Business

Ethiopian airlines dethroned by Kenyan airways, named African leading airline

Kenya Airways has been awarded ‘leading airline in Africa’  The last time Kenya Airways bagged this award was in 2016 and 2017, making the timing very encouraging for the airlines because it shows recovery from the blow dealt by COVID-19 For three years starting from 2018, Ethiopian Airlines had held this prestigious award, but it

December 20, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Culture

Ethiopian Airlines’ Surprising Penalty For Misbehaving In Lounge

By- Ben Schlappig If you put your feet on a table in an Ethiopian Airlines lounge, you may be docked miles, or may even have your status downgraded. I kind of love it. Ethiopian will deduct miles or downgrade status for misbehavior The awesome Sean M. passes on the sign he saw in the Ethiopian

December 19, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Culture

Tex-Ethiopian Barbecue- Must Try Ethiopian Cuisine

The combination of this African spice and a thoroughly Texan dessert is just one small example of the joyous adventure of a meal that can be eaten at what is probably the world’s only Tex-Ethiopian smokehouse. Owners Patrick and Fasicka Hicks, from Waco and Addis Ababa, respectively, don’t know of another Ethiopian restaurant that has

December 17, 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

Designer Mahlet Afework among the six finalists for Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge

  AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. , is pleased to announce the six finalists of the 2021 Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge, who were carefully selected from over 430 applications received from startups and scaleups globally. Building on Tommy Hilfiger’s sustainability vision to Waste Nothing and Welcome All, the third edition of the program

December 13, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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

News

Ethiopian Airlines partners with CarTrawler to provide online car rental service

Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing airline in Africa, partnered with CarTrawler, provider of online car rental distribution systems, for car hire and transfer services for its passengers globally. The affiliation enables Ethiopian Airlines to offer impeccable transport service to passengers throughout their journey. The service enables passengers to rent vehicles from third-party vehicle rental suppliers

December 9, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Culture

Ethiopian Airlines Partnered With CarTrawler

Addis Ababa, 07 December 2021 Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with CarTrawler, the leading provider of online car rental distribution systems, launching car hire and transfer services for its passengers globally. The partnership enables Ethiopian to offer seamless transport service to passengers throughout their

December 7, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Ethiopians betrayed and angry – but still Ethiopians

By Mark Chapman A few days ago I cycled out from my compound in the north of Addis and heads past a series of embassies to Lideta Mariam, a church built on above Addis. A steep narrow asphalt road takes you behind the British & Belgian Embassies to the back of the Russian embassy, and

December 7, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Culture

Ethiopian Artist Restoring The Environment Through ‘Plant Graffiti’

Two years ago, on a trip to visit family, Jemmal Wako observed snowfall for the first time in his hometown of Kofele. As a diaspora Ethiopian now living in Vancouver, Wako couldn’t believe his eyes,  the tropical environm’ent of his youth appeared radically altered, proving that climate change had made its mark on the region. 

December 7, 2021 • By Addis Insight