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Ethiopian Whispers

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In season now: corn on the cob

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Apples in Ethiopia creating a bite in the market

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World environment day celebration in Ethiopia

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Exercise versus watching your diet for weight loss?

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Dear friends We hope you are keeping warm and dry as we experience the rainy season and that you are able to relax and enjoy this months edition of What's Out! We aim to entertain and inform you about interesting people, activities and events. We cover a diverse range of subjects as usual; among our topics this month, we profile a new property management service and a incredible indestructible football in use in Ethiopia. I am sure few people know that Ethiopia is building its first observatory in Entoto -this double page article makes for a fascinating read!

Have a good month!

Managing Director: Rahel Berhane Editor-in-Chief: Tadelech Tessema Art Director: Seifu Abebe Senior Contributor: Arabella Stewart Contributors: Yasser Bagersh, Hohete Arefeaine, & Yves Marie Stranger

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7 Ethiopian Women to Watch

by Elias Wondimu

Ethiopia has a rich tradition of independent, intelligent women. From the Queen of Sheba to wedding gown designer Amsale Aberra, these women have helped shaped the cultural and historical trajectory of Ethiopia and beyond.

The seven women on this list are members of an extraordinary generation of diasporan Ethiopians who are flourishing throughout the world, in large part thanks to the sacrifices and dedication of their parents. Many of them left Ethiopia during the political upheaval of the mid 1970s.They have since found their places on North American soil, even while remaining connected to their Ethiopian roots.

All seven women, and many of their equally successful peers, can be found in Tsehai Publishers’ new book, “Flowers of Today, Seeds of Tomorrow."

1. Sossina M. Haile. A graduate of MIT, Dr. Haile is Professor of Materials Science and of Chemical Engineering. She received attention, both from the scientific community and from media sources in 2007 after she discovered a way to create a new type of solid-acid fuel cell.

Dr. Haile’s focus on creating new solar-derived forms of fuel stems from her philosophical approach to science: “As you add to the body of knowledge, what can you do with it that is truly useful and exciting, that can actually change people’s lives?”

2. Mimi Alemayehou. In 2010, US president Barack Obama appointed Mimi Alemayehou Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). Before that, Mimi was the first African-born person to ever serve as US Executive Director for the African Development Bank. Her career in politics stems directly from personal experience: “For Ethiopians of my generation who lived through the early years when there was so much political turmoil . . .it seemed like politics controlled our destiny so much,” she explains.

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Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.The daughter of Ethiopian immigrants who came to the United States to attend university and were unable to return due to the Red Terror, Fanna began her journalism career in college.

She rose quickly through the ranks of local television before landing regional work. She focuses on political stories and hosts a short weekly segment on political issues. “I actually find new role models almost on a weekly basis in my career. I have told many stories about strong women breaking barriers,” she says of her work.

4. Weyni Mengesha. An award-winning theater director and dramaturge, Weyni founded both the Sound the Horn Leadership Program and the annual Selam Youth Festival in order to bring together artists of Canadian, Ethiopian, and Eritrean origin. She also co-directs The A.M.Y Project, annual theater training program for young women.

Weyni rose to prominence in the theater world in Toronto and has received numerous credits which continue to earn her accolades and awards from theater critics in Toronto and beyond.

5. Meklit Hadero. Singer and songwriter Meklit Hadero combines jazz, soul, hip-hop, art rock, and folk traditions of America and East Africa to create her own unique sound. She studied political science at Yale, and is the founder of Arba Minch Collective, a group of diasporan artists who perform in Ethiopia in collaboration with local artists.

6. Mehret Mandefro. Dr. Mandefro earned her M.D. at Harvard Medical School, where she began studying HIV and AIDS, not just on a medical level, but also in social and psychological terms, examining how the disease affects communities and individuals. Her work in communities led Mehret to co-found Truth Aids, an organization that uses ethnographic research to produce multimedia content to spur social change.

Mehret is an instructor at George WashingtonUniversity’s School of Public Health.

7.Alfa Demmellash.Alfa Demmellash is the founder of Rising Tide Capital, a nonprofit organization devoted to helping entrepreneurs find their footing.

Based in New Jersey, the organization offers courses in starting and running a small business, and helps participants in the program secure funding for their business ventures.

Demellash was inspired to help entrepreneurs by her mother, who attempted to obtain small business loans when Alfa was an adolescent, but gave up after becoming frustrated with the endless red tape and bureaucratic complexity of the process. For her efforts with Rising Tide, Demmellash was selected for CNN’s “Hero” series and received recognition from President Obama.

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Ethiopian Whispers ‘DON’T shush me!’ the lady - a minister of education from a small Central American country - sharply reprimanded me. I leaned in a little closer to her ear and continued whispering to her. She chuckled – she was really a quite nice lady, and very polite. ‘Vale, vale… entonces no pasa nada!’ (‘I understand then, no problem!’).

Ethiopian whispers – and automatisms – had just landed me in hot waters with a high ranking visiting government official I was interpreting for on a field trip to Bishoftu. I could tell you the minister was from a country little larger than a football pitch – but hush! For an interpreter does not have opinions. And I am an interpreter – of languages, of cultures - and as a professional interpreter I am sometimes asked to ‘whisper.’ Whispering in when an interpreter sits behind or next to a participant (or two) in a meeting held in a language the participant does not understand. But back to my minister.

That’s when I saved the day – and my skin - by whispering again into her ear: ‘Your Excellency, forgive me, but far from me the idea to shush you! I forgot what language I was whispering into for a second. When I wanted to agree with you, I said ‘Ishi, ishi’ (እሺ) which means ‘Okay,’ ‘yes’ or ‘alright?’ in Amharic. Luckily for me, the confusion between ish and hush made the minister laugh and I continued whispering to her for the remainder of the visit. The minister took to saying ‘ishi, ishi!’ each time she needed to say yes, and we finished the day perfectly amicably. And in all honesty, her country was rather larger than what I alluded to earlier.You could even play a couple of games, simultaneously.

But I took note that Ethiopian whispers had nearly got me lost in translation. So when on assignment, I now make a mental note each time I start and admonish myself to not acquiesce too quickly.

A good interpreter is always hush hush about his assignments and never brings opinions – or soothing words! – to the conversation. Ishi?!

Yves Marie Stranger is the head of interpreting and translating at PSITS, Addis Ababa’s foremost language and events company.Yves is himself a French-English interpreter and translator – and he also interprets Ethiopian cultures and languages @ Uthiopia.com.

For ghostwriting and editing services take a peek at YvesMarieStranger.com

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NAZTECH PETROLEUM INVESTMENT GROUP Lubtam Naztech Plant

Lubtam (a subsidiary of Naztech Petroleum Investment Group) is proud to announce the opening of the very first oil lubricant blending plant in Ethiopia. This plant has been built in technical collaboration with German Mirror Lubricants and Greases FZE (a UAE based company).

This plant will establish a new industry that was previously non-existent in Ethiopia. It serves as the first step in creating an Oil Industry in Ethiopia. Lubtam will facilitate the transfer of know-how and technology therefore enabling Ethiopia to produce the highest quality automotive, industrial, and marine lubricants for domestic use and export.

With the opening of this plant in Galaan, there will be new opportunities for employment. New Ethiopian employees will learn the latest methods of production endorsed by the American Petroleum Institute (API). The new oil blending plant will also house a state of the art laboratory with opportunities for university students to receive training.

Oil companies in neighboring East African countries will also be able to take advantage of the new facilities. This will heavily benefit Ethiopian foreign exchange and export.

Lubtam and Ethiopian officials hope that this opportunity will strengthen the long standing ties between Ethiopia and Sudan. Both nations will benefit from the prospect of processing Sudanese oil in Ethiopia.

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IN SEASON NOW: CORN ON THE COB ARABELLA STEWART

The word "corn" has many different meanings depending on what country you are in and is also referred to as maize. Corn mentioned in the Bible probably refers to wheat or barley.

Although its exact birthplace is unclear, most historians believe corn was domesticated in Mexico some 7000 years ago and evolved from a wild grass known as teosinte. Within a few years, it had spread throughout Europe. It is speculated that corn arrived in Africa after traders and colonial explorers arrived on the continent from the west and the maize seeds reputedly began to be cultivated first on the Cape Verde islands before gradually spreading across the West African coast and throughout the rest of the continent to quickly become a diet staple. By the 18th century Maize had surpassed the growth of millet and sorghum grains.

Corn continues to be recognized as a valuable food crop worldwide.

There are numerous theories as to the ancestors of modern corn and many scientific articles and books have been written on the subject. Corn is perhaps the most completely domesticated of all field crops. Its perpetuation for centuries has depended wholly on the care of man. It could not have existed as a wild plant in its present form It is reported that when corn made its way to the Ethiopian highlands, Semitic speakers first referred to it as Yabaher Mashela (“sorghum from the sea�).

Corn in Ethiopia today is enjoyed mostly when eaten roasted as chewy kernels and there are numerous roadside stands all across the region to buy cobs when in season or you can choose to boil corncobs at home and enjoy softer kernels.

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PROFESSIONAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Permanent residents of Addis Ababa all hear of stories about family members vested with the assignment of taking care of a rented property for an owner (friend or family member) living abroad who are unable to fulfil this responsibility or they neglect the property.This responsibility often places stress on family relationships and friendships and proves too great, however well meaning the individuals who agree to care for the property are. Often disagreements stem from either the misuse of collected rents or neglect of property and compounds. For the family members or friends who have agreed to handle the property, they often become overwhelmed by the huge responsibility that is more time consuming than they anticipated and offers little or no established remuneration. This kind of job requires professional intervention, which should be performed in a professional and timely manner and for a fee since it is a valuable service. Your property is an investment that needs to be handled and managed by professionals to ensure its value and marketability is maintained. .

Ma-Clef Property Management Services is a professional organisation, which offers the solution. Ma-Clef Property Management Services is a private property management service provider working within Addis Ababa.The range of services offered cover evaluating and marketing your property for rent up to handling all property maintenance and financial transactions including timely rent collection and tax payments on your behalf. Ma Clef will provide you with written report on events and financial statements in relation to your property.We handle the hassle for you! You can rest assured that we will preserve the value of your investment and give you peace of mind. At Ma Clef, we offer tailor made and personalized service packages that we are sure you will appreciate.

Ma Clef will provide you with a written report on events and financial statements in relation to your property.We handle this hassle for you! You may rest assured that we will preserve the value of your investment and provide you with peace of mind. At Ma Clef we offer tailor made and personalised service packages that we are sure will appreciate. All you need to do is contact us and we will take care of the rest!

