Addis 6th International Film Festival
A great number of cities want to have their own film festival, and Addis is no exception. Addis International Film Festival tends to specialise mainly on documentaries from Africa and … Continue reading
Addis Ababa’s contemporary art scene
When it comes to contemporary art, Addis Ababa is a thriving city with a good number of art galleries and exhibition spaces. Its art scene cannot be compared to the … Continue reading
Ethiopian Easter
Today is the start of the Holy week according to the Ethiopian Orthodox calendar. It is a very devout week for the Ethiopian Christians who are found mainly in the … Continue reading
From cattle to handbag
With one of the largest herds of cattle in the world, Ethiopia has a long tradition of working with leather. There are many tanneries in the country producing very fine … Continue reading
Out the old, in the young and new…
There are many international and Ethiopian restaurants in Addis, but not all of them are as special as Sishu. Sishu is everybody’s favourite place in town, not so much for … Continue reading
Epiphany or Timkat
Tomorrow is Ethiopian Epiphany, known as Timkat. The city is getting ready for the celebration, one of the most important in the Ethiopian calendar. Everything stopped after lunch today, offices … Continue reading
Discovering Ethiopian honey
I recently attended a presentation on Ethiopian honey organised by Slow Food, the global movement to protect local and traditional food, which was originally set up in Italy in the … Continue reading
Horse riding in the hills above Addis
Addis is quite an hectic and polluted city with its old diesel trucks and 1970s cars. Going through the week can be at times stressful and tiresome, with many hours … Continue reading
Getting used to limited food supplies again
Like many foreigners here I came back from Europe with two suitcases full of food, items difficult to find here like chocolate, parmesan cheese, nutella, capers, balsamic vinegar and so … Continue reading
Salambo in Addis 