Ethiopia’s Karo people decorate their faces and bodies with chalk and ochre to boost chances of finding love – and scare off rivals

Daily Mail The Karo tribe use red ochre and white chalk to create intricate designs on their faces and bodies Both sexes do it as a way to be more visually appealing and attractive, while looking intimidating to rivals American

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Travel: Ethiopia has a lot to offer

The East African country may not be on everyone’s must-visit travel list, but it has a lot to offer BYCHEONG KAMEI FEBRUARY 27 The first time I learnt about Ethiopia was when I watched the video to We Are The

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Meklit Takes Things ‘Slow’ On New Song (Premiere)

By ERIC R. DANTON Meklit Singer and songwriter Meklit Hadero covers a lot of ground, geographically and musically. Born in Ethiopia, Meklit (who goes by her first name) now lives in San Francisco, where she makes music that lands somewhere in the intersection

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Countering Violent Extremist Messaging in the Greater Horn of Africa Takes Center Stage at ACSS Seminar in Addis Ababa

Commanding General of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Brigadier General Wayne W. Grigsby Jr. gave remarks at the Opening Ceremony US Embassy Press Release February 25, 2014, Addis Ababa – The Africa Center for Strategic

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Ethiopia to re-negotiate Nile Dam project with Egypt

By Apa  February 25, 2014  Ethiopia’s Water and Irrigation Minister, Alemayehu Tegenu has said that his country was collaborating with Sudan to re-engage Egypt in dialogue over the use of the shared waters of the River Nile.Tegenu told journalists in

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Unilever, IKEA to set up factory in Ethiopia

02/26/14 By Eskedar Kifle     Captial Ethiopia Unilever a multi-national consumer goods company and IKEA the world’s largest furniture retailer are going to set up a factory in Ethiopia, Capital learned from sources.  Unilever that is headquartered in London,

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‘Contagious’ wi-fi threat created

By Dave Lee BBC News Networks most at threat are small businesses and home users, researchers said A computer virus that can spread via wi-fi like a “common cold” has been created by researchers in Liverpool. In densely populated areas

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Ethiopia and Puntland Deal to Fight Against al-Shabab February 25, 2014 

February 25, 2014  Ethiopian leader has offered to help Puntland fight against al-Shabab, as initial reports received by the Security agencies in the semi-autonomous region indicate that the militants are preparing to flee into the region after the Somali Government announced a

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The Irish League of Credit Unions is to set up shop in Ethiopia

25 February 2014 20:34 | By Christina Finn, TheJournal.ie The charitable arm of the credit union group aims to help half a million people in Ethiopia access “affordable and flexible” financial services. Sasko Lazarov Photocall Ireland Minister for Trade and Development Joe

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Ethiopian Airlines to start daily London-Addis Ababa flights from July

By Paul Revel – 25 Feb 2014 Ethiopian Airlines is to increase its Heathrow-Addis Ababa flights to a daily service, from July 8 this year. The new Tuesday service will increase frequency from its current six flights a week. The

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