As Ethiopia's New Year approaches ... Specializing in Habesha clothing, the label combines traditional weaving techniques with local materials to create modern, versatile garments for everyday ...

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Ayantu Daba, an 18-year-old from the Illubabor Zone in Ethiopia's Oromia Region, traveled to Addis Ababa for this year’s ...

They blanket the highlands in yellow brilliance, a living tapestry that signals the dawn of a new year: Enkutatash, the Ethiopian ... traditional Habesha kemis—a handwoven, white cotton dress ...

(ABC News: Kyle Harley) A woman wearing a traditional Ethiopian dress holds out a large tray of popcorn at the New Year's festival in Footscray on Saturday September 7th 2024.(ABC News: Ruth Brook ...

Ethiopia's new President, Taye Atske Selassie, has vowed to pursue peace in Ethiopia and beyond. The veteran diplomat replaced the first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde, who fell out with Prime ...

Amensisa Negera / BBC Amensisa Negera / BBC Traditional instruments play a ... an indigenous flower that symbolises the Ethiopian New Year, which was marked earlier this month.

The Ethiopian parliament approved a new president to replace one that was widely seen as controversial amid ongoing political differences with the government. Sahle-Work Zewde, a former United Nations ...

Ethiopia is on track to launch the country’s first stock market since the 1970s around the middle of November, says Hana Tehelku, the new head of the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA). Final ...

Ethiopia's parliament has approved the appointment of a new president to replace the country's first female head of state, Sahle-Work Zewde. Taye Astike Selassie, foreign minister since February ...

Ethiopian lawmakers on Monday chose Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie as the country's new president -- a largely ceremonial role -- leaving Africa with only one female head of state.