Whats Out Addis, people information about interesting people in town and in Ethiopian history
A young Ethiopian journalist Fiyori Tewolde has produced and distributed the country’s first Braille newspaper. Braille is a system allowing visually impaired people to read by using raised dots to represent letters that are felt by the fingertips. “There are around four million Ethiopians with a visual impairment and I noticed that they didn’t have […]
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Education Development Trust, which leads the UK’s £20m technical assistance to Ethiopia, is supporting education system leaders globally. Their most recent thinkpiece, #LearningRenewed, shares a vision for school reopening in low-income countries. As education systems around the world begin to emerge from Covid-19-related lockdown, governments are facing the difficult decision of when and how to
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Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed has now inaugurated the Entoto Natural Park. The Prime Minister on the occasion expressed his gratitude to those who have contributed towards the construction of the park, which is part of the Beautifying Sheger Project. The park has been equipped with various facilities, including sports centers, restaurants, coffee shops (visitors
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Korkor is a newly established eco-lodge in the picturesque Tigray region of Ethiopia. Situated next to the village of Megab, the lodge is surrounded by the stunning natural beauty of the Gheralta Mountains. Within close range are many sites of historic, archaeological, cultural and Biblical interest. The bungalows at the Lodge have been designed in
Letesenbet Gidey (born 20 March 1998) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner born in Endameskel in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. She was the fourth child born to her parents, having two brothers and a sister and grew up on the family farm. She won a 3000 m + 2000 m steeplechase run at the Ethiopian
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The Kremt rains have been heavy this year; Ethiopia’s rainy season is brought about by the same weather system that causes India’s monsoon, and like the monsoon it runs from its beginning at the end of June until it peters out in late September/or early October. As anticipated the rains, which drive people indoors in
Tesfa Tours – Ethiopian tourism due to return this month Read More »
Samuel Merga is CEO and President of African Space Research Organization and African Intelligence Security and African Intelligence Security Agency. First of all Congratulations on your great achievements in helping Ethiopia progress in Space Technology! Please tell our readers about your own education and your journey in pursuing a career in Space Technology?? “I was
In what is probably a first-ever, Ethiopian writers’ short stories are anthologized and published in the US this August. Addis Ababa Noir is the name of the collection edited by Maaza Mengiste and features big Ethiopian literary names such as Adam Reta, Bewketu Seyoum, Meron Hadero and Sulaiman Addonia. In total, the book includes fourteen
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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugrated the commencement of Ethiopia’s commercial production of COVID-19 PCR diagnostic testing kits for both the export market with a priority to African countries and Ethiopia’s domestic demand. The COVID 19 diagnostic kits factory (BGI Health), the first of its kind in Ethiopia was inaugurated at Bole Lemmi Industrial Park. The
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Mayfair cafe is selling the UK’s most expensive filter brew made from this rare fair trade bean costing £2,000 per kilo and served in a crystal wine glass! Caffeine lovers with deep pockets are being invited to buy the UK’s most expensive coffee at £50 for a cup of filter brew. The newly opened establishment
