This is an ancient forest protected since King Zera Yacob, with the super forest in Afro Alpine vegetation at over 3,000m (peaks at 3,600) and dropping down through Juniper Olive and Podocarpus forest to below 2,500m It is a short drive to Debre Berhan , and then the now almost completely asphalted road to to […]
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Traditional Chinese medicine is seeing a rise in popularly in Ethiopia. Patients are receiving treatment at the Chinese backed Tirunesh Beijing Hospital/Ethio Chinese Friendship Hospital in Addis Ababa. “The Chinese doctors use acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion and other techniques to treat neck, shoulder, waist and leg pains, nerve dysfunction and some mental and psychological disorders,” said
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Don’t catch a leopard by the tail, but if you do, don’t let it go – Ethiopian Proverb Author Sam McManus has collated 15-years’ worth of adventure travel writing in Ethiopia, Japan, Bolivia, Egypt, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Mongolia, Lebanon, Oman & Costa Rica in this collection of travel stories, which revolve around a central solo journey
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As you reach the gate of Teferi Mekonnen School (TMS), now called the Entoto Poly Technique College, you’re greeted with the welcoming faces of the guards followed by a request to leave your ID cards. Once you begin the long walk in the college compound, the heavenly tranquillity, the cold breeze with the scent of
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As I was trying to decide what or who to write about for this edition of What’s out magazine, I started looking back to our 1st event of Hub of Africa Fashion Week 2010 and wondered where some of the designers are now after 11 years. There was one designer in particular that came to
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On October 23 and 24, 2021 the Fifth Annual African Mosaique Fashion Festival and Award Ceremony will take place at the African Mosaique Design Center and Manufacturing Hub, Legetafo. A two-day festival with a fashion show and exciting shopping experience (featuring some of Ethiopia’s creative emerging talent and award-winning established designers) plus a Pop-Up shop
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In the drylands of Ethiopia and other African countries, people are living on the frontline of the climate crisis. Temperatures are rising, trees are disappearing, the land is becoming infertile and the desert is spreading. The Metema forest in northern Ethiopia is in the last green belt before the start of the desert. But it
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Ingredients 1 1/2cups granulated sugar 1cup vegetable oil 3eggs 2 cups Flour 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2teaspoon salt 3 cups shredded carrots (5 medium) 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional) Method: Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of one 13×9-inch pan or two 8-inch or 9-inch
A “must-read and experience” charming cook book on discovering the basic principles on cooking Ethiopian food. Sari Nordberg-Tafassa is from Finland but she has lived in Ethiopia since 1976 and is married to an Ethiopian. She is an illustrator and author of another popular book Kaldi and the Dancing Goats: The Legend of Ethiopian Coffee,
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What is Busara? Busara is a futuristic pan-African analog game that was inspired by Afrca’s past and tried to envision Africa’s future. Busara was created to depict the African essence and the game envisions to be the game from Africa to the entire world. It is a strategic game that is accessible to everyone. It
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