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This article describes the different garments of traditional and historic Ethiopian clothing. Bernos (also transliterated Barnos, Burnos) is a wool cloak-like garment and hood woven in one piece, worn by Ethiopian and Eritrean highlanders. The term seems to be an adaptation of the Maghrebi version of Burnous. Donald N. Levine notes that the wealthier men […]
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Ethiopia has carried out its first exports of avocados by train under a pilot project forming part of the National Cool Logistics Network. An inauguration ceremony was held at Modjo Dry Port to mark the recent loading of the first refrigerated containers bound for the European market. The 24-tonne consignment was produced by dozens of
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Sheba Socks Plc is the first Ethiopian socks brand that draws its raw material from bamboo plants designed with Ethiopian Tillet patterns. Yiddiya Damtew, creator and manager of Sheba Socks, previously worked on business development for the multi-national company General Electric. They are Ethiopia’s first Socks brand on a simple mission: to provide uniquely designed
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Ditch expensive cleaners and head for the vinegar, lemon andbleach, because we’ve found 10 home remediesguaranteed to make the toughest cleanups a breeze. Almost-Free All-Purpose CleanerWhy buy an antibacterial spray cleaner if you can make one in less than five minutes? Combine 1 cup rubbing alcohol, 1 cup water, and 1 tablespoon white vinegar in
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Lulit’s handwoven was founded in 2015 and Lulit Sahle-Michae is the owner and creative director of Lulit’s Handwoven clothing and accessory shop. After obtaining her fashion and marketing BA in London, and working at various fashion and textile companies in France (including Mahlia Kent in Paris where she discovered her passion for the art of
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Jennet Lemma is the founder of Gaber Garment, a garment manufacturing social enterprise dedicated to empowering women in Ethiopia. A returnee from the United States, she repurposed her garment factory in April to produce face masks and protective gear. She retained jobs for all of her 75 employees, mostly women, despite the economic downturn caused
Athlete Haile Gebresselassie has presented the first electric car fully assembled by Hyundai Motors in Ethiopia to Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed today. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed said the electric car present has came at a time when the government is working to transform Ethiopia’s greening and climate change resilient aspirations in to concrete
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This book documents transformation in twenty rural communities in Ethiopia, that have changed almost beyond recognition, in complex ways with different implications for various people–men and women, adults and youth, rich and poor. The communities have become less rural through urbanisation and more outward-looking, including through labour migration. The local economies have become more diversified,
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Bioengineers from MIT and Harvard in the USA have been working on developing sensors that can detect viruses such as Ebola and Zika for the last six years. Their hard work has since then progressed and they are now adopting their technology to aid in the fight against coronavirus. James Collins, a professor of Biological
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The African Development Bank has approved a $1.2 million grant to Ethiopia’s government to finance a feasibility study into a standard-gauge railway (SGR) link between Ethiopia and neighbouring Sudan. This grant from the African Development Fund, the Group’s concessional-rate lending arm, covers 35% of the total cost of the study, estimated at $3.4 million. The
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