Travel Pulse By DAVID COGSWELL PHOTO: The Churches of Lalibela were carved out of solid rock. (Photo by David Cogswell) Ethiopia is emerging from the shadowy sidelines of the world community and joining the global travel industry, bringing its attractions to market. … read more
Aljazeera Local painters forgo experimentation to cater to growing number of foreign buyers by James Jeffrey ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Tesfaye Hiwet started visiting his homeland from the U.S. shortly after the 1991 revolution that brought down Ethiopia’s communist-inspired military dictatorship … read more
By John Coyne Was this an accident or murder in Ethiopia during the dark days of the Creeping Coup? Even four decades later, the answer still matters. This novel–Long Ago and Far Away– opens in Westchester, New York, in 2008, … read more
NBC News By Hasani Gittens An American video game executive and an Ethiopian tribesman team up to end a deadly ritual and save children’s lives. NBC’s Ann Curry reports. Ethiopia’s Omo Valley is one of the last African frontiers. It … read more
Artnet.com A 17th century Ethiopian painting stolen from Paris’ Musée de l’Homme sometimes before 1989 has been withdrawn from an auction organized by Maison Piasa, the Figaroreports. The piece, which represents Saint John, was spotted by academic Jacques Mercier. It had disappeared from … read more
Buzz Ethiopia Oromos are the largest ethnic in Ethiopia. They speak a Cushitic Language and can be found in Ethiopian regions of Wollega, Shoa, Illubabour, Jimma, Arsi, Bale, Hararghe, Wollo, Borana, and the southwestern part of Gojjam including the Cpitial … read more
By Aidan O’Donnell BBC Brightly coloured wall and mosque in Harar Ethiopia’s historic city of Harar is one of Islam’s holiest centres – but in recent times it has built up another tradition and is now also known for its … read more
The Root Image of the Week: A painted vase raises a question: Why did the Greeks choose to hide the mythological figure’s true origins? BY: IMAGE OF THE BLACK IN WESTERN ART ARCHIVE The Niobid Painter, Sacrifice of Andromeda. Red-figure pelike, about 460 B.C.MUSEUM … read more
Using double exposure photography, Leikun Nahusenay documents life in Jijiga, the capital of the Somali region of Ethiopia. Addis Rumble reports Theguardian Somalis in Jijiga, the capital of the Somali region of Ethiopia. Photograph: Leikun Nahusenay Leikun Nahusenay is a young … read more
C. NDUTA MG Africa Ge’ez is the only original African script taught and used widely in everyday interaction – in Ethiopia and Eritrea. It is also the most successful. Followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. The native African script of … read more