28no2

selamta

Volume 28, Number 2 April - June 2011

THE IN-FLIGHT MAGAZINE OF ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

VOLUME 28 NO.2

Your Complimentary copy

Welcome aboard

E

THIOPIAN has come a long way to reach its CEO’S MESSAGE present position as a world-class airline and one of Welcome aboard! the most respected in Africa.

From the humble beginnings ETHIOPIAN has come a long way to reach its present position of our firstrespected flight to Cairo s a world-class airline, and one of the most in our to current Africa. From the humble beginnings of in our1946 firsttoflight Cairo60 destinations itworldwide, n 1946 to our current 58 destinations worldwide, has been it n inspiring and challenging journey. has been an inspiring and challenging journey. ollowing a long line of illustrious predecessors, I ama happy Following long to line ake the helm as the Chief Executive this the great of illustrious predecessors, I am Officer happy toof take helm rganisation. I look forward to advancing further the as the Chief Executive Officer of this great organisation. xcellent growth opportunities that lie ahead and to fostering I look forward to advancing further the excellent growth he vision and strategic mission of Ethiopian Airlines. In the opportunities that lie ahead and to fostering the to visionthe and ong-term we shall transform Ethiopian Airlines strategic mission of Ethiopian Airlines.

In the long-term Ethiopian Aviation Group which shall consist of a group ofwe Ethiopian Airlines the Ethiopian Aviation ompanies shall withtransform their respective profitto centres providing assenger and cargo airshall transportation, aviation training,with flight Group which consist of a group of companies their atering, maintenance, repair andproviding overhaul,passenger as well as respective profit centres andground cargo air ervices. transportation, aviation training, flight catering, maintenance, repair and overhaul, as well as ground services.

Our vision is much more than just meeting financial targets.

Our vision is much more than just meeting financial targets. ’s about monitoring and constantly improving every aspect of It is about monitoring constantly every aspect ur operation so that we canand reach evenimproving higher levels of of our operation so thatour we customers’ can reach evenexpectations, higher levels of ustomer service and exceed customer service and exceed customers’ expectations, with with a convenient network and our efficient connections to convenient and efficient connections to anywhere nywhere ina the world.network The arrivals of our five ultra modern in B777-200 long range The aircraft areofalready and will be the world. arrivals our five underway ultra modern B777-200LR ollowed by (long the Boeing 787s are and the Air Bus A350-900s.

In range) aircraft already underway and will be followed ddition to by comfort and 787s safety theAirbus new A350-900s. aircraft mean muchto the Boeing and the In addition more to our customers like flying non-stop to most comfort and safety the new aircraft mean much more to our estinations shortening the flight time, they are all equipped customers like flying non-stop to most destinations shortening with state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment system with many the flight time. They are all with state-of-the-art more channels to choose from andequipped individuals seat back in-flight entertainment systems with many morea channels creens, better seat pitch in economy class, and sleeperto individual seat back screens, better seat pitch eat in cloudchoose nine, from withand improved services. in Economy Class, and a sleeper seat in Cloud Nine (Business We are veryClass), pleased proud of our latest achievement to with and improved services. e unanimously forpleased the Star family of 29 Wevoted are very andAlliance--a proud of ourbig latest achievement lobal carriers-which will provide our customers to be unanimously voted for the Star Alliance – a bigwith family ncreased connectivity and seamless travel. Indeed, another of 29 global carriers – which will provide our customers with lus for our customers. increased connectivity and seamless travel. Indeed, another plus the for our customers. o ensure that airline attains these and many other of its ensure that the team airline attains these and been many other oals, a newTomanagement has already put ofinits goals, aofnew has already been put in you place. lace. On behalf themanagement new team,team I would like to assure hat we willOn continue excel providing andtodelivering behalf oftothe new in team, I would like assure you to that ou, our esteemed customers, the most and we will continue to excel in providing and efficient delivering to you, ersonalisedour service possible. the most efficient and personalised esteemed customers, service possible.

Enjoy your flight!

Enjoy your flight!

IŋƶǷƳ Aưċ öŧǏƼ æöĻĆċ Eŧƃŧ Ʒäť öǣ:: ưIŋƶǷƳ Aưċ öŧǏƼ ƣĊ ŽæĶŋ ƷĆNJ æöƼĆēť æû ĞȎ ƷĆNJƗŧ ǢĻĤ ĶAȎĈġû åŢ ĶņĞĆƗ Ɯæû ưéĞ ſĻċť ņöĉǯŢŋ æùǔŪŋ ưĶġƗ æĆnjû Ơöŧ Ķŋǒŋť ĶǧŧŽĊ ĶöēĉŇ ŢƗȝ Ķ1938 Ɯ.û ƒƷ ŽƵČ ĶöĻĆċ ăĉƗŧ ưLJöĆƗ Aưċ öŧǏƺœŧ ĶƜæû ơĈƳ ưøĶċĹŎƗŧ źņüœ ğǧċ 60 æùƼĆē ưņǘƠƗ ǐƦ ĶƵŢŇ ȉʼnůť æêìœû AĶĆʼnœ ŢƗȝ ŵƳê ʼnééģ ăĉƘœŧ źĎć ưĞƼü ưƼċnjŇ ēĉ AēżƳǍœ ņĆſĺ ưƢä ʼnéģ Ƽċnjŋ ƕť ăĉ AĎȉȅø ĶöåŦ Ʒēʼnƴ ưéĞ ŢƗȝ źȋʼnœŧ Ƴçŋŧ ưƼċnjŇŧ öëŽû ưEƼǏŋ AǒǥøƘœ ĉƱŧť ēŋĉŊljƳƔ ņëƀƗŧ ƒƷȋŋ æùĉöƼ Eǧĉæàȝ ưĆƭû ǑƤ Eģƺœŧ ưIŋƶǷƳ Aưċ öŧǏƼŧ ƒƷ Aŀưěŧ ķƼŧŢŋ öæƒǧ Đåŧ Ƶäû ĶưĉđŎƗ ưŋċȎ ùźéŋ ưåţ ưņæƳƱ ŻĹŧƳƘœȞ ưöŧǏƷŰœť ưġ ǯŢŋ AǏëǔìŋȞ ưAŀưěŧ ēëǢť AǏëǔìŋȞ ưĶĆĉ ûǔĻ Aģċļŋ AǏëǔìŋȞ ưAƗČȖéŧ ǧǏť AǏëǔìŋť ưAƗČȖéŧ ǢĸƳ AǏëǔìŌœŧ ƵǪûĉëȝ ĉƳœŧ ưǏŧƠĻ Ǐĸ ǔļœŧ źùđŽŋ Ƴæȉ ŢƗȝ Ƶäû ưƷŧĶŰœŧ AǏëǔìŋ źȎņŭ ƷĆNJ ùƼĆēť źøǢĻğŋ ĶéƵ ǔëǒìŋ öēǢŋ Đåŧ Ƶäŧŧ ùƼĆǔ ēĉœŧŧ ĶøǏĹ öĤǥǢċŧť ĹæùĎæē ùęęƳ ùƼĆǔŧ ƵǢƵġëȝ æƷŧĶŰœ ŵöŐ ưåŢ ưĶĆĉ öĆĻ öƠċǒŋť ĶĶĆĉƘœ öŽźë ĞëǥȌ ǔŧūŢŋ EŧƹŨċ ùƼĆǔ ưƢä ņǔĹċ ƕŢŭ ſȎìœ ťŎƗȝ Aƹē ĶöǔĹŋ éƵ Ƴçŋ Aûēŋ Enjǔ ƠöťƔ ưåţ ưļƵŧǔ 777 ưĆnjû ċĞŋ AƗČȖéŨœŧ ņźŋì ņǪùĈ Aēċ ļƵŧǔ 787 Eť 12 ŶċĹē 350-900S AƗČȖéŨœ EťēǏĹæŧȝ AƹĔŏ AƗČȖéŨœ æƷŧĶŰőœŧ źƷäŧŢŋť ûŔŋ ĶņǪùĈ źAŧƼ źņù ƒƷ êéƗ ưĞǧʼn ĶĆĉ ùƼĆǔ źùēőéŎƗû ĶéƵ ĶAŧƷŭ ùĆǔ æøĶć öŧǏƷŰœ æöůʼnŢŋ ưøƠĆǐ ƒŧĶČœ ưņǏǢ÷éŎƗ Đåŧ ĶIƀŨøƗ ſȎëû ĎȌ Ƴç ưöĞöǭ ēȎĉƘœŧť Enjǔ ƠöťƔ ưŊſŨìnj ƗǦŋ ưåţ Ĺæ Ļơ őťë ưöƥťŭ öđĈƳƘœŧ ƳŽņŇ ťŎƗȝ Ķģċķ 29 ʼnééģ Aưċ öŧǏƽœ AĹë źåţĶŋ ưēʼnċ ŋĻĻċ (Star $lliance) ĶøĹæƗ ùäĶċ Ɨēǧ AĹë æöåŧ ĶööĆǥœŧ ʼnéģ Ʒēʼnť Żĉŋ ƵĎùťëȝ Ƶäû æƷŧĶŰőœŧ ưņęæ Aùĉǯ ĶöēǢŋ ǐƦAŎƗŧ ưņöőŎť AēƷāœ ƳƷċǔéŎƕëȝ Ķċǔǧû Ƶä Aǒǥø AǏëìʼnœŧŧ ưĶæǢ æùęęë źȎņŭ Ƽċę AæƗȝ ưċ öŧǏƺœŧ źéƵ ưņƠĆƠćŋŧ ăĉƘœ źǔĻ æùƼĆē Eŧƹœë Aƹē ưăĉ AēȉȅøƘœ ķƼŧ ņƕģČ ēĉ LJûČAëȝ ĶAƹď ưăĉ Aöĉċ ķƼŧ ēû æEťŧņ ưņźĶĉœà ƷŧĶŰőœŧ ưņĞéǢȉť ņēùø AǏëǔìŋ EŧƷûťĞċĻéœà ġë ëǏĹ Eƒƺæàȝ öëŽû ĶĆĉ!

Tewolde Gebre Mariam

Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopian Airlines APRIL - JUNE 2011

Contents Vol. 28 No.2 April - June 2011

8

14

Volume 25, Number1 January- December 2008

Publishers:

Camerapix Magazines Ltd

Editorial Director:

Rukhsana Haq

Editor: Editorial Assistant:

Roger Barnard Cecilia W. Gaitho

Senior Designer: Design Assistant: Production Manager: Production Assistant: Editorial Board:

20

Sam Kimani Charles M. Kamau Azra Chaudhry, UK Rose Judah Rukhsana Haq Tsedenia Tedesse Yeneneh Tekleyes

26

Selamta, meaning ‘Greetings’ in Amharic, is published quarterly for Ethiopian Airlines by Camerapix Magazines Limited PO Box 45048, 00100 GPO Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: +254 (20) 4448923/4/5 Fax: +254 (20) 4448818 or 4441021 E-mail: creative@camerapix.co.ke Correspondence on editorial and advertising matters may be sent to either of these addresses: Editorial and Advertising Office: Camerapix Magazines (UK) Limited 32 Friars Walk, Southgate, London, N14 5LP Tel: +44 (20) 8361 2942, Mobile: +44 79411 21458 E-mail: camerapixuk@btinternet.com

32 34 58 62

Advertising Representatives: Africa Media International Tel: +44 (0) 1229 715000, Mobile: +44 771 0666 8996 E-mail: carol.ibb@btinternet.com Advertising Representative in Ethiopia: Camerapix Magazines Ltd, Addis Ababa Mahlet Aklog: +251 911 202489 Printed in Thailand. ©2011 CAMERAPIX MAGAZINES LTD All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced by any means without permission in writing from the Publisher.

selamta vol. 28 no.2

68 70

DESTINATIONS

8

A Passion for Fashion, Milan

Europe’s fashion capital has loads to offer – from fashion, markets to the best Italian coffee and pizza.

14 Hangzhou – Where Ancient Culture

Meets Modern Development

Visit the metropolitan city of Hangzhou, famous for its numerous historical sites and fascinating scenes around West Lake.

20 Dakar at the Crossroads

With its commercial bustle, new projects and creative buzz, the city itself is its own best monument to the region’s ‘African renaissance’.

FEATURES

26 Fasting Lent and Feasting Easter in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tradition

Fasting does not consist merely of taking bread and water; the fast which is acceptable before God is living in purity of heart.

© John Owens

32 The Shire River Key to Malawi’s Past and Future?

36 Adventure is Where you will Find it

Adventure is what you make it. And it doesn’t have to be rough or tough – just different.

photo

Before the arrival of commercial air travel, its valley was the main route by which the modern world reached into what is now Malawi.

Cover picture: Celebrating Fasika (Ethiopian Easter).

REGULARS

42 Precious African Blackwood (Mpingo Tree)

Why the African Blackwood is believed to be the most expensive hardwood in the world.

58 Eating Out in Addis

Good news about eating out in Addis is that there are now so many good quality international and local restaurants outside your hotel.

62 Sur la trace de Bouddha

Vous auriez besoin d’une vie entière pour comprendre toutes les allusions religieuses, mais c’est sans importance: c’est une fête pour les yeux et le plus merveilleux des nombreux trésors de la province du Shanxi.

66 Human Ancestors Left Africa than Earlier Thought

Early man may have preferred the fox as a pet rather than dogs, new findings suggests.

68 Thirty Ways to Regain your Vitality

Has your ‘get-up-and-go’ got-up-and-gone? No need to worry!

SPORTS

70 Feel the Force

Experience one of the most advanced machines on the planet.

01

CEO’s Message

04

Ethiopian News

46

Across Ethiopian Skies ...

73

Domestic Route Map and Offices

74

International Route Map

76

Ethiopian Fleet

78

Healthy Travelling

79

Tips for the Traveller in Ethiopia

80

Ethiopian Offices

82

General Sales Offices

85

Entertainment Guide

104 Crossword Puzzle & Sudoku

The views expressed in this magazine should only be ascribed to the authors concerned, and do not necessarily reflect the views either of the Publishers or of Ethiopian Airlines. The printing of an advertisement in Selamta does not necessarily mean that the Publishers or Ethiopian Airlines endorse the company, product or service advertised.

APRIL - JUNE 2011

ethiopian news Ethiopian Wins “AFRICAN CARGO AIRLINE OF THE YEAR” Award

Ethiopian Signs CodeShare Deal with Air China

Left to right: Mr. Tony Carder, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Atlas Air and Mr. Esayas Woldemariam, Vice President Ethiopian Cargo.

Ethiopian Cargo won “The African Cargo Airline of the Year” award at the Air Cargo Africa 2011 Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, on 24 February 2011. The award was organised by Stat Times International for excellence in Air Cargo in Africa, and Ethiopian Airlines Cargo won the nominations of its readers worldwide. At the Gala Award Night held at the Crown Plaza in Nairobi Mr. Esayas Woldemariam Vice President of Ethiopian Cargo received the award. The event was graced with the presence of Hon. Amos Kimunya, Transport Minister of the Republic of Kenya.

Ethiopian has entered into a codeshare agreement with Air China. The agreement strengthens Ethiopian’s partnership with one of the global airlines in China, allowing passengers of both carriers to have wider choices of services between Asia and Africa. Currently, Air China operates 925 daily departures to 156 scheduled destinations throughout the world.

Under this agreement, the two carriers jointly provide 14 weekly flights on the Addis Ababa - Guangzhou and Addis Ababa - Beijing routes. The new codeshare will also strengthen Ethiopian’s flight network between Addis Ababa and Asian countries. Likewise, the agreement will provide Asian customers seamless connections via Addis Ababa to the vast Ethiopian network in Africa.

Ethiopian Receives its Third Boeing 777-200LR Ethiopian Airlines has taken another leap forward by receiving its third brand-new 777-200LR on 28 January 2011. Ethiopian plans to substantially increase its network worldwide which will be supported by a technologically and environmentally advanced fleet. This move will enable Ethiopian to provide competitive and enhanced products and services to its customers.

Ethiopian Airlines’ 777-200LRs are the longest-range commercial aircraft in the world, currently operating non-stop from Washington to Addis Ababa. The airline will take delivery of two more 777-200LRs before the end of 2011.

For the second time in a 777-200LR delivery flight, Ethiopian Airlines, Boeing and Seattle Anesthesia Outreach (SAO) partnered to deliver a shipment of medical equipment to Black Lion Hospital, Ethiopia’s largest hospital. Approximately 1.2 metric tonnes (2,700 pounds) of medical supplies were loaded into the cargo hold of the third new Boeing 777-200LR.

Ethiopian 777-200LR loading medical equipment in Seattle for Black Lion Hospital.

BOOK YOUR NEXT FLIGHT

selamta vol. 28 no.2

CLICK TO www:

Agency Award

Ethiopian presented awards to the best-performing passenger and cargo agencies of Addis Ababa at a ceremony held at Africa Vacation Club, Langano on 13 November 2010. Mr. Tewolde Gebremariam, Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian, handed out the awards.

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY

Ethiopian Airlines hosted a Christmas party for orphans from various orphanages around Addis, at the Tropical Garden on 2 January 2011.

Best Airline of the Year Award

Ethiopian Airlines was awarded “Best Airline of the Year 2010” at the annual General Meeting of Travel Agents Association of Malawi held in Mangochi on 4 December 2010.The award was conferred to Ethiopian for its outstanding services. Mr. Aba Milki Abagaro, Area Manager Malawi received the award.

Anniversary Celebration

Ethiopian celebrated the 35th anniversary of its flight to Kigali, Rwanda. The occasion was graced with the presence of H.E Mr. Karega Vincent, Minister of Infrastructure Rwanda.

H.E Mr. Karega Vincent, Minister of Infrastructure of Rwanda (right) and Mr. Bruk Endeshaw, Ethiopian’s Area Manager Rwanda (centre).

QUICK, EASY, CONVENIENT

ethiopianairlines.com

APRIL - JUNE 2011

Aero Industrial Sales Company Gains Appreciation The 42nd Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and hosted by Ethiopian Airlines from 21st to 23rd November 2010 at the UN Conference Center.

Aero Industrial Sales Company (AIS) provided support and sponsorship for the AGA. Mr. Tewodros Tamrat, Acting Secretary General of the African Airlines Association, said: “We are particularly grateful for your sponsorship of the Delegates’ tour on 21st November 2010”.

A Certificate of Appreciation was presented to Mr. Mohammed Mahmoud, President of Aero Industrial Sales Company by Mr Girma Wake the (then) Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines.

From left to right: Mr Dahir Mohamed, Senior Sales Manager of AIS, Mr Tewolde Gebre Mariam, Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopian Airlines, with Mr Mohammed Mahmoud, President of AIS.

AIS is an FAA AC 00-56 accredited aviation parts and materials distributor to commercial airlines and overhaul shops, worldwide.

The company, which is based at Rosedale, New York, USA, has been in operation since in 1986 and is staffed by highly skilled and experienced professionals.

Visit: http://www.aeroindustrialsales.com

From left to right: Mr Girma Wake (former Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian) presenting the certificate of appreciation to Mr Mohammed Mahmoud, President of Aero Industrial Sales Company.

Tel:

718.949.3300

|

Fax:

718.949.9893

|

ARING:

JFKIDCR

Photography courtesy Italian Government Tourist Office

NEW DESTINATION

A Passion for Fashion Milan, Italy

When you go to Milan, go shopping. You can pick up dresses to die for, suits of suave sophistication, a fantasy of frocks and enough shoes to dance not just the night away but the next few years as well. Even if you don’t want to spend a dime, there’s plenty of reasons to gaze through the windows of the city’s many stores, because shops in Milan are nothing short of inspirational, reveals Brian Johnston.

S

tart at the top end of town for the sheer breathtaking spectacle, if nothing else. If the glitz and glamour don’t make you gasp, the price tags will certainly cause you to faint. Still, there’s no harm in looking. Many of Italy’s fashion leaders such as Ferré, Prada, Ferragamo, Moschino, Armani, Versace and Dolce & Gabbana have their studios in Milan, and most display their wears in flagship stores downtown. In fact Prada and Armani each have four stores, while Valentino has two stores and a third for younger customers called Oliver, named after the designer’s dog.

The shops come in cascades of marble and swathes of silken curtains; the architect-designed shop of cashmere specialist Malo has walls of padded white leather. The floors of the flamboyant

selamta vol. 28 no.2

rococo Dolce & Gabbana store are scattered with zebra-skin rugs while the changing rooms feature gold thrones. The current leader in retail style is Armani, whose newest ultra-trendy threefloor shop comes in the most minimalist of styles. It even includes a sushi bar where customers nibble cautiously on slivers of raw fish, perhaps worried that if they eat anything more substantial they won’t be able to fit into the clothes on the racks nearby.

Anyone can stop and stare, but if you actually want to buy something make sure you look the part. For a start, anyone casually dressed won’t be given the time of day, and sales assistants occasionally refuse to let scruffy customers try on the clothes.

Dress up; every bit of your stitching from hemline to collar will be scrutinised and probably judged wanting. Fatto la brutta figura

Above: The architecture of the superb Galleria Vittorio Emanuele

Opposite: Milan’s women are the epitome of chic

Photography courtesy of The Westin Palace Milan Photography courtesy Italian Government Tourist Office

(being badly turned out) approaches a hanging crime in this city.

You also have to have nerves of steel as you’re followed about the shop floor by posses of devilishly stylish assistants who look as though they could moonlight as supermodels; they have enough attitude to reduce the timid to tears. Is it worth it? Probably.

Although no designer clothes come at a bargain, you’ll probably find them in Milan at 20 to 40 per cent cheaper than in New York or Paris. You also get a huge amount of choice, and even some clothes created solely for the Italian market and completely unavailable back home. Prepare yourself for surprises as well: the Armani store for one offers rugs and linen that you can’t buy anywhere else, and also sells books and flowers.

For the heights of fashion you’ll want to be in the ‘Golden Quadrangle’ that makes up the best shopping district in Milan, if not in the entire world. Here under the shadows of the city’s famous Gothic cathedral you’ll find the priciest real estate values and most expensive shops in town, with stores from every famous Italian fashion designer, quite a few foreign rivals, and also some interesting wannabes.

The area is bound by the Via Montenapoleone (which boasts shops such as Versace, Prada, Gucci, Ferragamo, Valentino and Cerruti), the Via Sant’Andrea (more Prada, as well as Fendi, Chanel, Kenzo and Armani), the Via della Spiga (Bulgari, Ferré, Byblos, Dolce & Gabbana) and the Via Gesù. This area isn’t just about clothes: you can also find Italian shoes, beautiful writing paper, antique furniture, fine china, leather briefcases and much, much more down the side streets.

Perhaps the ultimate shopping experience is the opulent Galleria Vittorio Emanuele. This building looks as if it should be an art gallery; its roof is topped with a glass dome and the floors are covered in mosaics depicting the signs of the Zodiac. Actually, this is a shopping mall – one of the world’s first, having opened in 1865. It remains one of the most select retail spaces in Milan.

Even the coffees come at designer-label prices, but it’s well worth stopping off here at around five o’clock to sip a cappuccino and people-watch. Even while heading home from work the Milanese both walk and dress as if they’ve just stepped out of a sultry Italian movie.

Shopping and coffee-drinking in Milan don’t necessarily require a Swiss bank account, however. Anyone who loves fashion will find something suitable, and the city attracts just as many ordinary folk as it does wealthy celebrities. Come here in mid-January or in July and you can get bargains in the sales, with up to 50 per cent off end of season lines. Also remember that there’s a hefty Value Added Tax in Italy, which you can reclaim on leaving the country, providing you have the stores fill in the correct forms.

Quite apart from that, reasonably priced shops do actually exist in Milan, although you’ll have to flee the Golden Quadrangle in order to find them. Along the Corso Buenos Aires near the train station prices are affordable and designer knock-offs abound; one side of the street is given over to market-style stalls where you can hunt for women’s clothes and shoes. Just bring sharp elbows on a Saturday, when the crowds can be daunting. Just don’t try to haggle, something that’s frowned upon as lacking in class by the Milanese.

There’s no need to tell anyone you got that special little something for less. Why would you, when Milan will always end up leaving you looking like a million dollars?

APRIL - JUNE 2011

Photography courtesy of The Westin Palace Milan

A PASSION FOR FASHION

You can also try the large department store called La Rinascente in San Bibila. This is something of a Milan institution and has a large range of clothes and general household items.

Not only that, but you can find coffee for a fraction of the price it would cost you in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, with a fine view over the city to boot from the seventh-floor café. If you happen to be in Milan in December, La Rinascente is famous for its glorious Christmas decorations both in the shop windows and inside the shop itself.

For the real bargains it’s worth making the trip to the stockhouses or factory outlets (blochisti in Italian) where you’ll find last year’s designer clothes at very reduced prices. Don’t expect any glamour here: the shops are spartan in the extreme and completely disorganised, with customers left to rummage through piles of clothing that are unsorted by size, colour, label or anything else. Not only that, but you’ll have to strip off in the aisles to try on your selections, as few stockhouses run dressing rooms. (Just remember to wear your best undies!) The benefit is that you can find real treasures at a fraction of their original cost.

Some of the better-known places include Te con le Amiche (Via Visconti di Modrone) and Gastone (Via Vanzetti). Il Salvagente (Via Fratelli Bronzetti) lives up to its name – it means ‘the life saver’ – as the place to find that party dazzler at a price that won’t bankrupt you. It has a small selection of women’s shoes and belts and a wide choice of designer duds, from simple Armani all the way up to extravagant Versace gowns. The shop also has men’s clothes tucked away on the second floor.

Also well known to locals is L’Arnmadio di Laura (Via Voghera) where you’ll find end of season discards from the likes of Ferragamo and Blumarine, as well as second-hand clothes cast off by the rich and famous. Your Chanel suit might be pre-loved, but you’ll end up looking like a supermodel. For something a bit different, L’Officina delle Fate (Piazza Sant’Erasmo) has unusual vintage clothes, particularly beautifully preserved wedding dresses from the early 1900s all the way through to the 1970s.

You’ll have to lug your bags of goodies yourself from the stockhouses; buy in the opulent boutiques of the Golden Quadrangle, someone will arrange to have them deposited at your hotel. Whatever way you do it you’re sure to return home with a wardrobe to rival the classiest Italian contessa. Besides, there’s no need to tell anyone you got that special little something for less than 100 euros. Why would you, when Milan will always end up leaving you looking like a million dollars?

10

selamta vol. 28 no.2

FACT FILE: MILAN, ITALY Area: 183.77 square kilometres.

Population: Approximately 1.3 million.

Language: Mainly Italian.

Currency: The official currency is the Euro (EUR).

Timezone: Central European Time (GMT + 1).

Climate: Enjoys a predominantly Mediterranean climate.

Hotels and restaurants: Plentiful of fine hotels and restaurants with modern facilities. Tipping is customary depending on the service offered.

ATM: Plenteous 24-hour automatic ATMs available at stations and airports and in the city centre.

Credit cards: Credit cards are generally accepted in most establishments.

Currency exchange facilities: Most banks and private exchange offices in railway stations, airports and hotels offer currency exchange facilities for travellers’ cheques and foreign money.

Calling code: The international access code for Italy is +39.

The area code of Milan is 02.

Transport: Milan is served by three airports: Malpensa, Linate and Orio al Serio which provide both local and international flights. Also available within the city include the public bus network, taxis and train services.

Entry requirements: Check with the nearest embassies as this varies with different countries. It is advisable that travellers have all documents required for their next destination and sufficient finances to cover their intended stay in Italy.

Health risks: International travellers require no vaccination.

Medical facilities are widely available. Travellers are encouraged to obtain insurance that would cover a stay in a private Italian clinic or hospital.

Ethiopian flies 5 times a week to Milan, Italy

Above: Living the dolce vita at an outdoor café in central Milan

65 Anniversary

NEW DESTINATION

Photos/text by Wang Yuanchang

Hangzhou –

Where

Ancient Culture Meets Modern Development

T

here are very few cities in the world that include a lake within their boundaries and whose identity interacts intimately with the lake they contain. In China there is one city whose lake has been venerated and lauded for roughly 1,500 years: it is Hangzhou, a metropolis with a population of 6.7 million.

West Lake Culture and Life Hangzhou – 160 kilometres (100 miles) south-west of Shanghai – is famous for its West Lake, spreading out on the alluvial plain formed by the Qiantang River. The lake, set in a hill-embraced basin fed by the Qiantang, has been dredged many times over centuries to maintain its shallow depth.

There are 36 ‘West Lakes’ in China. Some are bigger and more aristocratic than Hangzhou’s, but West Lake here is thought to be the original and the most beautiful. A famous Chinese classic poem says, ‘Plainly or richly dressed, West Lake like Xizi (a Chinese fairy named “Sishi”), always looks perfect.’ If you encounter a rainy day you are lucky. Hangzhou rarely has heavy rain – rather, gentle drizzles when it is difficult to discern rain or moisture and when the scenery becomes like a monochrome painting.

If a trip on the lake takes your fancy you can hire a little man-propelled single-oar rowing boat and cruise, slowly and romantically, as in the days of the Tang Dynasty (618-907)

or before. The boatman will tell of the attractions of West Lake, with its large number of poetic place names: Three Pools Mirroring the Moon, Lingering Snow on Broken Bridge, Orioles Singing in the Willows, Autumn Moon over a Calm Lake, and so forth. Such names carry layers of meaning and allusion particularly felt in a historic city like Hangzhou, where places and events may be famous throughout China and carry the weight of having been so for centuries. It is easy for an outsider not to appreciate the richness and dignity of these names.

In the distance is Leifeng Pagoda, a notable lakeside landmark.

The original pagoda was built in 975; it disintegrated in 1924, and a reconstruction was completed in 2002. Its attraction is not only to remember the moving love story of ‘a white snake and Xuxian’; it is also a skip and hop away from the south end of the Su Causeway, a promenade along which is mandatory.

The views along (and from) this 2.8 kilometre causeway are stunning, particularly the esteemed Spring Dawn at Su Causeway.

The causeway dates from the late 11th century, the result of a massive lake-dredging project. Lined with swaying willows and graced by six arching stone bridges, a leisurely stroll along the causeway is the best possible introduction to the beauty of the lake. If you prefer not to walk you can catch a tram, rent a bicycle, or hire a two-seater ‘golf cart.’ Go early or go late: Su Causeway is popular. The shorter Bai Causeway on the north side of the lake is a wonderful night-time walk.

Hangzhou is famous for its Westlake ... a source of beauty and pleasure, of poetry and literature and civilised persuasions.

14

selamta vol. 28 no.2

Above: The scenic water scenes and attractive ancient customs have long made the city of Hangzou a splendid tourist destination

shops) attract the trendy. For a few moments I felt I was in Venice. Most people there were foreigners but all bore the same expressions of relaxation and enjoyment.

Right: Bicycles and electric scooters are very popular and Hangzou has an extensive public bike rental system

Waterborne Delights of Hangzhou

A single day’s experience is not enough to thoroughly appreciate West Lake. As soon as night falls, indoor and outdoor cafes, clubs, tea houses and chess-and-poker rooms, hustle and bustle with activity. After work residents and tourists flood here.

As a result of Hangzhou’s profound tea culture, the old are mostly drinking tea, particularly Longjing green tea, whilst the young drink coffee or other beverages. They tuck into desserts like glutinous rice cakes, flowering apricot cakes or bean paste cakes. Far away or not, lights are flashing, the highest ones from tower blocks, lower down from modern high buildings, and the lowest of all from traditional houses. As if by magic the outline of the entire Hangzhou city becomes clear. On the lake are gleaming lights; they are the night boats for these contain mostly lovers. Not far away is the Music Fountain, located off the lakeside promenade next to Hubin Road, where a display of squirting water acrobatics combines with a surprising range of expressive effects choreographed to music, and, at night, coloured lights.

Urban Hangzhou Urban Hangzhou has a number of surprises, including public, Urban, and personal transportation. Two-wheeled vehicles (scooters, mopeds and many bicycles) are electric-powered and silent, though e-scooters seem to be an issue in China. I found a bike renter who told me it is free for one hour’s use; one more hour only costs 1 yuan.

In every residential region there are outlets selling fruit and vegetables, and groceries. Dozens of kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables abound, both at large emporia and small mom-andpop stalls.

In the area of urban Hangzhou fronting the lake in a relatively narrow arc, is Xihu XinTiandi, where posh shops and cool restaurants (as well as pizza parlours, coffee shops, and ice-cream

If West Lake is the soul of Hangzhou, then Xixi Wetland is the lung of the city, the Great Canal is the pulse, and Qiantang River is the blood, the origin of Hangzhou. The waterways are what makes Hangzhou different from most other cities.

A short distance west of Hangzhou, the Xixi Wetland is worth a visit if only for the fish dinners served there. This wetland national park, the only one of its kind in China, is 70 per cent water (rivers, canals, marshes, bogs, lakes, ponds), a protected vestige of the wetlands that once were a large part of the basin linking Hangzhou and West Lake. A leisurely boat ride among winding channels takes one through a wet landscape whose serenity is thick enough to bottle (except during the dragon boat races in early June!), a delightful respite from the madding tourist crush at West Lake. A short walk leads to a village-like layout of traditional buildings (rentable as shops, tea houses, etc.) and the restaurant with pretty tablecloths where I enjoyed the glory of steamed freshwater fish (with ham and ginger).

China’s Grand Canal (officially) terminates at Hangzhou. It is really a complex of waterways that travel a distance of 1,770 kilomtres, from Hangzhou to Beijing. As China’s oldest and longest canal system, it was initiated in the Sui dynasty (581-618) and is in constant use today, at least locally. During the day, heavily-laden barges define the canal’s function; at night, tourist boats provide 90 minute canal tours under illuminated bridges enhanced by sculptures. The Grand Canal Museum provides information and an excellent visual programme. The government is reported to be planning excursions or tours along extensive lengths of canal.

Afloat in Culture Outside the neighbouring township of Fuyang is a paper mill and printing shop that produces hand-laid paper and hand-bound books and publications printed on the same. ‘Ming dynasty’ buildings house workshops in which bamboo is reduced to pulp, mixed into a watery solution and scooped on bamboo screens to form sheets of paper. The overall process follows tradition; China, after all, is responsible for the invention of paper. The paper made here is attractive and is printed on the facility’s offset presses and bound into deluxe and limited editions in the traditional manner with pouched (i.e. double) pages and stitched binding.

Restaurants nearby serve local food in outdoor pavilions.

Hangzhou has more museums than a visitor can easily visit.

