In the far north of Ethiopia, where three tectonic plates converge, Africa and Asia are ever so gradually tearing apart from each other. Over millions of years, this has resulted in the Danakil Depression…
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Legends say Christianity came to Ethiopia in 330CE when two shipwrecked boys were sold to King Ezana as slaves and promptly converted him. The king made Christianity the state religion and by the mid 4th century…
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High on our – Julie’s – list of reasons to come to Ethiopia was to see the Gelada monkeys which live in large numbers in the Simien Mountains. The entry town for the mountains…
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For most people our age, the name Ethiopia evokes images of famine, Live Aid and the resulting virtual canonisation of Bob Geldof. Thankfully, Ethiopia has come a long way since then. Arriving in Addis…
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