Whats Out Addis, people information about interesting people in town and in Ethiopian history
Ethiopia is known and appreciated the world over for its exquisite and intricate Crosses representing the centuries old Orthodox faith of the country going back to the preAxumite period. Crosses were first created out of wood, bone, leather and stone. The Falasha Jews, allegedly first practised the art and skill of producing crosses from silver. […]
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Victor Penner works for the Mission Am Nil’s Misrach Center – the nation’s leading vocational training center for people with physical disabilities. The Misrach Center offers 300 training and work placements at two locations. All offers are designed to promote the skills of people with a disability as much as possible and to lead them
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NEW YEAR REFLECTIONS From the land of origins Ethiopia, I send you all my warmest New Year wishes. January 01 marks the New Year for many people around the world just as here in Ethiopia New Year is celebrated by some but the Ethiopian Holy Days of Christmas and Timket are celebrated by millions of
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There are lots of events and activities in the coming months organised both by the private sector and the government of particular interest and aimed at the returning Diaspora – here are some highlights. One of the most anticipated events of the season is the Addis Expo and X-mas Festival @ Ghion hotel Addis Ababa
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A little girl who grew up in Addis, Sosina Wogayehu loved acrobatics from the age of 6 and grew up to become a globally renowned circus artiste creating multiple opportunities for many other young Ethiopian acrobats. After years abroad and an international career and education in Australia, Sosina returned to Ethiopia in 2013 to establish
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Ethiopian distance runner Tirunesh Dibaba made history at the 2008 Beijing Olympics when she became the first woman to win gold in both the 5,000-metre and 10,000-metre races. She defended her gold medal title in the 10,000 metres at the 2012 London Olympics, becoming the first woman to win the event at two consecutive Olympics.
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The Weeknd is more famous for chart-topping hits, but he is also a passionate supporter of the UN’s World Food Programme and has donated to the organisation’s relief efforts in Ethiopia recently. “The UN World Food Programme is doing urgent and important work to change and save lives on a daily basis and I feel
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This is an ancient forest protected since King Zera Yacob, with the super forest in Afro Alpine vegetation at over 3,000m (peaks at 3,600) and dropping down through Juniper Olive and Podocarpus forest to below 2,500m It is a short drive to Debre Berhan , and then the now almost completely asphalted road to to
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Sara Menker is an Entrepreneur and the CEO of Gro Intelligence. She is a trustee of the Mandela Institute for Development Studies and was elected one of the World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders. She has been selected as one of Time Magazines Most Influential People of 2021. Born and raised in Ethiopia, Sara went
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Bamboo labs is an award-winning social enterprise in Ethiopia working to address the growing aspirations for sustainable and accessible mobility in Addis Ababa. Capitalising on the huge supply of bamboo in Ethiopia and aligning with the government’s push for more sustainable modes of transport, they are producing wheelchairs and bicycles made out of bamboo for
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