Ethiopia News News Ethiopia » Religion: Ethiopia church scaffolding collapse kills 36 during religious festival
Makeshift scaffolding set up at a church in Ethiopia has collapsed, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens, state media reported. The incident occurred at about 7:45am [4:45 GMT] on Wednesday ...
News Ethiopia » Religion: Pair of 'holy' islands in eerily green African lake hold centuries-old relics and mummified emperors — Earth from space
A 2017 astronaut photo shows the islands of Dek and Daga lurking in the murky, algae-infested waters of Ethiopia's Lake Tana. Both islands are home to important monasteries, including the resting ...
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Introduction -- History and faith of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church / Getatchew Haile -- Organization of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church / Stéphane Ancel -- Customs in the Ethiopian Church / Steven ...
News Ethiopia » Religion: An Ethiopian church in Washington preserves an ancient language and Orthodox tradition
WASHINGTON — In the U.S. capital, hundreds of Ethiopians dressed in traditional white shawls chant in the ancient liturgical language of one of the oldest branches of Christianity. During hourslong ...
News Ethiopia » Religion: Religious leaders, health authorities, and World Health Organization (WHO) meet to validate minimum Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and health Standards for Religious ...
Religious leaders, health authorities, and World Health Organization (WHO) meet to validate minimum Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and health Standards for Religious institutions ...
News Ethiopia » Religion: Ethiopia has struggled to build national unity: can its big new dam deliver it?
The formal launch of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in September 2025 made news across the world. There was pomp and ceremony as Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam was officially ...
News Ethiopia » Religion: Scaffolding collapsed as people climbed to see Ethiopia church mural, eyewitness tells BBC
Eyewitness Gebreweld Tesfaye told the BBC that a sizeable number of the worshippers decided to climb onto the makeshift scaffolding to view a newly painted mural on the church ceiling when disaster ...
News Ethiopia » Religion: Scaffolding Collapse in Ethiopian Church Kills at Least 36
MINJAR SHENKORA, Ethiopia (Reuters) -At least 36 people were killed and more than 200 injured at a religious festival in central Ethiopia when wooden scaffolding collapsed underneath them inside a ...