Tag: Ethiopia

How does Ethiopia remember Haile Selassie?

Haile Selassie, Ethiopia's former emperor, was dethroned 50 years ago. The king,…

Eshete Bekele Eshete Bekele

How an Ethiopian emperor ended up living in Bath

It has been 50 years since an emperor, described by many as…

‘It was terrifying’ – escaping Ethiopia’s armed kidnappers

Bekele's sister is one of dozens of students from Ethiopia's Debark University…

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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou: The barefoot nun who became Ethiopia’s ‘piano queen’

Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, the composer and piano-playing nun who died this week…

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Pictures from above: What a bird’s eye view of Africa reveals

For the past 40 years, Edward Burtynsky has photographed the impact of…

Mary Harper Mary Harper

Ethiopia’s online horrors: ‘I saw my father’s dead body on Facebook’

When Ethiopian university student Moti Dereje logged into his Facebook account in…

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The boy named ‘Wealthy’ who weighs half what he should

Little Haftom is nearly five years old. His name means "wealthy" in…

Sofia Bettiza Sofia Bettiza

The Ethiopian scientist on the search for water on the moon

Ethiopian-American Nasa research engineer Berhanu Bulcha is aiming to find a solution…

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Selamawit Teklay: The beauty queen fleeing war

Selamawit Teklay, Ethiopian beauty queen from the war torn Tigray region narrates…

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Computer science graduate lauded for carrying firewood in honour of mum

An Ethiopian student who carried firewood during his graduation in honour of…

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