Ethiopian

In Robin Dimet’s heartfelt documentary, literary translation is a lonely, precarious pursuit. Living in a rudimentarily furnished home in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, sixtysomething Sami has spent nearly two decades translating Greek mythology into Amharic. Slight in frame, the reticent figure only lights up when he speaks of his colossal project, which has grown into an all-consuming obsession. The book has overwhelmed all other aspects of his life, leaving friends, relatives and Sami’s own wellbeing in the rearview…

Ethiopian startup eQub is the winner of the fintech pitch-off at 4YFN 2024, Mobile World Congress’ startup event. TechCrunch was on the ground in Barcelona to meet its business development lead Nahom Michael this week. The startup’s name is an Amharic word referring to a local form of peer-to-peer credit, Michael said. An Equb is a group of people who join forces to save money, which is then distributed on a rotating basis. Known as a rotating savings and credit association, or ROSCAS, this financing modality is…

The music of the pianist Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, who has died at the age of 99, seemed to reflect every area of her extraordinary life. A daughter of Addis Ababa’s upper classes, she was immersed in Ethiopian traditional song, then trained in classical violin and piano, embraced early jazz and later took holy orders. So it’s quite fitting that her compositions were a curious fusion of fin de siècle parlour piano, gospel, ragtime, Ethiopian folk music and the choral traditions of the country’s Orthodox church. A BBC…

Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, an Ethiopian nun, composer and pianist, has died at the age of 99.According to the country’s state-run news outlet Fana Broadcasting Corporate, she died in Jerusalem. Guèbrou had been living at the Ethiopian Monastery there for almost 40 years.As a child, she spent time as a prisoner of war and went on to study under the Polish violinist Alexander Kontorowicz in Cairo.Guèbrou released her first album in 1967, donating proceeds to those in need, and continued to use money made from her music…

Figure 1: African Manufacturing Trade with China. China is now the African continent's largest trading partner, accounting for US$254 billion in 2021. It's also the main country of origin for African manufacturing imports, providing 16% of Africa's total in 2018. In most African countries the influx of Chinese products has become a…

Photo: Getty Images (Getty Images)Facebook and its parent company Meta are being sued for allegedly allowing toxic, violence-inciting content to flourish in communities in Ethiopia, where a civil war has left hundreds of thousands dead in recent years. The lawsuit, filed by two Ethiopian researchers, accuses the tech giant of helping to fuel violence in the region through indifference—a lack of effective content moderation controls. The suit claims that the tech giant’s recommendations systems—algorithmic encouragement…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic have "severely ruptured" the social and emotional development of some of the world's poorest children, as well as their academic progress, new evidence shows. In a study of over 2,000 primary school pupils in Ethiopia, researchers found that key aspects of…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books With Enebla, author Luladey Moges turned unexpected downtime into the realization of a long-held dream Get the latest from Laura Brehaut straight to your inbox Sign Up Doro wot (lower left-hand corner) is pictured with injera and a variety of other dishes from Enebla. Photo by DL Acken Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books Luladey Moges shares how to make doro wot (spicy chicken stew) and ambasha (celebration bread), and perform an Ethiopian coffee ceremony Get the latest from Laura Brehaut straight to your inbox Sign Up Clockwise from left: Author Luladey Moges, buna (Ethiopian traditional coffee ceremony), ambasha (Ethiopian traditional bread) and doro wot (spicy chicken stew) from Enebla. Photo by DL Acken /Author photo by Bob Hodson…

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday issued an order of interim injunction restraining the Nigerian government from proceeding with the establishment of its proposed national carrier. TheCable reported that the temporary injunction was given in a suit marked FHC/L/CS/2159/2022 and filed by registered trustees of the Airline Operators in Nigeria (AON), Azman Air Services Limited, Air Peace Limited, Max Air Limited, United Nigeria Airline Company Limited, and Top brass Aviation Limited, the plaintiffs. It said…