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Lemma was a prolific and greatly respected Ethiopian artist He is the renowned painter of goat skin-canvas portraits of the 53 African leaders who founded the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963. Lemma was born in 1921 and recently passed away aged 92. He attended teachers training college then switched to join the Ethiopian […]
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Ethiopia has a long history of spice and herb production for the domestic market and has a unique, indigenous product, Korarima cardamom (Aframomum korarima).Modest quantities of several spices have been exported for centuries to countries in the Middle East and exportsto Europe have developed over the past twenty years(Wikipedia). Definition of herbs In general use,
Ethiopia’s tourism sector interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past seven months, will fully be reopened by the end of this October, Tourism Ethiopia announced. Tourism Ethiopia director-general, Sileshi Girma said most tourism facilities including hotels, tour operators and tourist destinations had halted operations because of the pandemic. The government has tried to help
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Education Development Trust, which leads the UK’s £20m technical assistance to Ethiopia, is supporting education system leaders globally. Their most recent thinkpiece, #LearningRenewed, shares a vision for school reopening in low-income countries. As education systems around the world begin to emerge from Covid-19-related lockdown, governments are facing the difficult decision of when and how to
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Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed has now inaugurated the Entoto Natural Park. The Prime Minister on the occasion expressed his gratitude to those who have contributed towards the construction of the park, which is part of the Beautifying Sheger Project. The park has been equipped with various facilities, including sports centers, restaurants, coffee shops (visitors
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With the feeling that perhaps Ethiopia is over the worst of the pandemic, Ethiopia is now getting back to work. The State of Emergency was not renewed in early September, Government offices are gradually opening with different offices set to open over the coming month, and the country is now opening for tourism. However, it
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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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DESTINO Dance is a social enterprise Dance Company using dance as means to empower society and create awareness within different members of our community. DESTINO is a legacy of Adugna Community Dance and Theatre Company and in 2014 Destino Dance was established by two international acclaimed professional dancers and choreographers Addisu Demissie and Junaid Jemal
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Let me begin with the following quote: “Food alone cures many diseases.” ~ Hu, Se-Hui, Chinese Imperial Physician, 1314 ADYou are what you eat. This was true before Christ and remains anno Domini. This is why we advocate food as medicine.There is in fact overwhelming clinical evidence to justify the use of Whole-Food Plant-Based diet
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