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Jan
22
2024
By DAWIT ENDESHAW
Ethiopians celebrate “Timket” festival that marks Jesus’ baptism

Ethiopians celebrate “Timket” festival that marks Jesus’ baptism

RELIGION
THOUSANDS of Ethiopian Orthodox followers gathered in the capital Addis Ababa on Friday and Saturday to celebrate Epiphany, also called Timket, a religious festival commemorating Jesus' baptism in the Jordan River. The annual festival is recognised by UNESCO as an important intangible cultural heritage. Followers marched from churches to Jan Meda, an open field in the capital, while priests carried tents called tabots, replicas of the Ark of the Covenant that is sacred in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, one of the world's oldest churches. Students sang hymns as youth ran ahead of the tabots to cover a street with red…
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May
02
2023
By The African Mirror
Ethiopians savour first night of annual ‘Addis Jazz Festival’

Ethiopians savour first night of annual ‘Addis Jazz Festival’

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
YOUNG Ethiopians packed into the compound of the Swedish embassy in Addis Ababa to savour an "Ethio Jazz" performance, an annual festival that celebrates Ethiopia's love for the musical genre. On a neon-lit stage in the country's capital, artists played various Ethiopian jazz music pieces as hundreds of revellers danced, mimed and quaffed beer to celebrate the second edition of the so-called Addis Jazz Festival (AJF). AJF debuted in 2019 and was conceived as a platform to promote Ethiopian jazz as well as to bring international jazz to Ethiopia. The event is the brainchild of Muzikawi, an Ethiopian music and…
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May
31
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopians criticise UStates at rally

Ethiopians criticise UStates at rally

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW ETHIOPIAN pro-government demonstrators denounced the United States yesterday for imposing restrictions on aid over the Tigray conflict, at a massive rally organised by the authorities to show support for their positions. More than 10,000 people attended the rally, some carrying banners written in English, Arabic and Amharic. Slogans included: "USA show us your neutrality", "Ethiopia doesn't need a caretaker", and "Fill the dam", a reference to a huge Nile dam opposed by Egypt and Sudan. The demonstration was larger than typical pro-government rallies, and the public criticism of the United States was rare. Ethiopia is facing increasing international…
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Apr
15
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopians head home after Yemen migrant life becomes untenable

Ethiopians head home after Yemen migrant life becomes untenable

NEWS
WHEN Ethiopian migrant Jamal Hussein boarded a U.N.-run repatriation flight out of Yemen, he ended a journey through the war-torn country that he had hoped would take him to a better life in wealthy Saudi Arabia. Many more migrants are also calling it quits, reversing a longstanding and often perilous flow out of the Horn of Africa by sea and then north through Yemen into Gulf states for work. Their hopes for better prospects have been thwarted by coronavirus restrictions and the security conditions, leaving them stranded in a country where millions already live on the brink of famine. Dozens…
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