the capital, Addis Ababa. Hachalu was an ethnic ...

Among the whimpering of rescued dogs, a soft whistle cuts through. It’s Feven Melese, a young woman hoping to support thousands of abandoned dogs on the streets of the Ethiopia ...

Feven Melese has created a shelter to rescue Ethiopia's abandoned dogs. She also hopes to change people's perception of dogs.

Officials in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa have called on residents to register their weapons and get ready to protect their neighbourhoods amid fears that rebels could advance on the city. The ...