Gold Medals For Outstanding Ethiopian Athletes At Athletic World Championships
“We came to Belgrade aiming to make history for Ethiopia,” So said Selemon Barega and indeed they did. The Ethiopian domination of the men’s 3000m continued with an eighth gold and a second successive 1-2 …
Artist and Poet Profile: Kebedech Tekleab
Kebedech was born in Addis Ababa but she arrived from a concentration camp in Somalia where she had been a prisoner of war for 10 years. When she left Ethiopia in 1979, she was only …
125 Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Between France and Ethiopia
The 125th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and Ethiopia Ethiopia and France celebrate this year their 125th anniversary of diplomatic relations. On March 20th 1897, Léonce Lagarde signed with Menelik II a friendship treaty …
Sabhar Preserving Ancient Weaving and Cotton Spinning Skills
Most Ethiopian handweavers work in their own homes on simple but extremely practical looms such as this one. Sabahar employs home-based weavers. Paid on a production basis, these weavers are kept busy full-time with our …
New Book: A Gallop in Ethiopia: Wax, Gold and the Abyssinian Pony
A Gallop in Ethiopia: Wax, Gold & the Abyssinian Pony will help you understand Ethiopia by giving you useful insights into the country’s culture and history. Filled with the personal observations of the author, Wax, …
Social Enterprise Ethiopia: Monthly Meetup Addis
In order to build and expand the Social Enterprise ecosystem, Social Enterprise Ethiopia (SEE) organises a monthly MeetUp Addis event; this is an opportunity for invited social entrepreneurs to share their experiences of how they …
Running in the Right Direction
Sports is the great equalizer! It has enormous power to generate social and economic change by contributing to sustainable development across all sectors and for all people.Sports has the innate ability to challenge societal norms …
Remembering Guzo Adwa
The victory of Adwa, dubbed”An African Victory”, is celebrated every year on the 1st of March to commemorate the victory Ethiopia took over the Italian army at the final battlefront of the mountains of Adwa …
The art of silversmithing
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 …
Misrach Centre – A Social Enterprise
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 …
An editorial commentary on
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 …
The Great Ethiopian Homecoming Diaspora Event
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 …
The Circus Center: Training and Empowering Ethiopian Youth
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 …
The Fastest Family on Earth
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 Weeknd: Passionate Humanitarian
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 …