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How Addis Ababa’s Neighbourhoods Got Their Names

Author: Zewdu Temite Asrat Used with permission and copyrighted to www.ethiopiaobserver.com

The article first appeared by the Addis Ababa Millennium Secretariat publication’s ‘Addis Ababa in the Past and its prospects in the new Millennium’ (2007).

Addis Ababa boasts scores of neighbourhoods of diverse make up. The formation of its neighbourhoods commenced in 1900, more than a hundred years ago, after the construction of the Arat Kilo Gibi, the then Menelik Palace. A number of reasons and coincidences are tied with the naming of the neighbourhoods.The naming can be categorized according to chronological order and other criteria. Most of the neighbourhoods derive their names from the names of nobles who were granted plots around the palace. In this regard, Ras Mekonnen, Ras Tessema, Ras Birru, Ras Seyoum, Fitawarari Hebetegiorgis, Dejazmach Wube, Negadras Hailegorgis, Dejazmach Zewedu Abba koran and Shegole (named after Assosa’s Chief Shiek Hojela) are some among others.

Dejach Wube is one of the neighbourhoods of Addis where prostitutes were highly concentrated during the Italian invasion.And as such a number of tales and poems about it abound. The poems and tales glorify Dejach Wube neighbourhood as a place of romance.

The second category of neighbourhoods includes those that are named after nations and nationalities of the country that settled in the city, coming from different corners of the country. Adere, Gofa, Wollo, Worji, Menze, and Sumale Tera may be mentioned in this regard.The founders of Worji Sefer were believed to be engaged in making leather and traditional Bernos (overcoat) while the Sumale Tera people are believed to have opened up tea shops. Professionals and servants serving in the palace also established their own neighbourhoods and the names reflect the professional background of the founders. The names of the neighbourhoods are followed by the Amharic word ‘sefer’. The following are some of them: Serategna (workers’/servants’), Zebegna (guards), Siga Bet (butchery), Kubanya (company), Tebenja Yaž (army), Gedam (monastery), Gebba (tenants), Seregela (chariot drawers) Sabi, and Weha Sinku (non-salaried infantry) are some. For instance, those people who were engaged in handicrafts and woodworks around Menelik’s palace are said to have established Serategna Sefer. The main vocation of the founders of this sefer was metalwork. They used to produce house utensils, agricultural implements, and also repaired artillery. Some of the expatriates in the city are believed to have lived here, of whom the Armenian architect, Muse Minas Herbegin was one and whose wood-built residence still stands.

Zebegna Sefer hosted guards of the palace, whereas Gebbar Sefer was formed by those taxpayers coming to the city from different regions with their honey, cereals, cattle and the like to pay taxes but finally stayed on.

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the army who were not salaried. On the other hand, a significant proportion of the neighbourhoods of Addis were given names due to different occasions.

On the other hand, a significant proportion of the neighbourhoods of Addis were given names due to different occasions, phenomena and historical events. Sebara Babur, Erri Bekentu, Doro Manekya, Afencho Ber, Arat Kilo, Sidist Kilo, Amest Kilo, Talian Sefer, Haya Hulet Mazoria, Shiro Meda and Nefas Silk are some of them. Sebara Babure sefer, for instance, was named after a steam roller that the Armenian Sarkis Terzian once brought into the country, but broke down at that spot in the neighbourhood and failed to function for many years. In contrast, Talian (Italian) sefer derived its name after the Italian captives were settled in the area following the Ethio Italian war.The Arat Kilo village was also named due to its location at the junction of four roads.

Many neighbourhoods retained the names given by the native Oromo settlers. Gullele, Guar-dome, Kebena, Kotebe, Yeka, Gerji, Lafto and Legadadi are some of the many such neighbourhoods. Conversely, some neighbourhoods of Addis were named after the Italian invasion and during their five year occupation of the country. Merkato, Piazza, Kazanchis, Popolare and Kambolojo are included here. Kazanchis was named after the acronym of an Italian construction company, KazabI.N.C.E.S. Kazanchis was reserved for higher Italian officers while Popolare was for lower officers. Cambolojo derived its name from the Italian phrase Campo Allogio Opera, worker’s camp.

There are also neighbourhoods named after churches of the area.

Arada Giorgis, Yoseph, Kidane Mehret, Keranyo Medhane Alem, and Kechene Medhane Alem derived their names from the nearby churches.

In particular,Arada was the arena of business and culture and a number of songs and literary works were produced in its praise. After the Battle of Adowa (1896) and the Treaty of Addis Ababa later in the same year, many countries including Italy, the major European powers and the US established diplomatic relations with Ethiopia, recognizing its sovereignty. Many countries opened up embassies in the city following in the footsteps of the above-mentioned countries. Undoubtedly, many neighbourhoods of Addis Ababa derive their names from these embassies and legations.

Locally named Ferensay Legacion (French Legation) and Rwanda Embassy are worth mentioning here.

Some neighbourhoods of Addis Ababa are also named after prominent foreign citizens. Benin village got its name from a prominent Israeli businessman, whereas Teret Sefer assumed its name from the owner of Hotel De France, the French Monsieur Teras.

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APPLES IN ETHIOPIA

CREATING A BITE

IN THE MARKET Arabella Stewart

Mennonite missionaries introduced apples to Ethiopia in the 1940s; they also introduced pears and plums and taught the local community how to grow them.This led to establishing an apple orchard, which lasted until the Dergue era when the missionaries were expelled and the orchard was destroyed.The practice of fruit growing was then suspended until the new regime took over in 1991. The work was resuscitated through the Kale Hiwot Church as a program to help impoverished communities establish sustainable livelihoods, which included educating farmers in the cultivation of apple trees; today 70 different apple varieties are cultivated. The highland region area of Chencha near Arba Minch, is where apples first started to grow and continue to grow today and has now become synonymous with apple growing.This has led to an economic renaissance and a demand in productivity thereby improving the lives of these fruit farmers and their communities; all their children now attend school, and are entering higher education and housing and feeding conditions have improved tremendously. Today in Chencha, temperate fruit production is a lucrative business and it is now commonplace to find apples, pears and plums in the backyards of farmers.

Because so many shops in Addis sell packaged imported apples however, many people are still surprised to learn however that apples do indeed

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grow here in Ethiopia.The Ethiopian apples are being sold predominantly to supermarket chains, Embassies and hotels in Addis Ababa whereas the seedlings are sold to farmers and private establishments in various parts of the country.

The Norwegian Embassy offers “apple� seminars three times a year, which draws a large number of participants from all over Ethiopia.They provide theoretical as well as practical lessons in apple growing, cultivation and harvesting leading to more farmers becoming interested about and participating in apple production.

An average, healthy, maximum-yield apple tree produces, on average, 400Kg of fruit each season and an apple tree can also potentially yield fruit for up to 50 years.The fruit is harvested twice a year, usually around March and June.

The apples can be stored in cool conditions and preserved for long periods. You may also use apples in a variety of ways! Eat them fresh or peel the apples and simmer the flesh in a little water until soft, mash to remove lumps and use as applesauce, which can also be frozen for later use.

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Ethio-American

Doctors to Establish Medical City Centre with 100 million USD

A groundbreaking ceremony has taken place for a medical city centre that will cost 100 million USD.The initiator and owner of the project, the Ethio-American Doctors Group (EADG), said the centre will have a hospital, long-term care and other health related facilities, including hotel and meeting centre, office buildings and relevant retail (pharmacy, health gym and physical therapy) facilities.

Speaking at a press conference held on June 25, 2014, EADG Board Chairman Dr. Girma Tefera said, “ We are more than 200 physicians of Ethiopian origin coming together to develop and deliver high quality medical care through education and research for the people of Ethiopia, Africa and beyond.�

The hospital to be built will have advanced diagnostic and imaging centre and will provide specialized surgery (orthopaedic, neurological, cardio/vascular etc), cancer treatment, and urgent/emergency services.

According to EADG, the centre of excellence hospital will provide firstrate healthcare, transfer medical knowledge and skills to healthcare workers through education and relevant medical research, and meaningfully improve the delivery of healthcare in Ethiopia.

The project to be constructed in two phases is expected to be finalized in three years.The government will reportedly provide land freely while the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia and African Development Bank provide money. EADG, which has now over 200 members, was established by 12 Ethio-American doctors in 2011.

Source: ENA

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The Taxi Tourist (D.G.Yntiso)

A warm breeze drifts in through the side window of the taxi as it lurches from side to side on the rough, muddied road. With no clear demarcation between sidewalk and street, it is easy to identify distinguishing marks on the pedestrians who risk their lives walking not more than two feet from the meandering van. Some look in, maybe wishing they had the comfort of a cushioned seat, no matter how frayed; others walk in stoic determination, seemingly oblivious to the mud and smelly heat of the middle of summer.

Once in a while a real show-stopper passes by, mumbling to himself animatedly or shouting obscenities at foes real and imagined. Sitting in the back corner of the van is like having front row seats to an urban theatre performance. Only it’s better than theatre because all the smells and sounds are spot on. Here a homeless child cries while clinging to her mother, having been alarmed by the honking of the construction truck hauling mounds of red dirt from one part of the city to another. There the driver of said truck spits out a thick, wet glob of mucus right at the foot of that one insane woman who never seems to leave her spot by the middle school, the students of which are standing around in groups after their lunch time. One of the guys walks around with two girls under his arms (or maybe they walk with him on their shoulders?), waxing poetical about his latest exploits on the pot-holed basketball court abutting the school. An entire city is laid out before you; most pedestrians are too busy to notice the sheer beauty of the space they inhabit. Waiting in traffic while someone else drives you somewhere is the perfect opportunity to sit back and take it all in; a chaotic kind of Zen sets in. Maybe that’s why the rich enjoy their limousines and the hitchhikers their freedom.

