What’s Out Addis City News and info
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 […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated Sheger Bread Factory, the largest bakery and flour factory in Africa. Built in Kaliti on 41,000 square meters of land, it will be able to reduce the current cost of a 100 gram bread to 1 birr and 20 cents down from three birr. “The Sheger Bread Factory we inaugurated
Sheger bread factory – providing discounted bread and multiple jobs Read More »
When Rediet Abebe, M.S. ’18, Ph.D. ’19, came to the United States from Ethiopia, she was surprised to find such drastic inequality. “At least in Ethiopia, we were sort of resource constrained – I could see why it was that way,” she said. “But here, it just didn’t make any sense to me.” Around the
Rediet Abebe; trailblazing ahead Read More »
The Common Cuckoo, named Onon after a Mongolian river, set off from its winter home in Zambia in southern Africa on 20 March and flew about 13,000km to arrive at its birthplace and breeding grounds near Khurkh Bird Banding Station in Mongolia. The bird, named Onon, had left Khurkh Bird Banding Station in Mongolia with
Onon the Cuckoo travels 2600 kms in one year! Read More »
As the world continues to be blighted by COVID19, climate and environmental concerns have been put out of mind. Yet the environmental emergency is getting worse: Amazonian forest being destroyed faster than ever, as is the forest in the Congo basin in Africa; fires are burning in the Arctic Tundra forest in northern Russia; the
Don’t forget the environment while worrying about covid-19 Read More »
The recovery from coronavirus of an Ethiopian man who is believed to be at least 100 years old was “incredible”, one of the doctors who treated him told the BBC. Aba Tilahun Woldemichael’s family says he is 114, which would make him the world’s oldest man, but there is no birth certificate to confirm his
Centennial Ethiopian elder beats covid! Read More »
The Office of PM Abiy Ahmed announced on Tuesday July 21 that the first-round target of filling the mega-dam on Abay River, the main tributary of the River Nile, commenced. The office said the current rainfall and runoff situation in the region made conditions conducive to fill the dam “It has become evident over the
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – filling has commenced Read More »
Ethiopia has recently evolved into one of the most interesting gem-producing countries, with large reserves of sapphire and emerald coming onto the market. Ethiopian dealers, exporters, and governments are gathering knowledge about new deposits, other gem varieties, and gemstone manufacturing to make the most of these immense gemstone resources. In February 2017, GIA received news
Brilliant Blue – Ethiopian Sapphires Read More »
If there is a common language in our world, it’s music; For some, it’s life itself and nothing else makes sense without it. Teddy Flute was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1984 G.C. At a young age, his brother played a major role in introducing him to the music world; it didn’t
PROFILE: Tewodros Negash a.k.a Teddy Flute Read More »
NERD (New Era Research and Development) Center is finding a way to make oxygen ventilators to help combat the COVID-19 situation in the country. NERD is a research center for university students, graduates and hobbyists to develop their concepts into prototypes. The center provides prototyping services for any hardware projects composed of mechanical engineering, electrical
Local Ethiopian innovators at work creating oxygen ventilators Read More »
