Like thousands of others fleeing to Sudan from the conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, 20-year-old Girum left his ...
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East Africa’s unfunded artistes could do so much more

Africa’s creative boom is reshaping global entertainment — but without government funding, the artists behind it are running on empty.
A Dutch court has opened a trial for an Eritrean man accused of running a brutal migrant smuggling network. Prosecutors say Tewelde Goitom brought East African migrants to Europe under ...
Designer Olivier Rousteing is stepping down as creative director of the Balmain fashion house after 14 hugely visible years.
Rubi Rose’s mom, Nardos Ghebrelul, has played a key role in keeping the rapper grounded. Discover the strong family ...
For Somali society, TikTok is more than an entertainment app; it is a powerful force reshaping identity, politics, and community life. It amplifies clannism by rewarding emotional, divisive content, ...
He died eight days after an attack outside his university gates. On August 13, 22-year-old Leeroy Kundai Ziweya, a Zimbabwean BSc student at Guru Kashi Universi ...
The Biennale of Sydney has today announced further artists, project highlights and initial programming for its 25th edition, ...
Although in the beginning, digital technology platforms were celebrated as spaces for cultural pride and connection, TikTok has increasingly become a stage where centuries-old clan identities are ...
Mengestu’s latest is narrated by an Ethiopian American known by his nickname ... the virtuoso guitarist Eddie Van Halen, at 65 in 2020. As the book’s title suggests, it’s not so much Alex’s own story ...
Bainbridge Island’s classic French restaurant closed after its chef-owner Greg Atkinson announced his retirement. Atkinson ...