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Two African elite fashion brands have come together in Soul Exchange, a collaboration between Kigali-based fashion label Sonia Mugabo and Afropian, a Pan-African brand founded by Cameroonian designer ...

Ethiopian police have arrested nine TikTok content creators this week for allegedly violating norms in the culturally ...

The silencing of the guns in Tigray, a northern region of Ethiopia in which hundreds of thousands of people may have died in a brutal civil war between 2020 and 2022, was a rare example of peacemaking ...

Ethiopia's dream of a seaside port is fueling fears of war in the Horn of Africa. Some even fear an imminent Ethiopian invasion of neighboring Eritrea. https://p.dw ...

Ethiopia’s iconic handwoven "Habesha Kemis" — the elegant white traditional dress — is at risk. For centuries, skilled artisans have preserved this cultural heritage through intricate weaving ...

Ethiopian dressmakers, who produce the East African nation's popular long, white 'habesha kemis' dresses by hand, are pessimistic about the future of this centuries-old trade amidst economic woes and ...

Ethiopia says dam will provide power to country and region Egypt says the startup violates international law Trump tried to broker deal over project during first term Many Ethiopians not yet on the ...

Ethiopia officially inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians while deepening a rift with downstream Egypt that has ...

Johannesburg — Africa's largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile is scheduled to open Tuesday to major fanfare in Ethiopia. The $5 billion dam project ...

Smallholder farmers have been taught to restore soil health by learning sustainable farming practices like vermicomposting and integrated pest management. The adoption of these techniques has led to ...

Over the past 20 months, as multiple wars have swept across the Middle East, the southern end of the Red Sea has become a source of international concern. In the early months of 2025 alone, the United ...