What’s out Addis Arts and Culture
The biggest condominium complex in East Africa, on the outskirts of Addis Ababa promises thousands of people a better way of life. It’s being constructed, however, on the farmland of 10-year-old Asalif and his mother, leaving them just a tool shed with no electricity or running water. Ten-year-old Asalif and his mother are living on […]
Anbessa: A Beautiful Story of A Child’s Escape Into Imagination Read More »
Chebera Churchura National Park is a newly established National Park located in Konta Woreda, Dawro Zone. It is located 480 km south of Addis on the Addis–Jimma-Chida-Ameya road. It has a total area of 11,900 ha and elevations range from 500-2000 masl. This park used to be part of the Kulo Konta Controlled Hunting Area
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Addis Ababa University (AAU) signed a collaborative agreement to create a Law and Justice Bilingual Dictionary. AAU signed the agreement with FDRE Legal and Justice Research and Training Institute, and Justice for All-Prison Fellowship Ethiopia to produce Law and Justice Bilingual Dictionary, the first in its kind to Ethiopia. The publication of the Dictionary will
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Delina Ghezu is an Ethiopian commercial model based in London. She has worked for the top international brands and featured in many glossy magazines. She believes anything is possible if you work hard and is determined now to open doors to her beautiful fellow beautiful Ethiopian girls in her country. She is the founder and
Hidden beauty of Ethiopia; reality show for aspiring models Read More »
Out Of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia Since Abebe Bikila’s heroic barefoot victory in the marathon at the Rome Olympics in 1960 – the first gold medal won by a sub-Saharan African – running has been part of the Ethiopian psyche and a huge source of national pride.
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Here today, gone tomorrow. This is the story of the house of Dejazmach Asfaw Kebede, which until recently was located behind Addis Ababa University in Gulele sub city. It stood out as one of the few remaining examples of Menelik era built heritage architecture. It elegantly integrated Ethiopian cultural details with the influence of Indian
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This craft center is run by women living with disabilities in Addis Ababa, supporting each other and their families through their beloved craft. All their crafts are handmade from natural materials. With every purchase of a beautiful and unique piece you will be supporting them 100%. Items produced on site include Waldorf style dolls, crocheted
Bottlebrush Craft Center: beautiful crafts produced by women with disabilities Read More »
Contrary to widespread assumption about the Three Wise Men each coming from Asia, Europe and Ethiopia, Ethiopians believe that all Three Wise Men came from Ethiopia. During the time of Jesus’ birth, and until Jesus Christ begun preaching the Gospel, the only two nations who knew God were Ethiopians and Israelites. Therefore, the Wise men
The Three Wise Men – perhaps they were all Ethiopian! Read More »
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990). He is the only child of Makkonen and Samra Tesfaye, who were Ethiopian immigrants to Canada in the late 1980s. Tesfaye was raised by his grandmother and mother after his parents split up. While living with his grandmother Tesfaye learned Amharic, which he also spoke with his mother
Ethiopian born artist “one of 100 most influential people of 2020” Read More »
The Entoto Project in the hills above Addis has been devised with great imagination and ingenuity. A canyon of beauty and lush greenery complete with pleasant hiking trails amidst the ancient Entoto forest. Entoto Natural Park offers visitors absolutely stunning views and comfortable places for relaxation. Kuriftu in the heart of the park offers visitors
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