Tag: Ethiopia

Computer science graduate lauded for carrying firewood in honour of mum

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

Ameyu Etana Ameyu Etana

I’d rather help my customers stay healthy than make money

The reason I was named Emama Fishka (Mama Whistle) was because there…

Beza Gebreselasi Beza Gebreselasi

69-year-old father of 11 starts university

An Ethiopian father of 11 has become a social media sensation in…

Kalkidan Yibeltal Kalkidan Yibeltal

Emotional reunion of mother & son after 47 years apart

Nothing beats the love of a mother and the relentlessness of an…

Naa Atswei Deisa Okang Naa Atswei Deisa Okang

Ethiopian soldier: ‘How I survived an 11-hour gun battle in the Tigray crisis’

Two Ethiopian soldiers have given dramatic accounts of a co-ordinated night-time raid…

Afaan Oromoo, BBC Afaan Oromoo, BBC

‘How the Tigray conflict made my uncle a refugee in Sudan’

A BBC reporter writes about a relative forced to flee Ethiopia's Tigray…

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Journalist, Hana Zeratsyon: ‘My little brother needs medicine’

With her 11-year-old brother suffering from cerebral palsy and epilepsy, Hana Zeratsyon…

Hana Zeratsyon, BBC Hana Zeratsyon, BBC

Faris Gezahegn: ‘I was forced to flee my country because of my sexuality’

Faris Cuchi Gezahegn is an LGBT rights activist who lives in Austria…

Akorfa Searyoh Akorfa Searyoh

Mamitu Gashe – The illiterate surgeon

Even as the world acknowledges and celebrates only seven wonders, there are…

Naa Atswei Deisa Okang Naa Atswei Deisa Okang

Jemal Damtawe: A stowaway survivor’s story

Strolling down the street after school one day, fifteen-year-old Jemal Damtawe never…

Naa Atswei Deisa Okang Naa Atswei Deisa Okang