Addis, for all of its imperfections (or maybe because of them?) is the perfect city to be driven around in. Start from any part of the city and just look out your window for an hour and you will have acquired a keen sense of sprawl patterns, urban sociology, Ethiopian history, hybrid architecture, religious pluralism and myriad other subjects which books would only give you a dry treatment of, at best. Each neighborhood provides a feast of sensory delight that one can access free of charge. Go anywhere and you will hear music: traditional, pop, rap, Arabic; there’s even an intersection in the downtown neighborhood of Piassa from which constantly, and curiously, blare country songs from the American Midwest. The smells of the different parts of the city are so unique and flavorful that it is entirely possible to identify one’s location using smell alone (only a slight exaggeration).These days, urbanites and tourists seem to take the spaces they travel through for granted, destination being all-important and the requirements of modern life making it so that even on vacation one is bound to a strict schedule with predetermined locations and prepackaged experiences. The walking city of Jane Jacobs and other planner-theoreticians is still a utopian dream; the cycling city is being realized in many places outside Africa; in Addis a man on a bike would stick out like a sore thump right up until the accident, of which there is a depressingly high probability.With construction on the rise and the sadism of the equatorial sun to deal with, one can be forgiven for not wanting to take to the streets on foot for a leisurely stroll; but while taxi fares and gas are still (relatively) cheap there should be no excuse for not wanting to experience the exuberantly varied wonders of a real-life breathing city in the covered wagon of your choice.

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Association for

Women in Business

WHATS AWIB?

AWiB is a forum where professional and businesswomen can connect with one another, recognize the achievement of their fellow women and learn from the best among them and other prominent leaders.

It is also a place for mid-level career women to get basic trainings on self-confidence and conversational English as part of AWiB’s plan to enable members to break out of their limiting environment and explore different possibilities.

AWiB is created and run by a team of people who stand for the highest level of professionalism and integrity in doing business and leading ones life. They are also committed to profiling and introducing up-and-coming women whose contribution to society has not been exposed.

AWiB’s working language is English, as a tool to build the capacity of our members to make them competitive in the global market.

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES AWiB organizes very popular monthly and annual events.

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prominent speakers on diverse issues all aimed at personal and professional development of women for leadership.

To mention a few speakers that have graced the stage of AWiB’s monthly event; Dr. Eleni Gebremedhin - on the Right to Dream; Nadia Waber on Rediscovering our worth; Zemedeneh Negatu and Khalid Bomba on Investment Trends in Ethiopia and Haddis Tadesse of Gates Foundation on Leadership and Business in Ethiopia.

THE MAY FORUM is AWiB’s signature event of the year. Every year at UNECA AWiB organizes a conference featuring an important topic delivered through intellectual discussion and experience sharing by select speakers.

THE WOMAN OF EXCELLENCE AWARD is the first of its kind initiated by AWiB. WOE award honors women for excellence in leadership in all its forms. AWiB seeks nominations from the community and undertakes a rigorous screening and evaluation process using independent judges. The winner will then be given the title ‘Woman of Excellence’, celebrated through out the year and awarded 100,000 Birr to donate to a charity of her choice. The standard for excellence here is the character of the person, the journey towards an achievement and concern for the community.

In order to attend monthly and annual events both members and nonmembers pay entrance fees. All of AWiB’s events and programs are run and organized by its Board Members and volunteers.

WHO CAN BE A MEMBER? Membership is open to all business and professional women, and organizations that promote women’s advancement in the business world.

If you would like to know more about AWiB please visit www.awib.org.et and subscribe online to receive regular updates.

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WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

CELEBRATION IN

ETHIOPIA Arabella Stewart

United Nations’ World Environment Day (WED)—an opportunity for the world to push for positive environmental action – was held in June.

World Environment Day Celebration in Ethiopia involved a Youth Dialogue between African Leaders and young Ethiopians interested in and committed to environmental protection regarding the Future of Africa. This provided an opportunity for Ethiopian youth to discuss important environmental issues and demonstrate that global warming and climate change effects all areas and every generation and that everyone should share responsibility for the actual state of the environment.

World environment day was also celebrated with the planting of 300 tree seedlings and students participated in a nature walk through the Gullele Botanical Gardens (GBG), a newly established conservation initiative located at the northwestern edge of Addis Ababa. The main objectives of the botanical garden are to safe guard the future survival of a diverse set of species, conduct plant research, create an urban park for recreation, and improve the practical knowledge of students and the general public in the fields of sustainable gardening, horticulture, floriculture, urban agriculture, and forestry.

Following the nature walk, students met outside the recently constructed headquarters of the Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network (HoA-REC&N).The building (pictured above) is entirely green, made from locally sourced natural materials, and constructed using local labor. It is the first of its kind in Ethiopia created by an international team of architects; every element of the building has been designed from the point of view of the environment.The Centre facilitates, strengthens and advocates for initiatives related to land use planning, integrated water resources management, ecosystem management, climate change and energy and value chains for sustainable products and services.

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Guramayle Art Centre

'Guramayle' is a word used to describe the species of endemic Ethiopian birds characterized by their colorful feathers. It also means something great variety. The essence of procuring the name for Guramayle Art Center emanates from relating to the free spirit of birds and the harmoniously colorful bird vis-Ă -vis towrds the aim of the center to present superb works of art.

Guramayle Art Center is an idea that matured through time; it also discovered it had a role in the modern and contemporary movement of Ethiopian art. Apart from hosting art in the center, Guramayle works towards reaching and enriching society through its displays and works of art.

Guramalye Art Centre was established in March, 2014 in a charming old and historic Italian villa. Apart from presenting exhibitions, Guramayle Art Centre also conducts interesting activities.

Twelve discussions will be held over 6 months. Six of them will be dedicated to discussions about featured exhibitions, including presentations by artists and art historians.The remaining six discussions will focus on Books; readings on topical issues, discussion on newly published ones and presentations by authors and critics.They will reflect the vision of the art centre and the gallery, which has been established with the intention of fostering a forum for discussion, debate and critics.

Guramayle Art Centre will conduct art classes with artists as tutors for interested people during the Ethiopian rainy season.

The sale of small sized prints of works of art will be featured in the gallery and will hopefully help the audience to cultivate an interest in buying and valuing artworks.

The Centre also sells unusual and creative jewelry and various items produced by local artisans, artists and designers.

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ALEXANDER PUSHKINS ABYSSINIAN ROOTS

By Helen Papworth

Was Alexander Pushkin’s great grandfather an Ethiopian? That was the question, which led a school teacher to travel from her home in London to Ethiopia, then across Europe and Russia in search of clues and answers. Her research provided the basis for two children’s books about Abraham Hannibal (first broadcast on BBC radio in 2006 and again in 2014). Her two novels, published in 2003, were supplemented by a travel biography,The Moor of St Petersburg (2005), describing her expeditions to gather this information.

Frances Somers Cocks began her quest in 1990, when she was teaching in a London primary school. She became intrigued by the fact that Pushkin had an African ancestor, bought as a slave and adopted by Peter the Great of Russia.

Frances saw the potential for a children’s story and, having done some reading on the subject, decided to use the school summer holidays to start her research in Ethiopia since Abraham’s son-in-law, Adam Rotkirch, had written a biography in which he claimed he was from Abyssinia, a place called Lagon.

Frances started her journey in Addis Ababa where she caught a bus north in search of somewhere that might sound like Lagon. Her experiences on the journey across Ethiopia will stir memories for others who have travelled overland on buses, stopping for tea and overnight in different towns, passing through rural areas, which have changed little over the centuries since Abraham Hannibal was alive. Travelling north towards Eritrea, she located a village with a similar name and learned more about slave trading in the past, leading her to believe that that might be the place where Abraham was born.

After leaving Ethiopia and Eritrea, Frances took a ship up the Red Sea to the Suez and returned to London where she planned the next stage in her journey to discover the life of the man who, despite his background and colour, was to become wealthy and educated, working for Peter the Great and the Empress Elisabeth. Her travels take her across the Middle East into Eastern Europe and Russia, across to Siberia and Lake Baikal, and back to St Petersburg using all forms of transport. Years later she returned to Africa to investigate another possible birthplace of Abraham Hannibal, this time with her son who she named Abraham Alexander.

The Goldhawk Press publishes the three books, Abraham Hannibal and the Raiders of the Sands, Abraham Hannibal and the Battle for the Throne and The Moor of St. Petersburg.

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THE WORLDS FIRST NEARLY INDESTRUCTBALBE

FOOTBALL! Arabella Stewart

“While we haven’t yet figured out how to create world peace and end world hunger, it’s possible that a child to whom we give a ball will.” Tim Jahnigen, One World Futbol Project The one constant around the world among youth is their abiding love and passion for playing the game, the game that is of football! It provides children with hours of playful enjoyment, crosses all barriers, and often offers a diversion from the trauma of some of their lives. But many of these children are not kicking a real football – often among poor communities the ball is literally made from bags tightly banded together.

Such a simple and commonplace item, a genuine ball however, is seemingly out of reach for many of the world’s children…

Along comes the One World Futbol Project. The unique thing about these footballs (futbols) is that they are nearly indestructible, made to survive the world’s harshest environments and they never need a pump because they never go flat, providing children with the chance for endless play. One World Futbol Project collaborates with sponsors, organisations and individuals to deliver balls to disadvantaged communities where play and sport are united to foster social change.

In 2006, founder and futbol inventor Tim Jahnigen was watching news footage about traumatized refugee youth in Darfur playing soccer on dirt using a ball made from rubbish tied with twine… He was struck by

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the children’s indestructible spirit and felt determined and inspired to create a global ball and one that was indestructible, to match their spirits and passion for the game. With that spark of inspiration, the idea for the One World Futbol was born. The world-renowned musician and singer Sting, generously provided seed funding to research and develop a prototype ball, which was launched in 2010. Chevrolet became the first corporate sponsor pledging to support and distribute at least 1.5 million Chevrolet branded One World futbols over 3 years. It has now reached over 170 countries bringing tremendous joy and the healing power of play to an amazing estimated 30 million children worldwide!

You can help youth right here in Ethiopia through their Buy One Give One program. To donate to Ethiopia Reads, an organization working with youth in disadvantaged communities here in Ethiopia visit www.oneworldfutbol.com/campaigns/ethiopia-reads.

Peace Corps use One World Futbol as part of a Grassroot Soccer Peace Corps Skillz program in the countryside, which builds basic life skills and promotes healthy behaviours. “In villages filled with stones and thorns and lacking in paved roads and soccer pitches, the balls are key,” said Peace Corps volunteer Caitlin. “Knowing that the balls are all-but-indestructible and that you can smack them around is really awesome.”

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BATTLING THE BRAIN DRAIN Battling the Brain Drain: Training and Keeping doctors in Ethiopia Senait Fisseha, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Michigan is leading a new initiative to train Ethiopian doctors. The Brain Drain is so severe in Ethiopia that the nation's health minister has complained there are more Ethiopian doctors in Chicago than in his own country!

