The Kremt rains have been heavy this year; Ethiopia’s rainy season is brought about by the same weather system that causes India’s monsoon, and like the monsoon it runs from its beginning at the end of June until it peters out in late September/or early October. As anticipated the rains, which drive people indoors in […]
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Over- exfoliating (physical and chemical) Over- exfoliating can exacerbate skin conditions and break down the skin’s protective barrier. Based on skin condition, type, and age, skin exfoliating is recommended to be used on average every two weeks. We need to be cautious when we dry facial skin; either it has to be air dryed or
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The World Cleanup Day took place in Addis Ababa with a community based Clear Up campaign involving the participation of senior government officials. Marking the day, almost one million residents of the city led by Deputy Mayor Adanech Abiebie conducted a debris clear out in residential quarters and vicinities of schools and religious institutions in
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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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Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) of China recently announced the launch of Teaching of Amharic Language in a Degree Program. Diplomatic corps from Ethiopian Embassy in China attended the ceremony organized by the University in connection with the announcement of the launch of the program. On the occasion, it was stated that the program is
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The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church is to build an international standard medical center aimed at attracting tourists at a cost of 210 million dollars (13.6 billion birr) . The Medical Center will be able to handle up to 600 overnight patients. The Medical Center is expected to be completed within two years and will enhance
Swarms of locusts continue to devastate crops across parts of eastern Africa. But a project funded by the Scottish Government has enabled a Tearfund partner to reach thousands of people who’ve lost their food and income. Ethiopia and Somalia are in the midst of the biggest invasion of the insects in 25 years – and
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Samuel Merga is CEO and President of African Space Research Organization and African Intelligence Security and African Intelligence Security Agency. First of all Congratulations on your great achievements in helping Ethiopia progress in Space Technology! Please tell our readers about your own education and your journey in pursuing a career in Space Technology?? “I was
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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In what is probably a first-ever, Ethiopian writers’ short stories are anthologized and published in the US this August. Addis Ababa Noir is the name of the collection edited by Maaza Mengiste and features big Ethiopian literary names such as Adam Reta, Bewketu Seyoum, Meron Hadero and Sulaiman Addonia. In total, the book includes fourteen
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