The fingers of Biruktawit Tasew slide on the strings of the Begena, which emit a serious and bewitching sound. The young woman and six other players from the traditional Ethiopian instrument then sing a religious melop, in front of a captivated assembly. For three years, every Friday, musicians go to a retirement home in the … Read more
Four small shepherds aged barely 10 years old monitor their herd next to a sugar cane field. A stone’s throw from the yellowed grass from which the animals revel in, the tarmac road is cracked. The crevices are almost two meters deep. And they widen day by day. “The level of the earth drops, and … Read more
After a year of unsuccessful attempts, Doctor Salomon (1) and his wife, a pharmacist, faced the facts. At least one of them suffers from infertility. “The problem is with me,” Solomon slices. The verdict came after a battery of tests carried out on these inhabitants of western Ethiopia. The thirty-year-old then resorts to testicular sperm … Read more
Evacuations of residents are underway on Saturday in Ethiopia after several earthquakes shook this Horn of Africa country on Friday and Saturday, including a 5.8 magnitude tremor. These earthquakes are concentrated in rural Afar, Oromia and Amhara after several months of intense seismic activity. No casualties have been reported so far. About 80,000 people live … Read more
An accident that occurred on Sunday in the Sidama region, about 300 km south of Addis Ababa, claimed the lives of 71 people, according to local Ethiopian authorities. The tragedy occurred late in the afternoon when the driver of a truck carrying farm workers and passengers heading to a wedding lost control of the vehicle … Read more
At least 71 people died this Sunday in southern Ethiopia when a truck full of passengers plunged down an embankment and fell into a river.the Police reported after the authorities put the death toll at 66. The accident took place on the Galana River bridge in the Bona district, located in the Sidama region. In … Read more
Kalkidan Tsegaye, 29, likes to describe himself as “a living example” of a reversible phenomenon. This executive in an international organization is convinced that if young people learn about the Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Ethiopia, they will never leave it. The last population census, which dates back to 2007, nevertheless shows a fall from 54% … Read more
In the sega betthese Ethiopian restaurants-butchers where alcohol flows freely, the waitresses are sometimes required to wear a mini-skirt to attract customers. This method is now illegal. On November 11, the Office of Culture, Arts and Tourism in the capital, Addis Ababa, adopted a decree banning the wearing of clothing above the knees for female … Read more
On Monday, the aeronautics giant Boeing reached an amicable agreement with the beneficiaries of a victim of the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8, which occurred in March 2019. This last minute agreement made it possible to avoid the opening of a federal civil trial scheduled for Tuesday in Chicago, according to … Read more
The hammer blows replaced the voice of the singer who was performing two days earlier. The books in the wooden library installed in the background of the stage were stacked in boxes. One by one, paintings and decorative objects of all kinds are taken down. “They will start destroying today,” says the owner of the … Read more