What can’t you find in Merkato, the open-air market near Piazza that is a city unto itself? A new children’s book, Spaced, follows the young Fekadu, a boy with his head in the clouds, as he finds an old motorcycle helmet and remakes it into a spacesuit, ready for a flight to the moon. While […]
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Gudi fecha ጉዲፈቻ is originally a practice indigenous to the Oromo culture, which allows ‘outsiders’ and children to integrate and be fully accepted in the social order. Beyond just being tolerated into the society, the newcomers are to be treated really well, like welcomed guests into a warm community. The local adoptions are open, meaning
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Disney has put a Queen of Sheba a one hour scripted drama series is in development. Sheba, is also exec co produced by actress-writer-producer Azie Tesfai who came up with the idea (Tesfai was born and raised in California, the daughter of Eritrean immigrants who grew up in Ethiopia). The drama explores the rise to
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Rebuilding families , one child a Twenty three years ago, in a casual discussion with group of friends about our country and our people, we discovered that we were all aching to help but did not know how to do it or where to begin. We all have tried to help here and there with
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Vaisala a global leader in weather, environmental, and industrial measurement, headquartered in Finland, has unveiled a new era in sustainable and reliable weather insights by powering Ethiopia’s new weather radar network with solar energy. Utilizing clean solar energy power will allow Ethiopia’s new weather radar network to operate with highest availability so decision-makers can focus
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Meet Milky; a mother of three, born and raised in Addis Ababa. She received her first degree in Ethiopian Language and literature and a Master’s degree in TEFL from Addis Ababa University. Her journey as an entrepreneur started when she faced the challenge of finding a trained nanny for her first-born daughter. Despite her efforts
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A crowdfunding campaign backed by Ethiopian comedian Eshetu Melese has led to more than $1.6m (£1.35m) raised within 48 hours for a charity that plans to build what it describes as the first nursing home facility for homeless people in the country. The money has come from 15,200 donations, with the highest amount being $10,000.
Ethiopian Comedian raises $1.6m for Charity in 48 hours Read More »
Starting out as a small cafeteria tucked behind Parliament back in 1973 with just 8 employees, over the decades since then, family owned Romina has grown in size and popularity now employing over 200. Romina Plc was founded by Girma Taye, a prominent, self-made business man with extensive experience in the hospitality industry. The Romina
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‘Extraordinary and thrilling … This story should be known to every man, woman and child’ – Lemn Sissay In 1868, British troops charged into the mountain empire of Ethiopia, stormed the citadel of its monarch Tewodros II and grabbed piles of his treasures and sacred manuscripts. They also took his son – six-year-old Prince Alamayu – and
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