The Aurora City Council appointed Amsalu Kassaw to fill a vacant at-large city council seat, making him the first minority immigrant resident to serve on the council. “I’m very happy,” Kassaw said ...

Ethiopian authorities accuse South African duo Mapara A Jazz of lying about being kidnapped for publicity, providing audio ...

The Church of St. Mary of Zion is seen in Axum, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. As Ethiopia’s Tigray region slowly resumes telephone service after three months of conflict, ...

Youth & education: Ethiopia, India & Burma (1865-1896) -- Return to Ethiopia (1896-1901) -- Campaigning in the Ogaden & return to Burma (1901-1907) -- Transitions in life: from Burma to England to ...

The Aurora City Council will soon return to full strength after it appointed Amsalu Kassaw as the newest member of the 11-person council Monday night. Amsalu Kassaw, who was chosen by Aurora City ...

Ariana Austin met prince Joel Makonnen in Pearl Nightclub in D.C. — -- When one woman met a young man in a popular D.C. nightclub, she had no idea she'd go onto marry him, much less become part ...

Amsalu Kassaw came to the United States from Ethiopia 17 years ago. As he left his home country, he feared arrest by the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front, a left-wing paramilitary group that ...

Harar, Ethiopia – When Abdallah Ali Sherif was growing up in eastern Ethiopia, his parents never spoke about the history of his city. “When I asked my parents about our history, they told me we didn’t ...

HAWASSA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Protesters in the Ethiopian city of Hawassa blocked roads and burned tires on Thursday after security forces thwarted a meeting of activists to declare a new region for ...

A new book, The Chaos Precinct: Johannesburg as a port city, by Tanya Zack traces how migrant Ethiopians have shaped a trading post in Johannesburg’s inner city. Zack, a planner who specialises in ...