
How Ethiopia Is Slowing Climate Change By Reviving Its Forests – And Its Economy
According to legend, a young man named Khalid discovered the invigorating effects of coffee while herding his goats through the misty, mountainous forests of Kaffa, at the eastern edge of the Kingdom of Abyssinia, around 750 AD. The animals, it’s said, became rambunctious after devouring the red berries for which the region is named, so […]

Teddy Afro to Perform the coming Sunday in Bahir Dar
Singer and song writer Tewdros Kassahun (Teddy Afro), whose recently released album titled “Ethiopia” became on the top chart on Billboard will perform in the city of Bahir Dar the day after Ethiopian Epiphany at Bahir Dar Stadium. This will the singer first official concert since the release of his recent and 5th album. According […]

Damming the Nile – Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia battle it out
The three nations are locked in a dispute about the vast dam being constructed across the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, the source of 85% of Egypt’s water. That Egypt’s economic well-being is dependent on the Nile has been a geopolitical fact of life since ancient times. Fly over the country, and Egypt’s dependence on the […]

How China, Nepal and Ethiopia are restoring forest landscapes
Forest landscape restoration has gained a high political profile internationally, but still faces the challenge of how best to involve local communities to ensure the success of programs on the ground. This is an issue that is all the more challenging given the diversity of environmental and socio-political contexts around the globe. Property rights, for […]

Ethiopian pop star Teddy Afro delights fans, irks authorities
He may be Ethiopia’s biggest pop star but Teddy Afro hasn’t held a concert in his country for years, some of his songs have been effectively banned, and the launch party for his last album was broken up by the police. But sitting in the living room of his spacious house outside the capital, Addis […]

Ethiopian modern rock hewan churches
Carving churches out of rock using only a hammer and chisel may seem extraordinary to us, but for those living in rural areas of Ethiopia, it’s simply an expression of faith. “It’s hard work … literally,” says University of Toronto Professor Michael Gervers, an expert on Ethiopian history. Gervers, a professor in the department of historical […]

Ethiopian National Park: Chebera Churchura Park
Geography and Landscape Chebera Churchura National Park(CCNP) is found on the western side of the central Omo-Gibe basin, in between Dawro zone and Konta Special Woreda of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State of Ethiopia. The Omo River provides the boundary between the south and the West. The natural vegetation of the park […]

Ethiopia will cover all cost associated with GERD project
The Ethiopian government says it will not require external assistance to complete its flagship hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on a recent visit to Qatar dispelled rumours that as part of his trip, Ethiopia planned to seek Qatari support for the project. The government has mobilized domestic […]

Ethiopian or Israelites
Asankao doesn’t recite these painful words in conversation. She recites them on stage in the play “Hatzuya” (“Torn”), which she wrote following the protests, feeling that there had to be more ways besides taking to the streets and protesting on social media to recruit people to support the fight of the Ethiopian community. “Torn,” which […]

Ethiopia’s ‘super grain’ seeks to capture global market
Teff is a main crop in the East African country Ethiopia that yields a mixed red-and-white seed the size of a poppy. Ethiopian consumers buy the seed from farmers or traders and ground it into flour to make a pancake-like fermented spongy bread called injera, which can be consumed two or three times a day. […]

The Out of the Box playground in Addis Ababa nomnated for the 1st ever Africa Architecture Awards
The first Africa Architecture Awards will be held this month. It’s easy to be cynical about handing out trophies when so much development still needs to happen on the continent. Still, judging by the shortlist, the awards could help to identify what a uniquely African aesthetic is, while also highlighting the importance of incorporating environmental requirements and cultural […]

Where were we? When Ethiopian marathon man Abebe Bikila at Rome Olympicsstole the show
IT WAS the Games which launched the career of American boxing giant Muhammad Ali but on this day in 1960 it was a shoeless African who provided Brisbane with the most iconic image of the Rome Olympics. Australia took 189 competitors to Rome and could boast monumental performances, with Herb Elliott winning the men’s 1500m […]