The Silk Museum has a fine collection of different historical silk brocade handlooms for those interested in the history of this technology. The Scissors Museum is not a museum exactly, but a showroom for the Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors Company. If you can get permission, a visit to the factory complex behind the showroom is fascinating. The company makes 80 per cent of China’s scissors; the Zhang Xiaoquan name dates back some hundreds of years.

The Southern Song Imperial Kiln Museum is a ‘must’ for anyone interested in pottery. The exhibition hall contains beautiful examples of very early celadon porcelains (Western Jin dynasty, 265-316), a ceramic genre that was first made in this region.

APRIL - JUNE 2011

15

Hangzhou, where ancient culture meets modern development

Hangzhou’s temples and shrines should be visited. The large Lingyin Temple complex will be crowded, but the historic Buddhist images carved into the cliffside are worth the effort. At Jade Emperor Hill, a cobbled road winds and winds around the pinnacle where there is a restaurant pavilion and a Taoist temple with a shrine to the Jade Emperor. Perched on a bluff above the Qiantang River is the massive, red brick Liuhe Pagoda, which can be ascended by a daunting internal staircase.

A visit to Hangzhou is incomplete without becoming acquainted, preferably intimately acquainted, with Longjing (Dragon Well) tea, considered the finest green tea in China and cultivated in the hilly regions around West Lake. Longjing spreads along a valley bottom among steep hills, where tea plantations texture the slopes. At Longjing and Meijiawu, two famous tea-producing villages, tourists can experience Hangzhou’s tea culture. Houses in the village centre have outdoor terraces where tea and nibbles are served, ideal for enjoying a slow afternoon; here they drink tea, play poker or Mahjong. If you like green tea, or would like to buy some as gifts, you can buy quality tea much cheaper here than that in shops.

If your time is limited, then Qinghefang Historical Street, is a must-see for travellers interested in local products and traditional handicrafts. The street is lined on both sides with shops and a double row of stalls in the middle. Tea, silk, fans, scissors, parasols, sweets, local food (preserved and dried meats, hams, charcuterie, smoked duck, etc.), herbal medicine, handicrafts, jewellery, porcelain, antiques, personal stamps and seals, and wooden combs of all kinds are all available. Its twin street, ‘Zhongshan Road’ (also known as Southern Song Dynasty Imperial Street) is also worthy of a visit. In 2004 it was cited among the ‘national 10 biggest archaeological discoveries’.

16

selamta vol. 28 no.2

In 2009 the renovated ‘Southern Song Dynasty Imperial Street’ was opened and became another tourist magnet. Whilst the road boasts a cluster of traditional brand businesses, it has an ideal combination of the ancient and modern. Enjoying local cuisine is also a major appeal for tourists, as the street is home to most of the restaurants in the city.

Rather than seeing West Lake as a resource to be economically and commercially exploited, over the long centuries the residents and powers of Hangzhou have cultivated the lake as a source of beauty and pleasure, of poetry and literature and civilised persuasions. Take a week, take a month; come back often. Or maybe decide to be an expat in this queenly city. Hangzhou is a very comfortable and liveable city; the longer I stay here, the more I love it.

Shanghai Shanghai (Hu for short), the international metropolis on the estuary of the Yangtze River, is an economic, financial and international trade powerhouse, combining culture, science and technology with a major sea port.

Shanghai is a great place for shopping, entertainment and fashionable nightlife, and has been so since the 1930s when it became known as the ‘Pearl of the Orient’, with a somewhat lively reputation.

Today, Shanghai has a thriving club scene, intermingled with its bars, grouped mainly on the Bund. Hengshan Rd, Nanjing Rd and Xiantiandi provide western-style and oriental clubs, together with shopping malls in a riot of colour that stay open until the early hours.

Above: Shanghai is a renowned international metropolis where you find the perfect blend of cultures, and the traditional characteristic buildings

Hangzhou, where ancient culture meets modern development

Shaoxing Shaoxing, another famous small city is only 60 kilometres from Hangzhou and 225 kilometres from Shanghai, located in the northern part of the Zhejiang Province and south of the Hangzhou Bay. It is known worldwide for its beautiful scenery along its waterways and its distinctive culture ranging from the Shao Opera to the aromatic, pickled foods. Shaoxing was built on and around a network of rivers and bridges, with houses located on the edges of the river. An ancient residential area, Cangqiao Zhijie Street, was named ‘The best protected historic street’ in 2003 by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Culural organizational). Today it is densely populated area mostly inhabited by the elderly as the younger generation has moved to the commercial area to live in tall modern buildings. Typically three or four families live harmoniously within the same courtyard.

Shaoxing, founded 2,500 years ago, is also known as the ‘Venice of China’, with more than 10,000 bridges. It attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year, and is now a blend of modern and ancient culture.

Shaoxing, historically the capital of Wu and Yue Dynasty, was the birthplace of silk making and boasts a rapidly developing economy thanks to its textile industry, which produces half of Shaoxing’s income.

Yiwu Yiwu is another riverside town, to the south of Hangzhou, about one-hour by express train, that has become famous as a shopping paradise for tourists because of its large variety of good quality, attractively-priced, commodities. Foreign buyers from all over the world go there to purchase a wide range of goods.

The Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway and Hangzhou-Jinhua Expressway pass through the city, making Yiwu an important local transportation hub. Express trains from Shanghai South Railway Station take less than three hours.

Many trade events take place in Yiwu City. Yiwu also has a sizable Chinese Muslim and Korean population, mostly working in the import and export businesses, as well as a small Jewish population also in those businesses. It also has a large Christian Church.

Yiwu is also known as the ‘sock town’ as it produces over three billion pairs of socks for major international retailers. Yiwu is China’s number one producer of fashion jewellery.

18

selamta vol. 28 no.2

The Guyue Bridge, a stone arch bridge built in 1213, is one of the few existing bridges of that era. A much more modern construction in the city is an Olympic quality stadium.

FACT FILE: HANGZHOU, CHINA Area: 16,847 square kilometres.

Language: Chinese and English widely spoken.

Timezone: China Standard (UTC + 8).

Currency: The currency is known as Renmimbi (RMB).The unit of money itself is known as the Yuan (CNY).

Climate: Enjoys humid subtropical climate with hot humid summers and cool dry winters. The annual average temperature is 16°C; annual rainfall is about 1,450 millimetres.

Average relative humidity is 7.6 per cent.

Hotels: Plentiful of 3, 4 and 5 star hotels with internet access.

Major hotels accept credit cards. It is advisable to call and make reservations well in advance.

Restaurants: There are several Chinese and non-Chinese restaurants catering for both local and international cuisines.

ATM: Plenteous ATMs available that accept foreign cards.

Calling code: International phone code is ‘+86’ and the area code of Hangzhou is ‘0571’.

Transport: Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport provides both local and international flights. Also available within the city are train services, an extensive public bus network, boats, taxis, motorcycles and bicycles.

Entry requirements: Visas (usually obtained from embassies and consulates) are required for all travellers except those with Chinese passports. On arrival at the airport all visitors must fill a health declaration form.

Ethiopian flies 5 times a week to Hangzhou, China

Above: Shaoxing is a popular tourist destination noted for its profound cultural background with well preserved ancient residential houses along the waterside

DESTINATION

Photos © KATE NIVISON

Dakar at the Crossroads Kate Nivison reports on West Africa’s most sophisticated capital city.

D

akar, the capital of Senegal and its chief port, has one of those locations made in heaven. Put your finger on the spot where the ample curve of Africa’s Sahara coast bulges furthest into the Atlantic, and that’s Dakar, on a large peninsula all to itself.

Any way you look at it, this is a highly desirable ‘cross-roads’ location. Go north for Europe (nearest point, Portugal); go west and you can’t miss the Caribbean and the Americas. Travel east into the parched interior for the ancient towns of the Saharan trade routes (although you may eventually need a camel for this) – Kayes, Bamako, Djenné, even Timbuktu and Sokoto. Go south along the coast and discover, as the Dakarois are quick to tell you, that this is where ‘the real Africa’ begins. Taking a local fishing pirogue to any of the region’s other ports/capital cites, would be interesting. It’s amazing to see flags from as far away as Ghana bobbing low in the water around Dakar’s complicated coastline. But flying is definitely quicker, and has been since Dakar was a hub for French aviation pioneers such as Antoine de Saint Exupéry.

As for the town itself, the intricate shape of the Cap Vert peninsula means that getting your head round the layout of Dakar is a challenge, and not just for first-time visitors. Even taxi-drivers have trouble, especially when the numerous building projects make traffic diversions inevitable. It may help to imagine a cartoon

20

selamta vol. 28 no.2

left: The newly opened, NorthKorean-built, ‘African Renaissance’ monument on Cap Vert

Below: Ngor beach resort, a favourite for water sports

photo

© wikimedia

With its commercial bustle, new projects and creative buzz, the city itself is its own best monument to the region’s ‘African renaissance’.

Above: Market street, Guele Tapee working class district

giraffe’s head, side-on, with its long muzzle pointing south and its stubby horns aiming at the Americas.

The oldest and most important part is the downtown ‘cheek’ area, with the port where the mouth would be. Cap Manuel, at the tip of the delicate snout, is the most southerly point of a breezy, scenic promontory and home to the Palais de Justice, shady avenues of expensive residences and two of Dakar’s famously wellequipped hospitals.

Stretch the giraffe imagery further to see that rugged Pointe des Almedies, together with the rocky bay-and-beach resort of Ngor, make up the horns head-butting into the Atlantic. The much-visited Pointe des Almedies is actually the furthest western tip of Africa, and convenient for the international airport, just below the horns. The mane of the long, straight neck indicates a quite different kind of coast – flat, sandy and backed by lagoons, the most famous being another tourist attraction, the Pink Lagoon.

To wrap it up for the ‘giraffe’s head’, no orientation of Dakar would be complete without fitting in the Ile de Gorée, with its museums and historic buildings commemorating the slave trade.

Find it on the sheltered side of the Cap Vert peninsular, like an insignificant leaf dropped by the munching giraffe, and yet this island was the key to Dakar’s rise to regional prominence.

When the Portuguese arrived in 1444, the peninsula was already occupied by thriving communities of traders and fishermen, so the newcomers chose instead to fortify and settle on the pleasant island of Gorée. Within a century, the island had become the local focus of the transatlantic slave trade, with both the Portuguese and the mainland merchants profiting from its horrors. For many visitors, it has the status of a pilgrimage of remembrance. It is easily reached by regular ferry (30 minutes from the port and an interesting trip in itself) but, once visited, it is never forgotten.

Sometimes it is the only part of Dakar that whistle-stop visitors see in detail, yet there is so much more to experience in today’s cosmopolitan city.

It was the French who finally won the colonial battle and, 50 years after independence, their influence is still much in evidence.

The fusion of French ambience, institutions, architecture and education with the vitality of indigenous Muslim desert cultures rich in commercial, musical and artistic traditions is what makes today’s Dakar such a vibrant and fascinating place. There are 1.5 million people in metropolitan Dakar and almost 3 million within the Dakar conurbation which now stretches as far as the once separate historic port of Rufisque along the south-east coast road.

This growing population includes 20,000 French expatriates who are proud to call it home. Large communities of Lebanese and Moroccan traders, Cape Verdeans and Ghanaians have all added their own distinctive dress-codes, cuisines and music, and the Chinese have now arrived in force. In effect this means that over a quarter (an unusually high proportion) of the entire population of this vast, dry country now lives in the capital. At rush hour in downtown Plateau, the historic and administrative district, or in crowded quarters such as Médina and Gueule Tapée, it can certainly feel like it.

Many of Dakar’s landmark buildings and monuments can be easily covered by a half-day city tour or strolling down its central boulevards and avenues with some familiar names from the past – General de Gaulle, Louis Pasteur, F.D. Roosevelt, Georges Pompidou . . . Not far from the Place de l’Independance are two huge markets, Sandaga and Kermel. Sandaga in particular is noted in the region for its colourful arrays of quality textiles, imported ‘designer copy’ fashion goods and wonderfully spicy local food. An army of teenage ‘guides’, paid a percentage by canny traders, are only too willing to help locals and tourists alike through the maze of stalls towards the best deals.

For an oasis of calm and cool after a truly African experience, follow the Boulevard de la République for a stop at the Cathedral, named Sacré Coeur after its Paris counterpart, but designed with a courteous nod to traditional architecture. Inevitably, ‘la République’ leads on to the handsome white Presidential Palace with its photogenic guardsmen in their red tunics and distinctive tall hats. This prime wooded site overlooks the pleasant Plage des Enfants (Children’s Beach) and the Eastern Corniche.

A taxi ride from here, south along the Eastern Corniche is invaluable for its sea views, including Gorée Island. The Corniche then loops round rocky Cap Manuel and heads back north as the Western Corniche for wide-open vistas of fishing boats braving the Atlantic rollers. This elegant, palm-lined route has some surprises of its own, including one of the strangest sights to be found anywhere along the African coast – in fact, make that anywhere. How does one describe this extraordinary presidential brain-child? Standing on a 100 metre hill overlooking the Atlantic, is a gigantic representation of a barely clothed man, woman and child. Quite deliberately, it is slightly taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty. Called ‘African Renaissance’ and opened in 2010, it was put together by the North Koreans from imported three centimetre thick bronze sheeting and cost around US$ 27 million. Strangely, the man is holding the child out to the Americas, while the woman seems uncertain what to do about it.

The scale of this apparition dwarfs puzzled visitors, whether local or just passing through, as they gaze up almost 50 metres to the man’s head. Inside it is a viewing room for 15 people, reached APRIL - JUNE 2011

21

dAKAR at the crossroads

Left: Stylish fountain monument to a legendary hero’s horse

FACT FILE: DAKAR, SENEGAL Area: 82.38 square kilometres.

by an expensive lift. The view is said to be good, but no better than from a plane coming into the airport not far away. ”People are mad at it,” announced our guide, adding with an almost Gallic shrug, ‘It does not even look African!’

Maybe every capital should have its landmark folly, but Dakar has no shortage of monuments to its historical, religious and cultural status in the region, whether it’s for music, dancing and nightlife, fashion and shopping, or traditional artefacts and modern artwork. In the square nearest the imposing Grand Mosque is a shining metallic modernist statue of a prancing horse called Maalaw, the favourite of a legendary Senegalese warrior. The Museum of Dakar, renowned for its ethnographical collections, has been renovated, and nearby, off the Western Corniche, is the Village des Arts with the finest work of regional artisans, including an exhibition of the local speciality – sand painting. Sand, in an amazing variety of natural colours, is mixed with sap from the iconic baobab tree to produce unique and durable export-quality pictures.

The famous Paris-Dakar Rally may have moved elsewhere, but international film, arts, and music festivals abound, celebrating among others, the rhythms of Youssou N’Dour, one of the city’s favourite sons. Further along the Western Corniche and overlooking the ocean, is one of Africa’s newest, largest and chicest venues, the Sea Plaza Shopping Mall. This SouthAfrican designed, state-of-the-art retail and eating palace is convenient for a selection of high-end hotels. But for a less rarefied experience of sea, sand, water-related fun and local dining, try the resort area of Ngor. A sea-food lunch overlooking wooded Ngor Island is a good way to appreciate Dakar’s popularity among travellers in search of year-round sun and a unique cultural signature, as well as for discerning Senegalese themselves. In fact the city itself, with its commercial bustle, new projects and creative buzz is its own best monument to the region’s ‘African Renaissance’.

22

selamta vol. 28 no.2

Population: Approximately two million.

Language: French.

Currency: The official currency is the West African CFA Franc (XOF), which is divided into 100 centimes.

Timezone: Local time is GMT. Climate: Enjoys hot humid tropical climate with two distinct seasons. The short rainy season (July to October) with temperatures averaging 27°C and a lengthy dry season (November to May) with little on no rainfall.

Hotels and restaurants: Plenteous fine hotels and seaside resorts, as well as cafes and restaurants. Major hotels accept credit cards.

ATM: ATMs and banking services are available in Dakar.

Travellers cheques: Travellers cheques can be cashed in Dakar.

Calling code: The international calling code for Senegal is +221.

No city or area codes are required. There are several telephone centres for making both local and international calls. Cybercafés offer internet connections and mobile phones are widely used.

Transport: Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport, provides both local and international flights. Also available within the city are bus and taxi services.

Entry requirements: Passports are required by all and must be valid for at least three months on entry.Visas are required by all with exception of a few countries, check with your nearest embassy. Also mandatory for all travellers is the return airline ticket or onward ticket.

Health: Medical facilities are good in Dakar. Travellers are advised to ensure that they have a comprehensive health insurance. Recommended vaccinations include yellow fever, Hepatitis A, tetanus, polio and typhoid. A vaccination for meningococcal infections is recommended during the dry season (November to May).

Ethiopian flies three times a week to Dakar, Senegal

Inset: Sand painting exhibition using natural mineral colours and baobab sap, Village des Arts

NEWpoo Sham from

WAX ON!

WAX OFF!

DAX Removing Shampoo is formulated to remove dirt, grease, and build up that forms when using styling Pomades, Waxes and all other Grooming Products. It can also be used to remove excess oils in oily hair, yet is gentle enough that it will not strip or tarnish hairs natural shine, natural color and/or processed color. Naturally derived ingredients will help strengthen, hydrate and maintain healthy shine and appearance to hair.

Imperial DAX Co., Inc., PO Box 10002 • Fairfield • NJ 07004 T: 973.227.6105 • F: 973.808.8533 • Toll Free: 1.866-DAX-WAXS

www.imperialdax.com

BOXER

PLATINA 125cc

BM 100

PULSAR DTS-i

DISCOVER DTS-i

150cc/180cc/220cc

100cc New/150cc New

PULSAR

135cc New

AVENGER DTS-i 220cc

AUTORICKSHAW

2 Stroke Petrol / 4 Stroke Petrol

RE 600 Cargo

Authorized Distributor in the U.A.E., Middle East and Africa

P.O. Box 26474 , Dubai U.A.E., Al Nasir Square, Opp. Tara Hotel , Deira, Dubai . Tel: +971 4 2242570, Fax: +971 4 2242571, website: www.bajajuae.com Showroom: P.O. Box 26474 , Dubai , U.A.E., Al Nasir Square , Opp. Tara Hotel, Deira, Dubai. Email: sales@bajajuae.com / bajajaut@eim.ae *Awarded by CITY PEOPLE BRAND AWARD 2009 Nigeria. *Awarded by The Institute of Direct Marketing of Nigeria.

FESTIVAL

Photo © myriam tadesse

Fasting Lent and Feasting Easter in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tradition

by Alula Pankhurst.

T

he most important period of the year for Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia is the Lent fast leading up to the Easter feast, a festival far surpassing Christmas and the celebrations surrounding Epiphany. Easter, known as Fasika, may fall in the Ethiopian months of Megabit or Miyazya, the date varying by more than a month between 4 April and 8 May. Fasika sometimes coincides with Easter in the rest of the Christian world (as in this year on 24 April corresponding to 16 Miyazya 2003 in the Ethiopian calendar).

Fasting is central to Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity with some 250 fasting days during the year, about 180 considered obligatory and the others only for the clergy. During these days no meat, milk products or eggs are consumed, people skip breakfast and the more devout have their first and sometimes only meal after the service ending at 3 pm during the week and 9 am at weekends. The Lenten fast, known as Abiy tsom or ‘Great fast’, is the longest continuous fasting period, lasting 55 days. It is also known as Hudade, the term formerly used for labour on the farm of a king or nobleman, so that fasting is conceived as spiritual labour performed by the believer for the King, Jesus Christ.

Traditionally exempt were children, women after giving birth, the ill, hunters away from home and newly-wed couples. Penance for

26

selamta vol. 28 no.2

breaking the fast, determined by priests, included compensatory fasting with only grain and water, prostrations, giving alms and sleeping on the bare ground.

Although Lent is a period of abstinence from animal products, the diet involves a wide range of dishes, especially in restaurants.

Typical dishes include Siljo, made with beans or peas with mustard and pepper, Shimbira Asa made from lumps of ground chickpeas in a hot stew and hilbet, a light creamy mixture made from lentils with fenugreek and sesame oil. Fasting also involves sexual abstinence; monks and bishops should avoid travelling and distractions. The Fitha Negest, the Law of the Kings, proclaims: ‘Fasting does not consist merely of taking bread and water; the fast which is acceptable before God is living in purity of heart. If the body is hungry and thirsty, but the soul eats whatever it likes and the heart is entirely given to delights, what benefit derives from your fast?’ Throughout Lent solemn hymns are sung accompanied by a lyre-like instrument called begena.

The mediaeval Portuguese traveller Alvares described the devotion of the monks in the early 1520s, eating only herbs and sprouting lentils, some wearing iron girdles around the waist.

Others remained in walled wooden boxes plastered with clay and dung. In Aksum Alvarez was astonished that many priests,

Above: Children enjoying Easter festivities

Above: Perfoming prostrations outside Keranio Mehane Alem on Good Friday

monks and nuns slept in water up to their necks in a tank despite cold and frost at night.

The Easter cycle includes five of the nine major feasts in the Ethiopian Church calendar. Establishing the date of the moveable feast of Easter was a major preoccupation of early Church scholars, involving complex calculations based on 19year lunar and 253-year solar cycles determined by Babylonian and Greek astronomers, set out in handy tables. The calendar, of Alexandrine origin, was instituted by Augustus in 30 BC, modifying the ancient Egyptian calendar. Church scholars first sought to establish the date of the fast of Nineveh commemorating a sixth century plague, ensuring this took place in the first three days of the second week preceding Lent, 10 weeks before Easter. The calculations guaranteed that Lent begins on a Monday, and that Easter is later than the spring equinox, falls on Sunday, and does not coincide with the Jewish festival of Passover, as enjoined by the Fitha Negest.

The last Sunday before Lent when people enjoy a feast with meat dishes is called Qibbela, meaning ‘reception’, ushering in the period of repentance and fasting. The seven Sundays preceding Easter have names based on texts read during services. Half-way through Lent, on the holy day of the Mount of Olives, pilgrims from Addis Ababa visit holy caves and springs at Sama Sembet to the southeast of the capital.

The final ‘Week of Pains’ is marked by 10 services every day called ‘hours’ with specified readings from the Psalms, Gospels, Miracles of Jesus and Mary, hymns and poetry recitals. During this period no baptism, absolution for deaths or saints day commemorations take place, and people are expected to refrain from heavy manual work.

The Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, Hosana, commemorating the entrance of Christ into Jerusalem. Palm branches are blessed by priests and distributed: in Aksum they are

carried by a mule, symbolising Jesus’ riding a donkey into Jerusalem.

Many people, especially children, plait palm leaves into headbands or rings, sometimes in a crucifix form. Each day has a special name, starting with Passover Monday, recalling the People of Israel crossing the Red Sea. On Maundy Thursday, unleavened bread is used during the service, and the head priest sitting on a stool with a towel around his waist washes the feet of the clergy in imitation of Christ washing his disciples’ feet. A dish called gulban is prepared from maize, millet, dried peas or beans, mixed and crushed in a wooden mortar, beaten and boiled in an earthen pot. On Thursday and Friday people go to church and perform prostrations, called sigdet, the number assigned by the priests depending on confessions.

The climax of the Holy Week is the period of complete fasting from Thursday night for the priests or Friday morning for the laity until the cock crows on Sunday morning and the announcement of Christ’s Resurrection. It is said that Emperor Menelik, aware of the dangers sorrounding people’s health, discouraged complete fasting.

Those who are ill may drink water and eat bananas, sugar cane, citron, or bread called tesfa, meaning hope, baked by old women and nuns.

On Good Friday churches are decorated with hangings and brocades, and the crucifix is covered by a curtain. A representation of the body of Christ is placed in front of the sanctuary with flowers, incense and candles. Readings from the Old Testament and Christ’s life are read out every hour announced by a deacon’s bell-ringing. A censor attached to a string is agitated before the Gospel readings, symbolising Jesus being pulled and pushed by the Jews.

Alvarez described the fervour with which people in the 16th century expressed their deep sorrow as they “buffet one another, knock their heads against the walls, and also punch themselves”.

He added: “They weep so bitterly that a heart of stone would be

Fasting does not consist merely of taking bread and water; the fast which is acceptable before God is living in purity of heart.

APRIL - JUNE 2011

27

photo

© John Owens

Fasting Lent and Feasting Easter in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tradition

moved to tears by their devotion”. Mansfield Parkyns describes boys and girls in the 19th century knocking on doors ‘tricking and treating’. Should anyone refuse food they would make an effigy from clothes and carry it through the town pretending the person had died.

At the 11th hour deacons in a circle perform a ceremony cursing Judas, one holding a stick with a candle at its tip, which they strike, extinguishing the light, symbolising defeating Judas and the Devil. Priests then walk in procession three times around the altar holding candles, censors, umbrellas and crosses while a deacon rings a bell. At that point drums are heard for the first time since Palm Sunday, and the priests break into triumphant dancing and singing, swaying in unison with their sticks and sistra. Thereafter priests strike the faithful on their backs with olive branches or a whip, commemorating the Flagellation of Christ, and the faithful confess sins.

Early on the morning of Holy Saturday, known as Kidame Seur, or ‘Abolition of the Sabbath’, work can be resumed in preparation for the Easter feast; people wash themselves and their clothes, and a Service of Peace is held. Deacons bake loaves, bring them out covered with cloth, priests bless and cut them for distribution.

Priests and deacons, donned in their most splendid ceremonial vestments, carrying crosses and umbrellas, visit houses of the faithful ringing bells and giving people blessed reeds exchanged with gifts for the Church. People decorate their houses with fresh grass on the floors, symbolising joy and fertility.

During the Easter Vigil on Saturday night the altar is covered with sumptuous cloth, the entire Book of Revelation is read and priests and deacons sing and dance with their sticks, sistra, drums and bells. As the Resurrection is proclaimed the sanctuary doors are opened, the curtains removed, wax tapers are lit representing the descent of heavenly light, and deacons chant in front of the open sanctuary doors: “The Lord rose up as though awakening from sleep like a mighty man aroused by wine”. Drums are beaten, 28

selamta vol. 28 no.2

the congregation clap, and women ululate. The congregation follows the priestly procession three times around the altar singing “Send your light upon us who believe in your Resurrection!”

Finally, the head priest utters the words: “Christ is risen from the dead” to which the congregation answers: “With great power and authority”. The priest continues: “He bound the Devil” and people respond: “He set Adam free”. To the Priest’s statement “Peace”, people add: “From now onwards”, and when the Priest concludes: “It is so” people proclaim: “Joy and Peace”.

The Easter Liturgy follows after midnight and the service is concluded around 3 am. Easter Sunday is greeted with cannon salvoes, a tradition already recorded by the French traveller Poncet in 1704, noting that: “The Emperor ordered his soldiers and servants armed with rifles to discharge all their rifles together so that the entire land trembled”.

Fasika evokes the joy of breaking the fast; the verb Fesseke is used by extension breaking other fasts, and the term Fissik for nonfasting days and foods. On return from church in the early hours of Easter Sunday people break their fast with a mixture of linseed, honey and water or milk, easing digestion. In the morning the Easter bread is ceremonially blessed and cut by a priest or elder.

People feast on doro wot, spicy hot chicken stew with boiled eggs, and for those who can afford it, mutton or beef, sometimes neighbours clubbing together to slaughter an ox. The wealthy may bring home destitute strangers to partake in the feast.

Fasika is a day of relaxation and feasting when friends send each other messages or letters, and nowadays text messages, with expressions such as: “Rejoice, for He has brought you the Light of his Resurrection,” or “Congratulations, for He has freed you from the bridle of fasting”.

The festive mood continues until the following Sunday named Dagme Tensae, the Second Resurrection, when the main wedding season begins. After the long Lenten period Wednesday and Friday fasting is cancelled for 50 days until Pentecost.

Above: Fasika celebrations at the Church of Keranio Mehane Alem (Holy Saviour), one of the oldest churches in Addis Ababa

Above left: Little girls carrying small wax tapers which are lit representing the descent of heavenly light

P.O. Box 16760 Jebel Ali South Zone, Dubai (UAE) Tel: +971 4 880 94 50 Fax: +971 4 880 94 54 Mail: www.demimpex-me.ae Vehicles - Trucks - Customized vehicles - Spare Parts & Industrial Equipments - Lubricants

NEW VEHICLES AND TRUCKS.

SPARE PARTS AND MINING EQUIPMENTS.

The specialist in exporting new vehicles and trucks across the globe. In the strategic sea port of Jebel Ali free zone, we keep a permanent stock of 500 vehicles. All our vehicles have tropical specifications, especially designed to face the extreme climatic conditions. > Contact us : Email: vehicles@demimpex-me.ae | Phone: +971 50 538 20 53

SPID, ‘The One Stop Supply’ for Genuine Spare Parts and Industrial Equipments. We find for you the right genuine spare parts or industrial equipment for mining and drilling, heavy industries, oil & gas, cement works, steel works, civil engineering, trucks and cars & marine industries. > Contact us : Email: minings@demimpex-me.ae | Phone: +971 50 558 68 72

INDUSTRIAL AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENTS.

ENOC LUBRICANTS.

Commercial trucks, built-up bodies on chassis for cargo, fuel, water, chemicals tankers. Municipal utilities equipment-vacuum, jetting, Trailers, flatbeds, Tippers, Silos, Electric generators from 5kVa ~1500kVa, diesel duel fuel, air cooled, designed and produced to requirement. > Contact us : Email: sanjeev@demimpex-me.ae | Phone: +971 50 645 76 45

DEMIMPEX Middle East, official distributor of ENOC Lubricants, can supply a complete range of high quality and certified products for automobile, transport, mining, construction, industrial and marine sectors. > Contact us : Email: philippe@demimpex-me.ae | Phone: +971 50 558 68 72

“Demimpex Middle East, at your service everywhere in the world”

FEATURE

Photos © kate nivison

THE SHIRE RIVER

KEY TO MALAWI’S PAST AND FUTURE?

Malawi’s Shire River may not be as well-known as some other great African rivers but it played an important role in the exploration and development of that part of the continent. Before the arrival of commercial air travel, its valley was the main route by which the modern world reached into what is now Malawi, says Kate Nivison.

I

t was David Livingstone who first recognised that if the Land of the Lake, named Nyasaland by the British, was to develop and prosper, it would be by access from the East African coast via the lower Zambezi and up its tributary the Shire (pronouced as Shiree). His hopes of finding the Zambezi navigable to the sea from as far inland as Victoria Falls had been dashed by huge rapids at Cabora Bassa. So next time he brought a boat and started off from the mouth of the Zambezi, sailing west along its lower reaches, then branching north instead, up the Shire in the hope of reaching what was then called Lake Nyasa and the Nyasa Highlands. But this time it was the beautiful Kapichira Falls, on the Shire, that made a route entirely by river out of the question.

It was only when a road and railway were built to get round the problem that the Shire Valley route became viable. But development was never as rapid as Livingstone had hoped, and landlocked Nyasaland remained the Cinderella of Britain’s Central African territories.

The waters of the Shire are still a force to be reckoned with.

It is Malawi’s longest river, and dominates the southern part of the country as much as Lake Malawi dominates the rest. Whereas most of Africa’s great rivers start their long and ancient lives as

32

selamta vol. 28 no.2

small mountain springs or streams leaking from swamps, the Shire leaves Lake Malawi as a fully fledged majestic flood, mimicking the much larger Blue Nile’s relationship to Lake Tana. A fine new, if under-used, bridge now marks this vital exit point. But long before colonial times the town of Mangochi had developed nearby, with Swahili merchants from the coast bringing Islam to the local Yao people and trading with them for slaves and ivory. Battles took place here to suppress the slave trade, but it’s a pleasant enough town now, with its wide boulevards, the Victorian memorial clock tower and a large mosque and museum, while coconut trees give it an almost seaside feel. This is a major stop for buses and minibuses for Cape Maclear, Liwonde, Zomba and Blantyre, and there are fine views of the Mangochi Hills towards Mozambique. A notice at the bridge warns of crocodiles and the threat is very real. The Shire, both here and for most of its run to the Zambezi is famous for the numbers and sheer size of its crocodiles.

Only eight kilometres south of Mangochi, the Shire has more surprises in store. A shallow depression in the Great Rift system that dominates Malawi’s geography means that the river suddenly spreads hugely to form the shallow and fluctuating Lake

Above: Lake beach at Pumulani Lodge near Cape Maclear

Right: Pumulani guests enjoy evening dhow sail on Lake Malawi (Inset): Elephant breakfasting on the Shire River near Mvuu Lodge

Malawi’s longest river dominates the southern part of the country as much as Lake Malawi dominates the rest.

Malombe. However, its marshy fringes, unreliable shoreline and local fish-processing activities mean that this area doesn’t really attract many tourists. Over-fishing was a serious problem, but local fishermen have now recognised the need to conserve stocks, and studies done here could prove helpful for the rest of the river and Lake Malawi itself in the future. Perhaps surprisingly, it’s been found that exterminating crocodiles can seriously deplete the fishing catch, because they eat mainly large predator fish. No crocodiles means more predator fish, which then eat the main fish stocks on which the area depends so heavily for protein and income.

At the southern end of Lake Malombe, the Shire pulls itself together again to form a great winding snake of a river fringed with reeds. Liwonde National Park, the most visited of Malawi’s parks, is on its eastern bank. At Mvuu Lodge, best reached by a pleasant boat trip across the Shire and situated overlooking a creek, crocodiles that could take on a fair-sized antelope lounge among the water lilies. At night, torchlight shows up half a dozen pairs of eyes drifting in the lagoon below each tented chalet. Sometimes it could be as many as a dozen flumping around at all hours, including a black 12-footer who is clearly the boss.

Elephants sometimes brush alongside the luxurious tents at night, from where guests lie wide-eyed, hardly daring to breathe in their mosquito-netted four-posters. The staff supply a mini-klaxon in case of such ‘emergencies’, but I didn’t dare sound mine in case I panicked my night visitor into breaking and entering to silence the noisy challenge to his/her midnight snack!

There’s not much to beat a sun-downer of Malawi gin and tonic (or the vodka’s just as good) beside the river stargazing, looking for Venus and the Southern Cross, followed by a night game drive. Hippos emerge to graze and the spotter in the ‘hot seat’ riveted to the bonnet uses a red spotlight so as not to frighten animals bedding down for the night or beginning to hunt.

Mornings are for a river safari – elephants splashing along in the shallows breakfasting on bundles of young reeds, hippos yawning and honking, crocodiles lurking, and all of them doing their bit by keeping the smaller waterways clear of choking weeds and generally ensuring that the riverine ecosystem stays healthy.