The good news is that Ethiopia has one of the world's fastest-growing economies and tackling the health care crisis is high on the priority list; it has opened 13 new medicalschools in the last two years. However, training the doctors is still ahuge challenge. Fisseha is leading a U-M effort to develop a postgraduate training program for doctors of obstetrics and gynaecology that is fast-becoming a national model for Ethiopia.

Fisseha feels that one of the best ways to retain medical talent is to offer doctors training and other opportunities to advance their careers. "People don't want to leave their country if they have the option to stay there. Nobody wants to be a second-class citizen somewhere else,"Fisseha said.

Last year, Fisseha established a postgraduate OB-GYN training program at St. Paul's Hospital in Addis Ababa, with the help of Tim Johnson, chair of U-M's department of OB-GYN, and Joe Kolars, senior associate dean for Global REACH. Her work is funded by a $1.6 million grant from an anonymous foundation. She has received an additional $270,000 per year for the next five years from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American International Health Alliance.

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doctors—who can make seven times more money in private practice—were willing to trade higher pay for better career opportunities, Fisseha said. When the OB-GYN training program started last year, seven residents were enrolled and 13 are taking part this year.” Now, there are 200 OB-GYNs in the country with a 90million population," Fisseha said. "In four years, we will be able to contribute about 50 OB-GYNs. It's a quarter of what the country has now. It's a massive contribution."

Postgraduate training programs are extremely rare in Ethiopia. After students earn their medical degrees as undergraduates, they're sent out into the field as generalists, often working on their own with little supervision. Ethiopian doctors are also highly skilled at practicing cost-effective health care because of limited resources.

Fisseha came to the U.S. in 1989 after finishing high school (was born in Addis). After earning degrees in medicine and law, she did her residency at U-M, impressed by the university's work in Africa.

"Everybody who travels to Ethiopia says that now is a robust time for change," Fisseha said. Fisseha has also been collaborating with other departments in the medical school and arranging exchanges between Ethiopian and U-M faculty in other fields, such as surgery, nephrology, radiology and anesthesia. The country also has much to offer U-M medical students, she said.

"The kinds of diseases they see in Ethiopia are very rare here, because diseases are detected early in the US" Fisseha said. ""It's a tremendous learning environment for our students," Fisseha said.

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EXERCISE VERSUS WATCHING YOUR DIET FOR WEIGHT LOSS?

Most of the time many of us start some form of exercise program when our weight starts to escalate. The expectation being that once we start to move our body, the weight starts to melt off.

However, many of us who work out remains heavy. In a just world, frequent physical activity should make us slim. But repeated studies show that many people who begin an exercise program lose little or no weight.

Some even gain.

It does not mean that exercise does not play any role at all when it comes to shedding weight; it does produce a modest but consistent result.

However, most of our sweat and hard works only pays off, if we know what and how much we should eat. Otherwise, when it comes to weight loss, however hard we labor, the lack of knowledge as to what to eat will throw off every effort and thereby make our progress painfully slow.

Diet counts for more than seventy percent when it comes to weight loss which is huge! Trying to burn off excess weight only with exercise is actually very hard to accomplish and takes longer than applying both a calorie controlled and health conscious diet.

The underlying and rather disheartening message of many studies, of course, is that physical activity by itself is not going to make and keep you thin, especially if the activity is for 60 minutes or less and it will be very hard to halt a weight gain.

These studies do not in any way disregard the many benefits of regular exercise; from weight loss to anti-aging, exercise fights depression, lowers heart disease, lowers diabetes, lowers the risk of cancer and is great for bones and flexibility. However, when it comes to losing weight, applying both a healthy and calorie conscious diet will give you faster result and is ideally the be best approach.

For a healthier and long term weight loss, jumpstart your program with diet and maintain it with regular exercise of not less than one hour four times a week.

HELEN MELESE CERTIFIED NUTRITION & WELLNESS CONSULTANT (Weight Loss or Gain, Diabetes Food Plan‌.)

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100km from Addis Ababa, marking the northern limit of a belt of engraved obelisks that stretches right across southern Ethiopia, the Tiya Stelae Field consists of roughly 40 stones, which stand between 1-2m high. Recent excavations revealed that the stones mark mass graves of both males and females who died between the ages of 18 and 30 and were laid to rest in a foetal position.

The Tiya Stelae are noted for their possession of distinguishable and recurrent patterns. Three engraved symbols predominate: circles, swords, and what appear to be podgy leaves rising on a stem from a rectangular base.

A plain circle may specifically indicate the presence of female burials, or represent the sun or moon. The stelae possessing swords are understood to represent burials of warriors, or soldiers.The number of swords is said to possibly represent the number of individuals killed in battle by the buried warrior.

There has also been a great deal of speculation regarding the twin-leaf motif so common on many of the southern stelae; it has been suggested that these leaves may be representative of the enset plant (False Banana Tree), a staple crop in Southern Ethiopia. It has been also suggested that their presence may be meant to serve as a symbol indicative of peaceful resting, as has been similarly noted on wooden headrests throughout Southern Ethiopia.

Tiya Stelae appear to pre-date the local arrival of Christianity and to have been erected as grave markers.The southern stelae belt passes through the heart of the Gurage territory, whose language is closely affiliated to Tigrigna (the language spoken in Axum). This tempts one to ask whether these might be relics of a forgotten offshoot of the pre-Christian stelae-building tradition at Axum.

Trips such as this are arranged through Tatu Tours DESTINATION: Ethiopia. For more information email: tatuethiopia@gmail.com

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ANCIENT STONE MARKERS

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Vaseline:

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The Original Skin Rejuvenator

By Unilever Ethiopia

The skin is the largest, ever-changing organ of the body that contains many specialized cells and structures.The skin functions as a protective barrier that interfaces with a sometimes-hostile environment. It is also very active in maintaining the proper temperature for the body to function well. It gathers sensory information from the environment, and plays an active role in the role of the immune system protecting us from disease. Understanding how the skin can function in all these ways starts with understanding the structure of the 3 layers of skin the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue. Healthy skin is made up of nearly 90% of water!

Knowing how to determine your skin type is essential as it allows you to care for your skin accordingly. Lifestyle plays a big part in the health of our skin. Good habits like regular exercise, drinking enough water, healthy eating and getting sufficient sleep all contribute to the overall health and well being of the skin.

Skin can be categorized as normal, dry, oil and sensitive. Each skin type has its own unique characteristics that require specific skin products to address its particular concern.

Moisture is one of the most important factors for maintaining vital, healthy and beautiful skin. When our hydration levels change, this significantly affects the skin’s ability to function at its optimal level. Our skin loses moisture every minute, which can leave it dry and dehydrated. Many creams and body lotions on the market use glycerine as the primary ingredient to attract and hold moisture. Glycerine is effective in penetrating the skin s core but it can leave the outermost surface layer vulnerable to water loss, resulting in dry, unhealthy skin and feels sticky.

Vaseline has a rich history and was founded back in 1870 with what was first known as “wonder jelly�. It is made from purified 100% pure petroleum jelly, which is a special blend of mineral oils and waxes and has a long history of keeping all skin types protected for the whole family. Using Vaseline replenishes and locks in the necessary moisture and nutrients that your skin loses naturally during the course of the day, WO|41

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Longevity

In 1603, while on her death bed, Queen Elizabeth the first called her advisors to her bedside and before she passed away, she whispered, “All my possessions for one more moment of time” Yes, our time on this earth is our greatest irreplaceable and precious possession.

Dan Buettner (Author of the Blue Zones - lessons for living longer from the people who've lived the longest) puts it this way: “The brutal reality about aging is that it has only an accelerator pedal. We have yet to discover whether a brake exists for people. The name of the game is to keep from pushing the accelerator pedal so hard that we speed up the aging process" Buettner continues "The average American, however, by living a fast and furious lifestyle, pushes that accelerator too hard and too much.”

The ancient Greeks set a goal for humanity: "to die young as late in life as possible."

How can we then slow down the hands of time or turn back the clock in order to lengthen human life? This is indeed a very crucial question.

I do believe that Lifestyle & Preventive Medicine has the answer, especially when it comes to combating the #1 killers, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke etc.

What are the lifestyle factors that will help us to live a longer life?

Dr. Nedra Belloc and Lester Breslow were among the first researchers to present a convincing answer.

In their classic study of nearly 7000 individuals living in Alameda County, California, they found that there were SEVEN lifestyle factors that influenced how long people lived, which we will discuss next time.

All-in-1 ,Bole Wellness Center WHERE CARE IS # 1 Our services LIFESTYLE & PREVENTIVE MEDICINE PHYSIOTHERAPY, COUNSELING (Psychotherapy & Nutrition) CHILDREN & PARENTAL COUNSELING & COACHING IN DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY (Autism, CP, ADD, ADHD etc.)

SPA (Massage, Steam, Morocco Bath) Tel. 0116 616779/ 0920 244516 / bolewellness@yahoo.com

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PEDESTRIAN ALERT SYSTEM – INNOVATIVE DESIGN BY ETHIOPIAN STUDENT

President Barack Obama hosted the 2014 White House Science Fair at the end of May, highlighting some of “America’s most innovative students” and featuring a variety of projects, including a pedestrian alert system designed for use in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia invented by Ethiopian-born Felege Gebru, 18, and Karen Fan, 17 (both representing Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts).

The White House Blog Post by David Hudson stated: “Noting the sobering statistic that Ethiopia has the highest rate of pedestrian deaths by vehicle in the world, Felege Gebru and Karen Fan designed a pedestrian alert system for use in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that alerts drivers to crossing pedestrians and helps pedestrians safely cross congested roads. The invention, designed to be powered by solar energy, uses a dual-sensor method to calculate the arrival time of oncoming vehicles and indicate safer crossing times to pedestrians. Felege and Karen are leaders of the Newton North High School “InvenTeam” — which works on prototype solutions to be showcased each June at the Lemelson-MIT Program’s EurekaFest event.” Felege is currently an undergraduate majoring in Computer Science & Visual Arts at Brown University.

Source: www.tadias.com

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ASK ZAHARA

Dear Zahara, I am 27 years old and female and I think I have trouble with alcohol. I don’t drink a lot, but when I do, I have too much and I don’t know when to stop.When I drink, I put myself in very dangerous situations that scare me. Then for days afterwards I feel guilty and ashamed. All of my selfconfidence is lost which leaves me feeling depressed. Sometimes I feel I don’t deserve to live. Please can you help me?

