The Ethiopian girl band, Yegna, is more than just five cute teens with a catchy hook. These ambitious young ladies are challenging their whole community to acknowledge women in a new way. It’s been ...

On April 14th 2015, a Radio programme which mainly focuses on adolescent girls entitled 'Yegna' has got the fifth season new radio programme series on air, here in the capital. Marking the occasion ...

After two and a half years of rehearsals and practice, 'Yegna' is a hit on the musical and theatrical scenes in Addis Ababa. The formation of such a band with a purpose of librating young girls is a ...

Yegna means "ours" in Amharic, and it's the name of what’s currently Ethiopia’s most popular band. Five young women make music advocating social change and female empowerment. But recently it has lost ...