Lions have yet to be reintroduced to Liwonde, which means that there are more warthogs here than you’d see almost anywhere, trotting around on urgent business like so many civil servants.

Liwonde National Park alone has around 400 bird species, and one of Mvuu’s success stories is the reintroduction of black rhinos and other species driven to near extinction by poaching – again a pointer for other parks in southern Malawi that have suffered similar lamentable depletions.

In its middle course, the Shire goes for drama. In 100-kilometre stretch it falls almost 400 metres as a series of rapids culminating in the Kapichira Falls which dashed the dream of a navigable river route to the sea. Yet it is these Falls that have ensured cheap, clean hydro-electric power for Blantyre and the south in a country with no oil or coal. Near the Falls is the vast Majete Wildlife Reserve with its pleasant hilly country and river views. Thanks to the African Parks Foundation, elephants, buffalo and many kinds

APRIL - JUNE 2011

33

THE SHIRE RIVER, KEY TO MALAWI’S PAST AND FUTURE?

© wikimedia

Left: Lilongwe crafts market

photo

of buck and antelope are now flourishing again after nearly 50 years of being poached almost out of existence.

At Chikwawa, the M1 road from the Tanzanian border in the far north, which passes through the capital and many of Malawi’s main towns, joins the Shire Valley and follows the river almost to the southern border. The Shire provides irrigation for the Sucoma sugar estates before wandering into the great Elephant Marsh.

Livingstone reported 800 elephants at one sighting here, but again, thoughtless hunting, and poaching during the Mozambique war almost wiped out these and other wildlife in this area.

On leaving the Elephant Marsh near the town of Chiromo, the Shire forms the border with Mozambique until it leaves Malawi and eventually joins the Zambezi. It is in this southernmost and much neglected part of the country that some of the most interesting developments are now going on. Says Malawi’s President Mutharika, ‘The cheapest form of transport is by water’, and in 2005, with that in mind, he initiated the ambitiously named Nsanje World Inland Port on the lower Shire River.

Its official opening in July 2010 marked the re-opening of the neglected 240 kilometre Shire-Zambezi waterway from Nsanje to Mozambique’s Indian Ocean port of Chinde. The project is reported to be 85-90 per cent complete, with hotels, business centres and shopping facilities to be included. When fully functional, Nsanje World Inland Port should cut Malawi’s import-export bills by US$ 175 million annually. The aim is to create a duty-free import-export hub to kick-start the local economy and to benefit other land-locked neighbours as well.

With large barges and medium-sized ocean-going tankers and container ships able to get this far inland, it is also hoped that

agricultural production will increase, both for local consumption and crops for export. Irrigation from the Shire, and fertilizer and agricultural processing equipment imported cheaply into Nsanje, will hopefully play a part in the bigger picture.

The scope for investment here is enormous, and then it’s simply a matter of reviving Livingstone’s old dream of a completely integrated railway, river and lake transport system to bring trade and prosperity to his beloved the Land of the Lake. Meanwhile tourism is being revived in the whole Shire Valley area. Hopefully, with sympathetic development, large parts of it will remain as wild and beautiful ever.

Ethiopian flies daily to Lilongwe, Malawi

Travel is more than just A to B. Travel Should relax you.

And let you see things differently. Relax in the thermally heated open air swimming pool and experience the traditional Ethiopian hospitality.

For business or pleasure, the Hilton Addis Ababa has it all!

To make your reservation, call +251 11 517 00 00.

Hilton Addis Ababa, Menelik II Avenue P.O. Box 1164 Addis Ababa Ethiopia hilton.com

ADVENTURE

Photo © david pluth/camerapix

Adventure is Where you Find it

Adventure is what you make it. And it doesn’t have to be rough or tough – just different, says Walter Glaser.

Y

ou can be sure that even just one adventure experience added to a holiday will provide a wonderful extra dimension to your trip and be something you will remember for the rest of your life. Here are four options ranging from the bizarre to the fascinating. Try any one of them and you will find out as much about yourself, your sense of serendipity, and how your adrenalin levels react, as you will about finding something new and exciting to look back on later in life.

THE LION HUNT It’s late afternoon in Serengeti, and our Land Cruiser has been following the track along the river. As we pass the point where the water peters out, our guide, Buxton, points to some trees ahead where a number of vultures are resting. “Something has died or has been killed over there,” he whispers. “Be very quiet!

I think there are lions around.”

36

selamta vol. 28 no.2

We top a rise, and all in our vehicle gasp with excitement.

Lying in the shade of an old baobab tree is a pride of 18 lions.

All that is left of the giraffe that they killed yesterday looks like a set of huge barbecue ribs. The lions have gorged themselves and are clearly satiated. Four of them keep chewing on the smaller remaining bones. Others lie on their sides, sleeping off their gluttony.

The largest lion, a magnificently-manned male, is under another tree a few metres away and doesn’t bat an eyelid as our vehicle slowly creeps up to within feet of him. He looks at us, decides that we do not represent danger, and closes his eyes again, opening them every minute or two just to check on what is going on. “Dominant male lions rarely involve themselves in the hunt. They see their role as defenders of the pride and holders of the territory,” our guide whispers as we move on.

Above: Striking female lion (lioness) in Serengeti

© wikimedia photo

Try any one of them and you will find out as much about yourself, your sense of serendipity, and how your adrenalin levels react, as you will about finding something new and exciting.

Above: Humpback whale often perform aerial displays such as breaching (jumping out of water) (Inset): A pride of lioness and their youngones sleep on Kopje

The good game camps of Africa are spellbinding. So if you plan to go, be warned! Visit once, and you’ll be hooked.

WHALES AHOY! “There! There they are!” The cry comes from a young boy standing on the foredeck of our whale-watch catamaran. And now I see the whale! Rising out of the water, its vast bulk like a huge, ungainly ballerina in slow motion, a Southern Right whale projects itself nearly all the way out of the water. It remains poised for a second, then falls backwards, showing its white underbelly as it crashes back into the sea with a monstrous splash.

We’ve seen our first whale.

Earlier in the week, while holidaying in Cape Town, South Africa, a friend had told me, eyes sparkling with enthusiasm: “The whales are coming back. You’ve just got to see them. Most of the pods seem to frolic in the warmer waters of the Western Cape coast. Here they mate, calve and generally hang out, occasionally flopping a tail up or sticking there heads out of the water.

You must go!” And now we are on a day-trip to observe these magnificent mammals at close range.

One of the whales lifts its head out of the water until its eyes are just above the surface. We can clearly see the barnacles encrusting much of the front of his head, apparently without creating too much discomfort. He looks us over and sinks onto his back, playfully slapping the ocean surface with his tail and pectoral fins. Two young whales, each 10 or so metres long, now come to ‘inspect’ us also. Slowly they glide under our boat, one so close that a crewmember, leaning down, is practically able to touch the young giant. Meantime, other large whales slowly swim along the surface, their huge black backs giving us an inkling of

their vast size. The silence in the boat is only broken by the clicks and rewind whirs of cameras and the soft buzz of videos. We move off to find more pods, which the captain is sure are nearby.

Whale numbers are increasing yearly, thanks to the international agreements now in place.

After several more sightings, we head back, enthralled by our never-to-be-forgotten experience. The season for whale watching is early June.

IN QUANGZHOU DON’T ASK WHAT YOU’RE EATING Hearing that I was travelling to Quangzhou, a friend in Hong Kong told me about this remarkable restaurant. And now I was here, talking to Mr. Chang in the foyer of Jialu Restaurant. He proudly advised that it was he who had stumbled on the idea of marketing field rat to tickle the tastebuds of the locals and visitors alike.

Being extremely friendly and hospitable, he offered us a complimentary tasting of rat dishes. We hastily explained that, unfortunately, we had just finished lunch – perhaps another time.

But we would like to know what dishes were available.

The banquet menu included such delicacies as Stewed Rat Meat with Brown Sauce, Broiled Rats Meat with Ham and Pork, Fried Rats Meat with Ginger and Scallions, and the most expensive dish – Rats Meat Soup with Snake Meat. Diners can select from about 30 different varieties of these dishes, all of which, we were assured, were delicious.

A waiter arrived carrying a platter and posed for photos. The meat looked somewhat like chicken, but the thin little tails that curved across the platter were a dead give-away.

APRIL - JUNE 2011

37

photo

© wikimedia

A Right Royal Adventure – Travelling on the Royal Mail’s Post bus If you thought the Royal Mail’s only job was to deliver letters and parcels, then think again. Thanks to the Post Bus service, these days Royal Mail is also delivering passengers to the more remote areas of the United Kingdom.

The distinctive red minibuses, Land Rovers and estate cars that make up the Post Bus fleet carry around 125,000 passengers per year, picking them up with the mail and delivering them to spots along their route. With prices ranging from 40 pence to around £ 4 per trip, and 220 different routes to choose from, it’s a method of transport that’s as economical as it is environmentally friendly. No wonder the Post Bus has become popular with budget-conscious travellers and local people alike.

For some of those living in the more remote areas of the UK, the Post Bus is the only method of public transport available for those who don’t drive, providing a vital link to civilisation. For travellers, it’s a different and unique way to visit spots that might otherwise have been hard to reach – and, of course, to benefit from the wide local knowledge of the drivers, who will often be able to fill passengers in on local stories, legends and traditions of the type you just don’t find in guide books.

38

selamta vol. 28 no.2

photo

I asked if city rats were ever served and the manager looked rather hurt at my question. “No, no” he replied. “We only serve field rat. It is impossible for our suppliers to substitute town rats as they have much pointier heads. The city rats are smaller. We can recognise them.”

Beauty is, after all, in the eye of the beholder. So why should taste be different?

Feel like a rat dinner next time you are in Quangzhou? Then call in to the Jialu Restaurant at 383 Renmin Road, Quangzhou, but book first. If you can’t get a table you’ll feel pretty ratty about it otherwise.

© wikimedia

adventure is where you find it

The Post Bus itself is not a new idea. Back in the 17th century, the Post Chaise, which delivered letters and passengers across Britain, was that century’s answer to public transport, and you’ll find many references to ‘travelling post’ in the literature of the time. Although today’s version of the Post Chaise is considerably more comfortable than its predecessor, the Postbus still offers an air of adventure and camaraderie amongst passengers, which you just don’t find on most methods of modern public transport.

On most routes, mail is collected and delivered twice per day, with travellers able to board the bus at any point along its route.

Remember, however, that the bus may not use the same route for each journey, so check the schedule carefully if you’re relying on it for your ride home! It’s particularly important to check the Post Bus schedule if you’re thinking of travelling to a particularly remote area, where there may be only one mail delivery per day.

The highest concentration of Post Bus routes are found in Scotland and Wales, but there are also plenty of routes to explore in areas such as Cumbria, Northumbria, and Yorkshire, as well as in the Midlands, East Anglia and Kent.

The Post Bus provides a leisurely and relaxed way to travel and a unique opportunity to truly get away from it all – thankfully, it doesn’t stop at every house along the route to deliver mail.

Above: Sample Chinese cuisine

Left: Royal Mail Post Bus services provide public transport in the city and rural areas of United Kingdom

sheraton ug

Tel: +251 11 2783812/13 | Fax: +251 11 2783815 Email: novis@ethionet.et | Website: www.novisethiopia.com

Harmony Hotel welcomes guests, be it for business or pleasure to the vibrant heart of Addis Ababa.

This four-star hotel is ideally located, a few minutes from the airport and walking distance from an array of restaurants, shops, bars and cinema. It combines excellent accommodation with impeccable service.

• Conference Hall with capacity of 450 delegates.

• 4 meeting rooms fully equiped with all necessary amenities.

• 64 comfortable en-suite bedrooms and 3 suites.

• Complimentary high speed internet connection in the rooms, wireless at the lobby, business and fitness centre.

• International and Traditional buffet at the dazzling restaurant and a colourful Bar on the 7th floor.

JhWZ_j_edWb LWbk[i" ?dj[hdWj_edWb IjWdZWhZi$

Nr Edna Mall, Bole Medhanialem Church P.O.Box 16319 Addis Ababa,Ethiopia Tel. +251 11 618 3100, Fax +251 11 618 3010 E-mail: info@harmonyhotelethiopia.com www.harmonyhotelethiopia.com

*

* Earn ShebaMiles with Ethiopian Airlines when you stay at Harmony Hotel

ARTS & CRAFTS

Photo Š WIKIMEDIA

Precious African Blackwood (Mpingo Tree)

by Cecilia W. Gaitho

T

he African blackwood also known as mpingo tree (botanical name: Dalbergia melanoxylon) is regarded as one of the most precious timbers in the world. Ranging from reddish to pure black, its lustrous heartwood has exceptional mechanical properties that make it ideal for making carvings. It is naturally oily, finely grained and has a unique density that enables intricate carvings with a lustrous finish to be made.

Its tonal qualities are particularly valued when used in woodwind instruments mainly clarinets, oboes, bagpipes, piccolos, Highland pipes, and Northumbrian pipes. Its exceptional density enables the instrument’s intricate shapes to be carved. The African blackwood being highly durable protects the instrument from the acidity of saliva and oily hands. In addition, it is environmentally stable and does not distort when exposed to increased humidity thus significantly prevents the tone and pitch of a musical instrument from altering.

With all these qualities, it is no wonder that the African blackwood manufactures some of the world’s best woodwind musical instruments. Infact it is believed to be the most expensive hardwood in the world costing up to 25,000 dollars per cubic metre.

It is especially prized by wood sculptors in Africa where it is used to carve

42

selamta vol. 28 no.2

tools, utensils, traditional carvings, supports for buildings and in house construction. In Tanzania and Mozambique, the Makonde sculptors use mpingo wood to carve intricate ornaments and make a handsome living from selling sculptures to visiting tourists.

Mpingo also has many traditional uses; different parts of the tree are used as medicine to treat a variety of ailments. The bark, leaves and pods can all be used as animal feed; the heart and sapwood can be burnt as fuel, or made into charcoal. The wood when boiled produces a broth believed to impart strength when used to bathe newborn babies. Mpingo is also important in the ecosystem. It maintains soil stability and it fixes nitrogen in the soil thus enhancing soil fertility.

Mpingo generally grows under a wide range of environmental conditions able to survive fires that destroy grasslands and other vegetation. It is indigenous to 26 African countries; from northern Ethiopia to the south in Angola, and from Senegal across to Tanzania. It is most common in the mixed deciduous forest and savannahs of the coastal areas of Tanzania and Mozambique. It is frequently found on dry, rocky sites from sea level to an altitude of 1,200 metres. It survives on very little water, infact once its root system is set up; the tree requires little or no rainfall to mature.

It is semi-deciduous and looses most of its leaves over the dry season. Its little white flowers are sweetly scented and grow in tight bunches. The tree has a dishevelled appearance and is frequently multi-stemmed. It grows extremely slowly attaining a height of between 4.5 and 7.5 metres with an average girth of 1.2 metres. It is ready for harvesting upon reaching maturity between 50 and 70 years and requires three years of processing before it can be used to make an instrument.

While only a small number of people would recognise the tree, many throughout the world have heard its melodious tunes. Presently, the African blackwood is in high demand for making professional musical instruments. It is found in northern Mozambique and Tanzania which boasts large tracts of natural forest and woodlands and is harvested mainly for international trade. Indeed every year, over 7,000 trees are felled purposely to make wind musical instruments. Unfortunately, once planted the mpingo tree takes long to mature before harvesting. Now there is growing concern among instrument manufacturers that the supplies of high quality wood are becoming limited.

Although mpingo tree is not likely to become biologically extinct, it is at high risk of becoming locally and commercially extinct.

It is estimated that less than three million African blackwood

trees remain mostly in Tanzania and northern Mozambique. Due to Illegal logging and over-harvesting, mpingo tree populations in Kenya, southern Ethiopia and also much of northern Tanzania have seriously declined over the last 30 years.

Many local people and various organisations are now taking the initiative to conserve the African blackwood. In Tanzania, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism has imposed an export ban on mpingo tree. Also enshrined in Tanzanian law, is the system of Participatory Forest Management in which the government allows communities to take possession and control of their local forests provided they manage the forests sustainably. If successful the communities are awarded a certificate by the international body, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which promotes responsible management of the world’s forests. This landmark achievement enables the communities to earn 250 times more from their forests than they have done previously – a golden opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty through selling responsibly harvested timber. This certificate also differenciates timber coming from community forests with those from illegal logging widespread.

Partnering closely with Mpingo Conservation and Development Initiative (MCDI) to help Tanzanian communities use their mpingo trees in a sustainable way is the Global Trees Campaign as well as the Fauna and Flora International’s (FFI’s) which is also a partner of the Sound and Fair campaign, that promotes sustainably produced woodwind instruments.

Communities at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro are also being mobilised into planting trees critical for the survival of the sensitive Mt. Kilimanjaro ecosystem affected heavily by climate change. The people, plants and wildlife all depend on the sustenance of water sources originating on the mountain hence a crucial watershed in the region. Strongly supporting these reforestation efforts for the conservation of Mt. Kilimanjaro is the African Blackwood Conservation Project (ABCP) which is involved in replanting a variety of tree species, focusing mainly on mpingo tree, which will bring immediate benefits to populations in the region.

The conservation of the mpingo tree especially in Tanzania has brought significant positive impact on the local communities, enabling them to control and manage their own forest resources, including sustainably harvesting this valuable timber. And as these concerted efforts continue, so are we assured of enjoying the treasured, melodious tunes of the mpingo woodwind instruments!

The Makonde people found in both Tanzania and Mozambique are renowned throughout East Africa for their creative and often highly atypical Makonde carvings traditionally made from African Blackwood or mpingo.

Their carvings depict love, life, evil and good and form their beliefs about the origins of man. Over the centuries these carvings have conserved and conveyed information about the Makonde culture. Since gaining international acclaim the carvings have acquired a greater tourist demand and creatively evolved to be more abstract, in keeping with the tastes of tourists and collectors.

The African blackwood manufactures some of the best woodwind musical instruments and is believed to be the most expensive hardwood in the world.

APRIL - JUNE 2011

43

I

ncreasingly, when leaders are looking for a convenient venue to hold serious discussions and take decisions that will impact millions of people, they choose the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) in Addis Ababa, Africa’s political capital.

UNCC is a fully integrated and secure complex with state of the art facilities for all kinds of meetings—whether for ten people or a thousand leaders! With its large meeting rooms, exhibition

space, advanced audio-visual equipment, video editing suites, radio broadcasting studio, printing facilities, high-speed wireless internet connections and catering services, UNCC is the right choice for conference organizers.

Serviced by world-class professionals, multi-lingual interpreters and the world press resident in Addis Ababa, UNCC is minutes away from major five-star hotels. Choose UNCC for your next meeting and leave the planning to us.

Ethiopia: A Tourist Paradise

E

thiopia is truly a tourist paradise – beautiful, secretive, mysterious and extraordinary. Above all things, it is a country of great antiquity, with a culture and traditions dating back more than 3,000 years. The traveller in Ethiopia makes a journey through time, transported by beautiful monuments and the ruins of edifices built long centuries ago.

Axum

Northern Ethiopia’s ancient city of Axum is the country’s oldest extant urban settlement. Once the capital and a major religious centre, it remains the site of many remarkable antiquities, including the famous monolithic obelisks, or stelae, important stone inscriptions, the remains of spectacular palaces and graves, and a special gold-silver-and-bronze currency.

The city, with its historic church of St Mary of Tseyon (Zion), is a must for the tourist and any serious student of Ethiopia’s history and culture. Axum grew to importance in classical antiquity – the millennium which included the birth of Christ. The Axumite kingdom emerged as the most powerful Red Sea state between the Eastern Roman Empire and Persia, a great commercial power trading with Egypt, probably Palestine, Arabia, India and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The Axumites also had significant trading land contacts with religions to the west and south, some of which were gradually brought into Axum’s economic and later political orbit. After its conversion to Christianity, early in the fourth century, Axum also emerged as an important religious centre, site

Above: A cataclysmic upheaval formed the maze of crags and gorges in the Simien Mountains in the north west corner of Ethiopia, between Axum and Gondar | Opposite: Swayne’s hartebeest, an endemic subspecies in Ethiopia

46

selamta vol. 28 no.2

of the country’s most important and revered Church of St. Mary of Tseyon, which, according to Ethiopian tradition, is the repository of the biblical Ark of the Covenant. Axum’s importance survived its political decline, between the seventh and tenth centuries. A number of years later Ethiopian Emperors – all who could do so – went to the city for their coronation. Axum so impressed nineteenth-century British traveller Theodore Bent that he described it at length in his classic travelogue The Sacred City of the Ethiopians.

Obelisks/Stelae Much has been written about Axum’s famous monolithic obelisks, or stelae, cut out of the hardest granite, some no more than rudely fashioned stones little larger than a human being, but others massive and beautifully carved monuments which once towered into the sky. The finest represent multistoreyed houses, with a ground-floor door, complete with a door handle, and windows on each ‘floor’.

Ci-dessus: : Un bouleversement cataclysmique a formé ce dédale de rochers escarpés et de gorges dans les montagnes du mont Simien dans la corne du nord-ouest de l’Ethiopie, entre Axoum et Gondar | Ci-contre: Un cerf de Swayne, une sous-espèce endémique en Ethiopie

Ethiopie: Un Paradis Pour Touristes

L

’Ethiopie est un vrai paradis pour touristes – beau, secret, mystérieux et extraordinaire. C’est avant tout un pays riche par son antiquité, avec une culture et des traditions remontant à plus de 3.000 ans. Celui qui visite l’Ethiopie fait un voyage à travers le temps, transporté par la beauté des monuments et par les ruines d’édifices construits il y a de nombreux siècles..

Axoum

L’ancienne cité d’Axoum, située au nord de l’Ethiopie est la plus ancienne ville du pays encore existante. Longtemps capitale et important centre religieux, elle reste un endroit où l’on trouve beaucoup d’antiquités remarquables, notamment les fameuses obélisques monolithiques, ou stèles, d’importants écrits dans la pierre, les ruines de palais spectaculaires et de tombeaux, et une monnaie exceptionnelle faite d’or, d’argent et de bronze.

La ville, avec son église historique de Sainte Marie de Sion, est un must pour le touriste et pour tout étudiant vraiment intéressé par l’histoire et la culture de l’Ethiopie. Axoum a vu son importance augmenter au cours de l’antiquité classique – le millénaire qui a vu la naissance du Christ. Le royaume d’Axoum apparut comme l’état le plus puissant de la Mer Rouge entre l’Empire romain d’Orient et la Perse, étant une grande puissance commerciale traitant avec l’Egypte, probablement la Palestine, l’Arabie, l’Inde et Ceylan (actuellement le Sri Lanka). Les habitants d’Axoum avaient également des contacts commerciaux significatifs par voie terrestre avec des religions de l’ouest et du sud, certaines d’entre elles se sont graduellement introduites d’abord dans la sphère économique et plus tard dans l’orbite politique d’Axoum. Après s’être convertie au Christianisme, au début du quatrième siècle, Axoum s’est aussi révélée être un important centre religieux, le site de l’église de Sainte Marie de Sion, l’église la plus importante et la plus vénérée du pays où, d’après la tradition éthiopienne repose l’Arche de l’Alliance biblique L’importance d’Axoum a survécu à son

déclin politique entre le septième et le dixième siècle. Quelques années plus tard, les empereurs éthiopiens – du moins ceux qui pouvaient le faire – venaient dans cette ville pour leur couronnement. Théodore Bent, voyageur anglais du dix-neuvième siècle, fut tellement impressionné par Axoum qu’il la décrivit en long et en large dans ses carnets de voyages classiques appelés: La ville sacrée des Ethiopiens.

Obélisques/Stèles Beaucoup de choses ont été écrites à propos des fameux obélisques monolithiques ou stèles d’Axoum, découpés dans le granit le plus dur, certains n’étant que des pierres façonnées grossièrement à peine plus grandes qu’un homme, alors que d’autres étaient des monuments énormes merveilleusement gravés et s’élevant vers le ciel. Les plus beaux représentent des maison à étages, avec porte d’entrée munie d’une poignée, et des fenêtres à chaque “étage” Au temps de sa splendeur, Axoum se parait de trois principaux obélisques. Le plus grand, aujourd’hui tombé et brisé en plusieurs morceaux, est le bloc de pierre le plus gros jamais travaillé de main d’homme dans le monde entier. C’était une oeuvre impressionnante et remarquable, représentant un palais ne comportant pas moins de douze étages. Beaucoup d’Ethiopiens aspirent au jour où il sera à nouveau érigé sur son site d’origine.

Le deuxième obélisque, de quelques dix mètres plus petit, s’élève non loin du grand monolithe effondré. Il fut décrit au début du 19ème siècle par le voyageur APRIL - JUNE 2011

47

ruins of the Palace, and abbey, of the redoubtable 18th century Empress Mentewab, at Qwesquam, in the mountains just outside Gondar, and the church Debre Berhan Selassie, with its remarkable ceiling decorated with winged angels.

In its heyday Axum had three main obelisks. The largest, now fallen and broken into several pieces, is the biggest block of stone ever worked on by humanity anywhere in the world. It was a remarkably impressive piece of workmanship, representing a palace of no less than 12 storeys. Many Ethiopians long for the day when it will be erected again on its original site.

The second obelisk is some 10 metres shorter, and stands a little away from the great fallen monolith. It was described early in the 19th century by the British traveller Henry Salt as the most admirable and perfect monument of its kind.

Exactly between these two obelisks stood a third monolith, slightly larger than the second, and better carved. This Obelisk collapsed and broke into three large pieces. This was taken to Rome, orders given by the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and erected in 1937 in front of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Nineteenth April 2005, saw the return of this famous Obelisk back to Axum.

Yeha ... Ethiopia’s oldest town

Gondar, which Emperor Fasilidas founded as his capital in 1636, is the site of numerous castle-like palaces, dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. The city was Ethiopia’s capital until the reign of Emperor Tewodros II, also known as Theodore. During the long years when it was a capital the settlement emerged as one of the largest, and most populous, city in the realm. It was a great commercial centre, trading with the rich lands south of the Blue Nile, as well as with Sudan, to the west, inhabitants include many rich Catholic and Muslim merchants, as well as a number of Falashas, or Judaic Ethiopians, also called Bete Israel, who were predominantly weavers, blacksmiths and potters, as well as palace and church builders. Besides the famous palaces, in the royal compound, visitors should inspect the so-called Bathing Palace of Emperor Fasilidas, which is used for the annual Timket, or Epiphany, celebrations; the

Yeha, in the administrative region of Tigray, was possibly Ethiopia’s oldest major settlement. An hour-and-a-half’s drive from the ancient city of Axum, with at least one obligatory photostop on the journey, it is little more than five kilometres from the modern commercial centre of Adwa. Yeha, which is set amid imposing mountain scenery, is well worth visiting. It is the site of the country’s most ancient temple, a remarkable huge stone structure, and a fine and richly endowed Ethiopian church of more modern times. The ancient city of Yeha was first described in the early 16th century by the intrepid Portuguese traveller Francisco Alvares, who was struck, like so many foreign visitors after him, by the age-old temple. He described it as ‘a very large and handsome tower, both for its height and the good workmanship of its walls’.

It had, he adds, ‘the look of a regal building, all of well-hewn stone, and was surrounded by good houses, which match well with it, and good walls and terraces above, like the residences of Great Lords’.

The good houses, ‘like the residences of Great Lords’, have long since disappeared, but the ‘very large and handsome tower’, in fact all that remains of an immense temple dating back to pre-Christianity times, is still standing, more or less perhaps as Alvares saw it almost half a millennium ago.

This fine old building, according to the 19th century German scholar Heinrich Müller, probably dates back to about 700 or 800 years before the birth of Christ. The temple stands on a small hill, at the foot of a nearby mountain, with a reasonable sized village of traditional Tigray-style houses nearby. The temple, which is reminiscent of those in Yemen and other parts of south Arabia, consists of large smoothly polished stone blocks, some as much as 300 centimetres long, neatly placed one above or beside another, without any apparent use of mortar. The roof and the west wall are both missing, but several square holes in the remaining walls toward the east of the structure indicate where partitions, probably of wood, once stood.

Above: The castle of Emperor Fasilidas at Gondar; it was first constructed in this city which acted as the capital of Ethiopia for almost 200 years

Ci-dessus: Le château de l’empereur Fasilidas à Gondar ; ce fut le premier château construit dans cette ville, qui a servi de capitale à l’Ethiopie pendant près de 200 ans

Gondar ... the Camelot of Africa

48

selamta vol. 28 no.2

Yéha ... La ville la plus ancienne d’Ethiopie anglais Henry Salt comme le monument le plus admirable et le plus parfait de son genre.

Un troisième monolithe se trouvait exactement entre les deux obélisques, légèrement plus grand que le second et mieux sculpté. Cet obélisque s’est effondré et s’est brisé en trois grands morceaux. Il a été emporté à Rome, sur les ordres du dictateur fasciste Benito Mussolini et érigé en 1937 devant le tout nouveau Ministère des Affaires Africaines, actuellement siège de la FAO. Le 19 Avril 2005 a salué le retour à Axoum de ce fameux obélisque.

Gondar, que l’empereur Fasilidas a instauré comme sa capitale en 1636, est le site de nombreux palaces ressemblant à des châteaux, datant du 17ème et 18ème siècle. Cette ville a été la capitale de l’Ethiopie jusque sous le règne de l’empereur Tewodros II, connu aussi sous le nom de “Théodore”. Cet établissement a été, durant les longues années pendant lesquelles il était la capitale, une des villes les plus grandes et les plus peuplées du royaume. C’était un grand centre commercial, traitant avec les pays riches du sud du Nil Bleu aussi bien qu’avec le Soudan à l’ouest, dont les habitants étaient de riches marchands catholiques et musulmans ou aussi avec un certain nombre de Juifs éthiopiens, appelés Falashas, ou encore Bete Israel, lesquels étaient principalement des tisserands, des forgerons et des potiers, mais aussi des constructeurs d’églises et de palais. Outre ces fameux palais, situés dans l’enceinte royale, les visiteurs devraient aussi examiner ce qu’on a appelé le “Palais des Bains” de l’empereur Fasilidas, qui sert aux célébrations annuelles de l’Epiphanie appelées Timket; les ruines du Palais, et l’abbaye de la redoutable impératrice du 18ème siècle Mentewab, à Qwesquam, située dans les montagnes à la porte de Gondar, et ensuite l’église de Debré Berhan Sélassié, dont le plafond est remarquablement décoré d’anges ailés.

Yéha, qui se trouve dans la zone administrative du Tigray, a probablement été l’établissement ancien le plus important d’Ethiopie. A une heure et demie de route de l’ancienne cité d’Axoum, qui exige au moins un arrêt photo obligatoire, on trouve à un peu plus de cinq kilomètres de là le centre commercial moderne d’Adwa.

Yéha, qui peut se prévaloir d’être l’un des plus imposants décors de montagne, mérite vraiment le détour. C’est là que l’on trouve un des temples les plus anciens, une structure de pierre gigantesque et une église éthiopienne magnifique richement dotée datant de temps plus modernes.

L’ancienne cité de Yéha a été décrite pour la première fois au début du 16ème siècle par un intrépide voyageur portugais, Francisco Alvares, qui a été stupéfié, comme tant d’autres visiteurs après lui, par son temple antique. Il le décrit comme “une tour énorme et superbe, à la fois pour sa taille et pour la construction parfaite de ses murailles”..

Ce temple, ajoute-t-il, “avait l’air d’une construction somptueuse, faite de roche bien travaillée, et était entouré de belles maisons qui s’assortissaient bien avec lui, de murailles solides et des terrasses surélevées, comme on le voit dans les résidences de Grands Seigneurs”.

Les “belles maisons, et les résidences de grands seigneurs” ont depuis longtemps disparu, mais “la tour énorme et superbe”, en fait les seuls vestiges d’un immense temple datant d’avant le Christianisme, est toujours là, peut-être presque telle que celle qu’Alvarez découvrit il y a près de 500 ans.

Ce magnifique édifice ancien date probablement de 700 à 800 ans avant la naissance du Christ, si l’on en croit Heinrich Müller, cet érudit allemand du 19ème siècle. Le temple s’élève sur une petite colline, au pied d’une montagne proche, non loin d’un village traditionnel de taille raisonnable fait de maisons de style Tigray.

Le temple, qui rappelle ceux du Yémen et d’autres régions du sud de l’Arabie, consiste en de larges blocs de pierre bien polis, dont certains mesurent plus de

Above: Pre Christian ‘Temple of the Moon’ at Yeha

Ci-dessus: Le “temple de la lune” de l’époque préchrétienne à Yeha

Gondar ... le Camelot de l’Afrique

APRIL - JUNE 2011

49

Al Salvator Plc Al Salvator Plc is a consolidated group of hotels located in Addis Ababa and Cape Town. At Al Salvator we embrace the old philosophy the ‘customer is king’.

We believe in serving our customers with passion, leaving them with the desire to return again and again. The caliber and commitment of our staff sets us apart, and has been our enduring advantage.

Relax in the Ambrosial Delights of our Grand Hotels Hotel Concorde

Ideally located • Chinese Cuisine • Le Grande Cafe • Le Dome Night Club • Piano Bar Te l : 2 5 1 - 1 1 - 4 6 5 - 4 9 5 9 • F a x : 2 5 1 - 1 1 - 4 6 5 - 3 1 3 9 • E m a i l : h o t e l co n co r d e @ t e l e co m . n e t . e t

Kings Hotel

Four Star Hotel• Located 100 meters from African Union Headquarters • 34 Carefully Designed Rooms Special Parking • Conference Facilities • For more infomation visit: www.wwwkingshotelethiopia.com Te l : 2 5 1 - 1 1 - 3 7 1 - 1 3 0 0 • F a x : 2 5 1 - 1 1 - 3 7 1 - 1 3 0 74 4 • E m a i l : k i n g s h o t e l @ e t h i o n e t . e t

New Kings Hotel Cape Town

Convieniently located • Unparalled Views of Lions Head & Signa Hills • Boutique Property with 42 Spacious Designer Rooms Close to the World Famous Clifton & Camps Bay, V&A Waterfront and the Cape Town City Centre.