Thank you Sophie

Dear Sophie, It sounds as if you have a lot going on. I want you to get an assessment as soon as possible from a qualified skilled professional who deals with substance abuse, depression and suicidal ideation.

What you describe sounds like binge drinking. Binge drinking is when a person drinks excessively, to the point of blacking out as well and putting oneself and others at risk. A person who binge drinks may not drink everyday, but he or she may drink every few days, on weekends, every few months, or every few years or on special occasions such as weddings or holidays. At times, people who binge drink may have underlying problems and tend to use alcohol as “self-medication”.They use alcohol to numb their pain and suffering. I have found in my work that some people who binge drink tend to think that they don’t have a substance abuse problem. I think it is commendable that you are recognizing that you have a problem, and are seeking help. It is important to note that most people are unable to stop drinking with out proper support and professional help.

Read as much as you can on addiction and recovery.

It will be good for you to attend confidential AA (Alcoholic Anonymous) support groups. There is an AA chapter in Addis and I suggest you connect with fellow participants. It also may be advisable to seek help from psychiatrists who specialize in addiction. St Paul Hospital here in Addis has an addiction unit as well as weekly addiction group sessions.

If you do not want to go to a government hospital, you can also go to a privately owned clinic or hospital. Most psychiatrists who work at government hospitals tend to also moonlight at private hospitals and clinics. After an evaluation from a psychiatrist, you may want to follow up with long term counseling to deal with the underlying issues that caused you to start binge drinking and advise you with coping skills as well as recovery work.

I wish you the best of luck towards a healthy recovery.

Zahara

Zahara Legesse Kauffman, M. A., MSW is a psychotherapist who counsels children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. She also conducts evaluations, agency assessments, supervision, trainings and retreats for organization. She can be contacted at her office on CMC road, Luel-Taz building. 4th floor Office # 404, phone 0913502630, email address, "mailto:zalegesse@yahoo.com" zalegesse@yahoo.com. Please call or email for appointment.

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Art Institutions & Galleries in Addis Ababa contacts

cultural institutions

Classes & events are visited on our website You can post your upcoming event yourself

Alliance Ethio-Française 011 1 569893/92 British Council 011 6620388 Ethiopian Visual Artists Association 0911 646862/0911 711369 Dept. of Fine Arts and Design (AAU) 011 1232834 French Centre for Ethiopian Studies 011 1234767/68 Goethe Institute 011 1242345/46 Institute of Ethiopian Studies 011 1119469 Italian Cultural Institute 011 1113655 / 011 1553427 Russian Centre for Science and Culture 011 1551343

cinemas Alem Cinema 011 6636718 Ambassador Theatre 011 5537637 Cinema Empire 011 1565029 Edna Mall 011 661 6278/661 6869

theatres Candle Theatre 011 1556515 Children & Youth Theatre 011 1128603 City Hall 011 1119820 Hager Fiker 011 1569189 Mega Amphitheatre 011 5518870 National Theatre 011 5514577/011 5514500 Nesir Theatre & Promotion 011 6630908 Nohe Theatre 011 1112175 Ras Theatre 011 2763509/07

galleries Abesha Art Studio 091 1415258/091 1469371 Adam Art Studio 0911632620 Addis Ababa Art Studio 091 1116531 Addis Art Studio 091 1619416 / 091 1888783 Afro Sun Art Studio 091 1147156 Amanuel Art Studio 091 1672479 Artistic Glass Centre 011 5518400 ext.632/091 1203965 Asni Gallery 0111233244 / 0911206697 BB Behailu Art Studio 0911401308 Chilota Studio 011 5533329 / 011 3712443 Color Art Studio 0911 927525 / 0913 841406

Ethiopiawe Art Studio 0911 888783 / 0933 918250

Ertale Art Studio 091 1687256 / 091 2728888 Desta Hagos Art Studio 011 5537823 / 091 1206868

Fekadu Art Studio 091 1428490 Gebre Kristos Traditional Art Gallery 091 1634755 Genna Art Studio 0911823300 Gigi’s Afro-Asian Design & Fine Interiors 011 5155588 / 0912200437/1600101 Goshu Art Gallery 011 6614747 / 011 6610397

Habesha Trad. Centre and Art Gallery 011 5529596 / 011 5529600 Harmony Art Studio 091 1106119 Image Africa Studio 091 1658371 Jo Art Studio 091 1645699 Lela Art Gallery 0911 30 07 56 / 011 6535506 Medi Studio & Gallery 091 1613196 / 0911 234265 Mesmer Art Studio 091 1646862

Makush Gallery 011 552-6848 / 011 5526855 Nubia Art Studio 091 1667737 Nihine on line Art Gallery www.nihine.com Netsa Art Village 091 1941678/0911760963 OMNA Art Gallery 0911 65 52 39

Panache Art Gallery 0912-200444

Palette Art Gallery 0118601313/0911 459813 Sal Interior & Gallery 091 1238696

Serenade Art House 091 1200072 St.George Interior Decoration & Art Gallery 011 5510983/8103 / 091 1201097 Suzanne’s Gallery 091 1616814 / 011 3724581 Tadesse Wolde Aregay Art Studio 011 6293684 / 091 1247453 Talisman Gallary 0911507969

Yacob Art Studio 0911398787 Yegna Art Studio 091 1711692 / 091 1915505/091 1116521

Zoma Contemporary Art Center 0911 249374

museums Institute of Ethiopian Studies (IES) 0 011 1231068 The Modern Art Museum/Gebre Kristos Desta Center 0111221469 classes Enlightenment Art Academy 091 1209246/091 1214892 Eallaz International Dance Studio Bole Rewanda 011 6638198/091 1412171 Latino Dance Classes Rock Bottom Gym 091 1639332 Music Training Piano to all levels

by Seble Aberu 091 1606479 Melody music school Modern and traditional music instrument to all levels 091 1409012 / 011 1579130 Piano Lessons

by Tigist 091 1639241 Piano and Masinko Class

by Alemayehu Tibebu 091 1629739 / 011 6189732 Piano and Masinko Class

by Saron Gettiye 091 447998 Painting, Sculpture & Ceramics Class Dawit Art Studio 091 114 7450 Salsa at Alizé Dance Classes at Club Alizé 091 188 2287 Voila French Language Academy Contact Beniam Zewdie 091 2075115 / 011 6183738

Yoga class at MK building on third floor across from Sheger building.

0920-731926

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ADDIS INFO

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS Information (Directory Enquiries) International calls Mobile thefts Wake-up calls ELECTRICITY Technical Services

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CLINICS Addis Tana Higher Clinic 011 8630661 Adwa Clinic 011 1563085 Africa Higher Clinic 1 011 2751360 American Medical Center 0116678000/04/07 0919198287 Bethzatha Clinic 011 5514470 011 5533453 Blue & White Clinic 011 6616229 Brook Clinic 011 5513435 011 5515151 Children’s Clinic 011 3711515 Christina Clinic 011 5152020 Dr Jonathan Banes Clinical Psychologist 0910 0716 84 Ethiopia Higher Clinic 011 1550088 Future Intl Consulting 011 2770064 ICON Center of Special Surgery (Dr. Tewodros) 0911-864672 International Clinical Laboratories 011 5529252 Marti Special Dental Clinic 011 6181262 Pediatric Clinic 0921 787120 0115514696 Rank Clinic (Dermatology) 091 1237410 011 5536074 Sante Medical Centre 011 5535530/26 Senai Clinic 0114668629 0114661421/22 Sun Optics Special Eye Clinic 0111567576 0116183559 Sunshine Clinic 011-1242295/94 Swedish Clinic 011 3710768 T/Himanot Higher Clinic 011 1112198 011 1572435 Tesfa Major Poly Clinic 011 1570232 WGGA Specialized Vision Clinic 0931 52 09 52 011 618 01 86 ANIMAL CLINICS Bethel Vet Clinic 0911 665830 CASA-INCIS Clinic 011 5519427 091 1210204 HAPS 011 6544756 091 1683002 Shalom Vet Care Clinic 011 6291877 091 1247335 Old Airport Clinic 091 120 9993 Mobile Veterinary Clinic 091 1410020 091 1410020 HOSPITALS Balcha 011 5513205 Black Lion 011 5511211 Hayat 011 6624488 MCM Medical Centre 011 6295420/28 St Gabriel 011 6613622 Yekatit 12 011 1553066

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St. Yared Intl cardiovascular Land Mark Hospital Addis Specialized Cardiac

Kadisco General MCM Korean)

PHARMACIES Abbay Pharmacy Ghion Pharmacy Gishen Pharmacy Lion Pharmacy Pelical Pharmacy Raamco Pharmacy

AIRLINES BMI Egypt Air Emirates Ethiopian Airlines Kenya Airways KLM Lufthansa Qatar Airways Turkish Airlines Yemenia

AREA CODES Addis Ababa and Debre Zeit Dessie Dire Dawa and Harar Gondar Jimma Mekele Mobile Nazareth Shashemene

011 -645-4697 /04 011-442-4680 /81 011-552-5463 0116180709 / 0116634720 0116-298904/02 0116-29-5421-27 011 3713298 011 5518606 011 6611717 011 1551893 011 552 1790 011 896 2925 011 6620815/16 011 1564493/4 011 5181818 011 6656666 011 5518400 011 5525495 011 5515666/75

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OTHER SERVICES Betel Funeral Arrangements 091 120 5731

GENERAL /INTERNAL MEDICINE: Dr. Akeza Teame, US Board Certified Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease Tele: 0116678000/04/07 St Yared Hospital: (011) -645-4697 /04 CMC road around Daminafro Buiding Dr. Abebe Desta, Internist: Brook Clinic Sar bet: - 011-3725861 Prof. Kebede Oli, Cardiologist & owner of Landmark Hospital Land Mark Hospital 011-552-5463 PEDIATRICS: Dr. Alan Karibian, Senior Pediatric Consultant (speaks Amharic well) Pediatric clinic:- (011) 551-4696 Dream liner hotel.*Near Mulushewa Sega Bete.

