What’s out Addis Highlights of City life
Nader graduated with a Diploma in Fine Arts from Entoto Technical and Vocational Education and Training College in Addis Ababa. His engaging encounter with the world of photography came at the World Press Photo Exhibition in Addis Ababa in 2003. “This was for me a veritable exposure to experience the irresistibly evocative influence of the […]
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With the long and rich history between Ethiopia and Armenia, why has there never been an Armenian embassy here before? Both countries have maintained diplomatic relations since 1993 though the first Republic of Armenia (1918-1920) had a consul in Addis Ababa. Armenia always valued its relations with Ethiopia with a shared history of more than
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United Nations Association (UNA), non-governmental bodies, exist in various countries to enhance the relationship between the people of member states and the United Nations. To raise public awareness of the UN, its work and goals of the UN which includes the implementation of sustainable development goals, peace, security, disarmament, human rights, humanitarian affairs, and eradicating
United Nations Association of Ethiopia (UNA-ET) National Council is Launched Read More »
Oballa Oballa, a former refugee from Ethiopia who became a naturalized citizen less than one year ago, made history this election by winning a city council seat in the southeast Minnesota city of Austin. Oballa, 27, had been campaigning for the seat since the beginning of the year, said he is the first person of
Lemma was a prolific and greatly respected Ethiopian artist He is the renowned painter of goat skin-canvas portraits of the 53 African leaders who founded the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963. Lemma was born in 1921 and recently passed away aged 92. He attended teachers training college then switched to join the Ethiopian
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Ethiopia has a long history of spice and herb production for the domestic market and has a unique, indigenous product, Korarima cardamom (Aframomum korarima).Modest quantities of several spices have been exported for centuries to countries in the Middle East and exportsto Europe have developed over the past twenty years(Wikipedia). Definition of herbs In general use,
Ethiopia’s tourism sector interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past seven months, will fully be reopened by the end of this October, Tourism Ethiopia announced. Tourism Ethiopia director-general, Sileshi Girma said most tourism facilities including hotels, tour operators and tourist destinations had halted operations because of the pandemic. The government has tried to help
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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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With the feeling that perhaps Ethiopia is over the worst of the pandemic, Ethiopia is now getting back to work. The State of Emergency was not renewed in early September, Government offices are gradually opening with different offices set to open over the coming month, and the country is now opening for tourism. However, it
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