What’s out Addis Arts and Culture
A street-art competition has been launched by the Delegation of the European Union to the African Union. The initiative will involve street artists from Africa and Europe to visualise dialogue, open-mindedness, human dignity, and mutual respect between Africa and Europe. Through the universal language of art the aim is to bring the two continents together. […]
Street Heart – Two Continents, One Beat Read More »
10 years old Ethiopian Soliyana Giza has won the 2020 AfriCAN Code Challenge (ACC) competition a newly launched continent-wide tech competition where young people were invited to create an educational computer game. According to organizers Soliyana’s submission called “Mathstainement” won the Pan-African prize. The ACC competition invited youths to create an educational computer game. She
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A must-read book on the History of Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity that Shaped Ethiopia as a country. Author John Binns is Visiting Professor of Eastern Orthodox Studies at the University of Cambridge and Priest of Great St Mary’s, Cambridge (UK). He serves also as Chairperson of the charity Partners for Change to Ethiopia. Surrounded by steep
The Orthodox Church of Ethiopia: A History Read More »
The 7th Gumma Film Award is an Ethiopian movie award, with the sole aim of acknowledging and honoring the best Ethiopian performing films and artists. It is exclusively sponsored by Bedele Special. Ethiopia cinema and the Ethiopian film industry in general is a relatively recent phenomenon in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian film industry is growing but
Gumma film award: recognising Ethiopian cinema by Rahel Berhane Read More »
The months of February and March have graced us with artistic and cultural events that have revived the city’s spirit since the beginning of COVID-19 which preoccupied our minds. Music festivals able to bring the South African Artist Master KG and the Tanzanian Artist Diamond PlatnumZ have been a part of the city’s spiritual revival
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Ethiopia is the latest destination to be awarded the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Safe Travels Stamp – the world’s first-ever global safety and hygiene stamp – following major steps implemented by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism last year to ensure safety for residents, travellers, and workers and businesses in the tourism value
Ethiopia awarded the Safe Travels stamp Read More »
Born in Madagascar in 1943, Dr Jember Tefera finished elementary school in Ethiopia and her secondary and university education in Great Britain. She received a master’s degree in Primary Health Care (PHC) and M.Phil. from the University of Manchester. “I saw poverty restricting people from getting medical care, that’s why I wanted to study it.”
Remembering dr. Jember Teferra Read More »
Khat, a flowering plant with leaves that produce a stimulant effect when chewed, has been harvested in Ethiopia for centuries. With social significance in communities around the world, khat is a cash crop, sustaining many who have worked in the fields for generations. Filmed in luminous black-and-white, “Faya Dayi” traces the harvesting of khat, by
Faya Dayi – mesmerising new film about khat Read More »
Bereket Lulseged is the author of Muna & Abebe, a fun and adventurous children’s book about the exceptional friendship between 10-year old Muna and the legendary Ethiopian athlete Abebe Bikila. It’s the first book written by Bereket Lulseged. In order to make the reading fun and adventurous, Bereket envisioned a curious little girl traveling back
New book for children: Muna and Abebe Read More »
Opened in 2007, Tukul Village is located just a 10-15 minute walk downhill from most of the major rock-hewn churches and consists of twelve red sandstone Tukul huts, each topped with a thatched roof and split into two storeys, offering 24 en suite rooms. The hotel is well-known for its concepted architecture, which is a
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