Deforestation is a disaster for the environment, but it is a disaster for people too. Bees for Development workers see this in their work helping people around Lake to improve their lives through beekeeping. Here, beekeepers face a huge problem: severe deforestation, including the loss of nectar-bearing trees, has had a devastating impact on bees. […]
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Teff, an ancient grain originally from Ethiopia, is a staple crop for 50 million people in the country. It is also increasingly popular worldwide, touted as a superfood for its gluten-free, high fiber and protein, and low-sugar properties. Yet dramatic temperature increases projected in Ethiopia by 2070, could force farmers to grow it only in
In 2014 international photographer James C. Lewis held an amazing exhibition of “African Orishas” as he paid homage to African deities through his art. James C. Lewis has a series of photos that depict some of the most famous Bible characters as people of African and Middle Eastern origins. The series features over 80 models
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Yaphet Teklu is from Addis Ababa and he discovered his love of photography while exploring his own hometown. School and part-time jobs took him to all corners of the city and gave him the chance to see it in a new light. Born in Ethiopia and now living in the United States, Yaphet Woubishet first
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Aster Zaoude was born in 1953 and raised in Addis Ababa until 1970 and after completing her Baccalaureate at Lycee Guebre Mariam she left for France to study Law pursuing her graduate studies in International Law at the Sorbonne University in Paris. Aster was raised by a mother who was a pioneer female entrepreneur and
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Great Ethiopian Run has announced the postponement of the 2020 TOTAL Great Ethiopian Run International 10km race due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 20th edition of the race was scheduled to take place on November 15, 2020. It was announced that the postponement of the race and further details of the new date will be
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Mesele Thair is pictured at work sewing masks in Ethiopia. She is among the young beneficiaries of a rural project that has been involved in the mask production within some of the major textile companies in the Tigray Region. Among 531 students graduated in textile technical training, 115 of them are now engaged in mask
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The first batch of 34 young Ethiopians received railway operation training in central China’s Zhengzhou City and graduated yesterday. They will work as train drivers on the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway, the 756-km railway thats connects Ethiopia to Djibouti. Dagmawit Moges, Ethiopia’s Minister of Transport, has congratulated the graduates. “As Ethiopia’s first graduates, remember the great responsibility
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Ethiopia’s harvest in unique! In most countries harvest of Hass variety occurs between November to May. In Tigray they are harvesting in June and expect to have a second harvest in November. This places Ethiopia at a huge comparative advantage for Avocado production and primarily for export. Ethiopia has favorable agroclimatic conditions to produce and
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With its blue and white colors, private facilities, philanthropic work, many sports clubs, the Olympiacos Hellenic Athletic Association goes beyond embracing the Addis Ababa Greek community and represents Hellenism itself in the African country. In 1910, the Greek community was the most populous of all Addis Ababa’s foreign groups, with 334 people, mainly from the
