Ethiopia

very well last year. First, let me tell you about my background. I was born here in Dallas, but my parents are from Ethiopia. My mother wanted my first language to be English, so I would not struggle in school, but my father had another agenda. Although he also wanted me to learn English first, he was determined to teach me Amharic as well, the national language spoken in Ethiopia. He taught me how to speak, read, and write Amharic. After a couple of months, I became fluent in the language.…

Ethiopia had a unique cultural development between the period in which the first trade relationship with the Pharaohs began and the Middle Ages, which is the result of various influences on this civilization that had already developed its own characteristics and had distinguished itself for a Christian confession that, over the centuries, will constitute a point of strength and cohesion for its people. Just think that today the Ethiopian Church is the most widespread of all the Eastern Orthodox…

permanent central government in the country since the start of the civil war. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected as the new Somali government's first President, with the Ethiopian authorities welcoming his selection and newly-appointed Prime Minister of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn attending Mohamud's inauguration ceremony. Relation between Somalia and Djibouti…

Africa had been invaded by many European nations and it played an important part in World War 2. Ethiopia was one of the only nations to not be invaded yet and Italy wanted it. So when Ethiopia and Italian troops clashed, Italy asked for $100,000 or war. Ethiopia didn’t pay up and both forces started to mobilize, though war wasn’t actually declared. Ethiopia had a massive army of 800,000 Ethiopians with outdated rifles and artillery and spears.They also had 15,000 Emperor's Imperial Guards who…

For my 20 time project I made Ethiopian food. The reason I chose this is because I have a four year old sister, Piper, who my family adopted from Ethiopia last year, and I wanted to learn more about what it was like there, and also to kind of bring it back for her. Throughout this project, I was hoping to learn more about what it is like there, what they do and how they do it. For my project, I researched a traditional coffee ceremony, I looked up recipes, ingredients, common foods, and special…

A is for the Akobo Desert because Salva crossed this desert with Uncle. Salva was young boy when he crossed the desert with his group on his way to the Itang refugee camp in Ethiopia. B is for Blood because there was blood when the Janjaweed found Salva’s group. They took Salva’s uncle and killed him. There was also blood when the people were being shot as they swam across the river. C is for Crocodiles because Salva’s group swam through crocodile infested waters. As they swam many people…

How he started was just a refugee of a war in Sudan. After surviving in Sudan and Ethiopia Salva took initiative and became a leader of an all boy group. He was able to lead them to Kenya and Salva stayed there until he was twenty-two years old. Salva’s name finally was put on the bulletin board to fly over to the United States, become…

Teff is the smallest grain in the world, it is ancient to Ethiopia and is used to make the Ethiopian staple Injera. Located in the eastern sub-Sahara region of Africa, with its unique cultural heritage and ancient culture, Ethiopia is one of the most beautiful countries around the globe. Unfortunately, in the past 30 years Ethiopia had been famous for drought and famine that killed thousands of its citizens. Many Ethiopian’s depend on foreign food aid due to the periodic drought they experience.…

I was born in a small village located in the country side of Ethiopia. My parents got divorced when I was only six month old. After the divorce was finalized my grandparents took the responsibility of raising me because my mom was not ready to raise me by herself. When I was ten we moved to Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia but I didn’t get the chance to go to school because the school was too far to attend. In about a year I got adapted. my adapted parents have other 3 biological kids,…

lasting impact in the world of haute couture wedding gowns in America. She went on to become one of the top 5 respected bridal designers in the U.S. and was awarded the Magic Jones Award for her achievements in 2000. Manale’s story begins in Gondar, Ethiopia. As was the custom at that time, her parents arranged marriage resulted in a true love story. They were quick to be recognized as two of a kind with love and respect for one another. Fashionable dressers, brave and genuine, they both came…