The object of the author, or compiler, and the later editors of the KEBRA NAGAST (no matter what its original form may have been), was to glorify ETHIOPIA by narrating the history of the coming of the “spiritual and heavenly ZION“, the Tabernacle of the Law of the God of Israel, of her own free will from JERUSALEM to ETHIOPIA, and to make it […]
The Origin of Civilization “Lift up your heads, discouraged and downtrodden Ethiopians. Listen to this marvelous story told of your ancestors, who wrought mightily for mankind and built the foundations of civilization true and square in the days of old.” Drusilla Dunjee Houston The minds of men today are stirred with eager questionings about the […]
Digital TV By Jonathan Eas Ethiosat has been launched as a result of agreements between the Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters (AEB), the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), satellite operator SES.Ethiosat is hosted on SES’s NSS-12 satellite at 57 degrees East and delivers over 30 channels for Ethiopian audiences only, with 12 of those channels already in […]
By Sonia Nazareth, The National Why Harar? It’s easy to feel lost, both geographically and in time, when you’re in eastern Ethiopia’s Unesco World Heritage-listed Harar. The ancient walled city, scattered over hundreds of narrow alleyways clustered together like a maze, has plenty of old-world charm. Wherever you look, there’s a noteworthy feature: traditional Harari […]
In a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia, some 645 km from Addis Ababa, eleven medieval monolithic churches were carved out of the rock. Their building is attributed to King Lalibela who set out to construct in the 12th century a ‘New Jerusalem’ after Muslim conquests halted Christian pilgrimages to the Holy Land. Lalibela […]
Reuters By Belinda Goldsmith Kibret Abebe, one of Ethiopia’s best-known social entrepreneurs, said the sector would be boosted as Ethiopia hosts the 12th annual Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) this week, the first developing country to do so. “Scaling up has been a nightmare in Ethiopia and it’s been hard to collaborate with the government […]
Arabia was once a portion of the ancient Cushite empire. Some authorities claim that it was the original seat of Ethiopian culture. The ordinary encyclopedia and historical book give but little light upon the early race life of Arabia. When our research has gone deeper we will find that the true ethnic story of […]
Bloomberg After restoring Russia as a key power in the Middle East, President Vladimir Putin is turning his attention to Africa to raise Moscow’s profile in the struggle for geopolitical influence. Putin hosts leaders from more than 50 African states on Wednesday in Russia’s first conference with the continent, underlining a Kremlin push to rival […]
It is known that Ethiopia is full of varied historical, cultural and natural attractions; it is the possessor of nine world heritage sites and many fossils attesting that it is the cradle of humankind, and their cultures diversified a combination which makes it suitable for tourism development. Considering the vast array of attractions and historical […]
Lying witnesses There was a certain depraved man of the seed of BENJAMIN, whose name was BENYÂS, who used to lead the mule of the King of Israel, and KARMÎN used to feed him, together with the mule of King MANASSEH. And among the neighbors of KARMÎN there were certain men who were envious of him because of [his] pastures and wells, and […]
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