94 Reag e n t R o a d , S e a P o i n t , C a p e To w n , S o u t h A f r i ca • Te l : + 2 7 2 1 4 3 0 5 5 8 0 • F a x : + 2 7 2 1 5 5 8 1 E m a i l : i n f o @ n e w k i n g s h o t e l . co . z a •

Omo Valley ... Africa’s White-water Rafting Location

Ethiopians ... a Diverse Culture

Reckoned by enthusiasts to be one of Africa’s premier locations for whitewater rafting, the Omo River’s early fury takes it through gorges hundreds of metres deep over fish and the huge shapes of crocodiles and hippos.

On the final leg of its journey south to Turkana, the Omo forms the border between Kefa and Gamo Gofa provinces. It is here that Ethiopa’s largest nature sanctuary, the Omo National Park – one of the richest in spectacle and game and yet one of the least-visited areas in East and Central Africa – is located. And another sanctuary, the Mago National Park, has been established on the eastern bank of the river: a land of endless, distant horizons.

Both parks can offer amazing spectacles of big game and have the merit, also, of being far off the beaten track. Virtually unexplored, they are places in which game can be seen in a truly natural state. Most easily reached from the town of Jinka, Mago National Park is mainly savannah, with some forested areas around the river. It was set up to conserve the large number of plains animals in the area, particularly buffalo, giraffe and elephant. The birds are typical of the dry grassland habitat – bustards, hornbills, weavers and starlings.

Kingfishers and herons feed in and around the Neri River, which provides an alternative habitat. Adjoining Mago the large and beautiful Omo National Park has hardly been visited in the past two decades, as getting there has been so difficult.

The parks are extensive wilderness areas, where wildlife can be prolific: large herds of eland, buffalo, elephant, giraffe, cheetah, lion, leopard and Burchell’s zebra. Greater and lesser kudu, lelwel hartebeest, topi, gerenuk and oryx are all resident species, as well as deBrazza’s, colobus monkeys and Anubis baboon. The 306 bird species recorded include many that will be familiar to East African visitors.

ETHIOPIA, like many other African countries, is a multi-ethnic state. Many distinctions have been blurred by intermarriage over the years but many also remain. The differences may be observed in the number of languages spoken, falling into four main language groups: Semitic, Cushitic, Omotic and NiloSaharan. There are 200 different dialects. The Semitic languages of Ethiopia are related to both Hebrew and Arabic, and derived from Ge’ez, the ecclesiastical language. The principle Semitic language spoken in the north-western and central part of the country is Amharic, which is also the official language of the modern state. Other main languages are Tigrigna, Guragigna, Adarigna, Afan Oromigna, Somaligna, Sidama, Afarigna, Gumuz, Berta and Anuak. The Tigrigna and Amharic-speaking people of the north of the country are mainly agriculturalists, tilling the soil with ox-drawn ploughs and growing teff (a local millet), wheat, barley, maize and sorghum. The most southerly of the Semitic speakers, the Gurage, are also farmers and herders, but many are also craftsmen. The Gurage grow enset, ‘false banana’, whose root, stem and leaf stalks provide a carbohydrate which, after lengthy preparation, can be made into porridge or unleavened bread. The Cushitic Oromo, formerly nomadic pastoralists, are mainly engaged in agriculture and, in the more arid areas, cattle-breeding. The Somali, also pastoral nomads, forge a living in hot and arid bush country, while the Afar, semi-nomadic pastoralists and fishermen, are the only people who can survive in the hostile environment of the Danakil Depression. Living near the Omo River are the Mursi, well-known for the large clay discs that the women wear inserted in a slit in their lower lips.

The people of Ethiopia wear many different types of clothing. The traditional dress of the Christian highland people has traditionally been of white cotton cloth. Since the time of Emperor Tewodros II (mid-1800s), men

Above: Flamingos on one of the lakes on the Rift Valley

Ci-dessus: Des flamants sur l’un des lacs de la vallée du Rift

52

selamta vol. 28 no.2

300 centimètres de long, déposés avec soin par-dessus ou à côté les uns des autres, sans que l’on ait apparemment utilisé du mortier. Le toit et le mur ouest manquent tous les deux, mais de nombreux trous carrés creusés dans les murailles restantes de l’est de la structure nous montrent où s’élevaient des cloisons, probablement de bois.

La Vallée de l’Omo ... un lieu de raft en eau vive en Afrique Connu par des enthousiastes pour être un des sites les plus importants de raft en eau vive d’Afrique, la violence du courant de la rivière Omo vous mène au commencement à travers des gorges, profondes de centaines de mètres, par-dessus des poissons, des crocodiles et des hippopotames d’une taille imposante.

Au cours de la dernière étape du voyage vers le sud jusqu’à Turkana, l’Omo constitue la frontière entre les provinces de Kéfa et de Gamo Gofa. C’est là que se trouve le plus grand sanctuaire de nature de toute l’Ethiopie, la parc national de l’Omo – un des plus riches pour le spectacle et le gibier, et pourtant l’une des zones les moins visitées de l’Afrique centrale et orientale. Et un autre sanctuaire, le parc national Mago a été installé sur les rives orientales de la rivière : un lieu où l’horizon se perd à l’infini.

Les deux parcs offrent d’extraordinaires vues sur du gros gibier et ont le mérite de se trouver loin des sentiers battus.

Pratiquement inexplorés, ils sont pourtant des lieux d’où l’on peut admirer la nature dans son véritable état naturel. Le parc national Mago, qu’on atteint plus facilement en partant de la ville de Jinka, est principalement constitué de savane avec quelques zones forestières autour des rivières. Il a été créé pour préserver l’énorme quantité d’animaux naturels de la région, spécialement des buffles, des girafes et des éléphants. Les oiseaux sont aussi typiques de cet habitat de prairies sèches, et on y observe des outardes, des calaos, des tisserins et des étourneaux.

Des martins-pêcheurs, et des hérons se nourrissent dans et autour de la rivière Néri, laquelle leur procure un habitat de rechange. Le superbe parc national d’Omo qui jouxte le parc de Mago a très peu été visité ces vingt dernières années à cause de la difficulté d’y accéder.

Les parcs se situent dans de vastes jungles dans lesquelles la vie sauvage peut proliférer: on y trouve de grands troupeaux d’élans, de buffles, d’éléphants, de girafes, de guépards, de lions, de léopards et de zèbres de Burchell. Des koudous plus ou moins grands, des antilopes lechwe, des topi, des phacochères et des oryx en sont les espèces présentes ainsi que des singes de Brazza et de Colobus et des babouins d’Anubis. Parmi les 306 espèces d’oiseaux qui y sont recensées, plusieurs sont sans doute familières aux visiteurs de l’Afrique de l’Est.

Above: A farmer near Addis Alem threshing teff, a local grain from which injera, the national bread, is made | Above right: A happy lady buying a basket made of goat’s skin in a market near Bahar Dar

Ethiopiens ... une culture variée L’ETHIOPIE, comme de nombreux autres pays africains, est un état multiethnique. De nombreuses différences se sont estompées au cours des ans à cause des mariages interethniques mais il en reste cependant. Des différences peuvent être notées par exemple dans le nombre de langues utilisées sortant de quatre groupes linguistiques principaux: le sémitique, le cushitique, l’omotique et le nilotique. Il existe par exemple 200 différents dialectes. Les langues sémitiques d’Ethiopie sont liées à la fois à l’hébreu et à l’arabe et dérivent du guèze, la langue religieuse. La principale langue sémitique parlée au nord-ouest et au centre du pays est l’amharic, qui est aussi la langue officielle de l’état moderne.

D’autres langues importantes sont le tigrigna, les dialectes gouragués, l’harari, l’afar oromo, le somalien, le sidamigna, l’afarigna, le gumuz, le berta et l’anuak.

Les locuteurs du tigrigna et de l’amharic du nord du pays sont principalement des agriculteurs, qui labourent leurs champs avec des charrues tirées par des boeufs et font pousser du teff (un millet local) du blé, de l’orge, du maïs et du sorgho. Les locuteurs d’une langue sémitique habitant plus au sud, les Gourages, sont eux aussi des fermiers et des bergers, mais plusieurs d’entre eux sont aussi artisans. Les Gourages font pousser de l”enset”, une sorte de”banane”, dont ils utilisent la racine, la tige et les feuilles râpées pour en extraire de l’hydrate de carbone, qui, après une longue préparation, peut leur donner du porridge ou du pain sans levain. Les Oromos cushitiques, précédemment bergers nomades, sont principalement engagés dans l’agriculture et font de l’élevage dans des zones plus arides. Les Somaliens, eux aussi bergers nomades, vivent dans des régions de brousse chaudes et arides, tandis que les Afars, bergers semi-nomades et pêcheurs sont les seuls à être capable de survivre dans l’un des désert ou semi désert le plus inhospitalier des régions autour de la Dépression de la plaine des Danakils.

Ci-desus a’ gauche: Près d’Addis Alem, un fermier pilant du teff, un millet local à partir duquel est fabriqué l’injura, le pain national | Ci-desus: Une femme réjouie achetant un panier fait en peau de chèvre, dans un marché près de Bahar Dar

APRIL - JUNE 2011

53

have worn long, jodhpur-like trousers, a tight-fitting shirt and a shamma (loose wrap). The Muslims of Harar, by contrast, wear very colourful dress, the men in shortish trousers and a coloured wrap and the women in fine dresses of red, purple and black.

The lowland Somali and Afar wear long, brightly coloured cotton wraps, and the Oromo and Bale people are to be seen in the bead-decorated leather garments that reflect their economy, which is based on livestock.

Costumes to some extent reflect the climates where the different groups live – highlanders, for instance, use heavy cloth capes and wrap-around blankets to combat the night chill. In the heat of the lowland plains, light cotton cloths are all that is required by men and women alike. Traditional dress, though often now supplanted by western attire, may still be seen throughout much of the countryside. National dress is usually worn for festivals, when streets and meeting-places are transformed into a sea of white as finely woven cotton dresses, wraps decorated with coloured woven borders, and suits are donned.

A distinctive style of dress is found among the Oromo horsemen of the central highlands, who, on ceremonial days such as Meskal, attire themselves in lions’ manes or baboon-skin head-dresses, carrying spears and hippo-hide shields, ride down to the main city squares to participate in the parades.

Ethiopians are justifiably proud of the range of their traditional costumes. The most obvious identification of the different groups is in the jewellery, the hair styles and the embroidery of their clothes. The women of Amhara and Tigray wear dozens of plaits (sheruba), tightly braided to the head and billowing out at the shoulders. The women of Harar part their hair in the middle and make a bun behind each ear. Hamer, Geleb, Bume and Karo men form a ridge of plaited hair and clay to hold their feathered headgear in place. Arsi women have fringes and short, bobbed hair. Bale girls have the same, but cover it

Above: Meskal celebrations in Addis Ababa | Opposite: Meadowland of yellow daisies marks the September festival of Meskal – the season of flowers – and commemorates the finding of the True Cross by St. Helena, wife of Constantine the Great

54

selamta vol. 28 no.2

with a black head-cloth, while young children often have their heads shaved.

Jewellery in silver and gold with amber or glass beads is worn by both Muslims and Christians. Heavy brass, copper and ivory bracelets and anklets are also worn. Ethiopia also has a rich tradition of both secular and religious music, singing, and dancing, as well as religious festivals and ceremonies surrounding life’s milestones – birth, marriage and death.

Traditional musical instruments in widespread use include the massinko, a one-stringed violin played with a bow; the krar, a six-stringed lyre, played with the fingers or a plectrum; the washint, a simple flute; and three types of drum – the negarit (kettledrum), played with sticks, the kebero, played with the hands, and the atamo, tapped with the fingers or palm. Other instruments include the begena, a huge, multi-stringed lyre often referred to as the Harp of David; the tsinatseil, or sistrum, which is used in church music; the meleket, a long trumpet without fingerholes, and the embilta, a large, simple, one-note flute used on ceremonial occasions.

Festivals ... celebrations Meskal Meskal is second in importance only to Timket and has been celebrated in the country for over 1,600 years. The word actually means ‘cross’ and the feast commemorates the discovery of the cross – upon which Jesus was crucified – by the Empress Helena, the mother of Constastine the Great. The original event took place on 19 March, AD 326, but the feast is now celebrated on 27 September. It also signifies the physical presence of the True Cross at the remote mountain monastery of Gishen Mariam located in the Welo region.

During this time of year, vast bonfires are lit countrywide, the night before the celebration, and on the day itself there are dances and feasting for everyone.

This festival also coincides with the mass blooming of the golden yellow ‘meskal daisies’, called adey abeba in Amharic. People of all ages are seen in the streets carrying fresh bunches of yellow flowers.

Ci-dessus: les célébrations du Mescal à Addis Abéba | Ci-contre: L’éclosion en masse des marguerites jaunes d’or dans les pâturages marque le début du festival de septembre du Mescal – la saison des fleurs – et commémore la découverte de la Vraie Croix par Sainte Hélène, la femme de Constantin le Grand

Les Mursis vivent non loin de la rivière Omo, et ils sont bien connus pour les larges disques d’argile que leurs femmes portent dans une incision qui leur est faite sous la lèvre inférieure.

La population d’Ethiopie porte différents types de vêtements. La robe traditionnelle des Chrétiens habitant les pays montagneux était faite de coton blanc. C’est depuis l’époque de l’empereur Théodore II (moitié du 18ème siècle), que les hommes portent des pantalons longs, serrés à partir du genou, appelés jodhpurs, une chemise étroite et un shamma (châle flottant).

Les Musulmans d’Harar portent, au contraire, des vêtements très colorés, les hommes en pantalons assez courts avec un châle flottant et les femmes en robes élégantes rouges, pourpre et noires.

Les Somaliens et les Afars des plaines portent des châles de coton longs et joyeusement colorés, et on voit les peuples d’Oromo et de Balé habillés de vêtements de cuir décorés avec des perles, ce qui reflète leur économie, basée principalement sur l’élevage du bétail. Ces costumes traduisent dans une certaine mesure les climats dans lesquels vivent ces différents groupes de personnes – les montagnards, par exemple, se couvrent de gros vêtements et s’entourent de couvertures pour combattre la fraîcheur des nuits. De fins vêtements de coton sont au contraire indispensables pour habiller les hommes comme les femmes dans la chaleur des régions des basses plaines. Ces vêtements traditionnels peuvent encore vus dans la plupart des campagnes, bien qu’ils soient parfois supplantés par des tenues occidentales. Le costume national est généralement porté au moment des festivals, et l’ont voit alors les rues et les lieux de rassemblement transformés en une mer de robes de coton blanc finement tissées, de châles bordés de décorations colorées et les costumes sont abandonnés.

On trouve aussi un autre style de vêtements parmi les cavaliers Oromos des montagnes centrales, car ceux-ci, les jours de cérémonie, comme à ceux du Meskal, s’attifent de crinières de lions ou de peaux de babouins, transportent des harpons et des boucliers en cuir d’hippopotame, et cavalent à travers les squares principaux de la ville pour participer au défilé. Les Ethiopiens peuvent être fiers de l’étendue de leurs costumes traditionnels. C’est à travers la joaillerie, le style de coiffure et les broderies de leurs vêtements que l’identification des différents groupes peut le mieux se faire. Les femmes d’Amhara et de Tigray portent sur la tête des douzaines de nattes tressées très serrées (shéruba), se répandant en tourbillons jusque sur leurs épaules. Les femmes d’Harar se tracent une raie au milieu des cheveux et se font un chignon derrière chaque oreille. Les hommes de Hamer, Geleb, Bume et Karo se fabriquent une crête de cheveux tressés et l’enduisent d’argile pour maintenir en place leur couvre-chef de plumes. Les

femmes d’Arsi portent de courtes franges de cheveux coupés au carré. Les jeunes filles de Bale font de même, mais se couvrent la tête d’un voile noir, tandis que les jeunes enfants sont souvent rasés. Des bijoux d’argent et d’or incrustés d’ambre ou de perles de verre sont portés à la fois par les Musulmans et par les Chrétiens. On voit aussi de lourds bracelets faits de cuivre ou d’ivoire, ainsi que des bracelets de chevilles. L’Ethiopie peut aussi se prévaloir d’un riche tradition de musique, de danse et de chants, à la fois séculaire et religieuse, ainsi que de ses festivals et cérémonies religieuses qui ont survécu à travers les âges, – pour les naissances, les mariages et les enterrements.

Des instruments traditionnels de musique très répandus sont le massinko, une sorte de violon à une corde joué avec un archet; le krar, une lyre à six cordes, dont on joue avec les doigts ou avec un plectre, une lamelle d’une matière plus ou moins souple; le washint, une flûte simple; et trois différents types de tambours – le négarit (une timbale), joué avec des bâtons, le kébéro, joué avec les mains, et le atamo, frappé des doigts ou de la palme de la main. D’autres instruments comprennent le bégéna, une grande lyre à cordes multiples qui fait penser à la harpe de David; le tsinatseil, ou le sistre, un instrument de musique constitué d’un cadre sur lequel sont enfilées des coques de fruits, des coquilles ou des rondelles métalliques qui s’entrechoquent et qui est utilisé comme musique d’église; le méléket, une longue trompette sans trous, et le embilta, une grande flûte toute simple, à une note, utilisée dans les cérémonies.

Le Meskal Le Meskal a été célébré dans le pays depuis plus de 1.600 ans et est le second en importance après le Timket. Ce mot signifie “croix” et cette fête commémore la découverte de la croix – sur laquelle Jésus fut crucifié – par l’impératrice Hélène, mère de Constantin le Grand. Cet évènement eut lieu à l’origine le 19 mars 326 de notre ère, mais la fête en est célébrée actuellement le 27 septembre.

Il rappelle aussi la présence physique de la Vraie Croix au lointain monastère de montagne de Gishen Mariam, situé dans la région de Wélo. De grands feux de joie sont allumés partout dans le pays à cette époque de l’année, et la nuit avant la célébration ainsi que le jour même, des danses et des festins sont organisés pour tous. Ce festival coïncide aussi avec l’éclosion en masse des marguerites jaunes d’or du “Meskal”, qu’on appelle “adey abeba” en amharic. On aperçoit APRIL - JUNE 2011

55

Timket

Enkutatash, New Year The Ethiopian New Year falls in September at the big rains. The sun comes out to shine all day long creating an atmosphere of dazzling clarity and fresh clean air. The highlands turn to gold as the Meskal daisies burst out in all their splendour. Ethiopian children – clad in brand-new clothes – dance through the villages giving bouquets of flowers and painted pictures to each household.

Eleventh September (this year being 12 September) is both New Year’s Day and the Feast of St. John the Baptist. The day is called Enkutatash meaning the ‘gift of jewels’. When the famous Queen of Sheba returned from her expensive jaunt to visit King Solomon in Jerusalem, her chiefs welcomed her back by replenishing her treasury with enku or jewels. The spring festival has been celebrated since these early times and as the rains come to their abrupt end, dancing and singing can be heard at every village in green countryside.

After dark on New Year’s Eve people light fires outside their houses. This year will be a special one as Ethiopia crosses over into a new millennium.

The main religious celebration takes place at the 14th-century Kostete Yohannes church in the city of Gaynt within the Gondar region. Three days of prayers, psalms and hymns, sermons, and massive colourful processions mark the advent of the New Year. Closer to Addis Ababa, the Raguel Church, on top of Entoto Mountain north of the city, has the largest and most spectacular religious celebration. But Enkutatash is not exclusively a religious holiday, and the little girls singing and dancing in pretty new dresses among the flowers in the fields convey the message of spring-time and renewed life. Today’s Enkutatash is also the reason for exchanging formal New Year greetings and cards among the urban sophisticated – in lieu of the traditional bouquet of flowers.

56

selamta vol. 28 no.2

Timket is the greatest festival of the year, falling on 19 January, just two weeks after the Ethiopian Christmas. It is actually a three-day affair, beginning on the eve of Timket with dramatic and colourful processions. The following morning, the great day itself, Christ’s baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist is commemorated. The third day is devoted to the Feast of St. Michael, the archangel, one of Ethiopia’s most popular saints. Since October and the end of the rains, the country dries up steadily. The sun blazes down from a clear blue sky and the festival of Timket always takes place in glorious weather.

Enormous effort is put into the occasion. Tej and tella (Ethiopian meat and beer) are brewed, special bread is baked, and the fat-tailed African sheep are fattened for slaughter. Gifts are prepared for the children and new clothes purchased or old clothes mended and laundered. Everyone – men, women, and children – appears resplendent for the three-day celebration. Dressed in dazzling white traditional dress, the locals provide a dramatic contrast to the jewel colours of the ceremonial velvets and satins of the priest’s robe and sequinned velvet umbrellas. On the eve of 18 January, the priests remove the tabots from each church and bless the water of the pool or river where the next day’s celebration will take place. It is the tabot (symbolising the Ark of the Covenant containing the Ten Commandments) rather than the church building which is consecrated, and it is accorded extreme reverence. Not to be desecrated by the gaze of the layman, the engraved wooden or stone slab is carried under layers of rich cloth.

In Addis Ababa, many churches bring their tabots to Jan Meda (the horse racing course of imperial days) accompanied by priests bearing prayer sticks and sistra, the ringing of bells and blowing of trumpets, and swinging bronze censers from which wisps of incense smoke escape into the evening air. The tabots rest in their special tents in the meadow, each hoisting a proud banner depicting the church’s saint in front.

alors des personnes de tous les âges transportant à travers les rues de frais bouquets de ces fleurs jaunes.

Timket

La nouvelle année en Ethiopie tombe en septembre au moment des fortes pluies. Le soleil continue à briller tout au long de la journée, créant une atmosphère de clarté éblouissante et d’air frais bien pur. Les montagnes paraissent d’or quand les marguerites du Meskal s’épanouissent dans toute leur splendeur. Les enfants éthiopiens – vêtus de neuf – dansent à travers les villages en distribuant dans chaque famille des bouquets de fleurs et des images peintes.

Le 11 septembre (qui tombera cette année le 12 septembre) est à la fois le jour du Nouvel An et la fête de St Jean Baptiste. Ce jour est appelé Enkutatash, ce qui signifie “don de bijoux”. Quand la fameuse reine de Saba est revenue de sa coûteuse excursion pour visiter le roi Salomon à Jérusalem, ses chefs l’ont accueillie en remplissant son trésor avec des enku” ce qui veut dire bijoux. Le festival du printemps a été célébré depuis ces temps lointains et dès que les pluies s’arrêtent brutalement, des danses et des chants se font entendre dans chaque village de la verte campagne environnante. Les gens allument des feux hors de leurs maisons dès la nuit tombée à la veille de cette Nouvelle Année. Celle-ci sera spéciale car l’Ethiopie franchit un nouveau millénaire.

La célébration religieuse la plus importante se tient dans l’église Kostete Yohannes, église du 14ème siècle qui se trouve dans la ville de Gaynt, dans la région de Gondar. Trois jours de prières, de psaumes et d’hymnes, de sermons et de longues processions colorées marquent l’arrivée de cette Nouvelle Année. Plus proche d’Addis- Abeba, c’est dans l’église Raguel, au sommet de la montagne Entoto qui se dresse au nord de la ville, qu’ont lieu les célébrations religieuses les plus importantes et les plus spectaculaires. Mais Enkutatash n’est pas seulement un jour de fête religieuse, et les petites filles que l’on voit danser et chanter dans leurs jolies petites robes neuves au milieu des fleurs des champs envoient aussi un message de printemps et du renouveau de la vie. Enkutatash donne lieu aujourd’hui à des échanges plus formels de voeux et d’envois de cartes parmi les gens des villes plus sophistiqués, – en remplacement des bouquets de fleurs traditionnels.

Timket est le plus grand festival de l’année et il tombe le 19 janvier, juste deux semaines après le Noël Ethiopien. Il s’agit actuellement d’un évènement de trois jours, commençant la veille par de spectaculaires et pittoresques processions. Le lendemain matin, c’est-à-dire, le grand jour lui-même, on commémore le baptême du Christ dans le Jourdain par Saint Jean Baptiste. Le troisième jour est dédié à la fête de l’Archange Saint Michel, l’un des saints le plus populaire d’Ethiopie.

Depuis le mois d’octobre et la fin des pluies, le pays s’assèche régulièrement. Le soleil brille dans un ciel bleu clair et le festival du Timket a toujours lieu par très beau temps.

D’énormes efforts sont fournis pour l’occasion. Le Tej et le tella (la viande et la bière éthiopiennes) sont mis à fermenter, on cuit un pain spécial, et les moutons africains à grosses queues sont engraissés pour l’abattoir. Des cadeaux sont préparés pour les enfants et on leur achète de nouveaux vêtements ou on répare et nettoie les anciens. Tous – hommes, femmes et enfants – apparaissent resplendissants pour les trois jours de célébration. Habillés de leurs éblouissantes robes blanches, les habitants des localités offrent un saisissant contraste avec les robes de cérémonie des prêtres faites de velours et de satin ornées de joyaux colorés et brandissant leurs ombrelles de velours pailletées. La veille du 18 janvier, les prêtres retirent les “tabots” de chaque église et bénissent l’eau du bassin ou de la rivière où la célébration aura lieu le jour suivant. C’est le tabot (qui symbolise l’Arche de l’Alliance et qui content les dix commandements) plus que l’édifice de l’église elle-même qui est consacré et il lui est accordé une extrême vénération. Afin de ne pas être souillé par les regards des profanes, le bloc de bois ou de pierre gravé est transporté sous de nombreuses couches de luxueuses toiles.

A Addis-Abeba, de nombreuses églises amènent leurs tabots au Jan Méda (la course de chevaux des jours augustes) accompagnés par des prêtres portant des bâtons de prières et des sistres, faisant tinter des cloches et souffler des trompettes et balancer des encensoirs de bronze d’où des volutes de fumées d’encens s’échappent dans l’air du soir. Les tabots sont déposés dans des tentes spéciales élevées dans la prairie, et sur chacune s’élève à l’avant une majestueuse bannière dépeignant le saint de l’église.

Above left: Ethiopian Orthodox priests celebrate Timket at Lalibela, the most important festival | Above: Ceremonial bathing place of Emperor Fasilidas used for baptism during Timket

Ci-dessus à gauche : Un prêtre orthodoxe éthiopien célèbre le Timket, le festival le plus important, à Lalibela | Ci-dessus: la place rituelle des bains, de l’empereur Fasilidas, utilisée pour les baptêmes durant le Timket

Enkutatash, Nouvelle Année

APRIL - JUNE 2011

57

PHOTOS © frank rispin

photo

© phil danter

FEATURE

Eating Out in Addis

by Frank Rispin.

A

ddis Ababa’s leading hotels have a wide range of international-class restaurants which offer a variety of choices and styles, virtually around the clock. However, the visitor will not fully have experienced the delights of eating out in Addis unless he or she tries some of the many fine independent restaurants which offer local cuisine (often with colourful entertainment) and international food of essentially every type and flavour – from Arabian, to Armenian, Chinese, Ethiopian, European, French, German, Indian, Italian, Korean, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Portuguese, Turkish and Yemeni.

Those who know the country well appreciate the fact that as the only African country never to be colonised by a major European power, its culture stands proudly, uniquely, stubbornly and refreshingly resistant to outside influences. You will not find any of the multi-national fast food chains here. Knowing of this resistance to colonial influence, first time visitors may be surprised to discover that the short-lived six-year occupation by the Italians ending exactly 70 years ago in 1941 has left a deep Italian impact on the restaurant scene. Thus Addis pizzas are as good as anywhere in the world, the city has a range of excellent Italian restaurants following the example of the world famous Castellis 58

selamta vol. 28 no.2

– itself established in 1942 by one of Mussolini’s soldiers who accepted the Emperor’s invitation to stay and start a business!

Even in the distant corners of this huge country a visitor can usually find an acceptable pasta dish.

It is worth noting that most Addis restaurants will add 15 per cent VAT (Value Added Tax) to the prices on the menu, and then add 10 per cent service charge on top. Visitors might want to patronise places that do not do this – where the menu prices are tax inclusive and no service charge exists – like the excellent chain of Parisienne cake and coffee shops in Bole. However prices should not worry most visitors as, outside the top hotels and with the exception of a few upmarket restaurants, a very good meal can be had for 6 to 10 dollars.

Before we launch into some detail, newcomers also need filling in on the local cuisine. Ethiopia’s standard fare is a huge savoury pancake – injera – on to which are placed various wats – spicy, curry like dishes of beef, chicken, lamb, fish and assorted vegetables. Diners use their right hand to tear off a piece of pancake and with it pick up the wat. For visitors, local restaurants fall into two groups.

Cultural restaurants serve the local food but also in the evening

Above: The Face of Addis, offers Portuguese specialities and a beautiful view of Addis Ababa

Good news about eating out in Addis is that there are now so many good quality international and local restaurants that those of us who live in the Ethiopian capital cannot possibly visit them all.

Right: Limetree is known for quick fresh meals, salads and desserts Far right: Serenade restaurant, reputed for its mediterranean menu

photo

photo

© cactus

© cactus

Below: The new upmarket Kuriftu Diplomat Restaurant

photo courtesy of

Diplomat

have a band and dance group who entertain the customers with a range of traditional dances from the nation’s various ethnic groups. These places have mushroomed in the past decade with the growth of tourism but in most you will still find a good mix of locals and tourists. A visit to one is a ‘must do’ evening of great entertainment but be ready to have a go at shoulder dancing ethio-style when a dancer approaches your table! If you want to see the dancing without trying local food just ask for bread, fish and salad. These restaurants serve local food without the dancing at lunchtime and there are also many local food outlets which do

not have the floor show. Some international restaurants have local dishes on their menu.

The top restaurants in Addis – if by top we mean those at the highest altitude with the best view and the best photo opportunities – are both found on the same road. When you step out of the airport terminal you will see some four miles to the north the Entoto escarpment – the geographical boundary between the Nile Basin and the Red Sea drainage area. It rises to over 3,000 metres and marks the northern edge of the Addis metropolian sprawl. Get your taxi to head for the famous Megananya where six major roads meet in a two level junction at the north east end of the city’s U-shaped 40 kilometres long ring road. From right next to the upper roundabout a steep hill takes you up to Topview. It has a huge car park, good service and dining with a view – though this has been a bit restricted by two new buildings close by. They also run the popular Bluetops opposite the National Museum – top ice creams. However if you want the best available photographs of Addis and a good meal, go further up the same road following the signs to Face of Addis.

A lot smaller than Topview but much higher – it is sometimes known as the Portuguese Restaurant – as its owner/manager is a returnee from that country, and because as well as a normal Addis menu it offers peri-peri chicken and other Portugese specialities.

If you go at 5:30 pm for a drink outside followed by a meal, you get both the day and nightime vista. Your camera will pick up the tree-filled hill from which Menelik ruled the city in 1900 and on which Ethiopia’s seat of government is still found. In the far background of your photo will be the top of Mt. Menagesha some 25 kilometres south west of Addis.

The central district of Addis is very spread out and is APRIL - JUNE 2011

59

eating out in addis

Far left: Injera, Ethiopia’s staple bread on to which are placed various wats (left) Quite common is this healthy fresh fruit juice called sprice consisting of layered mixed fruit with avocado as one layer

60

selamta vol. 28 no.2

photo

somewhat short of good restaurants. Around Maskal Square are the Cottage (European), Bar, Square Garden – good pizzas but lunchtime only, Wendys at Juventus – the Italian community’s large club – but book on a Friday night and Buffet de la Gare – excellent for lunchtime – try the spinach canneloni.

Between Bambis supermarket and Olympia cross roads are Family Restaurant – brilliant ice cream and Mexican dishes, and Olympiacos – the Greek Club – a great place for Sunday lunch if you can squeeze your taxi in amongst the cars with diplomatic plates. Opposite Dembel at the city end of Bole Road try Zebra Grill on the ninth floor of the Bedesta building – great views and food. Three excellent central places for Ethiopian food at lunchtime would be Dashen – behind the main post office, Fin Fin – below the Sheraton, and up to the north of Menelik Square is the Addis Ababa Restaurant – in a traditional circular building with superb atmosphere and local cuisine. If you are not driving try their Tej. In the heart of Piazza is Castellis – you can usually get in at lunchtime but best to book for an evening.

Trip Advisor, the tourist website ranks the hotels and restaurants of Addis according to the customer reviews it gets. Its number one restaurant is Serenade (0911200072) – look at the reviews for yourself and you will see why! It gets a consistent ‘excellent’ for its Mediterranean menu, but if you are a budget traveller be aware that a three-course meal there will set you back 250-300 birr – double the Addis norm. It is tucked away in a back street to the left of the Piazza to Arat Kilo Road – and is evenings only Tuesday to Saturday If visiting the National and Ethnographic museums in the university part of town, you have Bluetops, Lucy’s inside National Museum compound – a bit chilly at night; plus the excellent value for money Pizzeria Italia at the Amist Kilo traffic lights – in this area in the evenings the Armenian Club is worth a visit.

If your hotel is in Bole you have the biggest choice. In the Boston Partners Building are two first class restaurants. On the 5th floor the fairly new upmarket Kuriftu Diplomat (0116636557) has hit on the original idea of flying in, for a month at a time, top chefs from around the world. Thus they opened with a month of Indonesian cuisine followed by Egyptian, Angolan, German and Israeli fare. On a lower floor is Limetree with its very European atmosphere. Try their own Limetree juice with freshly cooked vegetable samosas. This is also the hub area for the Cultural Restaurants. Here you will find Yod Abyssinia – possibly the popular favourite right now – plus Fasika, Habesha, Habesha 2000, and Hebir. Most have a choice between a buffet and going

© camerapix/Meron

Below: China Paradise, Concorde Hotel, Addis Ababa

à la carte. If you know the dishes the latter is better value. If you are totally new to injera and wat you might prefer the buffet where you can see what you are getting! Also in Bole you can find superb Italian at Makush (01155266848) a restaurant in an Art Gallery, with beautiful décor as well as the paintings and excellent food like world class lasagne at sensible prices. Near the airport is Il Caminetto, popular for business lunches. Then there are tasty Yemeni dishes at Al Yemen Al Seid – the freshly cooked flat bread is a must; high class but pricy French fare at Loti; and Middle Eastern mixed with Armenian at Aladdin. There is the longest running Indian cuisine in the city at Sangam, real Arabian atmosphere at Al Mendi, and oriental tastes at Rainbow Korean, Gati Thai, and various Chinese locations.

Restaurants in the southern half of Addis are not so thick on the ground. Old Airport area has Samet, and Yod Abyssinia 2.

Arcobaleno – on the Saar Beit to Makanissa road is another place seriously challenging for number one Italian spot – try their triple pasta choice. The Debre Zeit Road has two excellent Chinese – the Great Wall and China Paradise (0111654959) inside Concorde Hotel. The nearby Maskal Flower road has two places possibly competing for the current title of top Indian Restaurant – the well-established Jewel of India and its very new but serious rival Zaika – meaning ‘tastes’, inside Dreamliner Hotel.

