By Tristan McConnell – GlobalPost Distinctive sound of the father of Ethio-jazz captures world audiences after 40 years. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Everything is done differently in Ethiopia. Splodges of spicy stews on a vast damp pancake is food that takes some getting used to, the national calendar ignores centuries of papal tinkering...
At 52, life coach Anna de Vere wanted to discover whether she was truly happy, so for a month she traded the trappings of her affluent London existence for the elemental basics of tribal living in Ethiopia Anna de Vere looks utterly at home in the glossy surroundings of London’s Connaught Hotel, a...
By Heather Murdock Town treats scavengers with a mix of familial respect and fear HARAR, Ethiopia | Morgeta Olemaria whooped and giggled as he tossed slabs of raw goat meat out of the basket in his lap. About a dozen wild hyenas surrounded him, each anxious to snap up the next scrap. The...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Not long after they came home, Tim and Cheryl Giese began to feel as if they had just completed a one-way transaction. The couple left Eastern Africa with a beautiful, sweetnatured child. What had they given in return? "You don't think about it at first — about what you're...
Here is the third of Riccio's three-part series about his work in Ethiopia. The first part is here, and the second here. A video with excerpts from the rehearsals and performance is included. Part III: Process and Performance in Ethiopia Two nights before I left Ethiopia, Andegna was performed at the Addis Ababa University theater. Located on a...
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Ethiopian filmmaker, Yared Shumete has been named as the grand finalist for Africa in the Global Democracy Video Challenge competition, APA learns here on Wednesday. The global competition is sponsored by the United States State Department, YouTube and many other partners. The US embassy in Ethiopia said that, thousands of...
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) The movie industry in Ethiopia is showing a great rise with 75 films produced in the last year alone, attracting over 600,000 viewers, APA learns here on Tuesday. An international short film festival is currently being held in Addis Ababa (from 14 to 19 June 2010) where around 100 films...
By Philip Smet They must lay many eggs, be fat, able to fly and be immune to disease. And the colour must be just right: white or reddish-brown. Scientist Nigussie Mullu is doing a PhD on the perfect free-range chicken for Ethiopia at Wageningen University & Research Centre. Free-range chickens scavenge for food...
By Eva Wiseman, The Observer She was one of the world's biggest fashion models and the first black face of Estée Lauder. But when Liya Kebede returned home to Ethiopia and saw the chronic problems of maternal health her career took a new turn. Her campaign continues – and now she has set...
Here is the second of Riccio's three-part series about his work in Ethiopia. The first part is here. Part II: An Ethiopian Workshop To conduct or participate in a theater workshop in the United States is, for the most part, an issue of skills enhancement. In the U.S., an individual actor, playwright, director, designer...
