Tag: Ethiopia

Dozens die in Ethiopia after lorry with wedding guests falls into river

At least 71 people have died in southern Ethiopia after a lorry…

Wedaeli Chibelushi Wedaeli Chibelushi

Ethiopia and Somalia agree to end bitter Somaliland port feud

Ethiopia and Somalia have agreed to end their bitter dispute over Addis…

‘We knew Christmas before you’ – the Band Aid fallout

Forty years on from the original recording, the cream of British and…

Damian Zane Damian Zane

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…

Kalkidan Yibeltal Kalkidan Yibeltal

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