Dr. Mulu Abrham, M.D., General Pediatrics Biham Clinic: - , 011-4160 053, 011-476 0411 Dr.Yodit Enkossa- MD, General Pediatrics The Cure Hospital: -011-124-5404 Dr. Sofia Mengistu Abayneh, MD Worldwide orphans Foundation: 011-663-1114 GENERAL SURGERY: Dr. Abraham Asnake, general surgeon Kadisco General Hospital,Medical director

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Useful tel. no. on www.whatsoutaddis.com Tele: -0116-298904 /02 Dr.Tewodros Messele Gedebou, General, Plastic and reconstructive Surgeon and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Trained in US (Yale, UCLA), Certified by American Board of Surgery ICON Center of special surgery Around Imperial Hotel, 2 blocks past the NOC gas station, turn left, tall building on the right.

Tele:-011- 629-8093 OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY: Dr. Mekonnen Bekele, M.D., OB/GYN ADDIS MATERNITY AND CHILDERN HOSPITAL 011-124-5345 OR 48 Dr. Samia Ibrahim, MD, OB/GYN Kadisco General Hospital Tele: -0116-298904 /02 DENTISTRY: Dr. Tolu Duresa, Tolu Clinic (Haile Gebresillasse Road): 011-662 00 31 Dr. Tadesse Melaku – Ethio-Swidesh Dental Clinic Bole Road Awash Bank (NOVIS) building 1st Floor Office: -011 661 4932 Dr. Yahiya Seid – Gojeb Dental Clinic – Piazza 0111 56 6521/ 156 6296/ OPTHALMOLOGIST: Dr. Fekade Mengistu, Ophthalmologist,

Bole Eye Care Center: - 011-663 9405 Dr. Tliksew Teshome, ophthalmologist and retinologist Biruh Vision specialized Eye clinic: 0116463977 on CMC Road in Ethiopian Athletics Federation Building, 1st Floor Dr. Wondu Alemayehu, ophthalmologist Office phone- 0115159863 Located at the Dembel building.

DERMATOLOGIST: Dr. Fuad Temam, Dermatologist, Fellowship in US, Director of ALERT hospital Kadisco hospital: - 0116-298904 ENT SPECIALIST Dr. Es-hak Bedri, MD., ENT-Surgeon, PHYSIOTHERAPIST Dr. Theodros W. Gebriel (MSPT, DPT),

Onthorio clinic: - 011-850-2473 US Board Certified Doctor of physiotherapy & Sports Medicine Paragon Physiotherapy & sports Medicine Specialized Higher Clinic on CMC Road in Ethiopian Athletics Federation Building, Ground Floor Tele: - 011-646-1108/22/ 011-860-8393

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY Dr. Eric Gokcen, MD - US Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon The CURE Hospital 011-124-5404 Dr. Donald E Pearson MD-fellow of the American Academy of 0rthopaedic surgery MCM (Korean) Hospital 011-629-5729 ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMATOLOGY Dr. Elias Ahmed Associate Professor. Fellow of College Surgeon of East, Central & Southern Africa. Dip. SICOT Hayat Hospital 0116 624488 LIST OF GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND CLINICS WHO HAS AMBULANCE SERVICE BLACK LION HOSPITAL MENILEK II HOSPITAL YEKATIT 12 HOSPITAL ZEWDITU HOSPITAL ST.PAUL HOSPITAL AMANUEL HOSPITAL

011-551 12 11 011-123 4272 011-155 30 65/68 011- 551 80 85 011- 275-0125 011- 275-7715

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ETHIOPIA SHOOTS FOR THE STARS! Byline: James Jeffrey

One of two telescopes at the Entoto Observatory and Research Center.

Photo by James Jeffrey.

It is hoped that a new observatory in Ethiopia—the country’s first—will kick start a scientific culture.

In the eucalyptus-strewn Entoto Mountains, work is nearly complete on Ethiopia’s first observatory.

Ethiopia’s highland topography—the observatory sits at 3,200m—and the ideal climate here, which includes the thin air and minimal cloud cover for most of the year, make it ideal for housing observatories from which to observe the stars and galaxies.

Already there are plans to build another observatory near to Lalibela, which would be even higher at about 4,200m.

It is hoped the observatories will kick start a scientific culture here, that will enable Ethiopia to reap benefits accruing from space science and technology and provide an important boost to socio-economic development; space science has applications in myriad areas in both public and private sectors.

Ethiopia might even one day become the African version of Chile, a global hub for astronomy and research.

“Space technology is often considered a luxury only for developed countries,” says Solomon Belay, director of the Entoto Observatory and Research Center. “But it’s actually a basic and vital need for development.”

He notes how space science technology and research can be applied to many basic necessities of life including health, energy, food security, environmental management and so on.

The $4m Entoto Observatory houses two 1-meter class telescopes, each of which weighs six tonnes and cost about $1.5. It is the result of work by the Ethiopian Space Science Society (ESSS), founded 10 years ago to address the lack of space science activity and interest in Ethiopia.

“Science development is not easy in Africa,” Solomon says. “Science needs political visibility otherwise it is not deemed important enough or allocated a budget.”

So far only a handful of African countries—such as South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt and Morocco—have fully fledged space programs. But they’re likely to have additional company soon.

“Ethiopian politicians have recognized the role space science can play in helping Ethiopia’s development, and are supporting generating investment in the country’s new observatories and space program,” says Abinet Ezra,

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Solomon Belay, director of the Entoto Observatory and Research Center, stood on the right-hand side of one of the observatory’s two telescopes. Photo by James Jeffrey.

Josef Huber, a systems engineer with German-based Astelco Systems that built and installed Entoto Observatory’s telescopes, opening a dome covering a telescope. Photo by James Jeffrey.

communications director for ESSS. Currently very little astronomy is taught in sub-Saharan Africa outside South Africa, which the Entoto Observatory seeks to address by facilitating related university degree courses. There could be also be financial rewards from a planned visitor centre and the observatory selling information garnered such as real-time weather forecasting and trend data.

But it’s the intangible benefits that those involved seem most passionate about.

“Astronomy gets the young to embrace science and technology,” Solomon says. “And a space program is an important tool to inspire students to enjoy physics and chemistry.”

“When I was a child I got interested in space science but couldn’t find anywhere to study it,” says 24-year-old Eyoas Ergetu, a mechanical engineer

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A signpost shows the way to the Entoto Observatory and Research Center’s two telescopes, the domes of which are visible, further up atop the hill. Photo by James Jeffrey.

graduate student at Addis Ababa University, and part of the observatory’s team. “So it’s very exciting to be working here.”

ESSS has its sights set on Ethiopia catching up with African countries that have launched satellites, and is lobbying the government to focus on getting Ethiopian satellites in space within the next decade.

These could help improve telecommunications, and the monitoring of activities such as mining and farming, and construction of major infrastructure like the Renaissance Millennium Dam Project.Already Ethiopia is using foreign-owned satellites for such purposes—while having to pay to do so.

“Development is not always sustainable,” Solomon says. “But if it comes through science and technology it is sustainable.”

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All restaurant are also listed on our website scan qr code or go to

www.whatsoutaddis.com/restaurant listing

american/ In town getaway Saly Cafe and Restaurant ≈0930100724/5

next to New York Cafe, in-front of Getu building Known for: stake, pizza and good ambiance 7 days a week $$YqT

Sishu ≈0920 061063/ 0930034150

Opposite Kera, behind Worke's Promise Building.

Known for: Burgers, desserts and ambiance CLOsed MON $$$YNqT

Greek Club ≈011-553-0485

0115516128 Off Olympia Road, further down from Greek School Known for: Moussaka, jagikei 7 days a week $$$NYT

Santorini Greek Restaurant ≈0911-908533-0911-653301

of the road to Greek Embassy after Dina and S guest house Known for: Greek Meze Souvlaki & Moussaka 7 days a week $$$YT

arabic & mediterranean

Salt’n Suga Restaurant ≈0918-792421/ 0913659429

Off Churchill Road, opposite Alliance Ethio-Francaise Known for: Bean (Foul) 7 days a week $Y

asian

Addis Sports Cafeteria No 1 ≈011-157-8934/ 0111127721

Aladdin Restaurant ≈011-663-8181/ 0116614109 Off Bole Road, near the Japanese Embassy’s Residence Known for: Grilled meat, humus, taboulleh CLOsed suN $$$ YNT

Al Lebnany Restaurant ≈011 6639793 /011 6639798 /011 6639799 Kokeb building Known for: grills and middle eastern desserts 7 days a week $$$ T

Aldar Restaurant ≈011-618-8266

Bole Road through the Saay pastry road 200m known for: Arabian cusine,Pizzas,& shewrmas 7days week $$$ T C

Bati Al Mandi ≈0920 929292

Infront of Yoli Buld. known for: Arabian food 7days week $$$ T C

Fusion Bistro ≈0118 300307/ 0910005151 In front of kuwait Embassy Known for: Middel Eastern sweets & Turkish Coffee 7 days a week $$$TYCN

Nakhlah Restaurant ≈091-102-6666 0115516047

0925086215 Wollo Sefer opposite Tebaber Berta Build.

Known for: Yemeni food(mendi) 7 days a week $$ YT

Sana’a Restaurant ≈011-466-1798

Olympia, Meskel Flower St. Known for: Special Sanaa 7 days a week $$$YT

Serenade Restaurant ≈091-120-0072

Near Master Printing Press Amist Kilo Known for: Fine home cooking, dinner only/ and Sunday branch only CLOsed MON, MOM $$$ Y

greek

Enya’s Mediterranean Kitchen ≈0912 795876 Opposite Sheger House Known for: Sunday's BIG FAT GREEK BUFFET", roasted lamp, pork chops, Mousaka, dolma 7 days a week $$$TY

Asmara Road, towards St. Gebreal hospital Known for: Greek Souvlaki 7 days a week $$$YT

Clay Pot Restaurant ≈0931 31 21 99

Gerji 100 meters from Kadisco Hospital Known for: Korean Fire Beef, Pepper Steak, Veggie Platter, Ginger Martini...