All over the city you will find cake and coffee shops. At any one time in the day many thousands of Addis citizens, especially the younger ones, are to be found chatting to their friends or fiddling with their cellphones in these places. Join them for a makiato, shai, bunna (black Ethiopian coffee) or fresh fruit juice – try a sprice – a layered mixed fruit juice usually with avocado as one layer – very healthy. With your drink have a croissant or black forest gateau – a bit less healthy!

So take your pick, and bon appétit!

FEATURE

photos © Brian johnston

Sur la trace de Bouddha La province du Shanxi est peu connue en dehors de la Chine mais renferme quelques étonnants trésors, d’après Brian Johnston.

D

ans des vallées inondées de soleil, des champs compacts de maïs et des abricotiers mûrissent. Des rivières, ralenties par la boue, se faufilent à travers des paysages érodés dans lesquels les villageois vivent dans des cavernes.

Des montagnes éloignées saupoudrées de neige parviennent le tintement des cloches de temples aux toits rouges. Et dans les crevasses des parois de la montagne, des stèles géantes de Bouddha ont préservé un millénaire de sourires sereins.

Bienvenue dans la province du Shanxi, un nom qui ne sera pas vraiment familier à ceux qui ne sont pas Chinois. Pour ceux qui ont déjà été à Pékin ou à Shanghai, cependant, cette province offre une expérience très différente du reste de la Chine.

En gros, la province du Shanxi, un large plateau situé à 400 km à l’ouest de Pékin, est tapie à l’ombre du poussiéreux désert de Gobi au nord et coupée en deux par le majestueux Fleuve Jaune. Le sable et le limon ont formé son paysage fragile et effrité formé de champs de maïs et de blé, encadrés de montagnes arides, panorama de brun et de jaune. Xhanxi est l’une des plus pauvres provinces du nord de la Chine, remplie de villages anciens en ruines, de cavernes habitées et de montagnes rocheuses. En fait, beaucoup de gens vivent encore dans des cavernes comme ils l’ont fait durant des milliers d’années, cependant aujourd’hui ces cavernes sont garnies d’antennes paraboliques et de fenêtres à croisillons. Ces cavernes, pratiques, bon marché et offrant une bonne protection contre le climat sont dispersées sur les flancs de la falaise, préservant de précieuses terres arables pour les cultures.

Cependant Shanxi est aussi de nos jours littéralement une des pépinières de la Chine puisqu’elle produit un quart des besoins en charbon dont se nourrit l’économie émergeante. La plupart des visiteurs atterrissent dans la capitale provinciale de Taiyuan, centre industriel et minier.

La pauvreté rurale et le développement industriel concomitants donnent un curieux aperçu de la Chine moderne mais Shanxi offre aussi des attraits impressionnants. Elle fut l’un des berceaux de la civilisation chinoise grâce à la fertilité du Fleuve Jaune. Elle peut se vanter de monuments anciens, de sites de cavernes bouddhistes, de monts sacrés et de temples colorés, tous merveilleusement préservés par le climat sec.

Une première étape pourrait être le temple de Jin à quelques 25 kilomètres en dehors de Taiyuan. Ce superbe complexe de la Dynastie Song s’étend à travers un grand parc. Déambulez le long des nombreux pavillons et des salles en vous photographiant gracieusement à côté des guerriers en fer. L’attrait principal du site est la salle de la Sainte Mère, un des plus vieux bâtiments en bois de Chine. A l’intérieur, la fondatrice de la Dynastie Jin du troisième siècle est entourée par sa suite en vêtements de Cour, colorés de tons pastels nuancés et transportant des brocs et des brosses. A l’extérieur, des dragons de bois s’entrelacent autour des piliers de la salle, comme dans une scène du film Le Seigneur des Anneaux .

A partir de là, la plupart des visiteurs se dirigent vers Wutai, à 200 kilomètres au nord, là où cinq sommets de 3000 mètres de 62

selamta vol. 28 no.2

hauteur s’élèvent dans la fraîcheur du nord-est de Xhanxi. C’est l’une des quatre montagnes bouddhistes les plus importantes de Chine, dont l’histoire date du premier siècle. Wutai était, au quatrième siècle, un centre bouddhiste réputé et comptait des centaines de temples en activité. Dans l’ancien temps, des pèlerins mettaient jusqu’à deux ans pour grimper au sommet de chaque montagne tour à tour. Aujourd’hui vous pouvez atteindre les temples qui parsèment les sommets à l’aide de minibus à tout le moins pour une partie du chemin; le sommet du Sud est le plus beau de tous. Des tas de touristes Chinois aujourd’hui se contentent de les contempler à travers un télescope accessible dans des kiosques de souvenirs en bas dans les vallées. En été, c’est une bonne échappatoire à la chaleur tandis qu’à la fin du printemps on peut admirer une couverture de fleurs sur les flancs de la montagne.

Une quarantaine de temples ont survécu grâce à sa situation isolée. Le groupe le plus spectaculaire se trouve à Taihuai, où une fabuleuse collection de temples incrustés dans la montagne sont reliés par des escaliers escarpés, sur fond de sommets neigeux.

Ci-dessus: Un Bouddha serein assis est le joyau de la caverne 20 au Yungang

En haut à droite: Un moine âgé prend le soleil d’après-midi au temple de Xiantong sur la montagne de Wutai

Dominant le tout, le Stupa Blanc qui s’élance à 50 mètres et est décoré de douzaine de clochettes qui tintinnabulent agréablement à travers la vallée, se dresse comme un pouce géant sorti des monts rocheux teintés de brun. Plus loin sur les flancs de la montagne se trouve le temple Xiantong qui offre des effets visuels étonnants avec son Palais de bronze couvert d’animaux, de fleurs et de Bouddhas.

De là, les touristes, les pèlerins ainsi que les moines grimpent un escalier raide pour accéder au Temple Pusading. Les 108 marches sont censées représenter les 108 soucis matériels dont on se libère en montant. Les points de vue sur l’ensemble des toits du temple, sur la vallée et les montagnes, obtenus à partir des terrasses supérieures, peuvent en effet évoquer le nirvana.

Vous pourriez passer la journée entière à explorer cet ensemble et le quitter en étant heureux mais si vous disposez de plus de temps, il y a encore deux autres temples non loin de Taihuai qui méritent une visite. Le Temple de Nanshan est l’un des plus grands de la région et bien qu’il ait été fondé il y a plus d’un millier d’années, il a été entièrement reconstruit en 1937. Son attrait principal est sa grande Salle , abritant quelques superbes arhats (disciples éclairés de Bouddha) modelés en argile, dont l’un semble s’être assoupi. Il y a aussi une statue en marbre de Guanyin tenant un bébé dans ses bras, que les pèlerins prient souvent dans l’espoir d’avoir un fils. Non loin de là, le Temple de Longquan (Dragon Spring) est composé d’une série de pièces reliées par des portes lunaires et présidé par un Bouddha ventru.

Ses 108 marches sont gravées de dragons et de phénix en marbre dans un enchevêtrement de feuilles.

En continuant dans la région septentrionale de la Province de Shanxi, une spectaculaire route de montagnes vous mènera de Wutai aux Monts Heng, au sud-ouest de la ville de Datong.

C’est là un ancien centre taoïste. Vous pourriez prouver votre vaillance, comme l’ont fait de nombreux empereurs dans le temps, en grimpant à 2.000 mètres sur le Xuanwu, le pic le plus élevé des environs, longeant de superbes temples sur le chemin.

Beaucoup de visiteurs se contentent d’aller voir le fameux Hanging Temple de la région, qui se trouve dans une vallée étroite et plutôt sinistre. Cette vallée rocheuse traversée d’une rivière tumultueuse (aujourd’hui domptée par un barrage) a obligé les

Vous auriez besoin d’une vie entière pour comprendre toutes les allusions religieuses, mais c’est sans importance: c’est une fête pour les yeux et le plus merveilleux des nombreux trésors de la province du Shanxi.

APRIL - JUNE 2011

63

Sur la trace de Bouddha

moines à reconstruire de nombreuses fois plus en hauteur leur monastère, suite à des inondations. Il a finalement été installé à mi-pente de la falaise. Ce monastère, en partie taillé dans le roc, abrite des châsses des trois religions principales de Chine: le Taoïsme, le Bouddhisme et le Confucianisme. Délabré et situé haut dans l’atmosphère, ce temple fait penser à une scène de Kung-Fu au cinéma, mais seules les personnes qui n’ont pas le vertige apprécieront des escalades à travers ses vertigineux escaliers et ses corridors en bois.

De nombreux voyages à Shanxi se terminent à Datong, une ville industrielle tapie sous un voile de fumée provenant de ses immenses centrales. Une tournée dans les mines avec l’aide de l’office du tourisme local, suivie d’un déjeuner dans une cafétéria pour mineurs offre l’occasion d’un regard neuf intéressant, comparé à son admiration pour la Chine ancienne.

On peut faire du bon shopping dans cette ville et la rue Huayuan ‘d’époque’ récemment construite offre un grand choix de boutiques de souvenirs et d’artisanat.

Cette ville aujourd’hui totalement moderne fut cependant, autrefois, l’ancienne capitale de deux dynasties chinoises, à l’époque où certains des sites Bouddhistes les plus remarquables furent créés pendant des siècles de travail ardu et d’art appliqué. De petits temples et monuments peuvent encore être localisés au milieu de blocs d’appartements dans les banlieues industrielles sableuses, mais le point culminant se trouve à 16 kilomètres de Yungang.

Les grottes qui s’y trouvent sont les cavernes Bouddhistes du début des temps les mieux préservées et les plus fabuleuses de toutes celles de Chine. La construction de temples dans des grottes commença en 453 avant J.C. et se poursuivit pendant près de cent ans. Des graveurs vinrent d’aussi loin que l’Inde et l’Asie centrale pour exécuter ce projet: on peut retrouver des motifs grecs, perses et indiens dans les sculptures et certains Bouddhas n’ont définitivement pas l’air Chinois. La gamme et les styles de ces sculptures sont éblouissants.

Au moment de leur création ces grottes étaient peintes d’une façon lumineuse avec des fresques et des statues dont la plupart étaient revêtues de plâtre lui aussi brillamment coloré. Des structures de bois à l’entrée des temples les protégeaient contre les éléments. Elles ont maintenant disparu et vous ne pourrez plus admirer que dans les cavernes profondes des vestiges des couleurs fabuleuses qui, autrefois, décoraient les sculptures.

Les cavernes les plus anciennes sont, confusément, celles auxquelles on a attribué les chiffres de 16 à 20 et en ce qui concerne leurs dimensions elles sont les plus impressionnantes.

Les sculptures n’y sont peut-être pas aussi belles et bien finies que celles qu’on trouve dans des cavernes construites plus tard mais elles témoignent d’une simple intrépidité et montrent certains Bouddhas géants surprenants dont le visage aurait été inspiré par celui d’empereurs chinois. Les sculpteurs de la caverne 17 avaient tellement peu d’ambition personnelle qu’ils ont fini par tailler le sol lui-même de manière à y adapter l’empreinte de l’énorme pied du Bouddha. Le Bouddha assis dans la caverne 20 est le plus beau de tous, grâce à ses draperies flottantes et à sa posture étonnamment paisible et il est très souvent photographié.

64

selamta vol. 28 no.2

Il y a un kilomètre entier de falaises à explorer, mais les cavernes de 5 à 13 sont certainement les plus remarquables.

Un Bouddha de 17 mètres au visage doré se trouve dans la caverne 5, laquelle semble briller d’une lumière mielleuse, et il est accompagné de chaque côté par deux sereins Bodhisattvas de sa suite. La caverne 6 a toujours la façade en bois de son temple. Une chambre de dimensions carrées y a été creusée à l’intérieur dans la roche même, avec un pilier central sur lequel s’entrelacent des bouddhas finement sculptés et un tourbillon d’anges volants et de musiciens en action.

Il y a en tout un minimum de 50.000 Bouddhas, de dragons, de phénix, de vierges, d’anges et de musiciens gravés dans ces cavernes. Vous auriez besoin d’une vie entière d’étude pour en comprendre toutes les allusions religieuses, mais qu’importe, c’est une fête pour les yeux et ce sont les plus merveilleux des nombreux trésors qui se trouvent dans la province du Shanxi.

Ci-dessus: Grimpeurs sur les escaliers du temple de Pusa Ding sur la montagne de Wutai

SCIENCE

text by Roger Barnard.

Human Ancestors Left Africa Earlier than Previously Thought

Egyptian golden jackal is actually a grey wolf A ‘golden jackal’ living in north Africa is really a grey wolf, scientists have discovered. The animal’s true identity was revealed when researchers compared its DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) with samples in a genetic database.

Until now, the Egyptian jackal – Canis aureus lupaster – had been considered a rare sub-species of the golden jackal, but the new evidence shows it is not a jackal at all, but a type of grey wolf. The wolves are genetically similar to those found in the highlands of Ethiopia.

The news is not entirely unexpected. As long ago as 1880 the evolutionary biologist Thomas Huxley commented that Egyptian golden jackals looked suspiciously like grey wolves and similar doubts have since been raised by several biologists studying the animals’ skulls. Now that DNA testing is possible, those doubts have been vindicated.

The new genetic research, involving scientists from Oxford University’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, shows beyond doubt that the Egyptian ‘golden’ jackal is a grey wolf.

66

selamta vol. 28 no.2

photo

© martin harvey

I

t is generally accepted that humans (homo sapiens) originated in Africa. Until recently most evidence pointed to an exodus around 60,000 years ago along the Mediterranean Sea or Arabian coast, from which humans gradually spread around the world.

However, scientists have now found in the United Arab Emirates stone tools which could date from as far back as 125,000 years ago. This shows that the emigration from Africa of the ancestors of modern humans must have begun at least 65,000 years earlier than previously thought. Sea levels more than 100,000 years ago were lower than they are today and this would have allowed humans to cross the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which separates Arabia from the Horn of Africa. At that time, the Arabian Peninsula was much wetter, with a network of lakes and rivers and greater vegetation. Such a landscape would have allowed early humans from Africa direct access into Arabia and then into the Fertile Crescent and India, say the scientists.

According to the journal ëScienceí, archaeologists have found what they describe as an ‘ancient human toolkit’ at the Jebel Faya site. It included primitive hand-axes along with a variety of scrapers and perforators, and was similar to technology used by early humans in eastern Africa. The stone tools are between 100,000 and 125,000 years old.

The findings should provoke a re-evaluation of how modern humans became a global species.

Grey wolves are now thought to have colonised Africa around three million years ago, before they spread throughout the northern hemisphere.

The discovery has implications for conservation. Golden jackals are not considered endangered, but the newly unmasked African grey wolf might be.

Above: The Ethiopian wolf, one of the most endangered canids on Earth and the only one of its kind in subSaharan Africa

Fox may have been pre-historic man’s best friend Early man may have preferred the fox as a pet rather than dogs, new findings suggest. Researchers analysing remains at a prehistoric burial ground in Jordan have uncovered a grave in which a fox was buried with a human, dated thousands of years before dogs were kept as companions. Their research suggests that the fox may have been kept as a pet and was being buried to accompany its master, or mistress, to the afterlife. If so, it marks the first known burial of its kind.

The cemetery, at Uyun-al-Hammam, in northern Jordan, is about 16,500 years old, which makes the grave 4,000 years older than the earliest known human-dog burial.

However, the close relationship between man and fox did not last. Researchers say it is unlikely foxes were ever fully domesticated and, as time went on, humans took to the more sociable dog for pets.

Above left: Primaeval stone tools used by early man

APRIL - JUNE 2011

67

HEALTH

photo © lester moyse

Thirty Ways to Regain Your Vitality

by Gilly Pickup.

H

as your ‘get-up-and-go’ got-up-and-gone? No need to worry! This guide will soon get you back on track and raring to go.

Create Tap into your creativity and do something you love. Whether it’s baking bread, sewing, painting, writing, playing music, decorating, gardening, singing or dancing, do anything that inspires you and your vitality will magically re-appear.

Posture It may sound strange but poor posture can deplete your energy levels because your body is not functioning properly.

It also causes aches and pains and prevents you from sleeping well. Check that your neck is straight from the hairline to your shoulders, your bottom is tucked in and your shoulders are relaxed.

Raw Foods Eating little and often can maintain our energy reserves. Raw foods contain high levels of water, which helps flush toxins from the body so eat more salads and vegetables.

Meditate You don’t have to get serious about it. Just spend five minutes rhythmically deep breathing while you focus on a single image

68

selamta vol. 28 no.2

such as a flower. Sit comfortably and, if it helps concentration, repeat one word, for instance, ‘calm’.

Focus Really take notice of what is going on around you. People, sounds, sights, and scents: all will enhance that feeling of vitality.

Finances Take some time each week to organise your finances. If you are the sort of person who stuffs bills out of sight and out of mind, it will lead to stress and drain your vitality. You will feel happier if you know exactly how much you have and how much you owe.

Air Go outside for a 30-minute walk each day. You will be amazed at how soon you’ll feel better. Walking increases the oxygen flow to the brain and releases ‘happy’ chemicals, endorphins.

Nap Learn to power nap. It can do wonders for your energy levels.

A good time is after lunch. Take off your shoes; switch on the answer phone and sleep. Fifteen minutes is all you need, so set an alarm.

Above: Massage is helpful for relaxing us and can also be energising

Focus

on what is going on around you. People, sounds, sights, and scents: all will enhance that feeling of vitality.

Problems Tackle them as they arise. You will feel happier and more energetic if you keep on top of jobs. If you have been trying to cope with an impossible load of tasks, examine your daily routine.

Shrug Rigid shoulders obstruct the blood flow to the brain. Pull your shoulders up to your ears, hold for a few minutes and drop them as you exhale.

Words The power of the spoken word is underestimated. Use powerful phrases that are full of energy and that will convince your subconscious you have everything under control. Don’t say, ‘it’s too difficult’. Instead say, ‘it’s a challenge’. Swap ‘I feel so tired’ for ‘I need more energy’ and so on.

Needles Try acupuncture. The theory is that when the yin and yang are out of sync, your energy plummets. Acupuncture can rebalance the forces and get your energy flowing again.

Move Get your blood pumping. Exercise for at least 20 minutes, three times a week and your fatigue levels will drop by 65 per cent, according to researchers at the University of Georgia.

Shower A hot shower, flowed by a blast of cold water will make you feel wide-awake.

Scratch Your head! It helps the blood flow to the brain. Use your fingertips and start at the base of your skull, gently scratch each temple and work round your ears.

Laughter Yes, it’s that simple. Every day make sure you do something that makes you laugh. Laughter helps people to breathe deeply, massages the inner organs and boosts the immune system. What’s more, it increases energy levels and does wonders for the mind.

Smell Sniff a lemon – yes, it’s true! Sniffing a lemon can increase alertness.

Other energy boosting smells include eucalyptus, peppermint and grapefruit.

W

LBEIN EL G Vitality

Air

itate

Med

Water The most essential element for our survival. Make sure you drink lots of it, because studies show that even two per cent dehydration means 20 per cent attention deficit.

Make sure you drink plenty of water including a glass first thing in the morning and before each meal.

Focus

Breaks Whatever you are doing, stop for a break regularly. Your concentration declines after around 45 minutes. Stand up and have a stretch every 20 minutes. You will feel the benefits.

Clutter Clear it! Cupboards bursting with things you never use, files you have never looked at for ages, clothes you wouldn’t dream of wearing. Get rid of them, you will be surprised how much more energetic you feel when there is less clutter surrounding you.

Eat Eating at regular intervals and not skipping breakfast is a good way to keep energy levels up. Foods that take time to digest help prevent those highs and lows that leave us feeling miserable. Wholegrain bread, porridge, beans and lentils contain slow-release energy to help you from feeling lethargic.

Relax It’s hard to do nothing but it’s just what some of us need once in a while to get our vitality back. Some complimentary therapies are very effective in helping the body to relax.

Massage and aromatherapy are not just helpful for relaxing us, they can also be energising.

Breathe Strange as it may seem, we often forget how to breathe properly. Throughout the day, take five big inhales and exhales, it reoxygenates everything.

Music Sound triggers responses all over your body and affects your cellular rhythm. Listening to relaxing music slows your heartbeat and breathing and creates a feeling of wellbeing while upbeat music will energise you.

Caffeine Kick it! As well as being bad for your nerves, caffeine in tea, coffee and cola drains your energy levels. Try decaffeinated instead and switch to herbal teas.

Bananas They make excellent energy boosters, as they are rich in fibre and starch for quick release, low acting energy. They contain mood enhancing vitamin B6 too!

Acupressure When you feel you are starting to flag, pinch the point between your thumb and forefinger for a couple of minutes before releasing.

Drainers Ditch those people who always make you feel exhausted.

Maybe they moan a lot or always need you to solve their problems. If there is anyone like this in your life, avoid them.

Your energy is too important to allow it to be taken away from you.

Red Look at something red. This colour increases adrenaline production, heart rate and blood pressure.

Hands Rub the palms of your hands together vigorously and imagine tiredness leaving your body through your fingertips.

APRIL - JUNE 2011

69

SPORTS

photos courtesy of www.formula1-racing.net

Feel the Force Nick Hall becomes a Formula One driver – for a few minutes!

I

’m almost through the first lap and I’m still swearing, cussing, laughing and screaming inside my full-face helmet. Then I hit the brakes, the laughter stops as the air is punched from my lungs and the car tried to snap my neck. This is madness, pure violence on wheels and the purest sensation of speed you’ll ever come across. I’m driving a real Renault F1 (Formula One) R29 car on the Hungarian Grand Prix circuit and you can too.

America might not have taken to F1 like the rest of the world, but any car nut knows they are the most advanced machines on the planet. Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull and Renault spend up to $ 700 million a year to go racing and the lion’s share goes on the car that would easily cost $ 1 million. So how did I, a relative monkey, get my hands on this 2004 car with a 700 brake horse power (bhp) V10 strapped to my shoulder blades?

Renault’s Feel It, a course, which started in 2005, is open to everyone over 22 years old with a full licence. That’s how. And though it costs € 5,500 ($ 7,600), every fleeting second makes it more than worth it for the 240 people that drive the car every year.

The cars are prepared by ex F1 team mechanics, telemetry experts are on hand and a physiotherapist violently pushes and pulls my head to ensure I can handle up to 5.5 grammes under heavy braking and, if I get it right, 4.5 grammes in the corners.

70

selamta vol. 28 no.2

The Bugatti Veyron Super Sports manages 1.4 grammes in the bends, we’re in fighter jet territory here …

First, though, comes the classroom tuition and 40 laps in a 200 bhp Formula Renault which makes any road car feel like an unwieldy bus. I’ve driven single-seaters before and feel fast, smooth and confident that the laptop-wielding engineers’ praise will flow free. I am so wrong.

I need to brake twice as hard, then bleed off the pedal when the downforce drops off, I’m using too much kerb and I’m five seconds off Renault F1 driver Vitaly Petrov. My ego is smashed, but at least I’m good enough to drive the F1 car.

Soon I’m squeezing into the cockpit of the F1 that is based on the R24 that Fernando Alonso drove with much more skill, staring at two huge, grooved Bridgestone tyres and the €30,000 front wing. Then comes another shock as the engine fires up without my help and ‘settles’ to a 4,500 rpm (revolution per minute) idle that sounds like a high revving chainsaw plugged into an amplifier.

It’s fitted with a V10 three-litre that comes with 700 bhp mated to a seven speed paddleshift gearbox, but it’s limited to 12,000 rpm to save the team from expensive blow-ups. There’s a foot clutch, too, and a ‘sort of’ traction control system that helps keep the car on the road.

Above: Renault-F1 R29 the frontage has a radical front suspension layout that improves aerodynamic efficiency

I am still swearing, laughing, wincing and almost crying, all at the same time, the jumble of emotions, the sheer overload of power.

Above: The bodywork surface is streamlined and it features slick Bridgestone tyres with the front wing much wider and closer to the ground

Below right: Its rear wing is narrower and higher than previous models

It is more than enough for 605 kilogrammes of car and gives the Renault a power-to-weight ratio of 1,150 bhp/tonne. As a point of comparison the Veyron Super Sports delivers 638 bhp/ tonne.

Thankfully there is no disastrous stall, the car trickles away from the line and then, suddenly, I am dragged out of the pit lane by some unseen force and sucked past 100 kilometres per hour (kph) in three seconds. The next minute is a total blur. The power, steering, everything are completely overwhelming and I forget about racing lines, braking points, even breathing. This is shock and awe in automotive form.

On anything approaching a straight the wind rips at my helmet. Then there’s the downforce, where the faster you go through a corner, the harder the car sticks. An F1 car could stick to the ceiling of a tunnel and literally drive upside down. But knowing I need 40 metres per hour more than feels safe is a difficult concept to grasp in the eye of the storm.

Then there are the brakes. There’s hardly any feel, the pedal is more or less a wooden block, but it stops so hard it draws tears from my eyes. And I’m still not on the pedal hard or late enough.

I am already through the tight first hairpin, the third gear blind left that can take fourth, but gets third, and down the hill. There’s no speedometer, just the revolution counter and shift lights, I just know it’s hellish fast.

I am still swearing, laughing, wincing and almost crying, all at the same time, the jumble of emotions, the sheer overload of power. And then, as I head into the final sequence of bends on the 4.3 kilometres course comes the tragic dawning realisation: I’ve got just one lap left.

The sad fact is you only get two laps of the Hungaroring in the F1 car. That’s four minutes of the wildest fun you’ll have in your life. Renault admits it’s partially to safeguard the car. Given 10 laps, some would find false confidence and plant the car in

the wall. And while even two laps takes a physical toll, 10 would apparently rip our puny necks to shreds.

So I have two minutes left and, as I round the final corner, I focus and try to take the car by the throat, plant the throttle, attack the main straight and drink in the noise as that buzzsaw of an engine climbs to 12,000 rpm and threatens to burst an eardrum. The car is good for 295 kph in full downforce spec, I hit 260 kph before I run out of road.

Then I stamp on the brakes, blip down three gears and go for it, the car even moves at the rear on the slowest bends and I feel like a hero, for a fleeting second at least.

Before I know it I’m being shepherded into the pit lane and the game is over. There is just one further ego crushing moment as we head out for a passenger ride in the three-seater and find out just how feeble our best efforts were. I’m humbled, knowing that I used 60 per cent of the car’s skills, possibly less. But I don’t care.

It was the greatest drive that money can buy and the chance to be a F1 driver, if just for a few minutes.

And that is simply priceless.

APRIL - JUNE 2011

71

Ethiopian Airlines Domestic ROUTE MAp AND Offices

DOMESTIC ROUTE MAP Destinations

Red Sea

Shire

Axum

Humera

Denakil Depression

Ras Dashan (4,620m)

Makale

Simien Mountains

G

au

Bahar Dar

den

fA ulf o

Lalibela

late

Tana

aP har

Am

Gondar

Choke Mountains Asosa

ADDIS ABABA Dembidollo Gambella

Akaki

rM

ma

Ah

ns

tai

oun

Dire Dawa Jijiga

Koka Gore Jimma

Zwai Abiata Langano Shala

Mizan Teferi

Arba Minch

Kabri Dar

Abaya

Shamo

Gode Shilavo

© Camerapix Magazines Ltd

Jinka

Ogaden Region

Mendebo Mountains

ADDIS ABABA Main City Ticket Office Churchill Road PO Box 1755 Tel: 251-11-5517000 Fax: 251-11-5513047/5513593 ARBA MINCH Tel: 251-46-8810649 (CTO) ASSOSA Tel: 251-057-7750574/75( CTO)

251-091-1255674 (CELL) AXUM Tel: 251-34-7752300 (CTO)

251-34-7753544 (APT)

251-91-1255682 (CELL) Email: AXUTSM@ETHIOPIANAIRLINES.COM

BAHAR DAR Tel: 251-58-2200020 (CTO)

251-58-2260036 (APT)

251-91-1255675 (CELL) Email: BJRTSM@ETHIOPIANAIRLINES.COM DIRE DAWA PO Box 176 Tel: 251-25-1111147 (CTO)

251-25-1114425 (APT)

251-91-5320405 (Cell) Email: DIRAM@ETHIOPIANAIRLINES.COM GAMBELLA Tel: 251-47-5510099 (CTO)

251-91-1255677 (CELL) GODE Tel: 251-25-7760015 (CTO)

251-25-7760030 (APT)

GONDAR PO Box 120 Tel: 251-58-1117688 (CTO)

251-58-1140735 (APT)

251-91-1255676 (CELL) Email: GDQTSM@ETHIOPIANAIRLINES.COM Humera Tel: 251 - 34 4480556 251 - 911 255437 JIJIGA Tel: 251-25-7752030 (CTO)

251-25-7754300 (APT) JIMMA Tel: 251-47-1110030 (CTO)

251-47-1110207 (APT)

251-91-1255678 (CELL) Email: JIMTSM@ETHIOPIANAIRLINES.COM

LALIBELLA Tel: 251-33-3360046 (CTO)

251-91-1255679 (CELL) Email: LLITAM@ETHIOPIANAIRLINES.COM MEKELLE PO Box 230 Tel: 251-400055 (CTO)

251-34-4420437 (APT)

251-91-1255680 (CELL) Email: MQXTSM@ETIOPIANAIRLINES.COM SHIRE Tel: 251-34-4442224 (CTO)

251-91-1255681 (CELL) CTO – City Ticket Office APT – Airport Office CGO – Cargo Office CELL - Cellphone

APRIL - JUNE 2011

73

international route map sel routemap July2010.pdf

5/24/10

9:24:58 AM

Ethiopian Destinations Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) Abu Dhabi (UAE) Abuja (Nigeria) Accra (Ghana) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Bamako (Mali) Bangkok (Thailand) Bangui (Central Africa) Beijing (China) Beirut (Lebanon) Brazzaville (Congo) Brussels (Belgium) Bujumbura (Burundi) Cairo (Egypt) Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) Dakar (Senegal) Delhi (India) Dire Dawa (Ethiopia) Djibouti (Rep. of Djibouti) Douala (Cameroun) Dubai (UAE) Entebbe (Uganda) Frankfurt (Germany) Guangzhou (China) Harare (Zimbabwe) Hangzhou (China) Hong Kong (China) Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) Johannesburg (S. Africa) Juba (Sudan) Khartoum (Sudan)

Kigali (Rwanda) Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) Kinshasa (D. R. of Congo) Kuwait City(Kuwait) Lagos (Nigeria) Libreville (Gabon) Lilongwe (Malawi) Lomé (Togo) London (United Kingdom) Luanda (Angola) Lubumbashi (Congo) Lusaka (Zambia) Malabo (Equitorial Guinea) Manama (Bahrain) Maputo (Mozambique) Milan (Italy) Mombasa (Kenya) Mumbai (India) Nairobi (Kenya) N’Djamena (Chad) Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) Pointe Noire (Congo) Paris (France) Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) Rome (Italy) Sanáa (Yemen) Stockholm (Sweden) Tel Aviv (Israel) Washington D.C. (USA) Youndé (Cameroon) Zanzibar (Tanzania)

Destinations with special agreements Cape Town (South Africa) Dorval, Montréal (Canada) Gaborone (Botswana) Helsinki (Finland) Jarkata (Indonesia) Kolkata (India) Manila (Philippines) Oslo (Norway) Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) Palermo (Italy) Stockholm (Sweden) Toronto (Canada) Vancouver (Canada) Windhoek (Namibia) United States of America: Albuquerque, New Mexico Atlanta, Georgia Boston, Massachusetts Chicago, Illinois Cincinnati, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Colorado Springs, Colorado Columbia, S. Carolina Columbus, Ohio Dallas, Texas Dayton, Ohio Denver, Colorado Detroit, Michigan Fort Lauderdale, Florida Houston, Texas Indianapolis, Indiana Jacksonville, Florida Kansas City, Kansas

74

selamta vol. 28 no.2

Las Vegas, Nevada Little Rock, Arkansas Los Angeles, California Memphis, Tennessee Miami, Florida Minneapolis, Minnesota Nashville, Tennessee New Orleans, Louisiana New York Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Omaha, Nebraska Ontario, California Orlando, Florida Philadelphia, Pa. Phoenix, Arizona Portland, Oregon Portland, Maine Rochester, New York Saint Louis, Missouri Salt Lake City, Utah San Antonio, Texas San Diego, California San Francisco, California San Jose, California Santa Ana, California Seattle, Washington Syracuse, New York Tampa, Florida Tucson, Arizona

Vancouver Seattle

Quebec Ottawa Montréal Toronto Rochester Portland Syrac.

Detriot Boston Omaha Chicago Dayton Cleveland Salt Lake City Denver Indianapolis New York Columb.

Kansas Philadelphia San Francisco City Colorado Springs Cincinnati Washington D.C. St. Louis Klahoma Las Vegas San José Bashville Norfolk City Memphis Ontario Albuquerque Los Angeles Columbia Phoenix Little Rock Santa Ana Dallas Atlanta Tucson San New Jacksonville Diego San Antonio Orlando Houston Orleans Tampa Fort Lauderdale Miami Havana Minneapolis

Portland

C

North Atlantic Ocean

M

Y

CM

MY

CY

South Pacific Ocean

CMY

K

So

INTERNATIONAL ROUTE MAP Ethiopian Destinations Destinations with Special Agreements

0300 (-9)

0400 (-8)

0500 (-7)

0600 (-6)

0700 (-5)

0800 (-4)

0900 (-3)

1000

Helsinki

Oslo

Stockholm

Amsterdam London Brussels Frankfurt Paris Geneva

Milan Beijing

Rome

(Peking)

Palermo Beirut Tel Aviv Alexandria

Shanghai Kuwait

Cairo

Bahrain Riyadh

Jeddah

Dakar Ouagadougou

Monrovia

Accra Abidjan

Khartoum

Niamey Kano

Bamako

N‘Djamena

Asmara

Abuja

Lomé

ADDIS ABABA Juba

Lagos Douala

Malabo

Hangzhou

New Delhi Dubai

Guangzhou (Canton) Haiphong Hong Kong

Muscat Mumbai (Bombay)

Kolkata (Calcutta) Yangon (Rangoon)

Sanáa

Vientiane Manila

Bangkok

Djibouti

Dire Dawa

Bangui

Yaoundé Entebbe

Libreville Brazzaville Pointe Noire Luanda

Kigali Bujumbura

Kinshasa

Dodoma

Zanzibar

Jakarta

Dar es Salaam

Lubumbashi Lusaka

outh Atlantic Ocean

Nairobi Mombasa

Kilimanjaro

Indian Ocean

Lilongwe Harare

Windhoek Gaborone Johannesburg Maseru

Pretoria Maputo Mbabane Durban

Cape Town

(-2)

1100

(-1)

1200 (Noon GMT)

1300 (+1)

1400 (+2)

1500 (+3)

1600 (+4)

1700 (+5)

1800 (+6)

1900 (+7)

2000 (+8)

2100 (+9)

2200 (+10)

APRIL - JUNE 2011

75

ETHIOPIAN FLEET Ethiopian Airlines Current Commercial Fleet Long Range Passenger Services 3 Boeing 777-200LR ET-ANN, ET-ANO, ET-ANP Long Range Passenger Services 11 Boeing 767-300 ER: ET-ALC, ET-ALH, ET-ALJ, ET-ALL, ET-ALO, ET-ALP, ET-AME, ET-AMF, ET-AMG, ET-AMQ, ET ANU Medium Range Passenger Services 7 Boeing 757-200 ER: ET-AKC, ET-AKE, ET-AKF, ET-ALZ, ET-AMK ET-AMT, ET-AMU 5 Boeing 737-800 ET-AMZ, ET-ANA, ET-ANZ, ET-AOA, ET-AOB

Boeing 777-200LR

Seat Capacity: (ET-ANN, ET-ANO, ET-ANP) ,Cloud Nine, Engines: PW4062.

