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Bale Mountains for UNESCO

Bale Mountains National Park sheltersmore than 1600 different kinds of plants, 78 kinds of mammals and about 200 bird species in its different habitat. Bale Mountains National Park, established in 1962, is located 400KM south of Addis, in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. The park has a total area of about 2200 square kilometers, stretching

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Black Panther; Wakanda Forever And Films Connections To Ethiopia

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a 2022 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Black Panther. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to Black Panther (2018) and the 30th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). In the film, the leaders of Wakanda

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Rest In Peace Ali Birra

The honorable and much beloved musician Ali Bira recently passed away. He had been in the music business for over 50 years and recorded almost 300 songs. He was born in Dire Dawa where a park was named after him and he received honorary degrees from Dire Dawa and Jimma Universities. Ali Birra was well

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Lal: The Honey Company

Lal, The Honey Company is not a commodity -it’s a culture and is a duly registered indigenous company in Ethiopia favored for providing pure Ethiopian honey varieties for local and international customers. Lal means honey. The name Lal, originates from Lalibela. Legend has it that the name Lalibela – meaning “He eats Honey” in Agew,

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Founder & Creative Director of Paradise Fashion, “Genet”

Genet Q&A Tell me about yourself? My name is Genet Kebede, Founder & Creative Director of Paradise Fashion, “GENET” a well-known fashion brand in Ethiopia that I established in 1992. What interests you about this role? I was inspired by Ethiopian “Hager Lebse” (traditional Ethiopian cloth) and authentic Ethiopian handwoven textiles. What are you passionate

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The Other Side

Film About Two Orphan Boys Inspired by a true story, this film is aimed at raising awareness for the Ethiopian orphan crisis. In 2018, 20-year old filmmaker Josh Leong travelled to Ethiopia and during his time in the country, he created a documentary series on Ethiopia’s abandoned children crisis. Currently around five million Ethiopians between

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