Authorities and security forces in Ethiopia’s contested Western Tigray Zone are arbitrarily detaining ethnic Tigrayans and severely restricting their movements, employment, and access to services. The ...

Tigray’s main political party has announced that it is taking back control of the region’s government, effectively ending a peace deal between Ethiopia’s federal government and the northern region.

Flying between African cities forces many travelers to transit outside the continent, through London, Paris or Dubai. But a $12.5 billion airport under construction in Ethiopia could help change that.

Not long ago Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s prime minister, won plaudits as a champion of free expression. He released dozens of journalists jailed by his predecessors, lifted bans on independent outlets and ...

Bluegrass superstar (it's kind of fun to have one of those these days, huh?) Billy Strings posted a photo of himself and some nasty-looking X-rays that came from an ill-advised bit of backstage ...

Billy Strings has broken his leg. The bluegrass singer, guitar virtuoso, and avid skateboarder was attempting a skateboard trick backstage after his show in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday ...

"I had every intention of carrying on with the tour and Dave Grohling it," Strings said, revealing that the Foo Fighters frontman offered his throne. By Gil Kaufman UPDATE: After the original story ...

Billy Strings, a two-time Grammy Award winner, from Ionia, confirmed on social media on Sunday, April 19, that he has broken his leg. Strings shared an X-ray on Facebook and Instagram of his leg ...

Grammy winner Billy Strings, who broke his leg over the weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, joked on Instagram and Facebook on Monday, April 20, that he was warned by fans about "screwing around" ...

Bluegrass musician Billy Strings revealed that he broke his leg in a “dumb a–” accident just before the encore at his sold-out concert in Virginia on Saturday — and is postponing several shows while ...

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