What’s Out Addis City News and info
The Ethiopian brand, Mafi Mafi, led by designer Mahlet Afework, has been a staple in the countries’ fashion industry since 2011. Her designs merge contemporary styles with traditional Ethiopian fabrics and techniques, all of which are created by a team of skilled female weavers who are bringing the knowledge of their ancestors into the modern […]
Designer Mafi supporting her community Read More »
Before anyone knew about COVID, a launching ceremony of alcohol-based hand sanitizer was held in College of Health Sciences(CHS) in January. Alcohol-based sanitizer production is a project of the Department of Pharmaceutics & Social Pharmacy at School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University. Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital’s health professionals and patient attendants
Local hand sanitizer production Read More »
Sally was an aristocrat, the daughter of a diplomat; her father’s posting as an Ethiopian diplomat meant that the family lived in various countries before settling in Canada in 1968. Selamawit Dawit – Sally to her friends – went to Carleton University in Ottawa and was a bright, outgoing young student with many friends and
Finding Sally: a documentary about a lost aunt Read More »
Many people today assume that unity and diversity are enemies. For example, we often hear in politics and religion about the “pro-unity camp” and the “pro-diversity camp.” This binary metaphor pictures unity and diversity as armies on a battlefield struggling for domination. But unity requires diversity. Without diversity, unity becomes sameness and destroys itself, because
Balinjeraye: Unity and Diversity are Neighbors, and So Are We Read More »
Behind the victory of heavily-armed Italian troops that attempted to conquer the Empire in 1896, which maintained Ethiopia as the only African nation that was never colonized, lies a brilliant military strategist named Empress Taytu Betul. Taytu was the loyal and respectful wife of Menelik II; their marriage was beyond romance as it was believed
Fascinating fact: empress Taytu regarded as brilliant strategist Read More »
The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture has called on its international partners to support ongoing efforts to avert desert locust-inflicted food insecurity in the country. Noting that about 3 to 5 locust swarms are currently active in parts of the East African country, the ministry stressed that the desert locust situation “is very severe which needs
Swarms of desert locust descend on Ethiopia again Read More »
Addis Uncovered is a great new website that contains a wealth of information for both newcomers and residents alike. The brainchild of two friends Jennifer and Caitlin, this is how it evolved: “Caitlin moved to Addis in the summer of 2017 to conduct research for her PhD in Ethiopian history. Her husband came with her,
Addis uncovered – a great new website revealed Read More »
The following Articles caught my attention recently: “104 – year-old American is world’s oldest coronavirus survivor.” Here is another one: “A 101 – year-old British man was infected with coronavirus. He fought it for two weeks – and won, hospital says.” How can a 101 – year old man fight COVID – 19 and win?
Immunity at its peak! Read More »
The earth whispered but you did not hear.The earth spoke but you did not listenThe earth screamed but you turned her off.And so I was born…I was not born to punish you..I was born to awaken you..The earth cried out for help…Massive flooding. But you didn’t listen.Burning fires. But you didn’t listen.Strong hurricanes. But you
Coronavirus Letter To Humanity Read More »
Ethiopia launched on Monday a nationwide door-to-door temperature screening campaign to prevent and mitigate the spread of coronavirus. The move came in the face of a potential acceleration of the virus in the country of 110 million people. The Ministry of Health, earlier in the day, disclosed four new COVID-19 cases, raising the national total
COVID 19: Door to door temperature screening Read More »