Sea Level Thrust — LB: 62,000.

34; Economy Class, 287. Total: 321 Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 347,450 kgs; Landing, 223,160 kgs; Zero Fuel, 209,100 kgs Operating Empty Weight: 160,856 kgs Total Cargo Volume: 5,330Cu.ft. Engines: GE90 Sea Level Thrust — LB: 115,300 LB

Cargo and Non-Scheduled Services 1 Boeing 757-260 Freighter: ET-AJS 1 Boeing 757-200 PCF: ET-AJX 1 Boeing 747-400F 2 MD-11 CF: ET-AML, ET-AND

A super-efficient airplane with new passenger-pleasing features. It will bring the economics of large jet transports to the middle of the market, using 20 percent less fuel than any other airplane of its size.

Seating: 210 to 250 passengers Range: 8,000 to 8,500 nautical miles (14,800 to 15,700 kilometres) Configuration: Twin aisle Cross Section: 226 inches (574 centimetres) Wing Span: 197 feet (60 metres) Length: 186 feet (57 metres) Height: 56 feet (17 metres) Flight deck size: Similar to that of a 777 Cruise Speed: Mach 0.85 Cargo Capacity After Passenger Bags: 5 pallets + 5 LD3s Maximum Take Off Weight: 476,000 lbs Assembly starts 2006, First flight 2007 Certification/Entry into service 2010

76

selamta vol. 28 no.2

Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 186,880 kgs; Landing, 145,149 kgs; Zero Fuel, 130,634 kgs.

Operating Empty Weight: 90,426 kgs.

Sea Level Thrust — LB: 60,000.

Boeing 767-300 ER Seat Capacity: (ET-ALL) Cloud Nine, 24; Economy Class, 213. Total: 237.

Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 186,879 kgs; Landing, 145,149 kgs; Zero Fuel, 133,809 kgs.

Operating Empty Weight: 91,367 kgs Engines: PW4062.

Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

Economy Class, 195. Total: 225.

Engines: PW4060-3.

Total Cargo Volume: 5,200 Cu.ft.

Coming Soon

Seat Capacity: (ET-AMQ) Cloud Nine, 30;

Total Cargo Volume: 5,200 Cu.ft.

5 Boeing 737-700: ET-ALK, ET-ALM, ET-ALN, ET-ALQ, ET-ALU Domestic and Regional Passanger Services 8 Bombadier DHC-8 Q400: ET-ANI, ET-ANJ, ET-ANK, ET-ANL, ET-ANV, ET-ANW, ET-ANX, ET-ANY

Total Cargo Volume: 5,200 Cu.ft.

Sea Level Thrust — LB: 62,000.

Seat Capacity: (ET-ALO) Cloud Nine, 24; Economy Class, 211. Total: 235.

Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 186,880 kgs; Landing, 145,149 kgs; Zero Fuel, 133,809 kgs.

Operating Empty Weight: 93,499 kgs.

Total Cargo Volume: 5,200 Cu.ft.

Engines: PW4062.

Sea Level Thrust — LB: 62,000.

Seat Capacity: (ET-ALP) Cloud Nine, 24; Economy Class, 208. Total: 232.

Seat Capacity: (ET-ALC) Cloud Nine, 24;

Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 186,880 kgs;

Economy Class, 210. Total: 234.

Landing, 148,149 kgs; Zero Fuel, 133,809 kgs.

Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 185,065 kgs;

Operating Empty Weight: 93,277 kgs.

Landing, 145,149 kgs; Zero Fuel, 130,634 kgs.

Total Cargo Volume: 5,200 Cu.ft.

Operating Empty Weight: 90,416 kgs.

Engines: PW4062.

Total Cargo Volume: 5,200 Cu.ft.

Sea Level Thrust — LB: 62,000.

Engines: PW4062.

Sea Level Thrust — LB: 62,000

Seat Capacity: (ET-AME) Cloud Nine, 30;

Seat Capacity: (ET-ALH) Cloud Nine, 24;

Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 181,436 kgs;

Economy Class, 213. Total: 237.

Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 186,880 kgs; Landing, 145,149 kgs; Zero Fuel, 133,809 kgs.

Operating Empty Weight: 90,058 kgs.

Economy Class, 190. Total: 220.

Landing, 137,892 kgs; Zero Fuel Weight, 130,634 kgs.

Operating Empty Weight: 92,087 kgs.

Total Cargo Volume: 5,200 Cu.ft.

Engines: CF6-80C2B6F.

Total Cargo Volume: 5,200 Cu.ft.

Sea Level Thrust — LB: 60,000.

Engines: PW4062.

Seat Capacity: (ET-AMF, ET-AMG, ET-ANU)

Sea Level Thrust — LB: 62,000.

Cloud Nine: 24, Economy Class: 213, Total: 237.

Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 186,880 kgs;

Seat Capacity: (ET-ALJ)

Landing, 145,149 kgs; Zero Fuel Weight, 133,809 kgs.

Cloud Nine, 24; Economy Class, 211. Total: 235.

Operating Empty Weight: 87,419 kgs.

Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 186,880 kgs;

Total Cargo Volume: 5,200 Cu.ft.

Landing, 145,149 kgs; Zero Fuel, 133,809 kgs.

Engines: PW4060-3

Operating Empty Weight: 93,277 kgs.

Sea Level Thrust — LB: 60,000.

Boeing 757-200 ER Seat Capacity: (ET-AKF, ET-AKE, ET-AKC, ET-AMU, ET-AMT) Cloud Nine, 16; Economy Class, 144. Total: 160.

Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 108,862 kgs; Landing, 89,811 kgs; Zero Fuel, 83,460 kgs. Operating Empty Weight: 61,179 kgs.

Total Cargo Volume: 1,794 Cu.ft.

Engines: PW2040.

Sea Level Thrust — LB: 40,000.

Seat Capacity: (ET-ALZ) Cloud Nine, 16; Economy Class, 154. Total: 170.

Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 115,699 kgs, Landing, 89,812 kgs; Zero Fuel, 83,485 kgs.

Operating Empty Weight: 60,942 kgs.

Total Cargo Volume: 1,794 Cu.ft.

Engines: PW2040.

Seat Capacity: (ET-AMT) Cloud Nine, 16; Economy Class, 155. Total: 171.

Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 115,892 kgs; Landing, 89,811 kgs; Zero Fuel, 83,460 kgs.

Operating Empty Weight: 60,023 kgs.

Total Cargo Volume: 1,794 Cu.ft.

Engines: RB211-535E4-37.

Sea Level Thrust — LB: 40,100.

Seat Capacity: (ET-AMU) Cloud Nine, 16; Economy Class, 155. Total: 171.

Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 115,892 kgs;

Boeing 737-700 Seat Capacity: (ET-ALK, ET-ALM, ET-ALN,ET-ALQ, ET-ALU) Cloud Nine, 16;Economy Class 102. Total: 118.

Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 70,080 kgs; Landing, 58,604 kgs; Zero Fuel, 55,202 kgs.

Operating Empty Weight: 41,015 kgs.

Total Cargo Volume: 966 Cu.ft.

Engines: CFM 56-7B26.

Sea Level Thrust — LB: 26,300.

Boeing 737-800 Seat Capacity: (ET-AMZ, ET-ANA, ET-ANZ, ET-AOA,

Landing, 89,811 kgs; Zero Fuel, 83,460 kgs.

ET-AOB), Cloud Nine: 16;

Operating Empty Weight: 60,023 kgs.

Economy Class, 138. Total: 154.

Total Cargo Volume: 1,794 Cu.ft.

Max Gross Weight: Take Off,79,010kgs

Engines: RB211-535E4-37.

Landing: 66,330kgs; Zero Fuel, 62,730kgs

Sea Level Thrust — LB: 40,100.

Operating Empty Weight: 43,545kgs

Sea Level Thrust — LB: 40,000.

Total Cargo Volume: 1,555 Cu.ft

Seat Capacity: (ET-AMK) Cloud Nine, 16;

Sea Level Thrust – LB: 27,300

Engines: CFM56-7327

Economy Class, 159. Total: 175.

Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 115,852 kgs.

Landing, 89,811 kgs; Zero Fuel, 83,460 kgs.

Operating Empty Weight: 61,072 kgs.

Cargo Capacity: (ET-AJS & ET-AJX) 15

Total Cargo Volume: 1,794 Cu.ft.

(88” x 125“) pallets.

Engines: RB211-535E4.

Max. Gross Weight: (ET-AJS) Take Off, 115,892 kgs;

Sea Level Thrust — LB: 40,000.

Landing, 95,254 kgs; Zero Fuel, 90,718 kgs.

Bombadier DHC-8 Q400 Data

(ET-AJX) Take Off, 109,316 kgs;

Seat Capacity: 78 Seats (ET-ANI, ET-ANJ, ET-ANK, ET-ANL, ET-ANV, ET-ANW, ET-ANX, ET-ANY)

Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 29,574 kgs.

Landing, 28,123 kgs; Zero Fuel, 26,308 kgs.

Operating Empty Weight:17.684 kgs.

Total Cargo Volume: 14.3 Cu.ft.

Engines: 2 pratt & Whiteney Canada PW150A turboprops

Landing, 89,811 kgs; Zero Fuel, 83,460 kgs.

Operating Weight:

(ET-AJS) 53,010 kgs.

(ET-AJX) 54,176 kgs.

Cargo Volume Main:

6,600 Cu.ft.

Lower:

(ET-AJS) 1,829 Cu.ft.

(ET-AJX) 1,762 Cu.ft.

MD-11CF Cargo Capacity: (ET-AML,ET-AND) Upper deck: 26 Pallets (96”x125”) Lower FWD Bay: 6 Pallets (96”x125”) Lower AFT Bay: 14 LD3 Containers Max Take Off. WT.630, 500 Lb Max Landing: 491,500lb Zero fuel wt. 461,500 lb Engine: GE CF6--80C201F Pallet: 26 pallets – Upper Volume – 86 ton

Engines: PW2040.

Sea Level Thrust: 40,000 lbs.

Sea Level Thrust — 5,071 shp

APRIL - JUNE 2011

77

HEALTHY TRAVELLING Seated Exercises These gentle exercises, which you can carry out easily during your flight, will help blood circulation and reduce any tiredness or stiffness that may result from sitting in one place for several hours. Check with your doctor first if you have any health conditions which might be adversely affected by exercise.

Ankle circles: Lift feet off the floor, draw a circle with the toes, simultaneously moving one foot clockwise and the other foot counterclockwise.

Reverse circles. Do each direction for 15 seconds.

Repeat if desired.

Knee to chest: Bend forward slightly.

Clasp hands around the left knee and hug it to your chest. Hold stretch for 15 seconds. Keeping hands around knee, slowly let it down. Alternate legs. Repeat 10 times.

Foot pumps: Start with both heels on the floor and point feet upward as high as you can. Then put both feet flat on the floor.

Then lift heels high, keeping the balls of your feet on the floor. Continue cycle in 30 seconds intervals.

Knee lifts: Lift leg with knees bent while contracting your thigh muscles. Alternate legs. Repeat 20 to 30 times for each leg.

Shoulder roll: Hunch shoulders forward, then upward, then backward, then downward, using a gentle, circular motion.

Arm curl: Start with arms held at a 90-degree angle: elbows down, hands out in front. Raise hands up to chest and back down, alternating hands. Do this exercise in 30-second intervals.

78

selamta vol. 28 no.2

Forward flex: With both feet on the floor and stomach held in, slowly bend forward and walk your hands down the front of your legs towards your ankles. Hold the stretch for 15 seconds and slowly sit back up.

Other Tips for a Comfortable Flight • For your own comfort try and travel light.

• Wear loose clothing and elasticated stockings made of natural fibre.

Overhead stretch: Raise both hands straight up over your head. With one hand, grasp the wrist of the opposite hand and gently pull to one side.

Hold stretch for 15 seconds. Repeat on the other side.

Shoulder stretch: Reach right hand over left shoulder. Place left hand behind right elbow and gently press elbow toward shoulder.

Hold stretch for 15 seconds. Repeat on the other side.

Neck roll: With shoulders relaxed, drop ear to shoulder and gently roll neck forward and to the other side, holding each position for about five seconds. Repeat five times.

• Increase your normal intake of water and only if need be, drink alcohol but in moderation.

• Use moisturising cream to keep your skin from drying out.

• Take off shoes in the plane to prevent your feet from swelling up or wear shoes that will cope with expanding ankles.

• Avoid heavy meals during the flight.

• Short walks once every two hours are excellent for circulation.

• Try to touch your toes when waiting in the aisle to stretch your hamstrings.

• On arrival at your destination, have a hot shower or a relaxing bath.

• On arrival a quick jog, brisk walk, or a vigorous scrub will help stimulate your circulation.

TIPS FOR THE TRAVELLER IN ETHIOPIA Land

Ethiopia covers an area of 1.14 million square kilometres (944,000 square miles).

Climate

There are two seasons: the dry season prevails from October through May; the wet season runs from June to September.

Topography

Ethiopia has an elevated central plateau varying in height between 2,000 and 3,000 metres. In the north and centre of the country there are some 25 mountains whose peaks rise over 4,000 metres. The most famous Ethiopian river is the Blue Nile (or Abbay), which runs a distance of 1,450 kilometres from the source in Lake Tana, to join the White Nile at Khartoum.

Economy

About 90 per cent of the population earn their living from the land, mainly as subsistence farmers. Agriculture is the backbone of the national economy and the principal exports from this sector are coffee, oil seeds, pulses, flowers, vegetables, sugar and foodstuffs for animals. There is also a thriving livestock sector, exporting cattle on the hoof, hides and skins.

Language

Ethiopia is a multi-ethnic state with a great variety of languages spoken in the country, of which there are 83 with 200 dialects. Amharic is the working language of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia while Oromigna, Tigrigna and Guragina are widely spoken.

Electric Supply

Ethiopia uses 220 volts 50 cycles AC. Plugs are two pin.

Time

Ethiopia is in the GMT +3 time zone. It follows the Julian calendar, which consists of 12 months of 30 days each, and a 13th month of five or six days (on a leap year).

People

The population is estimated at 78 million.

Excursions

Excursions within Ethiopia, whether for a day or for a month, may be organised for you by any of the travel agencies or by the National Tour Operation.

Hotels

Addis Ababa has hotels that cater for all pockets, from the luxurious Sheraton, Hilton and Ghion hotels to the four and three star tourist-class hotels. All tourist resorts offer a choice of modern hotels.

Banking Hours

Banking hours are usually from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm from Monday to Friday and from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm on Saturdays. Closing times may be an hour longer in some private banks. Most banks work through lunchtime; however foreign exchange services are closed during lunch hours (12:00 noon – 1:00 pm).

Communications

Telephone, fax and Internet access is available in Addis Ababa in most hotels, at the Ethiopian Telecommunications Authority’s main office and at private internet service centres found around the city.

Courier and Money Transfer Services

Money transfers can be made through Western Union and Money Gram. Both have representative branches in Addis Ababa and also make their services available from private and national banks.

For courier services, DHL, Fedex, UPS, TNT and EMS have offices in Addis Ababa.

Working Hours

The government offices have 39 working hours a week. The office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. from Monday through Thursday. Working hours on Friday are 8:30 am to 11:30 am and 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Private and public businesses are often open on Saturdays.

Public Holidays

Public holidays are celebrated according to the Ethiopian (Julian) Calendar which consists of twelve months of thirty days each and a thirteenth month of five days (six days in a leap year). The calendar is seven years behind the Western or Gregorian Calendar, with New Year falling in the month of September.

September 11 September 27 August 30 November 6 January 7 January 19 March 2 February 15 April 22 April 24 May 1 May 5 May 28

– Ethiopian New Year – The Finding of the True Cross (Meskal) – Id ul Fitr (Ramadhan) – Id ul Ahda (Sacrifice) – Ethiopian Christmas – Ethiopian Epiphany – Victory of Adwa – Birth of Prophet Mohammed PBUH (Mauwlid) – Ethiopian Good Friday – Ethiopian Easter – International Labour Day – Ethiopian Patriots’ Victory day – Downfall of the Dergue Regime

*The holidays of Id ul Fitr and Id ul Ahda and the birthday of Prophet M0hammed (S.A.W.) are subject to moon sighting.

Customs

Duty-free imports are permitted for up to: a) 200 cigarettes , 100 cigars, or 250 grammes of tobacco b) 2 litres of alcoholic beverages c) Half a litre of perfume.

Visitors may export souvenirs with a value not exceeding Birr 500.

Health Requirements

A yellow fever certificate is no longer essential for Ethiopia but is often required for some other African destinations i.e Nairobi, Johannesburg etc. Vaccination against cholera is also required for any person who has visited or transited a cholera-infected area within six days prior to arrival in Ethiopia.

Visa and Immigration Requirements

Visas are required for all foreign visitors to Ethiopia, with the exception of nationals of Kenya and Sudan. Visa applications may be obtained at Ethiopia’s diplomatic missions overseas and visas are readily available. However, nationals of 37 countries are now allowed to receive their tourist visas on arrival in Ethiopia at the regular charge. The list includes Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Mexico, North Korea, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, South Africa, Thailand, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States.

Bole International Airport

The units of currency are the Birr and cents. Notes are 100,50,10, 5, and 1 Birr. Currently the new 1 Birr coin is also in circulation. ATMs (Automatic Teller Machines) are found in major Addis hotels, shopping malls and at the Bole International Airport. For a full list of national ATM locations go to Dashen Bank Website. Retain currency exchange receipts from banks.

The airport is about 5 kilometres from Maskal Square and the Central Business District.

Passengers entering and departing Ethiopia must fill in entry and exit cards. Free luggage cart, and paid porters are available in the baggage hall. All bags must go through X ray check just before you exit.

Passengers proceeding directly to domestic flights must leave the International Terminal and walk or taxi to the Domestic Terminal close by. Taxis are readily available and may be ordered inside the terminal. Privately owned taxis are not metered nor have fixed rates; agreeing the fare is advisable before getting in to the vehicle.

Residence Permit

Security

Currency

The Main Department for Immigration and Nationality Affairs issues a residence permit to a foreign investor, upon submission of an Investment Permit issued in his/her name.

A foreign investor, who is a share holder of a company or branch company and an expatriate staff who has a work permit, is also entitled to a residence permit.

Security at the airport is tight and travellers need to produce their air ticket and passport to enter the terminal building. All other visitors are required to pay a fee of three Ethiopian Birr at the booths located in the parking lot and need to show identification cards at the guard post.

APRIL - JUNE 2011

79

Ethiopian Airlines Offices ANGOLA Largo 4 De Fevereiro Hotel Meridien Presidente Luanda, Angola Tel: 2442 310328/310615 Fax: 2442 310328 APT Mobile: 914 526675 BAHRAIN Chamber of Commerce Building PO Box 1044 Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Tel: 973-17-215-022/29 Fax: 973-17-210-175 Email: meazaty@ethiopianairlines.com Toll Free No: 800 04434 BELGIUM Park Hill J. E. Mommaertslaan 16B 1831 Diegem Tel: 0032 2 712 05 86 Fax: 0032 2 725 83 92 Email: bruadmn@ethiopianairlines.com BURKINA FASO Avenue Kwame N`krumah mmb.

Bàti 01 BP 4883 Ouaga 01 Tel Office: 22650301024/25 Email: OUAAPT@Ethiopianairlines.com LemmaY@Ethiopianairlines.com BURUNDI Avenue De La Victorie No. 09 PO Box 573, Bujumbura Tel : 257 226820/226038 APT: 257 229842 Mobile: 257 78841844 Email: bjmam@ethiopianairlines.com CAMEROUN 758 Street C Tobie Kuoh Bonanjo P.O. BOX 1326, Douala-Cameroon Apt Office: 237 33 43 37 30 Mas Mobile: 237 77 11 77 29 City Office: 237 33 43 02 46 Am Direct Line: 237 33 43 02 64 Am Mobile: 237 77 93 79 29 Reservation: dlacto@ethiopianairlines.com dlasm@ethiopianairlines.com Shebamiles desk: dlasheba@ethiopianairlines.com

CHAD Avenue Charles De Gaule PO Box 989, N’djamena CTO Tel: 235 2523143/2523027 Tel: 235 523143/523027 ATO Tel: 235 2522599 APT: 235 522599 Mobile: 235 6 6896226 CHINA L203 China World Tower 2, China World Trade Centre No.1 Jianguomenwai Ave. Beijing (100004) Tel: 8610 65050314/5/65069692 Fax: 8610 65054120 APT Tel: 8610 64591156 APT Fax: 8610 64599445 Email: bjsam@ethiopianairlines.com Guangzhou World Trade Centre Complex 13th Floor, Room No. 1303-1305 Huan Shi Dong Road, China CTO Tel: 8620-87621101/0120/0836 Fax: 8620 87620837 APT Tel/Fax: 8620 36067405 Email: cansm@ethiopianairlines.com

80

selamta vol. 28 no.2

CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Boulevard du 30 Juin No. 1525 Aforia Building-1st Floor Gombe, Kinshasa CTO Tel: 243 817 006 585/810 884 000 APT Mobile: 243 817 006 589 Email: fihres@ethiopianairlines.com fihapt@ethiopianairlines.com fiham@ethiopianairlines.com CONGO, REPUBLIC Avenue Foch, Brazzaville PO Box 14125 Tel: 242-22 281 0766 Email: bzvam@ethiopianairlines.com COTE D’IVOIRE Avenue Chardy Immeuble Le Paris PO Box 01 BP 5897 ABJ 01,Abidjan CTO Tel: 00 225 20219332/ 20215538/20219430 Fax: 00 225 20219025 CTO Mobile: 2255 05061583 APT Tel: 225 21278819 APT Mobile: 225 05063294 CTO Email: abjam@ethiopianairlines.com APT Email: abjapt@ethiopianairlines.com DJIBOUTI Bld Administrateur Bernard Djibouti Republique de Djibouti Tel: 00 253 35 42 35 Mobile 815512 Republique de Djibouti Email: jibam@ethiopianairlines.com Website: www.ethiopianairlines.com Rue De Marseilles PO Box 90, Djibouti Tel: (253) 341216 Mobile: 815479 Fax: (253)350599 Email: JIBAP@ethiopianairlines.com SITA-JIBKKET DUBAI Dubai Tel: 971 4 228 4338 EGYPT 3ARifat Saleh Tawfik off Farid Semeika Higaz-Al Nozha Helipolis PO Box 807, Ataba, Cairo Tel: 202-2160 0006(Reservations 24 hours) Tel: 202-2621 4934(Admin) Fax: 202 2621 4934 Airport: 202 2265 4398 Cargo: 20 10 6698255 Email: cairest@ethiopianairlines.com Airport: caiapt@ethiopianairlines.com Cargo: etcargo@aviatrans-eg.com EQUITORIAL GUINEA Equatorial Guinea, Malabo Independence Avenue Admin Tel: 00240222657390 Email: ssgadmin@Ethiopianairlines.com CTO Tel: 00240333090588 Fax: 00240333090593 Email: ssgcto@ethiopianairlines.com Area Manager Email: ssgam@ethiopianairlines.com Airport Email: ssgapt@ethiopianairlines.com ETHIOPIA Main City Ticket Office Churchill Road PO Box 1755, Addis Ababa Tel: 251 11 5517000

251 11 6656666 (Reservation) APT Tel: 251 11 5178320 Fax: 251 11 6611474 Yekatit 66 Avenue PO Box 176, Dire Dawa Tel: 251 25 1113069, 251 25 1112546 FRANCE Ethiopian airlines area office 66 Avenue des champs-Elysées 75008 Paris - France Phone: 33 1 53 892102 and 0 825 826 135 (ticketing) Fax: 33 1 53 771303 Email: Ethiopian-airlines.paris@wanadoo.fr Ethiopian airlines CDG Airport office Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport – Terminal 2 Phone: +33 1 74 37 04 80 MAS: +33 6 70 81 90 24 Email: parapt@ethiopianairlines.com GABON Quartier London Rue Ogouarouwe Plaque No. 14 PO Box 12802, Libreville Tel: 241 760144/45 APT Tel: 241 443255 Fax: 241 760146 GERMANY Am Hauptbahnhof 6 60329 Frankfurt Am Main CTO Tel: 49-69-274-00727, 2740070/ 49 0 1711 472 569 CTO Fax: 49 69 274 00730 APT: Frankfurt Flughafen, P.O. Box 750254 Tel: 49 0 6969051921/49 0 1764 0251387 APT Tel: 4969 032 391/4969 690 5192 APT Fax: 4969 691 945 CTO Email: FRAAM@ethiopianairlines.com APT Email: fraapt@ethiopianairlines.com GHANA Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, Cocoa House, Ground Floor PO Box 3600, Accra CTO: Tel 233 302 664856/57/58 Fax: 233 302 673938 Mobile: 233 20 2011132 Email: accam@ethiopianairlines.com APT Tel: 233 302 775168/778993/ 233 302 776171 ext. 1322/1324 Mobile: 233 20 2013588 Email: accapt@ethiopianairlines.com SITA: ACCAMET, ACCAPET HONG KONG Rm 1102 Lippo Sun Plaza 28 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: 852 2117 0233 Fax: 852 2117 1811 APT: 852 31508122 APT Fax: 852 31508125 SITA: HKGKKET, HKGAPET Email: hkgam@ethiopianairlines.com INDIA 30-B World Trade Centre, Cuffe, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400005 (CTO) Toll free No: 1800 103 9933 CTO Fax: 22153725 CTO Email: bomres@ethiopianairlines.com ATO Fax: 66859412 CGP Fax: 26828417 Email: etsales@sticgroup.com etreservations@sticgroup.com www.ethiopianairlines.com

New Delhi (APT) Toll Free No: 1800 103 9933 Tel: 91 11 2331202/0091 11 2331203 CTO: 91 11 2331204 ATO: 91 11 25654872 Fax: 91 11 25655710 Email: Delapt@ethiopianairlines.com www.ethiopianairlines.com ISRAEL 1 Ben Yehuda Street Room 2016, Tel Aviv CTO Tel: 972 3 797 1405 Fax: 972 3 5160574 APT: 972 3 9754096 APT Fax: 972 3 9754097 CGO: 972 3975 4096 Email: tlvam@ethiopianairlines.com ITALY Piazza Barberini 52 00187 Rome, Italy CTO Tel: 39 06 42011199 Call centre access Tel No: 06 45230459 Tel: 3906 4200 9220 Fax: 3906 481 9377 APT: 3906 6595 4126 APT Fax: 3906 6501 0621 CGO: 3906 65954113 Email: Ethiopian-rom@mclink.it Via Albricci 9-20122 Milan Tel: 3902 8056562 Call center access phone No.: 06 45230459 Fax: 3902 72010638 Email: Ethiopian-mil@mclink.it KENYA Bruce House Muindi Mbingu Street PO Box 42901-00100, Nairobi Tel: Res: +254 20311507/544; +254 723786649/734 666066 APT: 254 20 822236/822311 Fax: 254 20 2219007 Email: nbores@ethiopianairlines.com nboadm@ethiopianairlines.com Airport: nboapt@ethiopianairlines.com Cargo services: Freight in time (GSA) JKIA Cargo village, 2nd Avenue Box 41852-00100 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: 254 20-827480/827044/827248 Email: etmanager@ethiopiancargo-kenya.com etoperations@ethiopiancargo-kenya.com TSS Tower, Nkrumah Road P.O.Box 94600-80115, Mombasa, Kenya Tel: Res: +254 41 2319977/78/79 APT: +254 41 2011199 Cel: +254 714 618989 Email: MBATSM@ethiopianairlines.com MBARES@ethiopianairlines.com MBAAPT@ethiopianairlines.com LEBANON Beirut Gefinor Center Bloc-B, Clemenceau St. Tel: 961 1 752846/7 Fax: 961 1 752846/7 Email: beyam@ethiopianairlines.com APT Tel: 961 1 629814 Email: beyapt@ethiopianairlines.com MALAWI Kenyatta Drive, Bisnowaty Centre CTO Tel: 01 771 002/ 308 or 01 772 031 Fax: 01 772 013, ATO Fax: 01 700 782 Email: llwres@ethiopianairlines.com llwsr@ethiopianairlines.com llwcgo@ethiopianairlines.com

* For Physical Address please call or email the respective general sales offices

MALI Square Patrice Lumumba PO Box 1841, Bamako Tel: 00 223 20 22 2088 Fax: 00 223 20 22 6036 APT Mobile: 00 223 66 799 208 Email: bkoam@ethiopianairlines.com MOZAMBIQUE Av. 25 de Setembro No. 1211 Tel: 258 21 308067/9, 21 325736 Fax: 258 21 303 596 NIGERIA CVC Building 3, Idowu Taylor, Victoria Island,Lagos, Nigeria PO Box 1602 Tel: 234 1 7744711/2 Fax: 234 1 4616297 APT: 234 1 7744710/7751921/3 Email: lossm@ethaiopianairlines.com lossales@ethiopianairlines.com lossr@ethiopianairlines.com Airport Office, Aviation House Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos Tel: 234 1 7744710 Fax: 234 1 2711655 Email: losapt@ethiopianairlines.com City Ticket Office-ABV: Ethiopian Airlines, Omega Centre, Plot 527, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja-Nigeria Tel: 234 92906844/234 92904941 Cell: 234 8039759711 Email: abvres@ethiopianairlines.com; abvadmn@ethiopianairlines.com; MulugetaZw@ethiopianairlines.com Airport Office -ABV: Ethiopian Airlines, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja-Nigeria Tel: 234 92903852, 234 92902761 Email: abvapt@ethiopianairlines.com; abvagt@ethiopianairlines.com; abvbag@ethiopianairlines.com http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/ Ethiopian Cargo LOS-office Nahco Cargo Complex MMIA Ikeja Lagos Tel Mobile: 234 7034065669 RWANDA Union trade center (UTC) building First floor, office No. 25 CTO Tel: 250252570440/42, 2502525755045 Fax: 252570441 Mobile: 250788562469 (Area Manager) Email: kglam@ethiopianairlines.com kglsm@ethiopianairlines.com APT Tel: 2502525100000 Mobile: 250-788595536/788426164/ 788517905/788828865 Email: kglapt@ethiopianairlines.com kglagt@ethiopianairlines.com SAUDI ARABIA Medina Road, Adham Center PO Box 8913, Jeddah 21492 Tel: 9662 6512365/6614/9609 Fax: 9662 6516670 APT: 9662 6853064/196 APT Fax: 9662-685316 CGO Tel/Fax: 9662 6851041 Email: Jedcto@ethiopianairlines.com Jeddah Airport Fax: 966 2 6853196 Mobile: 966 504301358

