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Black Athletes Shine at 2021 Olympic Games

Elaine Thompson-Herah strikes second gold of Tokyo 2020 in 200m final with Christine Mboma of Namibia claiming silver. Athing Mu takes 800m gold Selemon Barega won gold in 10,000m finals Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) women's 100m hurdles final winner Weightlifting-Ecuador's Barrera wins gold in women's…

East Africa Featured by Editor August 27, 2020

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Ethiopia is set to launch its second satellite into space

Ethiopia is finishing plans to launch its second satellite into orbit next month, just eight months after the launch of its ETRSS-1 Satellite last December. The country’s space ambitions, backed by China’s funds and its satellite launch sites, has seen Ethiopian engineers…

Africans With Global Voices East Africa Featured Gamechangers Video by Ana Mosioa-Tunya November 19, 2018

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Ethiopia Elects First Female President Sahle-Work Zewde

Ethiopia has a history of female leaders such as Queen Candace and Queen of Sheba so the elevation of Sahle-Work Zewde as President of Ethiopia is the continuation of female participation in politics and leadership. Sahle-Work Zewde was born and raised in Addis…

East Africa Featured Politics by Ana Mosioa-Tunya July 9, 2018

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The Birth of Christianity in Africa & the Aksumite Empire

The Aksumite Empire which is situated in modern day Ethiopia was the genesis of the Christian faith in Africa. Oral tradition states that a Syrian ship on an expedition to spread Christianity was sailing in Aksumite waters when it was captured by…

Culture East Africa Featured Video by Ana Mosioa-Tunya June 22, 2018

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Brief History of the Axumite Kingdom in Ethiopia

The Kingdom of Axum /Aksum was an ancient kingdom in present day Ethiopia and Eritrea.The Axum or Aksum as they were known were a group that descended from indigenous Africans and Arabian settlers who settled in Africa. It is important to know…

Culture Featured by Editor April 9, 2018

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The Occult Power Behind Colonialism

There is an assumption among Africans that the reason that our continent was taken over was because our for bearers did not have superior weapons. It is certainly true because the British often expansively bragged “We have the maxim gun and they…

Africans With Global Voices America Business Featured by Editor January 8, 2018

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Remembering Academics We Lost in the Diaspora in 2017

YEWORKA BELACHEW Yeworkwha Belachew, former assistant dean, ombudsperson and founder of the Dialogue Center at Oberlin College, died on June 14 after a long illness. She was 65 years old. Belachew was a native of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She came to the United…

Culture East Africa Featured Politics The Caribbean by Editor December 18, 2017

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The Wedding of Ethiopian Prince Yoel and His American Beauty

This was the most sought out invitations on the Washington DC social scene of 2017; the wedding of Ethiopian Prince Yoel Makonnen to his American girlfriend Ariana. The theme of the wedding was “Old World Aristocracy meets New World Charm”. Prince Yoel…

East Africa Featured Video by Editor November 13, 2017

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Mengistu’s Rise to Power in Ethiopia

One of the longest surviving dynasties in not only African history but world history was the Solomonic dynasty in Ethiopia. It is important to note that Ethiopia was the only African country that was never colonized. It is believed that the Solomonic…

Culture East Africa by Editor June 5, 2017

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The Christian Kingdom in Ethiopia 800- 1270 A.D

In 800 A.D., the capital of Ethiopia was moved from Aksum to the central highlands. From about 1000 A.D., Ethiopia exported gold and ivory to Egypt but remained a largely agriculturally based economy. From about 1150 A.D., the Zagwe kings took control…