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There's a mysterious site in Africa that some say was built by angels. Carved deep in a mountainous region of Ethiopia stand 11 churches, each cut from a huge block of rock some 800 years ago.
AMBO, Ethiopia — For years, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has been one of the few institutions that helped bind this war-riven country together, unifying disparate ethnic groups around ...
Ethiopian Orthodox priests and other clergy members peform a ritual involving song, dance and a small procession outside Bete Maryam, als called St. Mary’s, Church on the occasion of the visit ...
In Ethiopia, divisions in the Orthodox church, once a unifying force in a country fraught with conflict, pose a new threat, finds Katharine Houreld .
Access to social media platforms has been restricted in Ethiopia, Internet watchdog NetBlocks said, following violent protests sparked by a rift within the country's Orthodox Church.
A deep rift within the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) has widened, with Oromo bishops formally establishing the breakaway “Oromia Orthodox Tewahedo Church” on 23 January. The newly ...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Widespread tensions caused by a rift within Ethiopia's Orthodox Christian church have resulted in the suspension of access to ...
Ethiopia's social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, and Telegram have been suspended. Anti-government protests regarding the church split led to the ban.
Access to social media platforms has been restricted in Ethiopia, the Internet watchdog NetBlocks says, after violent protests sparked by a rift within the country’s Orthodox Church.
NAIROBI, Kenya — Widespread tensions caused by a rift within Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christian church have resulted in the suspension of access to social media platforms including TikTok, Facebook ...