Port and cheese are perfect partners? Red wine should always be served at room temperature? There are many myths about wine, some more obvious than others. When it comes to wines in East Africa, especially…
Posts tagged Ethiopia
Check out FOMI’s luxury leather handbag collection made in Ethiopia
Initially the prospect of developing a handbag line in Africa seemed daunting, but that became Afomia Tesfaye’s motivation in creating FOMI. In early 2011, she made the decision to leave Los Angeles to travel back…
Linda Murithi brings Editorial Edition to Hub of Africa Fashion Week
Known as one of Africa’s most glamourous gatherings, Hub of Africa Fashion Week is planning to set the international fashion industry a buzz in October 2014, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – the diplomatic capital of…
Nigerian duo P-Square postpones Ethiopian concert
Nigerian duo P-Square has postponed their Tuesday concert in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Originally planned as ajn Ethiopian New Year’s Eve Concert scheduled to take place at the Millennium Hall on September 10th, the event has…
Big Brother Africa: Betty evicted, Bolt and online reaction
The Ethiopian beauty, Betty, left behind four weeks in the Big Brother household, dreams to win the grand prize of USD 300,000, an infamous “sex act,” and a lover from Sierre Leone after it was…
Big Brother Africa update: 7 housemates have been nominated
After Sunday’s live eviction show, in another first for Big Brother Africa: The Chase, seven housemates are on the nomination list. Kenya’s Annabel, surviving eviction last week, changed her mind on Melvin and Bolt last…
BBA Update: Bolt and Betty lip-lock in passionate embrace
Only a couple of days into the 91-day Big Brother Africa – The Chase, an early romance of sexual energy has blossomed with two Diamonds housemates – Sierra Leone’s Bolt and Ethiopia’s Betty – holding…
Is adoption the answer to Kenya’s abandoned children?
Mark, a four-year boy, has just found a new home in Kajiado County where he now lives with his new parents, Dr & Mrs. Olesuuda. It has only been 3 months since Mark joined the…
Africa Movie Academy Awards ’13 deadline extended
The organisers of the Africa Movie Academy Awards have extended the deadline for receiving film entries to January 31, 2013. Tony Anih, the Executive Secretary of AMAA, says this extension is aimed at giving filmmakers…
Meskel, ‘Finding the True Cross’ in Ethiopia
Ethiopia, the land of extraordinary and breathtaking landscapes, has long been famous, even without Bob Geldof’s help. Dating back more than 3,000 years, Abyssinia and its stories of Queen of Sheba have had a resounding…