Whats Out Addis, people information about interesting people in town and in Ethiopian history
Fasil Giorghis is Chair of Conservation of Urban & Architectural Heritage at the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture Building Construction & City Development (EiABC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He has been researching the preservation of Ethiopia’s architectural heritage for over 25 years. Most widely held works by Fasil Giorghis The city & its architectural heritage: Addis Ababa […]
Amanuel Balcha, a lecturer at the University of Dembi Dollo in Western Oromia, has successfully assembled “his own drone” and conducted a 250 meter long test-flight. According to Dr. Leta Tesfaye, President of Dembi Dollo University, Emmanuel Balcha, a graduate of mechanical engineering from Arba Minch University, currently teaching at Dembi Dollo university, is also
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“We came to Belgrade aiming to make history for Ethiopia,” So said Selemon Barega and indeed they did. The Ethiopian domination of the men’s 3000m continued with an eighth gold and a second successive 1-2 in the event, Selemon Barega emerging victorious from a last-lap sprint with compatriot Lamecha Girma in the final morning session
Gold Medals For Outstanding Ethiopian Athletes At Athletic World Championships Read More »
Kebedech was born in Addis Ababa but she arrived from a concentration camp in Somalia where she had been a prisoner of war for 10 years. When she left Ethiopia in 1979, she was only a high school student, but was also an active member of a student-led political movement. As the junta hunted the activists,
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The 125th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and Ethiopia Ethiopia and France celebrate this year their 125th anniversary of diplomatic relations. On March 20th 1897, Léonce Lagarde signed with Menelik II a friendship treaty between the two countries, recognizing the independence of Ethiopia. This treaty marked the beginning of a strong friendship, embodied in
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Most Ethiopian handweavers work in their own homes on simple but extremely practical looms such as this one. Sabahar employs home-based weavers. Paid on a production basis, these weavers are kept busy full-time with our orders. Sabahar upgrades their weaving equipment, provides training on new techniques and designs, gives solar lights if required, and establishes
Sabhar Preserving Ancient Weaving and Cotton Spinning Skills Read More »
A Gallop in Ethiopia: Wax, Gold & the Abyssinian Pony will help you understand Ethiopia by giving you useful insights into the country’s culture and history. Filled with the personal observations of the author, Wax, Gold & the Abyssinian Pony will provide you with some pointers to help you ‘get’ a country that is often
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In order to build and expand the Social Enterprise ecosystem, Social Enterprise Ethiopia (SEE) organises a monthly MeetUp Addis event; this is an opportunity for invited social entrepreneurs to share their experiences of how they first conceptualized their business idea and then moved into creating their enterprise and started working on it successfully. The MeetUp
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Sports is the great equalizer! It has enormous power to generate social and economic change by contributing to sustainable development across all sectors and for all people.Sports has the innate ability to challenge societal norms and mindsets that may be steeped in prejudice. Through sports, voices are amplified, barriers are broken down and bold achievements
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The victory of Adwa, dubbed”An African Victory”, is celebrated every year on the 1st of March to commemorate the victory Ethiopia took over the Italian army at the final battlefront of the mountains of Adwa. This day marks a significant value for Africans and black people across the world facing the pain of colonialism and
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