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In celebrations of Meskel — a word in the local Amharic language for "cross" — bonfires are burned across the country. In Meskel square Thursday, the patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox ...

However, at Thursday's meeting, Egypt and Ethiopia refused to sign the communique mentioning the issue on the grounds no consensus had been reached as to which country should be Africa's ...

(AP video: Yidnek Lemma) Religious leaders and Ethiopians celebrate Meskel, meaning the Cross in Amharic, is an annual religious holiday among Orthodox in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Thursday, Sept. 26, ...

Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Addis Ababa to celebrate Meskel, an annual religious festival distinguished ...

Additionally, the band have revealed how a poem helped ‘Alone’ come to fruition. The LP, which marks The Cure’s first full-length release since 2008’s 4:13 Dream, is set to be shared on November 1st, ...

Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Amharic-speaking Australians.

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Ties between Egypt and Somalia have grown this year over their shared mistrust of Ethiopia, prompting Cairo to send several planeloads of arms to Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, after the ...

Teaching poetry is daunting for high school teachers. Nevertheless, we know that effective poetry instruction is good for students. It is an opportunity to explore often-underutilized speaking and ...

If you opened Grok, Elon Musk's AI chatbot, and asked it to write a poem about anti-wokeness like an angsty middle schooler, you'd likely still get something better than the drivel the multi ...

With leaves turning golden, nights drawing in and fires being lit, autumn is the perfect time to settle down in a comfy chair with some poetry for company. Here is a selection of our favourite poems ...