What’s out Addis Arts and Culture
ZIGZAG space is a new must-see location in Addis Abeba. The gallery opened recently and is a center for the arts and crafts world. A variety of creative outputs have come together to create the space. ZIGZAG space reflects over 20 years of hard work and the work of many people. The space showcases a collection […]
‘My connection with British Council Library started more than 30 year ago. At the time, the British Council was my only connection to the rest of the world. I joined the library as a member and I had access to different books, audiobooks (my favourite), and VHS movies. I miss British Council Library.’ This is
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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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The Alliance Ethio-Française of Addis Ababa and the French Embassy in Ethiopia are organizing a Book Fair as part of a project aimed at strengthening the use of the French language as a lever for access to employment in Ethiopia. This fair will be held from the 9th to the 17th of December 2022 within
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Leyla Marie Fasika Angelidis, a 14-year-old young Ethiopian American author has co-authored 8 bilingual books featuring stories about life in Ethiopia. She was born in Ethiopia in 2008, and was brought to Seattle as a baby. A few years later Leyla learned from her mom that children in Ethiopia don’t always have the chance to
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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
Meet Mastewal Abera, a children’s book author, librarian, and educator at ICS Addis who is passionate about her work. Come on Adey, her second published title, takes the reader on a journey through Addis Ababa in search of the adey the main character has promised to bring to her grandmother for New Year’s celebrations. Will
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Hub of Africa Addis Fashion Week (HAFW) is back once again this year with its annual international showcase from October 19-23, 2022 at Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa, Kana Studio & Italian Embassy. Since 2010, HAFW has featured over 150 international, continental and local designers. HAFW takes great pride in having been a launching and showing platform
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Enkutatash, Ethiopian New Year, falls on September 11 when the rain decreases and the sun begins to shine once again. Enkutatash means “gift of jewels.” When the Queen of Sheba retuned from her journey to visit King Solomon in Jerusalem, her chiefs welcomed her back by replenishing her treasury with enku, or jewels. Following New
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This summer, Heritage Watch Association Ethiopia (HW) partnered with the Institute of Ethiopian Studies (Addis Ababa University) to locate and interview individuals who survived the Yekatit 12 massacre and sought shelter at the American Gebbi (Merkato). The story of how the American Gebbi in Addis Ababa served as a site of refuge for hundreds of
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