Culture

Excerpt: A Gallop in Ethiopia: Wax, Gold & the Abyssinian Pony

Yves-Marie Stranger came to Addis Ababa in 2000, planning to stay a few months. He stayed for fifteen years, working as a book editor, interpreter, and translator and as an owner of an equestrian stable, leading horse treks in the Showan highlands. Yves has edited an acclaimed book (Ethiopia through writers’ eyes), and authored a

June 8, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Culture

Abyssinia: Islam’s First Migration Destination HISTORY & HERITAGE

Ethiopia is distinctively known as the ‘roof of Africa’ as it is home to 70% of Africa’s mountains. With its beautiful landscapes, superb scenery, world-famous UNESCO sites and divine coffee, Ethiopia has slowly become a favourite for tourists, as it is known to have the most UNESCO sites in all of Africa! Although the Italians

June 2, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Culture

Ethiopian Patriots’ Victory Day

“Today is the day on which we defeated our enemy. Therefore, when we say let us rejoice with our hearts, let not our rejoicing be in any other way but in the spirit of Christ. Do not return evil for evil. Do not indulge in the atrocities which the enemy has been practicing in his

May 5, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Culture

ETHIOPIA: WAX, GOLD & THE ABYSSINIAN PONY

Everything you’ve always wanted to know about Ethiopia (and the Abyssinian pony)—but never dared to ask’ Short, compact and vigorous (in keeping with the Ethiopian horse breed),  A Gallop in Ethiopia: Wax, Gold & the Abyssinian Pony will provide you with some pointers to help you ‘get’ a country that is often misunderstood. ‘A book for anybody interested

February 28, 2022 • By Addis Insight

History

New analysis shows early sapiens found in Ethiopia date older than estimated

Homo sapiens specimen found at the site Kibish Omo I, was discovered by volcanologist Prof. Céline Vidal of the University of Cambridge, Prof. Aurélien Mounier, a paleoanthropologist with the Museum of Mankind in Paris, and colleagues. The remains of the Kibish Omo I from Ethiopia — among the oldest known fossils of Homo sapiens in

January 13, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Culture

Ethiopia Fights for Return of Stolen Items to be auctioned

The war between Ethiopia (under Emperor Tewedros II) and Britain has a mark in the history of Ethiopia so bold that, to this day, it has deep effects on the culture of the country’s modern citizens. The war was already dramatic enough even without the climax of it being Tewedros’s decision to use the pistol

December 25, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Culture

Meet Zinet Kemal: an Ethiopian Muslim American Lawyer, Published Author and Cybersecurity Professional

By Lolla Nur, Freelance Journalist Note: This interview took place in late November. Quotes have been lightly edited for readability and brevity.  Selam Zinet! Can you share more about who you are and what you do?  My name is Zinet Kemal. I’m a mom of four. I moved from Ethiopia eight years ago with my husband.

December 22, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Feature

How ancient Zera Yacob’s philosophy remains useful in modern Ethiopia

In 1667, an Ethiopian philosopher by the name of Zera Yacob, wrote a Treatise in which he recorded both his life and his thoughts. Exiled from his hometown, he lived his time of solitude in a cave in the Takkaze Valley contemplating fundamental questions regarding human nature, truth, ethics and equality. In the notion of

December 14, 2021 • By Emrakel sileshi

Culture

New Date Acquired for Stone Monoliths Found in Ethiopia

According to a statement released by Washington State University, new radiocarbon dating of some of the 10,000 stone monoliths at southern Ethiopia’s Sakaro Sodo archaeological site indicates the oldest of the 20-foot phallus-shaped stela monuments were built in the first century A.D., or about 1,000 years earlier than previously thought. Archaeologist Ashenafi Zena of the State

December 11, 2021 • By Addis Insight

History

Britain rejects the return of sacred religious tablet to Ethiopia

Despite many efforts the Ethiopian government expended the British refused to return looted artifact known as tabot. The British seized the plaques after defeating Emperor Tewodros II at the Battle of Maqdala in 1868, and they are now locked away in a vault in a British museum. Ethiopia has asked for the tabots to be

December 7, 2021 • By Addis Insight