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Ethiopia is coffee's birthplace, it is said and Ethiopians take their coffee seriously. From the elaborate "coffee ceremony" in towns and villages up and down the country, to the sipping a macchiato with the Sunday papers in one of the capital's many cafes, coffee is ever present. Many of Addis residents have favorite haunts - [...]
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This photo by Gali Tibbon, an Israeli photojournalist and documentary photographer, showing an infertile Ethiopian woman baptized by priests in Lalibela just before Christmas day has won the prestigious World Photography Awards 2013 in the professional travel category. According to faith the water has fertility powers that will allow her to conceive. The second image [...]
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A saline lake in Ethiopia that's baffled scientists by its 15-fold growth threatens to spill into the nation's longest river and damage plans by Africa's biggest coffee grower to become a commodities powerhouse, Bloomberg news agency reported on April 24. Lake Beseka in the Rift Valley has grown to its largest size ever amid irrigation [...]
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Lela Art Gallery will present a retrospective of the work of Zerihun Yetmegeta in a new exhibition opening Saturday, April 20. "Yekelebet Menged" (Ring Road) will run through May 12th at LeLa Contemporary art Gallery in Addis Ababa. Zerihun is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential artists in contemporary Ethiopian art, [...]
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Ruth Woldeselasie is fast becoming one of Ethiopia's hottest designers. Her designs, which are simple, straightforward and locally inspired pieces, are getting recognitions from different corners. She draws inspiration from country and urban folks in order to produce wearable and long-lasting clothes. In her 'Urban Roots Couture' label, the Addis-born designer is trying to mix [...]
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Baher Dar is an interesting town to visit in the northern Ethiopia route. Much of the city's popularity is thanks to its palm-lined avenues, pretty lakeside vistas, and colorful market. The focal point of the town is Lake Tana, and its island monasteries dotted around the lake. Kuriftu Resort, one of the establishments designed around [...]
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በንግግርም ይሁን በጽሑፍ ለማንሣትም ሆነ ለመጥቀስ፣ ለመወያየትም ሆነ ለመከራከር ከማይመቹኝ (discomfort እንዲል ፈረንጅ) የኢትዮጵያ ርዕሰ ጉዳዮች ሁሉ ዘርን፣ ብሔረሰብን የተመለከተው ዋነኛውና አንዱ ነው። ጉዳዩ በዕለት ተዕለት የአገራችን ሕይወት ውስጥ ወሳኙ እና በሁነኛ መልክ ማኅበረሰባዊ ማንነታችንን እየበየነ እንዳለ እያወቅኹም እንዲህ እንደ አሁኑ በአደባባይ ለመውጣት ግን ብዙም አይቀለኝም። ምክንያቱ ሌላ ምንም ሳይሆን ጉዳዩ ያለው ስሱነት (sensitivity) ነው። [...]
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The Ethiopian poet and playwright Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin's biography hit bookstores last week, according to Tsehai Publishers. The new book, called "Soaring on Winged Verse," was based on interviews that author Fasil Yitbarek has held with Tsegaye, family members, friends, colleagues, the publishing company said in a press statement. The 244-page book, priced $24.95, chronicles the [...]
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A student at Addis Ababa University's Information Technology Department is being detained by the country's security services for his Facebook activity. Manyazewal Eshetu has been arrested and charged with criminal defamation after he posted on his Facebook page criticizing the "rampant" corruption at Arba Minch University, according to a report from the Amharic service of [...]
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We might say goodbye to one of the most famous Ethiopian rift valley lakes soon. Lake Abiyata, which lies 200 kilometers south of Addis Ababa and often glimmered pink with flamingos, is declining rapidly due the damming of rivers and soda ash production. "The lake is among the most endangered of the lakes. Its gradual [...]
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