Whats Out Addis, people information about interesting people in town and in Ethiopian history
Teff, an ancient grain originally from Ethiopia, is a staple crop for 50 million people in the country. It is also increasingly popular worldwide, touted as a superfood for its gluten-free, high fiber and protein, and low-sugar properties. Yet dramatic temperature increases projected in Ethiopia by 2070, could force farmers to grow it only in […]
Yaphet Teklu is from Addis Ababa and he discovered his love of photography while exploring his own hometown. School and part-time jobs took him to all corners of the city and gave him the chance to see it in a new light. Born in Ethiopia and now living in the United States, Yaphet Woubishet first
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Aster Zaoude was born in 1953 and raised in Addis Ababa until 1970 and after completing her Baccalaureate at Lycee Guebre Mariam she left for France to study Law pursuing her graduate studies in International Law at the Sorbonne University in Paris. Aster was raised by a mother who was a pioneer female entrepreneur and
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Great Ethiopian Run has announced the postponement of the 2020 TOTAL Great Ethiopian Run International 10km race due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 20th edition of the race was scheduled to take place on November 15, 2020. It was announced that the postponement of the race and further details of the new date will be
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Mesele Thair is pictured at work sewing masks in Ethiopia. She is among the young beneficiaries of a rural project that has been involved in the mask production within some of the major textile companies in the Tigray Region. Among 531 students graduated in textile technical training, 115 of them are now engaged in mask
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With its blue and white colors, private facilities, philanthropic work, many sports clubs, the Olympiacos Hellenic Athletic Association goes beyond embracing the Addis Ababa Greek community and represents Hellenism itself in the African country. In 1910, the Greek community was the most populous of all Addis Ababa’s foreign groups, with 334 people, mainly from the
Athlete Haile Gebresselassie has presented the first electric car fully assembled by Hyundai Motors in Ethiopia to Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed today. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed said the electric car present has came at a time when the government is working to transform Ethiopia’s greening and climate change resilient aspirations in to concrete
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When Rediet Abebe, M.S. ’18, Ph.D. ’19, came to the United States from Ethiopia, she was surprised to find such drastic inequality. “At least in Ethiopia, we were sort of resource constrained – I could see why it was that way,” she said. “But here, it just didn’t make any sense to me.” Around the
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As the world continues to be blighted by COVID19, climate and environmental concerns have been put out of mind. Yet the environmental emergency is getting worse: Amazonian forest being destroyed faster than ever, as is the forest in the Congo basin in Africa; fires are burning in the Arctic Tundra forest in northern Russia; the
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Hirut Jifara Abdi was born and raised in Addis Ababa with a life-long fascination to know ABOUT herself and her community. She earned her Master of public health (MPH), Bachelors of Arts in theatrical Arts and Bachelors of Science in Environmental Health from ACIPH, Addis Ababa University and Hawassa University respectively. She acquired more than
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