01/29/2014 Treaty of Wichale, Wuchale also spelled Ucciali, (May 2, 1889), pact signed at Wichale, Ethiopia, by the Italians andMenilek II of Ethiopia, whereby Italy was granted the northern Ethiopian territories of Bogos, Hamasen, and Akale-Guzai (modern Eritrea and northern Tigray) in exchange for a sum of money and the provision of 30,000 muskets and 28 cannons. Article XVII of the Treaty of Wichale…
The Original Flag The original Ethiopian flag consists red, yellow and green coloured pennants and dates back as early as the 17th century. Although the proportion and shape of the colors may have varied, the flag remains to have all three colors. Each color has its own interpretation and has a special importance in the Ethiopian Empire’s Solomonic dynasty.…
01/29/2014 Teff Identity Theft Ashenafi Endale Alemu Kasaw, 48, is a farmer in South Wollo, Wegdi Wereda. He feeds his family of seven with what he harvests from 1.5ha of land, which he inherited from his father. He grows magna and red teff on one hectare and covers the rest with sorghum and barley. He…
01-29-2014 In 2005, Ethiopia concluded an agreement with the Dutch company HPFI, sharing itsteff genetic resources in return for a part of the benefits that would be achieved from developing teff products for the European market. In the end, Ethiopia received practically no benefits. Instead, due to a broad patent and a questionable bankruptcy, it lost its…
The following are public holidays in Ethiopia. Many holidays follow the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.[1] Date English name Amharic name Remarks January 7 (Leap year: January 6) Ethiopian Christmas Genna January 19 Epiphany Timkat March 2 Victory at Adwa Day Commemorates Ethiopia’s victory over Italy in 1896. moveable in spring Good Friday Siklet moveable in spring Easter Fasika May 1 Labour Day May 5…
landlocked – entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; Ethiopia is, therefore, the most populous landlocked country in the world; the Blue Nile, the chief head stream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T’ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia; three…
Different articles and point of views on river Nile and how to use it by its region. Abadir M Ibrahim On Nile River Nile_River_Basin_Cooperative_Framework_2010 Nile-agreement-analysis By Nebiyu Tedla May 2nd 2013 River Nile and Int Law-2010Dereje Zeleke Mekonnen Valerie_Knobelsdorf__Nile_Note
BY MAX FISHER January 19 The Washington Post Maps seemed to be everywhere in 2013, a trend I like to think we encouraged along with August’s 40 maps that explain the world. Maps can be a remarkably powerful tool for understanding the world and how it works, but they show only what you ask them to. You might consider…
BY EGYPTSOURCE With a popular referendum on Egypt’s draft constitution expected in January, the final draft has been submitted to interim President Adly Mansour for his approval. The referendum is expected to take place in the first or second week of January. Doing away with much of the original 2012 constitution drafted under ousted president Mohamed…
V. The Defects and Effects of Past Treaties and Agreements on the Nile River Waters: Whose Faults Were they ? By Kefyalew Mekonnen (Engineer) This article will critically analyze the major bilateral and multilateral agreements on use of the Nile River waters during the colonial period. By taking each of the major treaties and agreements,…