7 days a week $$$ T

Four Seasons ≈011 6180285

0913549750 infront of Axum on the new 22 road Known for: Japanese Food Sunday Dinner Only 7 days a week $$$ T

China Bar & Restaurant ≈011-551-3772 Next to Ghion Hotel Known for: One of the oldest restaurants in Addis 7 days a week $$$ T

East Dragon

Bole Medehanialem Known for: Authentic Chinese food 7 days a week $$$TYNq

Sichuan Restaurant ≈091-160-3926

Kasanchis next to the Lime tree in the first floor Jolly building known for: Sizzling beef, dumplings and Sichuan dishes COsed ON suN $$$ T

Shaghai Restaurant ≈091-160-3926

Next to Omedad Building, Debre Zeit known for: Chinese Food COsed ON suN $$$ T

continental european

Addis Ababa Golf Club ≈011-320-1893 0913201893

Old Airport opposite Swiss E. Known for: BBQ at weekends 7 days a week $$$ YqNT

Amsterdam Bar & Restaurant ≈011-661-5714/ 0910614142 next to Bole Mini Known for: Mushroom steak 7 days a week $$$ Y

Blue Drops ≈011-66-23392/0910614142 Infront of SOS Bole Medehanialem Known for: Pasta and grilled food 7 days a week $$ Yq

Breezes (Sheraton Addis) ≈011-517-1717 Ext.6501

Known for: Fire Cobb salad/Chilli cheese Fries 7daysaweek$$$$YqNTC

Bunni Cafe & Restaurant ≈011-86-60210 / 0911828985

in front of the Greek Embassy near Global Hotel Known for: wrap sandwich 7 days a week $$$YT

Carnivore Addis ≈011-554-1330/31

From Meskel Sq. on the road to Bambis the same building as Abyssinia Supermarket Known for: Buffets on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays 7 days a week $$$ YT

Chicken Hut Ethiopia ≈+251 118 605 500 251 911

210 034 / +251 911 507 450 | USA: +571 332 7263 / +206 816 2656 Known for: Known for Chicken Shnitzel 7 days a week $$$ YT

Downtown Capri Restaurant ≈0911 66 64 02

Haya Hulet Next to high Building Known for: 24 Hours service 7 days a week $$$ Y

Family Restaurant ≈011-850-0279/ 0118505276

Olympia, on the road to Bambis and next to Rock bottom at Wolosefer Known for: Mexican Food and warm chocolate cake with ice cream 7 days a week $$ Y T

Gazebo (Hilton) ≈011-551-8400 Ext.953

Beside the pool Known for: Salads and hamburgers 7 days a week $$$ qN

Goshu Art Garden ≈091-130-5286 0116614747/ 0116610397 Bole, near by Atlas Hotel, opposite Shala Park.

Known for: Grilled Sausage and Fish Burger 7 days a week $$ YNT

Ice Blue Bar & Restaurant ≈011-553-0948/0911 698628 opposite Mega Building Known for: Pizza & Steak Sandwich 7 days a week $$ YC

Jacaranda (Hilton) ≈011-551-8400 Ext.986

In the Garden Wing of the hotel Known for: Unique menu that changes frequently 7 days a week $$$$

Le Grand Rêve ≈0912-498-878

Between Bole tele & Atlas hotel opposite Tsehay & her children building Known for: Belgian, French Mediterranean fine dining, and pastry CLOsed: suN eveNTiNg aNd MON$$$$Y

Le Phoenix ≈011-515-4981/091-136-5340

Olympia on the road to Bambis behind Delux furniture known for: French cousine 7 days a week $$$YqNT

L'elysee Restaurant ≈0116613506

22 mazoria next to Axum Hotel Rebecca building 2nd floor known for Traditional French Gastronomy 7 days a week $$$YT

Les Arcades (Sheraton Addis) ≈011-517-1717 Ext.6604

Known for: Gourmet menu CLOsed suN $$$$ C Y

Loti Restaurant ≈0911216140/0911411066 0118 60 27 34 between Vatican Embassy and Mekanisa Known for: French Cuisine and more 7 days a week $$$ C Y

Mama’s Grill Kitchen ≈091-1661365/ 0911121209

in DHGeda 4th floor and next to Burno’s Icecream Known for: Grilled chicken and Stake 7 days a week $$$ Y NT

Meda Bar and Grill ≈011-466-1603/ 0114661602

At Beklo Bet, Ground Floor of Tegene Building Known for: Known for Grilled Steak and Salad & Ladis Night on Thursdays CLOsed: MON fOr LuNCh $$-$$$YT

New York New York ≈011-515-1243

Olympia, near Shoa Bakery Know for: Burgers & pizza 7 days a week $$YT

Oak Restaurant ≈251 11 467 4000

Dreamliner Hotel Meskel Flower area Know for: European, Continental, and local dishes 7 days a week $$YT

Kabanna ≈251 93 767 5454

Rico’s Bar and Restaurant ≈011-553-9462

Kuriftu Diplomat Restaurant ≈0116 623605/0911 091185

Rooftop Restaurant ≈011-635920

10th Floor Enat Tower Known for: Caribbean, Mediterranean, Grill 7 days a week Y$$$

Bole, Boston Partners Building, 5th floor Known for: Rotating international cuisines. Thailand is featured this May 7 days a week Y$$$

Kaffa House (Hilton) ≈011-551-8400 Ext. 962

In the main lobby of the Hilton Known for: Seafood every Friday 7 days a week $$$$

La Mandoline cafe and Restaurant ≈0116629482/0911213285 07/0915 735398 Next to Parisian, in front of Bole Medhanialem Known for: French food 7 days a week $$$Y

On Bole Road Known for: Steak 7 days a week $$ YT

Bole road, T.K. building , 9th floor Known for: Pizza/Grilled food/Salad bar.

7 days a week $$$ YqNT

Road Runner Bar & Restaurant ≈0911-750909 Hayahulet Road, next to Demberwa Hospital Known for: Blue cheese, Spinach tart and Pizza 7 days a week $$ Y T

Rodeo Bar and Restaurant ≈011-551-0294

Bole opposite Shoa Supermarket Known for: BBQ on Thu, Fri, Sat 7 days a week $$$

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Samet Restaurant ≈011-371-0317

Behind ICS School, on Victory Road, Old Airport Known for: Nile perch and fried chicken 7 days a week $$ N

Summerfields (Sheraton Addis) ≈011-517-1717 Ext.6089

Known for: Hamburgers, buffet and ice-cream 7 days a week $$$$ YqNTC

Sky Steak House ≈251 11 467 4000 Meskel Flower area Known for: Steak 7 days a week $$$

Top View ≈011-651-1573 / 77/

0911100155 Up the hill from Megenagna Roundabout, Asmara Road Known for: Pasta/Eroupean dishes CLOsed MON. $$$ YqN

The Cottage ≈011-551-6359/554-1532/33

Next to 7th Day Adventist Church Known for: Fondue & Irish Coffee in bar 7 days a week $$$

Verres en Vers restaurant ≈01 15 15 76 00 ext 3427

Known for: Buffet and à la carte dishes French Brasserie style 7 days a week $$ Yq

Verres en Vers (Radisson Blu Hotel) ≈011-5 15 76 00 Ext. 3427 Kazanchis Business District Known for: Super Breakfast Buffet 7 days a week $$$$

Zebra Grill ≈0911209600/ 0930097712

On Hayahulet Road, next to millennium Bldg Known for: Grilled food 7 days a week $$$ Y

ethiopian

2000 Habesha Cultural Restaurant ≈251-116-182253/58 In front of Atlas hotel Known for: Ethiopian Dish 7 days a week $$$ YT

Bata Traditional Restaurant & Bar ≈251.116 63 10 96

Bole road to Rwanda Embassy Known for: Ethiopian Dish 7 days a week $$$ YT

Dashen Restaurant ≈011-552-9746/011-655-6437

Behind the Main Post Office Known for: Melas Tibs and live music on weekend nights 7 days a week $$$ YT

Kategna Restaurant ≈ 0118 40 0561/ 0911 96 9716 Bole,In front Of Medhanialem Church Known for: National dishes 7 days a week $$ YqNT

Ibex Lalibela Restaurant ≈011-5511230/00115159332 Opposite the Stadium, Sahle Selassie Building Known for: National dishes beyayenetu 7 days a week $$ YqNT

Yod Abyssinia Restaurant ≈011 6612985/0113720607

Bole Medhaniyalem Area next to Brass Hospital, and next to shopers mart in Old Airport Known for: Fasting & NonFasting 7 days a week $$$ YTN

Tsege Bayou Restaurant ≈0911665739 / 0913901795

Kasanches & 22 Mazoria at Haile G/Selassie road Known for: National dishes beyayenetu 7 days a week $$$ YTN

german

African Queen’s ≈011-515-4582 / 011-551-1334 infront of Dembel City centre Known for: European dishes 7 days a week $$-$$$ YT

Beer Garden inn Restaurant ≈011-618-2595/91/95

Behind Edna mall Known for: Home brewed beer and European Dishes MONday CLOsed $$$NqCT

German Restaurant ≈0911-782814

0n Bole Road, Known for: Steak, potato salad, big mug of beer 7 days a week $$ YqT

indian

Zaika (Dreamliner Hotel) ≈0114 674000

Off Bole Road from Olympia, towards Meskel Flower Hotel Known for: Butter Chicken 7 days a week $$$$ YT

Jewel of India ≈091-120-0230/ 0911213795/ 0911214320/ 0115513154 Off Bole Road from Olympia, towards Meskel Flower Hotel Known for: south indian food and indian sweets 7 days a week $$$ Yq

Khyber Indian & Chinese Restaurant ≈011-550-7777

Behind Bambis Known for: Indian & Chinese cuisine CLOsed: wed $$ Y C

Sangam’s ≈0911 214183/ 0115518976/

0911485359 Bole Road, near Mega bldg.

Known for: Tandoori chicken , fresh naans and take out 7 days a week $$$ Y

Shaheen (Sheraton) ≈011-517-1717 Ext.6098

Known for: Live cooking, delicate flavours 7 days a week $$$$ YNTC

Canada

Oh Canada Café Restaurant ≈0620 134667

Kelsam bg. between Atlas Hotel & Yolyl Known for: Fine dining & Pastries and specialized in Canadian dishes 7 days a week $

italian

Antica Bar & Restaurant ≈011-6634841/011-6615815 0911225019 Off Bole Road, near EU delegation Known for: Brick oven pizza and African dish Live band at Vuvuzela club 7days a week $$ TY

Avanti italya restaurant ≈911 52 2660

Known for: Italian food 7 days a week $$ T Y

Arcobaleno ≈011-371-3257

In Mekanisa, opposite Midroc Head Office Known for: Antipasto, and Gorgonzola cheese sauce 7 days a week $$ T Y

Castelli ≈011-157 17 57/011-156-3580

Off Piazza Arada Road, opposite Mahmoud Music Shop Known for: Pasta, grilled fish, chicken and salads CLOsed suN $$$$ Y

Don Vito ≈0116184500

On Mickey Leland Road, Known for: Fresh pasta & pizza 7d

Elfign ≈011-651-1573 / 77/

0911100155 Up the hill from Megenagna Roundabout, Asmara Road Known for: italian dishes and Sunday brunchs CLOsed MON. $$$ $Yq

