“At a time when the music industry’s profitability is threatened by various factors, including copyright infringements, what we are earning from the website is compensatory,” he said. “It is paying off the musicians well, unlike their previous loss and fruitless efforts.” Continue reading
Teddy Afro’s new year concert, which was to take place on 10 September 2017 at the Addis Ababa’s Millennium Hall is cancelled, according to sources. The artist was reportedly to receive $76 980 (1.8 million birr) from organisers of the event Joy Events and Promotion PLC, which sent an application for the concert at the … Continue reading
The recent republication of Sibhat Gebre-egzabher’s uncensored edition of the book “Letum Aynegalign (I would never see the dawn) has incited controversy among those who dub it “decadent” and a “masterpiece”. The uncensored version of the book is different from the former censored edition in its blunt use of language describing love-making and genital organs. … Continue reading
Ethiopia is going to launch its first satellite into space on 2019. According to Dr. Engineer Getahun Mekurai, the country’s Minister of Science and technology, the satellite which is being built with the support of the Chinese government, weighs 65kgs, it’s disclosed on Thursday July 13. He said Ethiopian engineers are participating in building the … Continue reading
Book will be officially launched in the USA Bewketu Seyoum happened to be a remarkable literary figure in contemporary Ethiopian literature who could achieve prominent acceptance and applause with his published books of poetry, essays, and historical analysis. And this time he has come up with a new book of poetry entitled “የማለዳ ድባብ” (Atmosphere … Continue reading
በዕውቀቱ ሥዩም የስነጽሑፍ ተስፋችንን ከጣልንባቸው ወጣት ጸሐፊዎች አንዱ ነው። “በክንፋም ህልሞች” ውስጥም የመጽሐፉን ርዕስ የያዘውን አጭር ልብወለድ ደራሲ ነው። ስለሱም ከመጽሐፉ ያገኘነው እንዲህ ይላል – “… በጎጃም ማንኩሳ በምትባል ገጠር ቢጤ ከተማ ተወለደ። ደብረ ማርቆስም ተማረ። በ1995 ዓ.ም. ‘ኗሪ አልባ ጎጆዎች’ የሚል የግጥም ስብስብና በ 1996 ‘በራሪ ቅጠሎች’ የሚል የሽርፍራፊ ታሪኮች መድበል አሳትሟል። … በ1993 … Continue reading
My name is Feyisa Lilesa. I am an exiled marathon runner from Ethiopia. I have not been back to my country since winning a silver medal at the Rio Olympic Games last August. In Rio, as I approached the finish line, I crossed my wrists above my head in solidarity with the men, women … Continue reading
(Ethionewsflash/ AP) ጥያቄ: የአዲሱ ‘ኢትዮጵያ’ አልበምህ ዋና መሰረት እና ለመዳሰስ የሚሞክራቸው ዋና ዋና ጉዳዮች ምንድን ናቸው? ቴዲ: አርእስቱ ‘ኢትዮጵያ’ እንደመሆኑ መጠን ዋናው አላማ ኢትዮጵያዊነትን ከአደጋ ማዳን ነው። ይህ አልበም በዚህ አይነት ሀሳብ ላይ እንዲያተኩር የፈለግኩበት ምክንያት አንድነታችን አስፈላጊ ስለሆነ ነው። ብዙ አመት ተደክሞበታል። አሁን እንደሚታወቀው በሀሳብ ከመደራጀት ይልቅ በዘር መደራጀት ይታያል። ያ ደግሞ አዝማሚያው ወደ … Continue reading
