Ethiopian jazz musician Mulatu Astatke smiled as he held his arms aloft to acknowledge his audience for the last time. Last ...

An Eritrean man alleged to be a people-smuggling kingpin has been extradited to the Netherlands by the United Arab Emirates. Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam had been on an international wanted list ...

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Ethiopia’s leader loves big projects. With a contentious megadam completed on the Nile, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed now plans Africa’s largest airport and a nuclear power plant. But the landlocked ...

Spotify announced on Wednesday that, for the first time, it’s giving users more control over the streaming service’s algorithm. That’s at least how the company is framing the launch of its new ...

Scientists say they have solved the mystery of the Burtele foot, a set of 3.4 million-year-old bones found in Ethiopia in 2009. The fossils, along with others unearthed more recently, have now been ...

We asked 16 business leaders to share the songs that get them motivated and energized for the day. They named tracks by Beyoncé, Eminem, and U2, among others. Listen to their complete playlist on ...

There's how old you are, and there's how old Spotify thinks you are. That divide became clear this week with the release of Spotify Wrapped, the streaming platform's personalized year-end recap. It ...

Mastermind of Talking Heads and playlister extraordinaire, David Byrne, is kicking off the 2025 holiday season with a collection of songs for “people who hate Christmas music.” Byrne’s 32-track ...

With Mariah Carey and Wham! saturating airwaves with their holiday tunes, it’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas. But if all you want for Christmas is a reprieve from stereotypical Christmas ...

The streamer’s annual charts are just another version of the tech that’s alienating us from our inner lives. Hold on to your musical memories and reclaim ownership of your taste I like year-end list ...