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Polar Plus Excellence Hub: Profile

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Polar Plus Excellence Hub offers effective and contextualized professional Business and Development solutions to small, medium, and large-scale business organizations, government institutions, civil societies, international organizations, and individuals.  Polar Plus Excellence Hub also provides Research and Consultancy services to generate solutions or policy ideas in business, management, and development-related fields and offers training to improve […]

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Prince Merid Tafesse:

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Li’ilit Princess: Homage To Mother “Twenty-five years living every minute for art…trusting, having vision, developing…the blessing of art leads me in a divine direction. I know who I am and my purpose; I paint, draw, sculpt what I see and feel…what most dare not express,” Prince Merid Tafesse. On Friday March 15, St. George Golla

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Ruth Girmay Named Most Commendable Bag Designer

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Ruth Girmay has been announced as the most commendable designer at the African Talent Leather Design Showcase 2023 Grand Finale held in Mombasa, Kenya in January 2024. “The Real Leather. Stay Different. African Talent Leather Design Showcase 2023” was held in partnership with the Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute. Celebrating Africa’s most innovative leather designers,

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LEMLEM Brand

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Liya Kebede & empowering Ethiopian women Since its creation in 2007, Liya Kebede’s brand Lemlem has aimed to preservetraditional Ethiopian weaving techniques while providing stable jobs for women. Lemlem is contributing to Ethiopia’s economic growth, which has averaged 10% annually, by focusing on slow, ancestral techniques. Every Lemlem garment is handmade by Ethiopian artisans, who

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Ethiopian Teenager Winner Of Prestigious 2023 Young Scientist Challenge

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The soap replenishes the skin with dendritic cells, which help protect the skin and fight cancer. 14-year-old Ethiopian American, Heman Bekele wins the 2023 3M Young Scientist Challenge with Skin Cancer Treating Soap. Heman spent the last four months competing against nine other finalists and secured his win during final  Challenge events at 3M global

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Michael Metaferia

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Congratulations to Michael Metaferia for Best Photographer of Wildlife and Nature 2023 Award Michael Metaferia is a travel photographer, who contributes regular travel features for What’s Out. We are delighted that he has been awarded the Best Photographer of Wildlife and Nature 2023 by the Oromia Tourism Commission. Michael extended his sincere thanks to “Visit

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Ye’ Kollo Temari

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The Wandering Seekers Of Tradition, Poetry, And Faith In their quest for knowledge and understanding, these young souls embark on a journey that takes them through villages and towns, their footsteps leaving an indelible mark on the landscapes they traverse. They wander not only in search of sustenance but also in search of knowledge and

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Gebisa Ejeta,

Professor Gebisa Ejeta Awarded U.S.A. National Medal Of Science

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President Joe Biden awarded the National Medal of Science to Gebisa Ejeta, aPurdue University professor who developed sorghum hybrids that have helped feedmillions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. Professor Gebisa is a Distinguished Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics, and International Agriculture, Executive Director of the Purdue Center for Global Food Security and Purdue UniversityPresidential

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