Adventure Tourism

Semien Mountain National Park generates 2.3 million Birr revenue

Gondar, Ethiopia (ENA) – Semien Mountain National Park generated 2.3 million Birr in revenue from 8,600 tourists who visited the park during the last 6 months, said park office head, Sisay... 

• Ethiopia gunmen ‘kill five foreign tourists’
• “Simien Mountains: Breathtaking Mountain Ranges”, Clare Bottle

Tourism

African Union inaugurates new Headquarters in Ethiopia

African Union Building (Photo: AFP) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  (BBC) – The entire $200m (£127m) project was funded by China as a gift to the AU, as Beijing continues to strengthen its influence... 

• New African Union Conference Center to be inaugurated on Saturday
• Semien Mountain National Park generates 2.3 million Birr revenue

Travel

Two Ethiopian Sisters from Australia among bus crash victims

Sisters Seble and Maz Getachew were killed in a bus crash in Ethiopia on Tuesday, (Photo: Sydney Morning Herald) Bahir Dar, Ethiopia – Two Ethiopian sisters who lived in Perth, Australia... 

• Getting to Harar: riding the bus through eastern Ethiopia
• Ethiopian Exploration

Business

Ricardo to produce engines for Lifan’s SUV in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (The Reporter) – Ricardo, an engine maker giant based in the U.K., has partnered with Lifan, a Chinese car maker, to produce the engine for Lifan’s sport utility... 

• NBE bans Ermyas Amelga from banking industry
• Former Ethiopian Airlines CEO to serve Rwanda as Advisor

Accomodation

Carlson Rezidor opens new hotel in Ethiopia

Carlson Rezidor has started 2012 in Africa on a high note, opening a new hotel in Ethiopia and disclosing details of a new resort for Mauritius. The new Radisson Blu Hotel Addis Ababa, which... 

• Charisma Ecology to build 13 new Resorts in Ethiopia
• Access Resorts Hotel to secure $6 million loan from PTA Bank

Food & Dining

Restaurant Review: Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant in Boston

Boston, MA – An Ethiopian meal among friends is the very definition of breaking bread. There are no utensils, just stacks of the spongy flat bread known as injera, used both to cradle and... 

• Meskerem Ethiopian Restaurant, Charlotte
• Fasika, a new Ethiopian restaurant in Fresno

Entertainment

Meklit Hadero: The Great Harmonizer

Meklit Hadero of Ethiopia (Photo: Montreal Mirror Magazine) Montreal, Canada – With a voice as fresh as the flower that’s always tucked into her hair, Meklit Hadero mixes genres and styles,... 

• Godfather of Ethiopian Jazz back in the studio
• Film Review: “Zeraf”, a tale of cultural clash, outrageous acts and acceptance

Health

Dr. Rick Hodes shares inspiration of work in Ethiopia

Dr. Rick Hodes tells a gathering in Scotch Plains about his work with patients in Ethiopia, where he has worked for the JDC for 21 years. Photo by Elaine Durbach New Jersey, USA – When Dr.... 

• Samrawit Hailemariam Gets a New Chance At Life
• Roche Supports Cancer Care Development Program in Ethiopia