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CNN – Ethiopian bamboo: The new green gold of Africa?

April 8, 2016

(CNN) Money really could grow on trees for a new industry in Ethiopia. CNN Website – Video Link 3:38 Two-thirds of the bamboo in Africa is situated in the upwardly-mobile state, and it is hoped that “green gold” can power growth. “The farmer who has bamboo is rich, but he doesn’t know it,” says Adane Berhe, CEO Adal Industrial PLC, which is helping to build the new industry. Berhe has travelled to China, the global hub of the bamboo trade, to…

Malian Film: They Will Have To Kill Us First: Malian Music in Exile

April 4, 2016

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Attention Lovers of Film, Documentaries, and especially Music! Don’t miss the exclusive Madison screening of ‘They Will Have To Kill Us First: Malian Music in Exile” as it follows the journey of Malian musicians, Songhoy Blues, through their fight to overcome tyranny in their home country of Mali. ✔ Where: High Noon Saloon ✔ Film – When: Sunday, April 10th at 5pm – (FILM + Discussion + Food) ✔ Concert – When: Sunday, April 10th at 8pm (Music) ✔ What: Screening +…

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US Announces $97 Million for Ethiopia Drought Relief

March 24, 2016

Ethiopian Culture, Ethiopian News

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Voice of America: January 2016 The United States aid agency has announced $97 million in emergency assistance for Ethiopia to help address the “ongoing humanitarian crisis resulting from the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon.” A drought that started in the spring of 2015 is forecasted to ease in early 2016. Rainfall in February and March 2016 was more plentiful but not uniformly distributed. CNN – 3.3.16 – U.S. dispatches emergency aid for Ethiopian drought US Embassy – 3.18.16 – Response…

Ethiopian Film – Lamb – “A boy and his lamb”

March 17, 2016

Ethiopian Culture

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The heartwarming Ethiopian movie of a boy and his lamb Living in a foster home after his mother’s death, a 9-year-old Ethiopian boy risks all to save his only friend — his mother’s pet lamb — in this touching semi-autobiographical drama from writer-director Yared Zeleke. UK Guardian – Lamb review – Sheer brilliance knits together first Ethiopian film at Cannes The first image in Lamb is a closeup of a small boy’s hand laying gently on the thick, auburn wool…

BBC – Learn about Ethio-Jazz Music

March 12, 2016

Ethiopian Culture

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BBC Music on the World Service with Cerys Matthews Mulatu Astatke Cerys’ musical legend for March is Mulatu Astatke, a multi-instrumentalist, composer and cultural ambassador who, in his 70s, is still busy touring and sharing his funky vibes with the world. Listen BBC – 3 minute clip12 March 2016 Born in the western Ethiopian city of Jimma in 1943, Mulatu was all set for a career in engineering when he headed to college in North Wales. But he quickly discovered…

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CNN – Ethiopian bamboo: The new green gold of Africa?

Malian Film: They Will Have To Kill Us First: Malian Music in Exile

US Announces $97 Million for Ethiopia Drought Relief

Ethiopian Film – Lamb – “A boy and his lamb”

BBC – Learn about Ethio-Jazz Music