Esosia restaurant 0911202821/0114661821/0 0113 713257 Global hotel building Ground floor Known for: Lasagna and Nile perch 7days a weekYT

Yummy Pizza ≈091-147-2598/091-122-0100/

0911602639 On Bole Road to Japan Embassy Known for: Home delivery (around Bole) CLOsed ON MON $$ YqC T

cafés/pastry shops Bilo’s pastry ≈011-416-9667/68

Debre Zeit Road, Zefco Building, CMC Road Sarbet, Adams Pavillion and near Atlas Hotel, infront of SOS Known for: Delicious cakes 7 days a week $ T

Bole Mini ≈011-662-5818

On Bole Road, next to London Cafe Known for: Burgers, fresh fruit juice, waffles & donuts 7 days a week $$ qT

Cupcake Delights Bakery ≈912526271

Bole - opposite Beer Garden Known for: Breakfast/Brunch 7 days a week $$$ YT

Grani di Pepe ≈933706647

DJ's Cafe ≈011-111-2280

Gusto Restaurante ≈251 93 449 7861

Cloud 9 Restaurant & Cafe ≈+251 115 548 033

Adwa Roundabout Known for: Italian food 7 days a week $$$-$$$$ YqT Tracon tower third floor Known for: Italian food 7 days a week $$$-$$$$ YqT

Makush Restaurant ≈011-552-6848 / 011-552-6855

1st Floor Mega Building Known for: Ravioli 7 days a week $$$-$$$$ YqT

Piassa, next to Tekelu Desta Gold shop Known for: DJ's special 7 days a week $ YCT

Bole Road, Getu Commercial Centre 7 days a week $ YCT

Enrico’s Pastry ≈011-557-1490

Off Churchill Road, next to the Italian Library, across from Mega Book Store Known for: Millefeuille & cream puffs 7 days a week $ YT

MCD. Ristora ≈011-551-4727

Flamingo Bar & Restaurant ≈011-551-9166 0115153040

Pizzeria Globen ≈011-372-7968

Galani cafe ≈0911 200186\0116456008

In front of Urael church towards atlas hotel on Tarik buld.

Known for: Bolognese and spaghetti alla napoletana 7 days a week $$ YT On the road to Torhailoch from Mexico Known for: Brick oven pizzas, fresh salads and candlelit dinners on Thurs and BBQ on Sat after 7pm 7 days a week

Ristorante da Linda ≈0911 219729

In the Juventus Club Known for: Raviolie, Melange a la Parmigiama CLOsed MON $$-$$$ YT

Stagioni (Sheraton Addis) ≈011-517-1717 Ext. 6097 Known for: Regional menus 7 days a week $$$ N YT

Road Runner Bar, Restaurant and Pizzeria ≈011-

On Bole Road, opposite Sunshine Building Known for: Lasagna & bini-macchiato 7 days a week $$ Y C T

Around CMC next to Jacross it is right in side the MOPLACO coffee factory Known for: Coffee, Reading, Music & Art bini-macchiato 7 days a week $$ Y C T

ICoffee ≈0911623728/ 0911459779

behind Bole Medhanialem next to Mama’s Kitchen Known for: Sadwiches 7 days a week $$$ Y T

Sweet Treats ≈091-1361107

Known for: cupcakes 7 days a week ONLy CaTeriNg servCes

Kaldi’s Coffee

Next to Demberwa Hospital Known for: best pizzas 7 days a week $$$ N YT

Opposite Bole Medhanialem Adams Pavilian DH Geda Tower CMC Road, Damina Roof Known for: Caramel macchiato 7 days a week $ C T

South Africa St. Known for: Italian food 7 days a week $$$ N YT

Piazza near Taitu Hotel Known for: Combo Special 7 days a week $ C T

Tivoli ≈011-320-3918

KG Corner ≈0911 860994

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Lime Tree ≈011-663-0872

On Bole Road, Boston Building & Kasanchis Nigist building Known for: Chicken Sandwich 7 days a week $$ Y T

La Parisienne ≈011-552-8820/ 0116634260/

01116631470 Off Bole Road, at Olympia 011-618-2030/40 Near Bole Medhanialem, Sheger House building Bole Medhanialem at Abysinnia building , bole road Alem Building and Bole road next to Pickock restaruant Known for: Croissants, Burgers, Fresh Fruit Juice, Waffles & Cakes and Special Breakfast 7 days a week $ qCT

Natani Cafe ≈011 662 4753

Main Street of bole Road in front of millennium hall Known for: Cheese cake 7 days a week $ q CT

Purple Cafe ≈011-551-8886/5524063

Igloo ≈011

On Bole Road towards Japan Embassy Res. Known for: Excellent ice cream 7 days a week $$ T

late night Antica Bar & Restaurant

Live band at Vuvuzela club 0911 399831 Off Bole Road, near EU delegation

Beer Garden Inn Bar ≈011-618-2595/91

Behind Edna mall Known for: Home brewed beer 7 days a week $$$NqCT

Black Rose

Boston Partners Building Known for: Its lounge, unique music and good drinks 7 days a week $$

Buffet de la Gare ≈011-551-7888

On Bole Road, at Olympia Known for: Ice cream 7 days a week $ C T

Next to the railway station Known for: Lively weekend band restaurant & bar 7 days a week $$ Y

Near Bole Ring Road, MGK Building Known for: Flavoured coffee 7 days a week $ qCT

Olympia next to Delux Known for: Cocktail 7 days a week $$ Y T

Red Bean

Roby’s ≈011-5518808 0115 518818

Bole Road, opp Mega House Known for: Black Forest, typical Italian pastry and fruit cake 7 days a week $ qCT

Saay Pastry ≈011-618-8000

On Bole Road, next to Fantu Known for: Croissants 7 days a week $qCT

Temptations (Sheraton) ≈011-517-1717 Ext.6067 Known for: A wide selection of breads 7 days a week $ T

Tele Bar ≈011-551-9542

Near Addis Ababa Commercial College Known for: Macchiato 7 days a week $

Tomoca ≈011-111-2498

Off Churchill Road, on the same road as BookWorld & Sar Bet in front of Canada Embassy Known for: Many varieties of coffee 7 days a week $ T

Village Cafe´ ≈011-154-4009

Opposite Estifanos Church, corner of Meskel Square Known for: Mini-pizzas 7 days a week $ T

ice cream Bruno’s ≈0

In between Bole Medhanialem & Hayat hospital and on Gurde Shola CMC Road Known for: Excellent ice cream 7 days a week $$ T

Embwa Creamery ≈011-557-1490

Champion ≈091-378-4149

Cork Wine Bar and Restaurant ≈011 660 3535

Gybson School Systems CMC, Addis Abab 7 days a week $$ Y T

Elegance Lounge/ Stockholm ≈0911510636/0911204851

Memo Club ≈011-551-9887

Fin Fine Hotel

in DHGeda 4th floor Known for: Live Music 7 days a week $$$ Y NT Off Bole Road, behind Exhibition Centre Known for: Bozena shiro & grill, dancing 7 days a week $$ q

Moon Light Bar

Next to Desalegn Hotel Known for: Great music 7 days a week $$ 7 days a week $$$

NP Club & lounge ≈0912 506230

Mexico behind commercial college next to Tele Bar 7 days a week $$$

Signature Bar (Radisson Blu Hotel) ≈011-5 15 76 00 Ext. 3425

Kazanchis Business District Known for: Great cocktails and international snacking 7 days a week $$$

The park club ≈0916581490/0911677270

In front of Bole M.Church next to Edna mall 7 days a week $$$

out of town getaway Family Restaurant ≈011-433-8066

Debre Zeit, on ILRI Road Known for: Stir fry 7 weekeNds ONLy $ q C T

hotels

Addis View hotel

0111249766/67/ 0911457689

Known for: Great music and dancing CLOsed MON. Tues.

Jolly Bar & Grill ≈0930-00-40-58/0930-00-40-57 Location: Arat Killo Known for: Ladies night every thursday 7 days a week $$$YT

Liquid Lounge ≈Tel: 0913 08 04 04

Location: Kazanchis, Nigist Towers (near intercontinental hotel) Known for: Sushi, Teppanyaki, Stir-fry 7 days a week $$$YT

Lounge ≈Tel: 0913 08 04 04

Location: Kazanchis, Nigist Towers (near intercontinental hotel) Known for: Sushi, Teppanyaki, Stir-fry 7 days a week $$$YT

0115519100

Genet Hotel 0115519100

Ghion Hotel Enterprise 0115513222

Global Hotel 0114664766

Harambe Hotel 0115514482

Harmony Hotel 0116183100

Hilton Hotel

011 5170000/0115518400

Holiday Hotel 0116612081

Hotel D’afrique 0115517385

Hotel De Leopol International 0115507777

Ibex Hotel 0114654400

Jerusalem Hotel 0111551721

Jupiter International Hotel 0116616969/0115527333

KZ Hotel

0116621677

0115517385

Plaza Hotel

Axum Hotel

Gaslight (Sheraton Addis) ≈011-517-17-17 Ext.6893

011 896 42 18/011 661 45 24

Panorama Hotel

0114673939/0913146431

Opposite Bole Medhanialem Known for: Great lounge Jazz on Sundays 7 days a week $$

Fahrenheit Lounge

0111553777

Empire Addis International Hotel

Adot Tina Hotel Africa Hotel

Alexandria Hotel 0911103857 0116613916

Assfaw Wossen Hotel 0112751948

0116616070/ 1 0116612200

Queen of Sheba Hotel

0116180000 /0116188281/82

Radisson Blu Hotel 0115157600

Atlas Hotel

Ras Amba Hotel

0116614933/0116634404

Riviera International Hotel

0116187432/34

Awraris Hotel

Balderas Hotel 0116631686

00111228080/81

0114197755/41/46

0116182595/91

Sidra International Hotel

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KEY - meal for one excluding wine 10 - 20 birr

Extreme Hotel

Bole Medhanialem 7 days a week $$ Y T

Alexander Pushkin Rd. Known for: Ice Cream Parlor 7 days a week $ YT

$

Mama’s Grill Kitchen ≈091-1661365/ 0911121209

0114674000

$$ 20 - 50 birr

Y Good for Vegetarians qOutdoors

$$$ 50 - 100 birr $$$$ 100 birr C Car service T Take Out

N Child friendly