Ethiopia is an outlier in the Orthodox Christian world
Ethiopia has the largest Orthodox Christian population outside Europe, and, by many measures, Orthodox Ethiopians have much higher levels of religious commitment than do Orthodox Christians in the faith’s...
Addressing the growing problem of counterfeit medicines in Ethiopia
Minilab training in Addis Ababa for pharmacists from Ethiopia and Sudan Determining quickly and reliably whether a medicine is counterfeit or authentic, and how much active ingredient it contains: The...
Addis Ababa is Africa’s political centre
Since its establishment in the 19th century, Addis Ababa (አዲስ አበባ) has always seemed like a magical portal, a gateway to another world. For the rural masses of Ethiopia...
The Ethiopian Banana That Flourishes in Drought and Heat
At first glance, Ensete ventricosum may look like a banana plant, with huge green fronds and a towering, thick brown pseudostem. But if you peel these orange, banana-cousin fruits,...
Ethiopian Genna – Christmas
Ethiopia still retains the ancient Julian calendar in which Genna falls on 7 January (of the Gregorian calendar.) People in towns and villages typically dress up in their finest...
Images of traditional lives of indigenous Ethiopian tribes shared by photographer
French photographer Eric Lafforgue has captured some stunning photography during a trip to rural Ethiopia. While there, he spent time with indigenous tribespeople, catching a glimpse into their culture...
Hailu Mergia: the Ethiopian jazz legend who jams in his taxi
He fled his native country with his group, the Walias Band, in 1981 and now drives a cab in Washington DC, in which he also composes. But, despite his...
Aida Muluneh to give ‘Photography in Ethiopia’ talk on Dec. 27
Ethiopian photographer Aida Muluneh will give a talk at Darb 1718 on Wednesday, December 27, about her career and her ultimate goal in helping to change the global view...
Ethiopia: Film Industry Booming in Quantity, Not in Quality – Study
Ethiopian film makers have been invited to take part in various international film festivals but they fail to do so as they could not meet the international criteria
Study reveals...
The Feast of St. Gabriel in Kulubi
28th December (Tahsas 19 in the Ethiopian calendar) is one of the two big annual St. Gabriel festivals (the other one comes on 26th July), and is the culmination...








































