Ethiopian farmer and his ‘transformational’ crop of avocados. Bogale Borena set up an avocado nursery in Yirgalem in the south of Ethiopia, and has been so successful with the venture that he was named as one of 17 Food Heroes by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Agency. Food Heroes are recognized for their commitment to […]
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Benyam Bisrat, the youngest of 9 children from the Jupiter family dynasty, is the managing Director of Jupiter International Hotel where he achieved great success culminating in Jupiter being credited as the best company in Ethiopia to work for (survey taken by Deloitte). Raised with the principals of taking care of People before Profit, Benyam
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Victor Penner works for the Mission Am Nil’s Misrach Center – the nation’s leading vocational training center for people with physical disabilities. The Misrach Center offers 300 training and work placements at two locations. All offers are designed to promote the skills of people with a disability as much as possible and to lead them
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Christmas in Ethiopia is called Ganna (or Genna) and is celebrated on January 7th. An important Ethiopian holiday, visitors in the country can get an insight into the religious traditions and culture of the African nation. Ganna comes 12 days before the Timkat festival, another important holiday. Travelers with an Ethiopian eVisa can spend up to 90 days in Ethiopia
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An Ethiopian archbishop keeps the ancient craft of parchment bookmaking alive, but he needs a supply of goat skins. Archbishop Kalehiwot Habtewold still practices the ancient craft of parchment bookmaking. The Bookmaker by filmmaker Girum Berehanetsehay unfolds in the mists of the high Ankober Mountains of Ethiopia. To be able to do that, he sets
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NEW YEAR REFLECTIONS From the land of origins Ethiopia, I send you all my warmest New Year wishes. January 01 marks the New Year for many people around the world just as here in Ethiopia New Year is celebrated by some but the Ethiopian Holy Days of Christmas and Timket are celebrated by millions of
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Tens of thousands of illegal human settlements pose a real threat to the continued existence of an endangered elephant population, according to satellite analysis of the Babile Elephant Sanctuary in eastern Ethiopia by University of Oxford researchers and the Born Free Foundation. Researchers from Oxford’s School of Geography and the Environment and Born Free found,
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Mafi Mafi is among the six finalists of the 2021 Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge – each finalist was carefully selected from over 430 applications received from start-ups and scaleups globally. Building on Tommy Hilfiger’s sustainability vision to Waste Nothing and Welcome All, the third edition of the program strives to continue amplifying and supporting
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There are lots of events and activities in the coming months organised both by the private sector and the government of particular interest and aimed at the returning Diaspora – here are some highlights. One of the most anticipated events of the season is the Addis Expo and X-mas Festival @ Ghion hotel Addis Ababa
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