The faces of Ethiopia

The people of Ethiopia are a unique blend of Arab and African; they are very friendly and possess enormous dignity.  Spending time with them is one of the great delights of traveling in Ethiopia.  Their dress and jewelry is colorful and sophisticated. Ethiopia, like many other African countries is a multi ethnic state. The people have many diverse and colorful ethnic backgrounds but are united in their friendness and pride. The differences may be observed in the number of languages spoken. An astonishing 83, different ethnic groups and languages   (falling in to four main language groups: Semitic, Cushitic, Omotic and Nilo Saharan) are encountered. The official language is Amharic but English, French and Arabic are spoken by a variety of people

We just want to point out that it will be very difficult to fully appreciate the magnificence of the various historical and cultural wonders of Ethiopia without understanding the characteristics of the major actors in that history and culture. It will be very rewarding to the serious traveler to have some idea regarding the various peoples among whom he or she will be living and traveling.

2013 Africa Cup of Nations draw: Ethiopia to meet Burkina Faso, Nigeria face Zambia

The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations final competition draw took place at the Durban International Convention Centre in South Africa on Wednesday night, with the 16 countries qualified for the tournament discovering who their opponents will be.

The 16 teams were divided into four pots ahead of the draw. Pot A contained the seeded teams which included hosts South Africa, defending champions Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana. In Pot B Tunisia, Nigeria and Mali were joined by Angola.

North Africans Morocco and Algeria formed the base of Pot C, adding Niger and Burkina Faso to their section, leaving Togo, Cape Verde, DR Congo and east African hopefuls Ethiopia in the final Pot.

As host nation, South Africa qualified automatically as a top seed in Group A, and they were joined by minnows Cape Verde, north African giants Morocco and Angola.

On paper, it would seem that Group D is the most competitive of the four, as powerhouse national team Cote d'Ivoire find themselves selected in a section containing Togo, and the north African pairing of Algeria and Tunisia.

Other interesting clashes include Ghana against Mali in Group B, with DR Congo and Niger completing the group, while the Super Eagles of Nigeria will be facing the current Afcon title holders Zambia. The two remaining national teams in Group C are Ethiopia and Burkina Faso.

The 16 teams will play in five host cites throughout South Africa from January 19 to February 10, 2013, to determine the African champion who will represent the continent at the 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup.

Ethiopian Woman Firehiwot Tadesse shot several times and killed by her ex-husband

Construction of First National Public Health Training Centre has begun on Ethiopia

Construction has begun on Ethiopia's National Public Health Training Centre, the first of its kind to be established in the country at a cost of US$4 million.

 The centre will be a state-of-the-art facility to be used as a training and support hub for Ethiopia's national public health monitoring, research and laboratory network.

Heath Minister Dr Tedros Adhanom and US Ambassador to Ethiopia Donald Booth laid the foundation stone for the new training centre at the premises of Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute (EHNRI).

The US President's Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) committed to the cost of the project, while the Atlanta-based Centres for Disease Control (CDC) will manage the construction of the ground and three facilities which are expected to be completed by April 2014.

Dr. Tedros said although Ethiopia had been registering great achievements in the health sector, a lack of skilled power and the migration of professionals were hindering the country's efforts to improve its health services.

 He said the construction of the centre would provide a highly facilitated training environment and help the institute to provide standard training in various fields.

 Booth said the new training centre would house numerous training rooms and multimedia technology to help create a conducive environment for excellence in education and training

Abro Abed

“Abro Abed” is a film released on Monday October 8 2012. The film revolves around the story of a young woman who is mentally unstable and who meets a man she gets obsessed with. The young man goes out of his way and into a lot of hustle to help the woman with her mental situation and living condition.
The film touches  the really big issues of mental illness in the Ethiopian public. There are over 400 patients that are admitted to Amanuel Hospital which is the only government hospital that specializes in the area of mental illness, every month. Studies also show that many people with the illness will not get the proper help because of lack of community awareness. It shows how people don’t yet understand the illness and how people with the illness are still looked down on.
The film was made by TD Film Production, written by Tewodros Fekadu and produced by Tesfaye Kinfe. Abro Abed has actors such as Mahelet Sumetea, Mogues Chekol and Joseph Daniel participating. The film took six months and 460,000 birr to produce.