by Aida B. Solomon After five years, I recently returned to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The last time I stayed in the city, I extended what was originally meant to be a three-month vacation to almost a year. Addis Ababa, is a dynamic, energetic city that is quickly expanding with a huge spike in economic growth. …
by Fasika Fikadu Veganism is a recently very hip and trendy culture. It’s safe to say, it has taken over the world. The main reason people are adopting this diet is because of the health benefits. But here, in Ethiopia veganism is a deeply religious experience tied to the Ethiopian Orthodox and Catholic Churches. The …
by Fikirte Teka There are several social events happening among Ethiopian society. Passing away of someone, mourning and funeral as well as wedding are among the major social events that are dealt as big affairs among Ethiopian communities. Death is the saddest event that human being come across in life. Upon death of a person …
by Fikirte Teka Language Ethiopia is a multi-ethnic country with a great variety of indigenous languages spoken in the country. A country of up to 90 indigenous languages and more than 200 dialects. The official working language of Ethiopia is Amharic, with its own distinctive writing system, while Afan Oromo, Tigrigna, Guraghiegna, Sidama, Somali languages …
by Fikirte Teka Ethiopia, with a very long and rich history, is a home for a population of up to 93.8 million by some estimate and it is the second most populous nation in Africa. Ethiopia is a land with diverse cultures of different ethnic, religious, and linguistic backgrounds ranging from Cushitic and Nilotic, like other …
by Fikirte Teka Addis Ababa is a compact city with a population of some three million in an area of 25 sq.km. It lines at a height of 2.200-2,500m surrounded by wooded hills and gullies which reach 3,200m to the north of the city in the Entoto mountain range. The capital enjoys a mild Afro- …
by Dr. Tariku Teshale As an early bird I watched darkness recoil in slow motion while the new-born morning approached shivering out of the cold night. At this altitude mornings are harsh and merciless. The ghabi we picked at Dessie was my salvation. The rising sun was chasing the stars that had now retired leaving …
by Dr. Tariku Teshale This journey was a journey in celestial dreams, a dream journey and a journey through dreams into real Primary Schools, for real children, in real, rural Ethiopia. Preparations for the excursion to the roof of Africa involved many ups and downs but at last I felt I had enough information and …
The centuries old tradition of coffee brewing is a part of an Ethiopian culture and of many nations throughout the whole Islamic world right in to the Mediterranean, the passion for coffee in all its tastes and glory is undying. In Africa, strangely, coffee drinking isn’t so interesting even though coffee is the native plant …
Here an article piece on Ethiopian great sites of Afar and Danakil depression