Email: jedapt@ethiopianairlines.com Jeddah Cargo Office Tel: 966 2 6850756 / 6851041 Fax: 966 2 6851041 Email: jedcgo@ethiopianairlines.com Riyadh Ticket or Town Office Email: ruhcto@ethiopianairlines.com Mobile: 966 505217168 SENEGAL Immeuble La Rotonde, Rue Dr. Theze PO Box 50800, CP 18524 DKR RP Tel: 221 33 823 5552/54 Fax: 221 33 823 5541 Apt Tel: 221 33 820 9396/5077 Email: Dkrres@ethiopianairlines.com SOMALI LAND CI Maarat al Khayr Building Tel: 252 2 520681/528445 Mobile: 252 2 4427575 Email: hgaet@hotmail.com SOUTH AFRICA 156 BRAM FISCHER DRIVE 2nd Floor Holiday House – Randburg CTO Tel: 27 11 7815950 CTO Fax: 27 11 7816040 APT Tel: 27 11 3903819 APT Fax: 27 11 3943438 CTO Email: jnbam@ethiopianairlines.com ATO jnbapt@ethiopianairliness.com SWEDEN Kungsgatan 37, SE-11156 Stockholm Tel: 46 0 8 440 0060/ 46 0 8 440 2900 ATO: 46 8 59360170 CTO: 46 8 4402900/4400060 Fax: 46 0 8 206622 Cell: 0046 709556073 APT: 46 859360170 Email: res.ethiopian@telia.com info.ethiopian@telia.com SUDAN 2 Square 2b Khartoum east Parlaman street, El Sheikh Mustefa El Amin Bldg Khartoum, Sudan Tel: 249 1 83762063/88 Fax: 2491 83788428 APT: 2491 8790991 Email: krtres@ethiopianairlines.com krtsm@ethiopianairlines.com Juba Tel: 249 811 823600/20 Fax: 249 811 823600 TANZANIA T.D.F.L Building Ohio Street PO Box 3187, Dar-es-Salaam Tel: 255 22 2117063 65/2125443 Fax: 255 22 2115875 Mobile: 255 754 285 899 786 110 066 Area Manager: 255 786 285 899 Email: daram@ethiopianairlines.com darres@ethiopianairlines.com Dar APT Tel: 255-22 2844243 Mobile: 255 786285898 Email: darapt@ethiopianairlines.com Boma Road PO Box 93 Arusha, Tanzania CTO: 255 27 2506167 - 2504231, 2509904 TSM Mobile: 255-782-450224 Email: jrocto@ethiopianairlines.com

arkres@ethiopianairlines.com Kilimanjaro Airport: 255 27 2554159 Email: jroapt@ethiopianairlines.com THAILAND 140 One Pacific Bldg, Unit 1807 18th Floor, Sukhumvit Road Klongtoey, Bangkok CTO Tel: 66 0 26534366/7 Fax: 66 0 26534370 Email: bkkcto@ethiopianairlines.com bkkres@ethiopianairlines.com bkksm@ethiopianairlines.com Suvarnabhumi Airport 2nd Flr, Unit Z2-016, Airlines Operation Bldg (Airport Office) APT Tel: 66 0 21343062/3/4 APT Fax: 66 0 21343060 Email: bkkapt@ethiopianairlines.com General Sales Agent (Cargo Only) Tel: 66 0 22379207/8/9 Fax: 66 0 22379200 Email: bkkgsa@csloxinfo.com TOGO Hotel Palm Beach, 1 Rue Komore PO Box 12923 Tel: 228 2217074/2218738 Fax: 228 2221832 APT: 228 2263029/228 2261240 Ext. 4313/4517 Email: lfwam@ethiopianairlines.com UGanda Plot 1 Kimathi Avenue, PO Box 3591 Kampala Tel: 4254796, 4345577, 4345577/8, 4345118 Fax: 4231455 Entebbe Tel: 4320570, 4321130 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Flat 202, Pearl Bldg, Beniyas Street PO Box 7140, Dubai Tel: 9714 2237963/87 Fax: 9714 2273306 APT: 9714 2166833/1833/2161833 APT Fax: 9714 2244841/2822655 CGO: 9714 2822880/2163813 CGO Fax: 9714 2822655 CTO Email: dxbcto@ethiopianairlines.com APT Email: dxbapt@ethiopianairlines.com CGO Email: dxbcgo@ethiopianair-lines.com UNITED KINGDOM City office: 1 Dukes Gate, Action Lane London, W4 5DX Tel: 44-208 987 9086 (admin) 44-0800 635 0644 (reservations) Fax: 44-208 747 9339 Email: loners@ethiopianairlines.com Airport Office: Room 238, East Wing Terminal 3 London Heathrow, Airport Middlesex, TW6 1JT. Tel: 44-208 745 4234/35 Fax: 44-208 745 7936 Email: lonapt@ethiopianairlines.com UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Airport Office Dulles International Airport PO Box 16855 Washington, DC 20041 Toll Free No: 800 4452733 Tel: 703 572 6809, 703 572 8740 Fax: 703 572 8738 Email: wasapt@ethiopianairlines.com

Reservation, Ticketing and Customer Relations 277 South Washington St. Suite 120 Alexandria, VA 22314 Tel: 1 800 445 2733, 703 682 0569 Fax: 703 682 0573 Email: etusa@ethiopianairlines.com YEMEN Beirut Street, Faj Attan Road PO Box 7298, Sana’a Republic of Yemen CTO Tel: 967 1 427 993, Fax: 967 1 427 992 Email: saham@ethiopianairlines.com APT Tel: 967 1 348 188 Email: sahapt@ethiopianairlines.com ZAMBIA Lusaka CTO Address Indo Zambia Bank Building Off Cairo Road, Plot No. 6907, PO Box 38392, Lusaka Direct Tel: 260 211 236401/02/03 Fax: 260 211 235644 Mobile: 260 955 235644 Email: LUNAM@ethiopianairlines.com LUNRES@ethiopianairlines.com LUNCTO@ethiopianairlines.com APT Address Lusaka International Airport PO Box 38392, Lusaka Zambia Tel: 260 211 271141 Mobile: 260 955 271141 Email: LUNAPT@ethiopianairlines.com ZANZIBAR Tel: 255 774417070, 777667665 Email: znzapt@ethiopianairlines.com znzstation@ethiopianairlines.com ZIMBABWE Cabs Center, 4th Floor CNR Jason Moyo Avenue 2nd St. PO Box 1332, Harare Tel: 263 4790705/6/700735 Fax: 263 4795216, APT: 263 4575191 Email: ethhre@mweb.co.zw hreres@ethiopianairlines.com hream@ethiopianairlines.com

Country Name

Toll-free Number

USA

1 800 445 2733

UK

08006350644

FRANCE

0800901031

HONG KONG

800905629

INDIA

1800 103 9933

THAILAND

18001562069708

GERMANY

8001818982

CHINA

4001-589689

APRIL - JUNE 2011

81

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES GENERAL SALES AGENTS ABU DHABI Salem Travel Agency Tel: 97126273333/6218000 Fax: 97126268337 Email: selamtrv@emirates.net.ae ALGERIA Air Algeria Tel: 213 643731 SITA-ALGRRAH

Suite F Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4T7 Tel: 905629 4522 Fax: 905 629 4651 Email: asi@airlineservices.com CHILE Aviareps Tel: 562 2362748/2362749, Fax: 562 2362750

ANGOLA Luanda, Angola Tel/Fax: 222310615 Email: tchukombe@yahoo.com

CHINA Suite 702 Central Plaza, 227 Huang Pi North Road, Shanghai Tel: 86-21-63758388 Fax: 86-021-63758611 Email: cshi@hungnkit.com

ARGENTINA Aviareps Tel: 54 1148933003 Fax: 54 114893005

COLOMBIA Aviareps Tel: 571 317 2805/257 1818 Fax: 571 317 2890

AUSTRALIA World Aviation System (P Only) Ground level, 64 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Tel: 1300 600 001 Fax: 61 2 9290 3306 Email: ethiopian.sydney@worldaviation.com.au www.worldaviation.com.au

CONGO Brazaville Euro World SARL Tel: 242 6712020/6713037 Cel: 971505589504, Fax: 31 020 655 3686 Email: a_chandirani@yahoo.com

AUSTRIA AVIAREPS Austria, Argentinierstrasse 2/4 1040 Vienna/Austria Tel: 43 1 585 36 3019 Fax: 43 1 585 36 30-88, Email: sbuocz@aviareps.com ATC Aviation Cargo Agent ACC, Bldg. 262, Entr. 08,3rd Fl, AT-1300 Vienna Tel: 43 1 7007 388 54 Fax: 43 1 7007 388 53 Email: vie@atc-aviation.com BAHRAIN Chamber of Commerce Building Tel: 973 17208504/17223315 Fax: 973 17210175 Email: bitgsa@Bahraintravel.com SITA:BAHTOET BANGLADESH MAAS Travels & Tours Ltd. Tel: 8802 9559852/9568388/9565380 Fax: 8802 956 5378 Email: mass@agni.com, abhuyan@rja.com.jo SITA: DACRRET Globe Travel Tel: 253 354848 BELGIUM & LUXEMBOURG Brussels RTO Tel: 0032 2712 0586 RTO Fax: 0032 2725 8392 Tel: 32 0 22750175/32 0 24034476 Fax: 32 0 24034479 Aviareps Tel: 31205200281, Fax: 31206230151 Cargo: Global Airline Services BV Brucargo, Building 706 Room 7113 – 7115, Box 72 1930 Zaventem Tel: 0032 2 753 55 00 Fax: 0032 2 753 55 05 Email: info@globalairline.be BENIN Vitesse Voyage (Speed Travel) Tel: 00229 21 31 07 18 Mobile: 00229 97 13 77 91 Email: abdvitesse@yahoo.fr BRAZIL Aviareps Tel: 5511 3123 1800, Fax: 5511 3259 8440 BURKINA FASO EUROWORLD SARL Fax: 226 50 30 18 86 Tel: 226 50 30 16 52/16 85 Email: NMANWANI@SATGURUUN.COM CANADA CARGO GSA Airlines Service International (ASI) Address 5160 Explorer Drive Unit 4

82

selamta vol. 28 no.2

CZECH & SLOVAK REPUBLICS TAL Aviation Czech & Slovak Republics, Mala Stupartska 7, Praha 1, Czech Republic Tel: 420 224 815 375, Fax: 420 224 815 379 Email: flamini@t-m-i.cz DENMARK Khyber International (Passenger Only) Tel: 45 33934455, Fax: 45 33933799 Email: sales@ethiopian.dk SITA: CPHZZET Kales Airline Services (Cargo Only) DK - 7190 Billund Denmark Tel: 45 75354511, Fax: 45 75354569 DJIBOUTI Globe Travel Bld Administrateur Bernard Djibouti Bld P.O Box 1161,Republique de DJIBOUTI Tel: (253)354848 Tel: (253)351007 Reservation and Ticketing DUBAI Asian Air Travel & Tour Agency Tel: 9714 2868008, Fax: 9714 2832115 FINLAND & ESTONIA Matkantekijat oy (Tour Planners Ltd) Tel: 358 9687 78940, Fax: 358 9687 78910 Email: ethiopian@matkantekijat.fi Kales Airline Services oy (Cargo Only) Perintötie 2D, 01510 Vantaa, Finland Tel: 358 9 8700 350, Fax: 358 9 8700 3515 FRANCE Air promotion group (APG) 66 Avenue des Champs-Elysées 75008 Paris - France Tel: 0 825 826 135(from France) or +33 1 53 89 28 09 (from abroad) Fax: +33 1 53 77 13 05 Email: parres@ethiopianairlines.com GERMANY Ethiopian Airlines – AVIAREPS AG Hessenring 32 64546 Moerfelden-Walldorf Germany Tel: 49 0 6105 206 053 Fax: 49 0 6105 206 235 ReservationsET.Germany@aviareps.com; SalesET.Germany@aviareps.com; Tel: 49 0 69690 51921; 49 0 1764 0251387 Fax: 49 0 69691945 Email: fraapt@ethiopianairlines.com ATC Aviation, Cargo City Süd, Geb.641, 60549 Frankfurt/Germany Tel: 49 0 69 698053 47 Fax: 49 0 69 698053 20 Email: fra@atc-aviation.com GREECE Gold Star Ltd. Tel: 30 210 3246706 Fax: 30 210 3246723 Email: ethiopian@goldstar.gr

GUINEA GUINEE-VOYAGES Rue KA 011 BP 5842 Almamya, Conakry.

Tel: 224-30451992/30412435 Mobile: 00 224-60260554/ 60340144/60212320 Email: guineevoyages@yahoo.fr HONG KONG Pacific Air (HK) Limited (Cargo Only) Tel: 852 2759 4578, Fax: 852 2759 4316 Email: cargoeth@pacificair.com.hk HUNGARY AVIAREPS MO. KFT. Borbély utca 5-7.

1132. Budapest, Hungary Tel: 36 1 411 3880, Fax: 36 1 411 3881 Email: Jvaradi@aviareps.com INDIA 30-B World Trade, Ground Floor, World Trade Centre, Mumbai 400 005 Email: bomres@ethiopianairlines.com Tel: Admin: 22163797 Fax: 22153725 Sales: 22162150 Res: 1800 103 9933 Toll free Supvr: 22166069, Accounts: 22155667 28366700 Ext: 3514 Cargo: 26828415/26828416, Fax:26828417 TSV: 26828128 Sabre: BOMCTET, BOMAMET, BOMSMET BOMAPET, BOMCGET www.ethiopianairlines.com ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES (14000011) STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD RZQ Alps Building, 1st Floor 14381496 56 Janpath, New Delhi 110 001 Tel: Admin: (011) 23312304 CTO: (011) 23312302/303 Cargo: (011) 25653739/25653740 Apt: (011) 25654872, (011) 25652350 Ext 1284 Fax: (011) 25655710 Sabre: DELCTET, DELSMET, DELAPET Email: Solomony@ethiopianairlines.com etsales@sticgroup.com Sandeep Kumar Meena 9910061099 etreservations@sticgroup.com Kalpana Ganju Cargo: Rajiv Maini: 9871409345 rajivmaini@sticgroup.com www.ethiopianairlines.com Bombay Airport Address: 14000125 Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminal 2B, 2nd Floor Sahar, Mumbai 400 099 Toll Free No: 1800 103 9933. www.ethiopianairlines.com STIC Travels Bombay Contact Tel: 22182628 or 22182831 GURANS TRAVEL & TOURS P LTD Thapathali, Tripureswor ECU 14900115 P.O. Box 2727, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel: (9771) 4216818, Fax: (9771) 4212736 Email: imel@wlink.com.np www.ethiopianairlines.com Mr. Anil Amatya 9851049052 Mr. T. Joshi: 9851049731 ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES IGI Airport, Terminal II, Visitor’s Lounge Room 39 New Delhi 110 037 Tel: 25654872 or 25655710 Email: delapt@ethiopianairlines.com Email: solomonyadeta@yahoo.com Kalpana Ganju Cargo: Rajiv Maini: 9871409345, rajivmaini@sticgroup.com BENZY HOLIDAYS PVT LTD (PAX) 14389141 101 Crystal Arcade, C. G. Road, Navrangpura Ahmedabad 380 006 OVQ Tel: (079) 26403525, 30013430/32 Fax: 26403414 Email: sandeep@benzyethiopian.com accounts.amd@benzyethiopian.com, Shoba Kokate 9920213661 shobha@ kbartravels.in LEONARD TRAVELS PVT LTD WJX 14383423 Tej House, 5 Mahatma Gandhi Road Pune 411001 Fax: (020) 26130782 Tel: (020) 26056451 or 26131647 Resi: Mrs Bhojwani (020) 26347611 Mobile: 9325066588 or 9881256661 Email: Ethiopian@leonardtravels.com bhojwanis@eth.net

SHARAF CARGO PVT LTD (CGO) Acme Centre, 2nd Floor Opp Vadilal House Mithakali Six Roads, Navrangpura Ahmedabad 380 009 Tel: 079 65454080 or 65454081/82/83 Fax: 079 66133503 Branch Mgr Mr. Dharmesh Panchal 9898060627 Email: panchal.ETAMD@in.sharafcargo.com Asst Sales Mgr Mr. Nikhil Ketkar 9825319740 Email: ketkar.ETAMD@in.sharafcargo.com GM Mr. Subeer Bharadwaj: 9821086836 Email: bharadwaj.ETAMD@in.sharafcargo.com MAAS TRAVELS & TOURS LTD WEV 42380391 Namazi Chamber, 16 Motijheel Comm Area Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh Tel: (8802) 7170517/9568388/9565380 Fax: (8802) 9565378 Email: maas@agni.com / amin.bhuiyan@rj.com Resi: Azad: 8821569, Mobile: 0171524097 Azad Direct: (8802) 9887711 Resi: Amin: (8802) 9338548 (M) +8801819257221, Afzal Hossain +88 01711635146 V M S AIR SERVICES PVT UBN 07300171 Galadari Hotel, 64 Lotus Road Colombo 1, Srilanka Tel: (9411) 2447370/2323929/2447372 Fax: (9411) 2437249 vikky@eureka.lk, husseinvms@sltnet.lk, Email: Ethiopian@sltnet.lk Vicky: Resi 9411 2397048 0094777752328 Hussein: 0094777590100 Suranga: 0094772277755 STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD 14000114 No 3-5-874/A, Grnd Flr Vipanchi Estate Hyderguda, WKG Hyderabad 500 029, Andhra Pradesh Contact: Sandeep Menon Email: SANDEEP.MENON@sticgroup.com Tel: (040) 66618755 or 23231451, 6612955 Fax: (040) 66612966 Email: stichyd@sticgroup.com STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD 14000243 WIG G-5 Imperial Court 33/1 Cunningham Road Bangalore 560 052, Karnataka Contact: Douglas Rozario (Pax) Krishnan Balasamy (Cargo) Tel: (080) 22267613/22202408/22256194/ 22256195/222 69189/22269180/81/82/83/86/87 Fax: (080) 22202409 Email: blr@sticgroup.com Email: Douglas.drozario@sticgroup.com STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD 140002210 2nd Floor Sriniket WIW Old Thevera Road, Cochin 682 016, Kerala Contact: Mrs. Meenakshi Sethuram Tel: (0484) 2367476/477/478 Fax: (0484) 2367476 Email: cochin@sticgroup.com STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD 2nd Floor, 301 Alfa Estate Bldg G.T.Road. Jallandhar 144001 , Punjab Contact: Mr. Amit Sharma Tel: (0181) 2232056/58 Fax: (0181)2230961 Email: sticqju@sticgroup.com STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD 14000151 Camac Towers, Grnd Flr, 3C Camac Street Kolkata 700016, West Bengal WHQ Contact: Mr. Sirshendu Nag Tel: (033) 22174913/17 22292092 22294464/222265989 Fax: (033) 22266588 Email: sticccu@sticgroup.com Email: sirshendu.nag@sticgroup.com STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD Corporate Office Only STIC Travel Group 2nd Floor, Tower C, Cyber Greens DLF Phase III Gurgaon, Haryana 122 002 Tel: 0124 4595300, Fax: 0124 4114197 Fax: (033) 22266588 Email: sticccu@sticgroup.com STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD SCO 42-43-44 Sector 17A Chandigarh 160017, Punjab Contact: Mr. Satinder Sharma Tel: (0172) 2706562/67/2721336/337 Fax: (0172) 2702770 Email: sticixc@sticgroup.com STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD 14000136 Temple Tower, 672 Anna Salai Nandanam Chennai 600 035 WER Contact: Mr L Nagraj Email: nagaraj@sticgroup.com Mobile: 9884027050 Tel: (044) 24330211/24351829/24330659/24330098 Fax: (044) 24330170 Email: sticmaa@sticgroup.com

INDONESIA PT Ayubenga Tel: 6221 8356214/15/16/17 Fax: 6221 8353937 Email: tkt_rsvnoal@ayuberga.co.id aybjkt@ayuberga.co.id IRAN Iran National Airlines Corp.

Tel: 9821 6002010 Fax: 9821 6012941 IRELAND PremAir Marketing services (passengers) Tel: 353-1-663-3938, Fax: 353-1-661-0752 Email: ethiopian@premair.ie Heavyweight Air Express Ltd (Cargo) Tel: 353 -1-811-8693, Fax: 353-1-811-8901 Email: hae.ie@heavy-weight.ie Israel-Tel Aviv Opensky Cargo Ltd Tel: 972 3 972 4338, CTO Tel: 972 3 7971405 Central Reservation Office Tel: 972 3 7971400/1403/1404 Reservation Agent Tel: 972 3 7971407 ShebaMiles & Group desk Email: david@opensky-cargo.co.il ITALY ATC (Cargo Only) Tel: 39 02 506791, Fax: 39 02 55400116 Email: INFO@ATCMIL.IT SITA: MILGSET/CRT/CMIZZET Tel: 39 06 65010715, Fax: 39 06 65010242 Email: INFO@ATCFCO.IT SITA: ROMGSET JAPAN Air System Inc. Tel: 81 3 3593 6730, Fax: 81 3 3593 6534 Email: asipaxtyo@airsystem.jp www.airsystem.jp U-Transport Global Inc (Cargo Only) Tel: 81 3 3522 2286, Fax: 81 3 3522 2280 Email: minako-aso@utijapan.co.jp JORDAN Al Karmel Travel Tel: 9626 5688301 Fax: 9626 5688302 KENYA Cargo GSA,Freight In Time P O Box 41852-00100, Nairobi, Kenya Email: etmanager@ethiopiancargo-kenya.com Tel: 254 020-827044/827248/9 /827480 Ext: 132, Fax: 254 020-822709, Cell: 254 721 217141 Wireless: 254 020-3560579 KUWAIT Al-Sawan Co. W.L.L. Tel: 965 2433141 (6 Lines) Fax: 965 2453130/2462358, Email: newton@alsawan.com SITA: KWIRRET,KWITOET LIBERIA Pan African International Inc. (P Only) Tel: 23106511522/23106119988 LIBYA (Passenger & Cargo) Herodotus Travel & Tourism Services Tel: 218 21 3408306/07, Fax: 218 21 3408305 Email: info@herodotus.com.ly MALAYSIA Plancongan Abadi SDN BHD Tel: 603 21424311 Fax: 603 21412322 Email: etkul@abadi.com.my MADAGASCAR Air Madagascar Tel: 222-22, SITA TNRBGMD MALTA Bajada Enterprises Ltd Tel: 356 21237939 Fax: 356 21237939 MAURITANIA Agence Megrebine de Voyages

Tel: 222 254852/250584 MEXICO Aviareps Tel: 5255-5212-1193 Toll free: 01800-510-8212 (MEX) Fax: 5255-5553-5867 MOROCCO Skyline International Tel: 212 2 368322/23 Fax: 212 2 369775 SITA: CASDSUS Email: nase@ii.net.et MOZAMBIQUE Avenida 25 De Setembro, No.1211 Tel Reservation: 2582130867/9, +25821325736, Fax: 258 21303596 Email: lusoglobo@tvcabo.co.mz mpmam@ethiopianairlines.com NEPAL Gurans Travel & Tours Pvt. Ltd. Tel: 977 1 5524232 Fax: 977 1 5521880 Email: info@guranstravel.com imel@wlink.com.wp NETHERLANDS Kales Airline Services B.V Tel: 31 020 655 3680 Fax: 31 020 655 3686 Email: Danny.van.der.harst@kales.com Cargo: Global Airlines Services BV Amsterdam Airport Columbus Gebouw 1 Folkstoneweg 34 NL-1118 LM Amsterdam Airport Tel: 0031 20 653 71 00 Fax: 0031 20 653 55 04 Email: info@globalairline.nl NEW ZEALAND World Aviation systems (PAX) Tel: 64 9-3004514 Fax: 64-9-3083386 Email: team5@worldaviation.co.nz.

OMAN National Travel & Tourism Tel: 968 24660300, Fax: 968 24566125 Email: nttoman@omantel.net.om SITA: MCTTOET PAKISTAN Trade Winds Associates Pvt. Ltd. Islamabad Tel: 92 51 2823040/2823350 Fax: 92 51 2824030 Karachi Tel: 9221 3566 1712-13-14 & 16 Fax: 9221 3566 1715 Lahore Tel: 9242-3630-5229, 9242-3636-5165 Fax: 9242-3631-4051 Tel: 2823040/2823350, Fax: 2824030 Tel: 6305229/6365165, Fax: 6314051 PERU Aviareps Tel: 511-2418289/2416767, Fax: 511-8278 PHILIPPINES Travel Wide Assoc. Sales Phils ., Inc 8/F, .Unit 817 Peninsula Court Bldg, 8735 Paseo de Roxas Ave, Makati City 1226,Philippines Tel: (63)2 519 5014 Fax: (63)2 5198789 Email: et@twasp.com Travel Wide Assoc. Sales Phils .,inc (cargo) Tel: 63 2 8524855 Fax: 63 2 5117456 Email: cargo@twasp.com POLAND Tal Aviation Poland Ltd. Tel: 48 22 627 2259 Fax: 48 22 625 3146 Email: ethiopian@tal.pl PORTUGAL Across/Air Mat Tel: 351 217 817470 Fax: 351 217 817979

QATAR Fahd Travels Tel: 974 4432233 Fax: 974 4432266 RUSSIA Aviareps Tel: 7 495 937 59 50, Fax: 7 495 937 59 51 Email: ethiopianairlines_ru@aviareps.com Rwanda Kigali, Satguru International Tel: 250-573079 Email: a_chandirani@satgurutravel.com SAUDI ARABIA Jeddah Tel: 966 2 6531222 Fax: 966 2 6534258 Email: aviation@aizouman.com.sa Alkhobar Tel: 966 3 8649000, Fax: 966 3 8941205 SEYCHELLES Mason’s Travel Pty. Ltd. (P & C Only) Tel: 248 324173 Fax: 248 288888 Email: info@masonstravel.com SIERRA LEONE IPC TRAVEL 22 Siaka Stevens Street Freetown Tel: 00 232-221481 Email: ipc@sierratel.si Email: info@ipctravel.com SINGAPORE CitiAir & Holidays Pte. Ltd. Tel: 65 65917160/67 Fax: 65 62975707/62971884 Email: et@serangoonair.net

sasi@serangoonair.net

hussain@serangoonair.net SOUTH AFRICA Holiday Aviation Tel: 270112898077/78, 270112898136 Fax: 270112898072 Email: b.combrink@holidayaviation.co.za Cargo: Aero-Link Consulting Warehouse 34, Cargo Section, P.O Box 1307, O.R. Tambo International Airport, Gauteng, 1627 Tel: +27 11 390 3132/3366; Fax: +27 11 390 3139/3149 Email: jeremy@aero-link.co.za SOUTH KOREA Wooree Agency Corp. (PAX) Tel: 82 2 7221567, Fax: 82 2 7342813 Email: worsel@chollian.net Sharp Inc (Cargo Only) Tel: 82 2 7221567, Fax: 82 2 7342813 Email: sspaik@sharp.co.kr SUDAN Satguru Investments Tel: 249 128106365 Email: anilc@satgurutravel.com juba@satgurutravel.com SPAIN Air Travel Management (Passenger Only) Tel: 34 91 4022718, Fax: 34 91 3092203 Email: airmat@airmat.jazztel.es SITA: MADZZET CRS Airline’s Representatives Conchita Supervia, 15–Local 08028 BARCELONA (SPAIN) (Cargo) Tel: 34 931888690, Fax: 34 93409251 SRI LANKA & MALDIVES VMS Air Services Pvt. Ltd Tel: 941 347624/347625 Fax: 941 348165, SITA-CMBRRET Email: vmstrv@eureka.ik SWEDEN Khyber International Tel: 46-8 4111826, Fax: 46-8 4111826 Email: ethiopianairlies@khyberise Kales Airline Services (Cargo Only) Tel: 46 40 36 38 10 Fax 46 40 36 38 19

Kales Airline Services (Cargo Only) Tel: 46 8 594 411 90, Fax: 46 8 594 42244

SWITZERLAND Airline Center 15, Ch 8004, Zurich Swirtzerland Tel: 41 44 286 9968, Fax: 41 44 28 69978 Email: EthiopianAirlines@zrh.airlinecenter.ch AIRNAUTIC AG, Peter Merian Str.2 CH-4002, Basel Switzerland (Cargo only) Basel Tel: 41 61 227 9797 Fax: 41 61 227 9780 Email: info@airnautic.ch SYRIA Al Tarek Travel & Tourism (P & C Only) Fardous St, P.O.Box 30185 Tel: 963 11 2216265 / 2211941 Fax: 963 11 2235225 Tanzania Arusha, Boma Road Tel: 255 2 72504231/6167 255 2 72509904-TSM Kilimanjaro Airport Tel: 255 2 72554159 Email: jrocto@ethiopianairlines.com arkapt@ethiopianairlines.com TAIWAN TAIWAN Apex Travel Services Ltd 6F-3 No. 57 Fu Shin N. Rd, Taipei, Taiwan Tel: (886) 2-27407722, Fax: (886)2-27405570 Email: apex2@1b.hinet.net Global Aviation Service (Taiwan) Inc. (Cargo Only) Tel: 886 2 2658 0255, Fax: 886 2 2659 7610 Email: cgo@gastwn.com gastwn@ms12.hinet.et THAILAND Oriole Travel & Tour (Cargo Only) Tel: 662 2379201 9, Fax: 662 2379200 Email: ealbkket@loxinfo.co.th SITA: BKKRRET TUNIS Tel: 785100/288100, SITA: TUNRMTU TURKEY Panorama Tel: 90 212 2300990/2310790 Fax: 90 212 2309171/2309601 Email: continental@arartur.com.tr UK Globe Air Ltd (Cargo Only) Tel: 44-208 757 4747, Fax: 44-208 831 9309 Email: marketing@uk.euro-cargo.com USA CARGO GSA Heavy Weight Air Express (HW) Tel: 630 595 2323, Fax: 630 595 3232 Email: hae.us@heavy-weight.com VENEZUELA Aviareps Tel: 58 212 2866951, Fax: 58 212 2866951 YEMEN Marib Travel & Tourist Agency PO Box 7298, Hadda, Sana’a Tel: 9671 426 837, Sales 9671 426 833 (5 lines) Fax: 9671 426 836 Email: manager@marib-tours.com (G Manager) maribtours@y.net.ye (Travel Manager) YUGOSLAVIA Jugoslovenski Aerotransport Tel: 683164, SITA-BEGCZJU ZANZIBAR (P & C) MARHABA HOTELS TRAVELS & TOURS LTD Tel: 255 24 2231527-28 Email: marhaba@zanzinet.com

APRIL - JUNE 2011

83

Entertainment Guide April - June 2011

The inflight Entertainment Guide offers an overview of a large movie and music selection, assembled for your enjoyment.

Movies for Boeing 777

90

TV Short Programmes for Boeing 777

How to use your Personal Entertainment System

96

85

92

Movies & Short Programmes Outbound Addis Ababa to all Africa

Movies & Short Programmes Inbound from all Africa to Addis Ababa

84 | entertainment guide

97

Movies & Short Programmes Outbound Addis Ababa to World

100

98

Movies & Short Programmes inbound from World to Addis Ababa

Audio Entertainment

102

movies For Boeing777 ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES MOVIES APRil 2011 CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Duration: TBC Genre: Fantasy, Rating: NR Cast: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, Will Poulter, Tilda Swinton Synopsis: Return to the magic and wonder of C.S. Lewis’ beloved world — via the fantastic Narnian ship, the Dawn Treader. In this new installment of the blockbuster The Chronicles of Narnia motion picture franchise, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their cousin Eustace, their royal friend King Caspian, and a warrior mouse named Reepicheep, find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to the Dawn Treader. Their mission — on which rests the fate of Narnia itself — takes the courageous voyagers to mysterious islands and a river that turns to gold, to fateful confrontations with magical creatures and sinister enemies, and to a reunion with their friend and protector, the ‘Great Lion’ Aslan.

UNSTOPPABLE Duration: 98 mins Genre: Action/Thriller, Rating: PG 13 Cast: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Roasrio Dawson Synopsis: Oscar-winner Denzel Washington and Star Trek’s Chris Pine team with action maestro Tony Scott in this non-stop thriller. A massive unmanned locomotive, nicknamed ‘The Beast’ and loaded with toxic cargo, roars through the countryside, vaporising anything put in front of it. A veteran engineer (Washington) and a young conductor (Pine), aboard another train in the runaway’s path, devise an incredible plan to try and stop it — and prevent certain disaster in a heavily populated area.

LITTLE FOCKERS Duration: 103 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: PG 13 Cast: Ben Stiller, Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffman, Barbara Streisand Synopsis: The test of wills between Jack Byrnes and Greg Focker escalates to new heights of comedy in the third installment of the blockbuster series. It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get ‘in’ with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. But as usual, there’s trouble ahead for poor Greg.

THE TOURIST Duration: 103 mins Genre: Comedy/Drama/Thriller Rating: PG 13 Cast: Johnny Depp , Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton Synopsis: Kathy (Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan, An Education), Tommy (Andrew Garfield, Boy A, Red Riding) and Ruth (Oscar nominee Keria Knightley, Pride & Prejudice, Atonement) live in a world and a time that feel familiar to us, but are not quite like anything we know. They spend their childhood at Hailsham, a seemingly idyllic English boarding school.

When they leave the shelter of the school and the terrible truth of their fate is revealed to them, they must also confront the deep feelings of love, jealousy, and betrayal that threaten to pull them apart.

LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS Duration: 112 mins Genre: Comedy/Drama/Romance, Rating: R Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria Synopsis: Anne Hathaway portrays Maggie, an alluring free spirit who won’t let anyone — or anything — tie her down.

She meets her match in Jamie (Jake Gyllenhaal), whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serve him well with the ladies and in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie’s evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.

GULLIVERS TRAVELS Duration: 112 mins Genre: Adventure/Comedy, Rating: PG Cast: Jack Black, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt Synopsis: Jack Black is Lemuel Gulliver, a lowly mailroom clerk at a New York newspaper. After Gulliver bluffs his way into an assignment writing about the Bermuda Triangle, he goes there only to be transported to an undiscovered land, Lilliput. In this fantastical new world, Gulliver is, at last, a larger-thanlife figure – in size and ego – especially after he starts telling tall tales, taking credit for his world’s greatest inventions and placing himself at the centre of its most historic events. Gulliver’s position is enhanced even further when he leads his new friends in a daring battle against their longtime enemies. But when Gulliver loses it all and puts the Lilliputians in peril, he must find a way to undo the damage.

THE FIGHTER Duration: 115 mins Genre: Drama/Action Rating: R Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale,Amy Adams, Melissa Leo Synopsis: Mark Wahlberg stars in this inspirational docudrama exploring the remarkable rise of Massachusettsborn, junior welterweight title winner ‘Irish’ Micky Ward. A determined pugilist whose career in the ring was shepherded by his loyal half-brother, Dicky (Christian Bale) – a hard-living boxer-turned-trainer whose own career in the ring was nearly sent down for the count due to drugs and crime.

HOW DO YOU KNOW? Duration: 120 mins Genre: Comedy/Romance Rating: PG 13 Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd, Jack Nicholson Synopsis: Feeling a bit past her prime at 27, former athlete Lisa Jorgenson finds herself in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with Lisa’s current, baseball-playing beau.

entertainment guide | 85

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES MOVIES May 2011 BIG MOMMAS HOUSE: LIKE FATHER LIKE SON Duration: TBC Genre: Comedy, Rating: PG 13 Cast: Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson Synopsis: Big Momma is back – and this time he has big backup: his teenage stepson Trent (Brendan T. Jackson). Martin Lawrence returns as FBI agent Malcolm Turner and as Turner’s deep-cover alter-ego Big Momma. Turner is joined by Trent, as they go undercover at an all-girls performing arts school after Trent witnesses a murder. Posing as Big Momma and as hefty coed Charmaine, they must find the murderer before he finds them.

DUE DATE Duration: 95 mins Genre: Comedy, Rating: R Cast: Todd Phillips, Robert Downey, Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Thomas Tull, Susan Downey, Scott Budnick Synopsis: Peter Highman is an expectant first-time father whose wife’s due date is a mere five days away. As Peter hurries to catch a flight home from Atlanta to be at her side for the birth, his best intentions go completely awry when a chance encounter with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay forces Peter to hitch a ride with Ethan--on what turns out to be a cross-country road trip that will ultimately destroy several cars, numerous friendships and Peter’s last nerve.

COOL IT Duration: 87 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: PG, Cast: Bjørn Lomborg Synopsis: A provocative voice vilified by pundits on both ends of the political spectrum, Bjørn Lomborg (author of The Skeptical Environmentalist) challenges prevailing ideas on climate change and explores scientific and technological advances that may help avert a global warming crisis. The film gives Lomborg a platform to scrutinise a number of claims made by Al Gore in An Inconvenient Truth.

