Category: People in the News

Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson’s journey from Ethiopia to Sweden to a home in Harlem | Wall Street Journal Click for the full story Photo: Mereja Media Dr. Melaku Worede is an Ethiopian plant scientist and internationally renowned for his pioneering work in plant genetic research and his role in restoring Ethiopia’s food security After obtaining a PhD in Agronomy (Genetics and Breeding) from the University of Nebraska, USA, he returned to… Photo: Mereja Media Ethiopian coffee ceremony Photo: Mereja Media Managing Partner at Ernst & Young Ethiopia, Zemedeneh Negatu is Among Africa’s Top 15 CEOs to Watch in 2015 Photo: Mereja Media Miss Universe Ethiopia 2014 – Hiwot Mamo boardboardboard Photo: Mereja Media Ethiopia Habtemariam named Billboard Magazine’s Women In Music 2014 | She is President, Motown Records/president, urban music/co-head of creative, Universal Music Publishing Group, Motown Records/Universal Music Publishing Group Photo: Mereja Media Ataklit Tesfaye, an Ethiopian Israeli, lights White House menorah – 17 Dec. 2014 Photo: Mereja Media Hailu Mergia On World Cafe | Hear an unusual session today with Hailu Mergia, a keyboard player and Ethiopian music star who now lives in the U.S. He came to World Cafe’s attention through Awesome Tapes From Africa, the website where Hailu Mergia & Low Mentality Brian Shimkovitz posts cassette tapes of African music he discovers. That’s what led Shimkovitz to Mergia… Photo: Mereja Media Teddy Afro arrives at Oslo Airport, Norway, 20 Dec. 2014 Photo: Mereja Media Mimi Alemayehou – the Ethiopian Woman On Top of a Multi-Billion Dollar Investment Company Photo: Mereja Media Liya Kebede on the cover of Vogue May 2009 Photo: Mereja Media