In 1960, Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila ran the Olympic marathon through Rome barefoot and still won…
Australian doctors Catherine and Reg Hamlin moved to Ethiopia in 1959 and built a care network for…
Australian doctors Catherine and Reg Hamlin moved to Ethiopia in 1959 and built a care network for…
Ethiopia adopted Christianity in 330 AD…
Ethiopia adopted Christianity in 330 AD, just 17 years after the Roman empire. Despite the rise of Islam, fall of the Byzantine Orthodox Church, and being cut off from all other Christians for centuries Ethiopia remained Christian. They remain the only majority Orthodox Christian African nation.
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Teff, the staple food crop of…
Teff, the staple food crop of Ethiopia, is a highly nutritious “superfood” like quinoa. After US and European health food trends created a huge demand for quinoa, prices skyrocketed in Bolivia, where it is a staple food. Fearing their own food shortage, Ethiopia banned the export of teff in 2006.
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The $100 million in famine relief raised…
The $100 million in famine relief raised by Live Aid in 1985, was used to buy weapons and crush the opposition in Ethiopia’s civil war.
Electricity was introduced to Ethiopia in 1896 after Emperor…
Electricity was introduced to Ethiopia in 1896 after Emperor Menelik II ordered two newly invented electric chairs as a form of humane capital punishment and realized they were useless in his country without electricity.