Hi there r/Ethiopia - I found this old post on black market, but I'm wondering if you have updates. Where is the best place to buy Ethiopian birr with USD in Addis? And what are the risks? Is the rate going to be much better than going to a bank?

We’ve been talking for some weeks now. I usually don’t talk to people online but this time I guess I did.

https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1883854930894872969?s=46

Looking for sales reps for TikTok live so sales experience is very important

I found Bole Microbrewery on Google. Walked around looking for it. Apparently, it's gone. Is there nothing but lager in thos whole huge sprawling city?

Drinking craft tella today in lieu of a decent beer.

Hey All, I come with peace and have question about the mentality of Ethiopians. I am Copt and curious if people in Ethiopia are more affiliated to religion or land (country) more?
for example in my country the fanatics or extremists they believe that Indian or Malaysian Muslim is closer to them than Egyptian Christian. Are such notions also common in Ethiopia? is the religious fervor high in Ethiopia?

Thank you

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Hi everyone, a doctor friend of mine got employment visa from abroad and can she just travel or is there anything required before buying flight ticket?

(Statue possibly attempting to depict Queen of Saba/Sheba)

Flavius Josephus is one of the most well-known and respected of all the ancient biblical historians, let's see what he taught about the Sabeans & Queen of Saba:

"Josephus clearly identifies the queen who visited Solomon as "the woman who ruled Egypt and Ethiopia," [...] in Josephus' Antiquities, he identifies Saba as the Ethiopian capital. He writes "Saba, that was the capital city of the Ethiopians."

[...] Another support for Josephus' identifications of the Queen of Saba with a Queen of Egypt and Ethiopia [...] comes in Genesis 10:7. Here, Seba is presented as a grandson of Kush. Further, if Seba, a son of Kush (Gen. 10:7), can be identified with Saba, then the connection of Saba with Ethiopia is further strengthened. Josephus' identification of the Queen of Saba as "the woman who ruled Egypt and Ethiopia" is supported by his identification of the Ethiopian capital as Saba. [...]

All this notwithstanding, it has long been commonplace in biblical studies and still is to identify the Queen of Saba whose visit to King Solomon is described in the Bible as the Queen of Saba in southern Arabia, an identification that was already common in the early 18th century when the works of Josephus were translated into English. His information about the Queen is usually simply ignored, even by those who choose to accept his statements as authoritative on most other subjects. [...] Modern scholars often totally overlook what Josephus reported on the identity of the Queen and the location of Saba. [...] and Josephus is so specific about identifying the queen who came to Solomon with the woman who ruled Egypt and Ethiopia (Kush), it does not seem reasonable to doubt him, especially given the other evidence."

"Queen of Sheba: A Queen of Egypt and Ethiopia?" - Elliot A. Green, 2001.

Some of the other evidence that the author gives in his last sentence may perhaps be the carbon-dating that was done on Sabean inscriptions in both Yemen and Ethiopia where the German research team revealed that the Sabean inscriptions in Ethiopia/Eritrea are the oldest. https://www.reddit.com/r/Eritrea/s/gZxusaGxc7

A recent cover of The Economist titled The Capitalist Revolution Africa needs, mentions Ethiopia, and two other small nations, Botswana and Mauritius, the only countries in Africa that get the theory and practice of growth right.

The article argues:

“So African leaders should get serious about growth. They should embrace the self-confident spirit of modernisation seen in East Asia in the 20th century, and today in India and elsewhere. A few African countries such as Botswana, Ethiopia and Mauritius have at different times struck what Stefan Dercon, a scholar, calls “development bargains”: a tacit pact among the elite that politics is about increasing the size of the economy, not just a fight to divvy up who gets what. More of those elite deals are needed.”

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The article cites a leading Oxford African economist who argues that elite consensus that agrees growth is the most important metric of politics will see better results. Despite disagreements over petty issues across regimes, no serious Ethiopian elite rejects growth as a fundamental variable for government legitimacy. In other words, only a government that is committed to growth, more than anything else, is a good government in the context of Africa.

Can anyone explain why our guide is axting like the city turns into a dangerous pumpkin tight at 1030pm? Having such an incredible time in this country and meeting the incredible people of Gonder and those in the Simien mountains nearby but after 8 days, we are clearly not getting the full story about unreat in this part of the country or why he thinks it is so dangerous for us to do anything without him in this city or to enjoy the "nightclub" (aka cultural restaraunt) after 10:30pm...

https://youtu.be/Smq8w5Cftg4?si=mHOELBQxU4GRVxDn

I recently saw a post here about how Ethiopias in the US planning to vote for that crazy man. Most Ethiopians still being very conservative and him just saying just the right “god” mantras to tickle the right spot of the blind following the blind, how are you feeling about it all now?

The man is impacting the lives of the rest of the world.

Does anyone know of a Notary in or around Addis Ababa Ethiopia?

This is the thread to discuss all football-related events for the week.

Serious question, my girlfriend and I tried making love and embarrassingly I was unable to get up. I can’t allow this to happen again.

1. Do banks give a decent rate for exchanging dollars, or is black market the way to go? Read conflicting things.

2. Any recommendations for good somewhat elevated Ethiopian cuisine in Bole?

3. Any good craft beer places in Addis?

Do the main stores (walmart ) sell Ethiopian ingredients like berbere? Are they widely known by the general population who are not Ethiopians? I am intrested in developing awaze sauce someday, and would like some perspective if its a feasible buisness idea. I don't live in America ; any insight is appreciated