At the end of Bole Road is a gateway to a myriad sought after destinations in Ethiopia, Africa and beyond, destinations that can be reached directly within a few hours, often with flights seven days a week. BEACH ESCAPES: Mombassa and Zanzibar are just over a two-hour flight away, the Seychelles just over three and […]
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“ … peace, love, joy, and justice” Founded in 2009 by the charismatic Melaku Belay, Ethiopia’s leading dancer and a respected cultural ambassador, who has made his Fendika Cultural Center a global gathering place, Ethiocolor draws deeply from the bardic well of Ethiopia’s diverse heritage. Their revelatory practice is an ecstatic symbiosis of dance and
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According to WHO statistics for Ethiopia in 2017, 4,480,113 individuals (4.7% pf the population) and 3,139,003 people (3.3% of the population) grappled with the weight of depression and anxiety respectively. This is a clear reflection of how the strains of modern life – the juggling act of finances, the roller coaster of relationships, and the
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Chef Nebiyu Ermias has quite simply, with a lot of perseverance, mastered the art and skill of Chinese cooking and his food is sizzling; very hot and very exciting! He is as equally passionate about his cooking as he is about providing customer service to his guests. It is quite usual for him to emerge
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Naomi Haile Girma, 23, is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for San Diego Wave FC in the National Women’s Soccer League and the United States national team. She was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2022 NWSL Draft. Naomi was born in California, to parents Girma Aweke and Seble
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The origin of the Ethiopian Calendar is very much the same as the ancient solar Coptic calendar from Egypt, the oldest in history. It is believed that the famous Imhotep, the supreme official of King Djoser C.2670 B.C. played a part in the development of this calendar. Going further back, the ancient Egyptians used a
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“Enkutatash the “gift of jewels” The change of seasons, the legend of the Queen of Sheba, the Bible, Christian spirituality, the ancient Coptic calendar and the blooming of the golden Meskel flowers are all associated with the celebration of the Ethiopian New Year on Meskerem 1 (September 11 GC). As the rains tail off in
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“ … the most inhospitable, inhabited place on the planet” September marks the transition of the cloudy, rainy Kremt to the golden, warm and sunny skies of Bega in Ethiopia. But there is a place here that begs to differ: in the heart of the Afar Triangle lies a place known as the Danakil Depression,
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Alas, it is now the season for itchy eyes, runny noses, and sneezing, symptoms which are very often combined with a fever. Ethiopians tell you it is “Gunfan” or Flu, and ferengies will tell you it is “allergies” or the “common cold”. As a sufferer, you cough and splutter and carry on with your daily
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