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February 2021

Ethiopia Habtemariam Elevated To Chairman & CEO Of Motown Records

ICONIC LABEL MOVES INTO 2021 WITH RENEWED CREATIVE INDEPENDENCE WITHIN UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP by Music Group Mar 01, 2021 SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music-based entertainment company, announced today that Ethiopia Habtemariam, who has served as President of Motown since 2014, has been elevated to Chairman and CEO …

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CAN WE CELEBRATE THE VICTORY OF ADWA, AFTER WE DESTROYED THE HERO OF ADWA STATUE?

Mulugeta Haile February 26, 2021 Four days from now, Ethiopia will mark the 125th Victory Day of the battle of Adwa. I can’t write this without mentioning the hate which the world witnessed last June 30, 2020, when the local government toppled and destroyed the equestrian monumental statue of Ras Makonnen, which was sculpted by …

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The Dream of Abyssinia: Two Black Aviators and Ethiopia

Feb 27, 2021 By Elizabeth Borja On October 3, 1935 the forces of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini began their advance upon Ethiopia, known in earlier times as Abyssinia. Italy had long coveted the territory to expand their colonial influence in East Africa. In 1896, Ethiopians had turned back an Italian invasion at Adwa (Adowa), serving as an …

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The Beauty of the Battle of Adwa

Tsegaye Tegenu, PhD 2021-02-25 Beauty is interpreted differently. Often it refers to physical characteristics that provides pleasure to senses. From this perspective, war is ugly because it causes death, injuries, and destruction. If we see beauty as a perception, it can lie outside the physical aspect.  Moral values and personal characteristics such as kindness and …

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Court acquits woman who was one of the four suspects in the assassination of Oromo artist Hachalu Hundessa

By Mahlet Fasil @mahletfasil Addis Abeba, February 25/2021 – The Federal High Court has today acquitted Lamrot Kamal, a woman who was one of the main suspects in the June 29/2020 assassination of prominent Oromo artist Hachalu Hundessa. Lamrot was one of the four suspects on trial for the alleged involvement in the assassination of Hachalu. The …

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Can agriculture be Ethiopia’s growth engine?

Heinz Strubenhoff/ Brookings Institution  February 24, 2021 Ethiopia is a net exporter of agriculture commodities. However, the low level of industrialized agriculture means that the country exports very little higher value processed food. Despite strong growth in manufacturing, agriculture remains the biggest export earner. Eighty percent of all export revenues of the country and 21 percent …

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