THE DILEMMA Duration: 104 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: PG 13 Cast: Jennifer Connelly, Vince Vaughn, Winona Ryder, Queen Latifah, Channing Tatum, Kevin James Synopsis: Vince Vaughn and Kevin James headline an all-star comedy from director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer about a man who finds out that his best friend and business partner’s wife may be cheating with another man, plunging him into the moral dilemma of deciding whether to tell his friend. What ensues is comic mayhem wherein the process of uncovering lies only begets more lies. Academy Award-winner Jennifer Connelly, Academy Award-nominees Winona Ryder and Queen Latifah, and Channing Tatum also star.

86 | entertainment guide

GULLIVERS TRAVELS Duration: 112 mins Genre: Adventure/Comedy Rating: PG, Cast: Jack Black, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt Synopsis: Jack Black is Lemuel Gulliver, a lowly mailroom clerk at a New York newspaper. After Gulliver bluffs his way into an assignment writing about the Bermuda Triangle, he goes there only to be transported to an undiscovered land, Lilliput. In this fantastical new world, Gulliver is, at last, a larger-than-life figure – in size and ego – especially after he starts telling tall tales, taking credit for his world’s greatest inventions and placing himself at the centre of its most historic events. Gulliver’s position is enhanced even further when he leads his new friends in a daring battle against their longtime enemies. But when Gulliver loses it all and puts the Lilliputians in peril, he must find a way to undo the damage.

THE CLIQUE Duration: 87 mins Genre: Comedy, Rating: PG, Cast: Elizabeth McLaughlin, Ellen Marlow,Sophie Anna Everhard Synopsis: Claire Lyons, the new girl from Orland, Florida, has the nerve to show up at Octavian Country Day school wearing Keds and two-yearold GAP overalls. She is clearly not top Clique (aka the Pretty Committee) material and Massie, Alicia, Dylan, and Kristen have no problem letting everyone know it. Unfortunately, Claires family is staying in the guest house on Massie’s family huge estate and the girls are stuck with each other. Claires future looks worse than a Prada knockoff. But with a little luck and a lot of scheming, she might just stand a chance.

RABBIT HOLE Duration: 91 mins Genre: Drama/Horror/Thriller, Rating: PG 13 Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ciaran Hinds Synopsis: Based upon the Pulitzer Prize winning play, this drama features incredible performances from two Oscar winners. As they struggle to resume life after the loss of their young son, Becca and Howie Corbett must undertake an intensely emotional, yet ultimately redemptive journey to regain happiness. Becca secretly reaches out to the teenager involved in the accident that changed everything. Slowly, they begin to find their way back to a life that still holds potential for laughter and happiness.

THE RITE Duration: 112 mins Genre: Drama/Horror/Thriller Rating: PG 13 Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ciaran Hinds Synopsis: Inspired by true events, The Rite follows skeptical seminary student Michael Kovak, who reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While he’s in Rome, Michael meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas, who introduces him to the darker side of his faith, uncovering the devil’s reach even to one of the holiest places on Earth.

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES MOVIES June 2011 CEDAR RAPIDS Duration: 87 mins Genre: Comedy, Rating: R Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, Anne Heche Synopsis: To call insurance agent Tim Lippe (Ed Helms), ‘naïve’ is a gross understatement. He’s never left his small hometown. He’s never stayed at a hotel. And he’s never experienced anything like Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sent to represent his company at the annual insurance convention, Tim is soon distracted by three convention veterans who will show him the ropes and push his boundaries. For a guy who plays everything by the book, this convention will be anything but conventional.

THE KING’S SPEECH Duration: 118 mins Genre: Drama, Rating: PG 13 Cast:Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Derek Jacobi, Timothy Spall and Michael Gambon Synopsis: Based on the true story of the Queen of England’s father and his remarkable friendship with maverick Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue The King’s Speech stars Academy Award® nominee Colin Firth (A Single Man) as King George VI, who unexpectedly becomes King when his brother Edward abdicates the throne.

Academy Award® Winner Geoffrey Rush (Shine) stars as Logue, the man who helps the King find a voice with which to lead the nation into war. “The moving and elegantly staged The King’s Speech will be a strong contender with awards season looming”--Screen International “One of the most accessibly entertaining films of its kind in years.” - Boxoffice Magazine THE GRACE CARD Duration: TBC, Genre: Drama, Rating: R, Cast: Michael Joiner, Mike Higgenbottom Synopsis: Everything can change in an instant ... and take a lifetime to unravel. When Mac McDonald loses his son in an accident, the ensuing 17 years of bitterness and pain erodes his love for his family and leaves him angry with God ... and just about everyone else. Mac’s rage stonewalls his career in the police department and makes for a combustible situation when he’s partnered with Sam Wright, a rising star on the force who happens to be a part-time pastor and a loving family man. Can they somehow join forces to help one another when it’s impossible for either of them to look past their differences – especially the most obvious one? Every day, we have the opportunity to rebuild relationships and heal deep wounds by extending and receiving God’s grace.

Offer The Grace Card ... and never underestimate the power of God’s love.

THE RESIDENT Duration: 91 mins Genre: Action/Suspense/Thriller Rating: R Cast: Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Christopher Lee, Lee Pace Synopsis: After separating from her husband, pretty young doctor Juliet Dermer moves to Brooklyn, settling into a new life in a stunning and spacious loft apartment that seems too good to be true. It is ... Mysterious occurrences lead her to suspect that she is not alone in her home and quickly her fears become all too real. In a chilling revelation, she discovers that her seemingly charming landlord, Max, has developed a dangerous obsession with her. A terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues as Juliet fights to free herself from Max’s sinister intentions.

BIG MOMMAS HOUSE: LIKE FATHER LIKE SON Duration: TBC Genre: Comedy, Rating: PG 13 Cast: Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson Synopsis: Big Momma is back – and this time he has big backup: his teenage stepson Trent (Brendan T. Jackson). Martin Lawrence returns as FBI agent Malcolm Turner and as Turner’s deep-cover alter-ego Big Momma. Turner is joined by Trent, as they go undercover at an all-girls performing arts school after Trent witnesses a murder. Posing as Big Momma and as hefty coed Charmaine, they must find the murderer before he finds them.

HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Duration: 148 mins Genre: Adventure/Fantasy/Drama, Rating: PG 13, Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Bill Nighy, Julie Walters, Rupert Grint Synopsis: Voldemort’s power is growing stronger. He now has control over the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione decide to finish Dumbledore’s work and find the rest of the Horcruxes to defeat the Dark Lord. But little hope remains for the Trio, and the rest of the Wizarding World, so everything they do must go as planned

THE MAIDEN HEIST Duration: 90 mins, Genre: Comedy/Crime, Rating: PG 13, Cast: Christopher Walken, Joseph McKenna, William H.Macy, Wynn Everett Synopsis: Three middle-age guards learn that their museum has sold a wing of art to a Danish museum. Each has a favourite in that collection, and none can imagine life without the peace and completion it brings. Though mere acquaintances, they plot a theft of the three pieces between the time they are packed and the time they’re loaded onto a plane. First each must obtain a forgery; then, they have to smuggle the forgeries into the museum and find a way to make the switches. The heist is complicated by Roger’s intrusive wife – he’s promised her a trip to Florida for their anniversary – and George’s proclivity for taking his clothes off when standing in front of the warrior statue he loves.

UNKNOWN Duration: 113 mins Genre: Suspense/Cop Rating: PG 13 Cast: Joel Silver, Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, Jaume Collet-Serra, Leonard Goldberg, January Jones Synopsis: Dr. Martin Harris awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife suddenly doesn’t recognise him and another man has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally, Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he’s willing to go to uncover the truth.

entertainment guide | 87

Ethiopian Airlines Classic Kids Movie Selection: April - June 2011 NIM’S ISLAND Running Time: 1:36:00 AM Genre: Family, Rating: PG Cast: Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler, Abigail Breslin Director: Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin Synopsis: Anything can happen on Nim’s Island, a place where imagination runs wild and adventure rules. Here, a feisty young girl named Nim (Abigail Breslin), surrounded by her exotic animal friends and inspired by legends and books, leads an amazing tropical existence that mirrors that of her favourite literary hero: Alex Rover, the world’s greatest adventurer. When her island is threatened she reaches out to her hero for help.

ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN Running Time: 1:30:00 AM Genre: Family, Rating: PG Cast: voices of Dennis Leary, John Leguizamo, Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Jay Leno Director: Carlos Saldanha Synopsis: Manny, Sid and Diego return in another incredible adventure. The Ice Age is coming to an end, and the animals are delighting in their new world: a melting paradise of water parks, geysers and tar pits.

But when Manny, Sid and Diego discover that the miles of melted ice will flood their valley, they must warn everyone and somehow figure out a way to escape the coming deluge.

DR.DOLITTLE 2 Running Time: 1:26:00 AM Genre: Family, Rating: PG Cast: Eddie Murphy, Raven, Kyla Pratt, Kristen Wilson, Lil’ Zane, Kevin Pollak, Jeffrey Jones, Andy Richter Director: Steve Carr

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Running Time: 1:56:00 AM Genre: Family, Rating: PG Cast: Johnny Depp, David Kelly, Helena Bonham-Carter, Noah Taylor Director: Tim Burton

Synopsis: Eddie Murphy returns as a doctor with a gift for talking to animals in this sequel to a box-office blockbuster. Murphy is John Dolittle, who this time around attempts to save an endangered Pacific forest from lumber industry forces by reintegrating an endangered species of bear back into the wild. Unfortunately, Dolittle’s candidate is a performing bear (voice of Steve Zahn) with a taste for junk food and no natural skills in the wild.

If Dolittle is going to save the species and its habitat, he must get him to mate with a fussy female (Lisa Kudrow) by providing lessons in winning the heart of the opposite sex. Dr. Dolittle’s problems are compounded by a local animal work stoppage and furry woodland creatures who have organised their own version of the Mafia

Synopsis: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory is about eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka and Charlie, a good-hearted boy from a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka’s extraordinary factory. Wonka launches a worldwide contest to select an heir to his candy empire. Five lucky children, including Charlie, draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and win a guided tour of the legendary candy-making facility that no outsider has seen in 15 years.

CATS & DOGS: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE 3D Running Time: 1:22:00 AM Genre: Family, Rating: PG Cast: Chris O’Donnell, Jack McBrayer, Fred Armisen, Paul Rodriguez Director: Brad Peyton Synopsis: In the age-old battle between cats and dogs, one crazed feline has taken things a paw too far. Kitty Galore, formerly an agent for cat spy organisation MEOWS, has gone rogue and hatched a diabolical plan to not only bring her canine enemies to heel, but take down her former kitty comrades and make the world her scratching post. Faced with this unprecedented threat, cats and dogs will be forced to join forces for the first time in history in an unlikely alliance to save themselves – and their humans.

88 | entertainment guide

FREE WILLY 3: THE RESCUE Running Time: 1:25:00 AM Genre: Family, Rating: PG Cast:Jason James Richter, August Schellenberg, Annie Corley, Vincent Berry Director: Sam Pillsbury Synopsis: A 10-year-old boy whose father is running an illegal whaling operation is caught in a dilemma when Willy and his pod are threatened. When he meets Willy’s old friend, Jesse, now 17 and tracking whales on an oceanic research vessel, the two embark on a risky adventure to save the lives of the giant Orca and his family.

Ethiopian Airlines Nigerian Movie Selection: April - June 2011

Back to Africa Running Time: 1:24:00 AM Genre: Drama, Cast: Jab Ads, Wole Amele, Ella Asaad, Lanre Hassan, Director: Tunde Kelani

Thunderbolt Running Time: 1:50:00 AM Genre: Drama, Cast: Buki Ajayi, Larinde Akinleye and Lanre Balogun, Director: Tunde Kelani

Femme Voitures Villa Argent (aka – Women, Car, Home, Money) Running Time: 1:15:00 AM, Genre: Drama, Cast: Zingare Abdoulaye, Sawadogo Bintou and Sotigui Kouyaté, Director: Moustapha Alassane

Synopsis: Sade, an African-American woman of 24, arrives in Nigeria in search of her father, whom she last saw 22 years ago. Sade is desperate to find out – what possessed him, a once loving husband and father, to suddenly abandon his family in New York City and return to the place of his birth? With the help of a young Nigerian man, Sade journeys from Lagos into the hinterland of the Yoruba. As her journey of discovery unfolds, getting ever nearer to her father she inadvertently unlocks the secrets of her own African past.

Synopsis: The marriage of two people from different Nigerian tribes is threatened by jealousy and rumours of infidelity. When the wife is afflicted with a mysteriously potent curse which threatens to kill her, she seeks the help of a local herbalist.

However, in this already tense situation, the western medicine and traditional treatments proposed come into conflict, is either the right one?

Synopsis: Nigerian filmmaker Moustapha Alassane directed this satiric comedic drama in which traditional and modern lifestyles clash in one household.

Ali is a young man whose carefree life reflects the influences of the West, but when he returns home from attending a football game with his friends, he’s in for a surprise: his parents have arranged for him to marry a woman named Haoua.

Ethiopian Airlines Asian Movie Selection: April - June 2011

Paathshala Running Time: 1:55:00 AM Genre: Drama Rating: G Cast: Shaid Kapoor, Ayeshya Azmi Director: Milind Ukey

Anjaana Anjaani Running Time: 2:02:00 AM Genre: Comedy Rating: PG Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra Director: Siddharth Anand

Karthik Calling Karthik Running Time: 2:02:00 AM Genre: Thriller Rating: G Cast:Farahan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone Director: Vijay Lalwani

Synopsis: A new teacher at a school ends up leading both teachers and students to revolt against the school management.

Synopsis: Aakash and Kiara meet in the most unusual circumstances. Bound by a mutual desire to escape their financial and romantic problems, the pair soon find themselves falling for each other.

Synopsis: Karthik, a shy introvert, is miserable at his job and can’t work up the courage to tell a colleague his true feelings. But, one day, a phone call changes everything.

entertainment guide | 89

Ethiopian Airlines TV Selection: April - June 2011 (KIDS CATEGORY)

Lilo & Stitch Running Time: 00:24:00 Episode: F064 ‘Morpholomew’ (CHD 170) Genre: Kids Rating: G Distributor: BVNT

Phineas & Ferb Running Time: 00:23:00 Episode: F004 ‘Are You Mummy/Flop Starz’ (CHD 164) Genre: Kids Rating: G, Distributor: BVNT

The Replacements Running Time: 00:23:00 Episode: F001 ‘Todd Strikes Out’ (CHD 163)) Genre: Kids Rating: G Distributor: BVNT

Synopsis: This charming TV series continues the adventures of Lilo, a young Hawaiian girl, and her intergalactic pal, Stitch. Formerly known as Jumba Jookiba’s ‘Experiment 626,’ alien Stitch has developed his good character and lives happily with Lilo and her sister, Nani.

Synopsis: Two step-brothers attempt to make every day of their summer vacation count by building innovative creations, much to the exasperation of their sister, Candace. Meanwhile, the family’s pet platypus leads a double life as a secret agent, facing off each day with the evil Dr. Doofenschmirtz.

Synopsis: Disney’s The Replacements is an animated comedy about twin siblings Riley and Todd who can replace any adult in their life by making a simple call to the Fleemco company.

They live in a typical two-storey house in a typical town called Pleasant Hills ... but this family is far from typical!

Ethiopian Airlines TV Selection: April - June 2011 (COMEDY)

The Big Bang Theory Running Time: 00:22:00 Season 3, Episode 5 -The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary (COM 541) Rating: PG, Genre: Comedy Distributor: WARNER

30 Rock Running Time: 00:25:00 Season 4, Episode 22 - I Do Do COM 562) Starz’ (CHD 164) Genre: Comedy Rating: PG-13, Distributor: NBC Universal

Two and a Half Men Running Time: 00:25:00 #36451 - ‘Three Girls And A Guy Named’ Bud (COM 572), Genre: Comedy Rating: PG-13 Distributor: WARNER

Synopsis: Sheldon squares off against the one actor from the Star Trek universe he holds enmity towards in a fantasy card game. Wolowitz cashes in on an old pact with Leonard.

Synopsis: Liz encounters the man of her dreams while dealing with the weddings of Cerie, Floyd and Grizz. Jack must choose between Avery and Nancy. Another woman comes between Jenna and her boyfriend. Kenneth fears getting a promotion that would move him away.

Synopsis: Jake moves out to Judith and Herb’s when he learns that Alan’s dating his friend Eldridge’s mother. Charlie tries to cut back on the alcohol.

90 | entertainment guide

Ethiopian Airlines TV Selection: April - June 2011 (DRAMA) Boston Legal Running Time: 00:50:00 Episode: Los Angeles (DRA 71) Genre: Drama, Rating: PG 13, Distributor: FOX

Synopsis: Two step-brothers attempt to make every day of their summer vacation count by building innovative creations, much to the exasperation of their sister, Candace. Meanwhile, the family’s pet platypus leads a double life as a secret agent, facing off each day with the evil Dr. Doofenschmirtz.

Ethiopian Airlines TV Selection: April - June 2011 (DISCOVERY)

How It’s Made Running Time: 00:23:00 Episode: DOC 345 Genre: Discovery Rating: PG, Distributor: SKEYE TV

Click Running Time: 00:26:00 Episode: Future TV (DOC 358) Starz’ (CHD 164), Genre: Discovery, Rating: PG, Distributor: BBC WORLD

Mystery Files Running Time: 00:30:00 Episode: Leonardo Da Vinci (DOC 352) Genre: Discovery Rating: G, Distributor: NAT GEO

Synopsis: In this episode, we find out how hammers, Swiss cheese, roller skates and coloured pencils are made.

Synopsis: In-depth reports on all the latest developments in the hi-tech world, from the internet to computing, mobile technology to lifestyle.

Synopsis: Leonardo da Vinci – perhaps the worlds most celebrated artist, 600 years ago he invented machines that belong in the modern age.Using cutting edge laser technology to analyse what lies behind the Mona Lisa, Leonardo’s most famous painting, this investigation delves deep into the genius of da Vinci.

Ethiopian Airlines TV Selection: April - June 2011 (LIFESTYLE)

Africa Goes Bundesliga Running Time: 00:30:00 Episode: INFO TBC Genre: Lifestyle Rating: G, Distributor: TBC

Food Hunter: Culinary Treasures Running Time: 12:30:00 AM Episode: South Vietnam (MISC 129) Genre: Lifestyle , Rating: PG, Distributor: LMS

Business of Sport Running Time: 00:30:00 Episode: Edition TBC Genre: Lifestyle Rating: G, Distributor: FBC Media

Synopsis: Africa goes Bundesliga is a 30 minutes show suitable for airlines in Africa. It focuses on some of the new young African players that are making it in the Bundesliga. The Bundesliga work with a sub-Saharan broadcaster called SuperSport, they are partners in Africa. Supersport is the platform on which you can watch football everywhere in Africa south of the Sahara.

Synopsis: Mark Brownstein searches for unknown ingredients for creative chefs, but also traces legendary recipes. He tracks down marinades in Hue, coffee in the central highlands, and a ‘grandiose’ pepper blend on Phu Quoc island.

Synopsis: Business of Sport is a fast-paced and highly informative monthly magazine programme designed to give the audience an inside-look at the big business shaping today’s sports. Business of Sport follows the money, the big advertising campaigns and sponsorship deals behind major international sporting events as well as some of the world’s more unusual sports.

entertainment guide | 91

92 | entertainment guide

entertainment guide | 93

•

94 | entertainment guide

entertainment guide | 95

Addis Ababa to all Africa outbound flights

movies & short programmes

May

April

June

MOVIES: All ‘R’ and PG-13 rated movies have been edited for airline preview

Red Cast: Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren Director: Robert Schwentke Rating: PG-13 – Edited, Runtime: 111 Genre: Comedy, Action, Drama

The Next Three Days Cast: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson Director: Paul Haggis Rating: PG-13 – Edited, Runtime: 122 Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

The Tourist Cast: Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany Director: Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck Rating: PG-13 – Edited, Runtime: 102 Genre: Drama, Thriller

Frank, Joe, Marvin and Victoria used to be the CIA’s top agents but the secrets they know just made them the Agency’s top targets. Now framed for assassination, they must use all of their collective cunning, experience and teamwork to stay one step ahead of their deadly pursuers and stay alive.

Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence.

During an impromptu trip to Europe to mend a broken heart, Frank unexpectedly finds himself in a flirtatious encounter with Elise, an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path. Against the breathtaking backdrop of Paris and Venice, their whirlwind romance quickly evolves as they find themselves unwittingly thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse.

NIGERIAN MOVIES (Available on Addis Ababa to Lagos route) Campus Love (P1 & P2) Cast: Desmond Elliot, Benedict Johnson, Monalisa Chinda Director: Olaitan Adeyinka, Rating: NR Genre: Drama

Be Not Afraid Cast: Rita Dominic Director: Tchidi Chikere Rating: NR, Genre: Drama

Last Decision Cast: Hank Anuku, Jim Lawson Director: MacCollins Chidebe Rating: NR Genre: Drama

Victor is a boy from a very poor family, who has had to struggle for virtually everything. Now he is able to provide for himself will he remember those that were there for him?

A car thief finds a bundle of surprise in a car he stole. This, in an unexpected way, draws him close to the woman he stole from.

Life was miserable for him. He decided to choose between life and love. Having found her, can he abandon her for wealth?

SHORT PROGRAMMES The I.T. Crowd (30 minutes)

The IT Crowd returns for a fourth series with Moss, Roy and Jen still trying to survive in the IT department of Reynholm Industries under the totally unenlightened rule of Douglas.

Wild Walk (30 minutes)

In this unique conservation programme, our host will take viewers into the heart of wild Africa. Viewers will get up close and personal with some of the world’s most endangered, most exotic, most feared and most loved animals and the people who help them fight for their survival.

Adventurer Wanted (30 minutes)

A fast-paced trek across the globe, where viewers learn firsthand how to have the type of adventures made famous by world renowned National Geographic explorers. The series follows real-life adventurers and shows how they climb a frozen waterfall and photograph a deadly Great White Shark.

Goal! Superstars (30 minutes)

Series of portraits of Bundesliga star players.

96 | entertainment guide

APRIL

The Red Door

MAY

Calamity Jen

JUNE

Are we not Men?

APRIL

Episode 1

MAY

Episode 2

JUNE

Episode 3

APRIL

On the Job

MAY

Extreme Outdoors

JUNE

Just Add Water

APRIL

Bastian Schweinsteiger

MAY

Franck Ribéry

JUNE

Africa Goes Bundesliga

Inbound flights All Africa to Addis Ababa

April

June

May

MOVIES: All ‘R’ and PG-13 rated movies have been edited for airline preview

Morning Glory Cast: Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford Diane Keaton, Director: Roger Michell Rating: PG-13 – Edited, Runtime: 107 Genre: Comedy

Little Fockers Cast: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson Director: Paul Weitz Rating: PG-13 – Edited, Runtime: 98 Genre: Comedy

The Green Hornet Cast: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz Director: Michel Gondry Rating: PG-13 – Edited, Runtime: 119 Genre: Action, Adventure

New Yorker, Becky Fuller is a hard working and idealistic young producer, hired to revitalise ‘Daybreak’ an ailing morning TV show. She persuades legendary reporter Mike Pomeroy to join the show but soon finds herself in more trouble when he clashes with the existing anchor. Becky will need to keep a sense of humour, if she’s going to save her reputation, her job and ultimately the show itself!

It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get ‘in’ with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, Jack’s suspicions about his favourite male nurse come roaring back.

Britt Reid, son and heir to Los Angeles’ largest newspaper fortune, is a rich, spoiled playboy who has been happy to maintain a direction-less existence. When his father James Reid dies, Britt meets an impressive and resourceful company employee, Kato. They realise that they have the resources to do something worthwhile with their lives and finally step out of James Reid’s shadow.

NIGERIAN MOVIES (Available on Lagos to Addis Ababa route) All I Ever Wanted Cast: Desmond Elliot, Mercy Johnson Director: Gabrile Okey Okonwo Rating: NR Genre: Drama

My Empire Cast: Kanayo O. Kanayo, Steph-nora Okereke, Benedict Johnson, Jim Lawson Director: Ifeanyi Ekwem Rating: NR Genre: Drama

Walk in the Dark Cast: Van Vicker, Mercy Johnson, Peter Edochie, Ngozi Ezeonu Director: Aniekwe Ikenna Rating: NR Genre: Drama

All I Ever Wanted showcases the challenges faced by single parent families especially when it becomes absolutely necessary to find love again.

Harris hates his sister, Jackie. Their father, the powerful Chief Koca, takes drastic measures by making Jackie the sole heiress of his empire.

Adaora’s husband surfaces after six years. Tables are turned.

Their families are at logger heads. What becomes of her among all of this? Joel’s house is in dilemma. Find out what happens in this intriguing set up.

SHORT PROGRAMMES World Business (30 minutes)

A lively and informative monthly news magazine designed to give viewers an in-depth review of global events from a business perspective. Each month we investigate key trends in politics, industry, environment, entertainment and fashion, profiling the powerful and going where the money is.

Electric Science (30 minutes)

What will the technology of the future look like? Is it possible to treat cancer effectively? How can we maximise the quality of life for city dwellers? Will it ever be possible to predict earthquakes with accuracy?

Can we build planes and buildings capable of withstanding a terrorist bomb?

Portraits of a Nation (30 minutes)

Portraits of a Nation celebrates the lives of people who have shaped their nation. Combining potted biographies with historical information, we look at the fabric of each society, as seen through its most famous historical faces.

How I Met Your Mother (30 minutes)

Egged on by his best friend’s upcoming nuptials, Ted believes he finds the woman of his dreams in Robin – though destiny might have something different in mind.

APRIL

Latest Episode

MAY

Latest Episode

JUNE

Latest Episode

APRIL

Digital Antiquity

MAY

Water from the Ocean

JUNE

A Mother Earth Medical

APRIL

Episode 6 - ‘USA’

MAY

Episode 4 - ‘China’

JUNE

Episode 3 - ‘France’

APRIL

Spoiler Alert

MAY

The Bracket

JUNE

Sandcastles in the Sand entertainment guide | 97

movies & short programmes

April

Addis Ababa to Europe, Asia, Middle East, USA outbound flights

May

June

MOVIES: All ‘R’ and PG-13 rated movies have been edited for airline preview

Conviction Cast: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver Director: Tony Goldwyn, Rating: R – Edited Runtime: 107 Genre: Drama

Gulliver’s Travels Cast: Jack Black, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt Director: Rob Letterman, Rating: PG – Edited Runtime: 113 Genre: Adventure, Comedy

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son Cast: Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson Director: John Whitesell Rating: PG- 13 – Edited, Runtime: 108 Genre: Comedy

The inspirational true story of a sister’s unwavering devotion to her brother. When Betty Anne Waters’ older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction.

In a contemporary re-imagining of the classic tale, Jack Black stars as Gulliver, a big-talking mailroom clerk who, after he’s mistakenly assigned a travel piece on the Bermuda Triangle, suddenly finds himself a giant among men when he washes ashore on the hidden island of Lilliput, home to a population of very tiny people.

Big Momma is back and this time he has big backup: his teenage stepson Trent. Martin Lawrence returns as FBI agent Malcolm Turner and as Turner’s deep-cover alter-ego Big Momma. Turner is joined by Trent, as they go undercover at an all-girls performing arts school after Trent witnesses a murder. Posing as Big Momma and as hefty coed Charmaine, they must find the murderer before he finds them.

MOVIES (Additionals on Addis Ababa to United States, Beijing & Bangkok routes)

Casablanca Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman Director: Michael Curtiz, Rating: PG Runtime: 102, Genre: Drama, Romance

North By Northwest Cast: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason Director: Alfred Hitchcock, Rating: NR – Edited Runtime: 136, Genre: Suspense, Cop

Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Ted Cassidy, Director: George Roy Hill, Rating: PG Runtime: 110, Genre: Western

In World War II Casablanca, Rick Blaine, exiled American and former freedom fighter, runs the most popular nightspot in town. The cynical lone wolf Blaine comes into the possession of two valuable letters of transit. When Nazi Major Strasser arrives in Casablanca, the sycophantic police Captain Renault does what he can to please him, including detaining Czech underground leader Victor Laszlo.

An unsuspecting advertising executive Roger Thornhill is mistaken for an intelligence agent by a foreign spy, Phillip Vandamm. He is drawn into a wild and perilous journey receiving help from a cool, collected blonde, Eve Kenall.

From the landmark crop dusting biplane chase to the chilling climax atop the faces of Mount Rushmore – this Hitchcock classic is relentless.

Legendary outlaws, Butch and Sundance are the leaders of the ‘Hole-in-the-Wall’ gang, notorious for the skill with which they rob banks and trains. But recently, mistakes have been made and their leadership abilities are questioned.

Comically snuffing the rebellion, Butch agrees with one of the gang on risking the double robbery of a Union Pacific payroll train, but everything does not go to plan.

SHORT PROGRAMMES Superstars (30 mins)

Superstars is a light entertainment series which looks at the lives of the rich and famous on and off the set. Red carpet interviews, movie reviews, awards, events and more, all packaged together in a glossy fast-paced format.

Better Off Ted (30 mins)

A satirical office comedy featuring a successful but morally conscious man, Ted, who runs a research and development department at a morally questionable corporation, Veridian Dynamics.

98 | entertainment guide

APRIL

Episode 1

MAY

Episode 2

JUNE

Episode 3

APRIL

Secret and Lives

MAY

The Long and Winding High Road

JUNE

It’s Nothing Business, it’s Just Personal

April

May

June

FRENCH MOVIES (Additionals On Addis Addis to Paris, Libraville, Dakar, Brazaville, Kinshasa, N’djamena routes )

Red Cast: Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren Director: Robert Schwentke, Rating: PG-13 – Edited, Runtime: 111 Genre: Comedy, Action, Drama

The Next Three Days Cast: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson Director: Paul Haggis, Rating: PG-13 – Edited Runtime: 122 Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

The Fighter Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams Director: David O. Russell Rating: R – Edited Runtime: 116, Genre: Drama

Based on the cult D.C. Comics graphic novels, Red is an explosive action-comedy. Frank, Joe, Marvin and Victoria used to be the CIA’s top agents – but the secrets they know just made them the Agency’s top targets. Now framed for assassination, they must use all of their collective cunning, experience and teamwork to stay one step ahead of their deadly pursuers and stay alive.

Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence.

David O Russell’s critically acclaimed drama tells the true story of two brothers who against all odds come together to train for a historic title that will unite their fractured family, redeem their pasts and at last, give their hard-luck town what it’s been waiting for – pride.

INDIAN MOVIES (Additionals on Addis Ababa to Mumbai & Bangkok routes)

Knock Out Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Irfan Khan & Kangna Ranaut Director: Mani Shankar, Rating: NR – Edited Runtime: 117, Genre: Action

Golmaal 3 Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Mithun Chakraborty, Kunal Khemu, Tusshar Kapoor, Director: Rohit Shetty Rating: NR – Edited, Runtime: 117, Genre: Comedy

A fast-paced thriller that happens in real time. In just two hours – 11 am to 1 pm – an enigmatic vigilante pulls off an incredible, mind-blowing coup and a new chapter of Indian history is written. Sanjay Dutt plays a new age lone ranger who has the latest weapons and gadgets at his fingertips, and is a man who trusts and depends on no one.

India’s first ever trilogy! Golmaal 3 highlights the story of hatred between two bunches of siblings within a family. This is a family that eats together, prays together, lives together and a family ‘that can’t stand each other’! This quirky unique family deliver some rib-tickling moments, ageless romance and some heartwarming scenes.

Africa Explorer (30 minutes)

Africa Explorer is a travel adventure series exploring Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. From the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to the depths of the Red Sea in Egypt.

World Sport (30 minutes)

Taking you round the sporting world, World Sport is the most widely watched sports show on television and broadcast in over 200 countries.

No Problem Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Khanna, Anil Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Sunil Shetty, Sushmita Sen & Kangna Ranauat Director: Anees Bazmee, Rating: NR – Edited Runtime: 115, Genre: Comedy Yash and Raj are childhood friends and small time crooks.

Raj contemplates leaving the world of crime. Yash, on the other hand, always manages to do something which closes all doors for Raj to change his life. Their latest bank robbery does just that. The bank manager Zandulal is accused of being an accomplice. He begs the bank chairman for time to look for the two and prove his innocence …

APRIL

Episode 1

MAY

Episode 2

JUNE

Episode 3

APRIL

Latest Episode

MAY

Latest Episode

JUNE

Latest Episode entertainment guide | 99

movies & short programmes

April

Europe, Asia, Middle East, USA to Addis Ababa inbound flights

June

May

MOVIES: All ‘R’ and PG-13 rated movies have been edited for airline preview

Fair Game Cast: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Sonya Davison Director: Doug Liman Rating: PG-13 – Edited, Runtime: 106 Genre: Action, Drama, Suspense, Thriller

The King’s Speech Cast: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter Director: Tom Hooper Rating: R – Edited, Runtime: 118 Genre: Drama, History

The Fighter Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams Director: David O. Russell Rating: R – Edited, Runtime: 116 Genre: Drama

Valerie leads an investigation into the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Valerie’s husband is drawn into the investigation to substantiate an alleged sale of enriched uranium from Niger. But when the administration ignores his findings and uses the issue to support the call to war, Joe writes a New York Times editorial outlining his conclusions and igniting a firestorm of controversy.

King George VI unexpectedly becomes King when his brother Edward abdicates the throne. Geoffrey Rush stars as Logue, the man who helps the King find a voice with which to lead the nation into war.

David O Russell’s critically acclaimed drama tells the true story of two brothers who against all odds come together to train for a historic title that will unite their fractured family, redeem their pasts and at last, give their hard-luck town what it’s been waiting for – pride.

MOVIES (Additionals on United States, Beijing, & Bangkok to Addis Ababa routes)

Tangled Cast: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, David Schwimmer Director: Nathan Greno, Byron Howard Rating: PG, Runtime: 101 Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family

Yogi Bear Cast:Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake, Anna Faris Director: Eric Brevig Rating: PG, Runtime: 80 Genre: Family, Action, Animation

Tron: Legacy Cast: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde Director: Joseph Kosinski Rating: PG, Runtime: 120 Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Stolen from her parents’ castle as a baby, princess Rapunzel is locked in a hidden tower, longing for adventure. Now an imaginative and determined teenager, she takes off on hilarious, hair-raising escapades with the help of a dashing bandit. With the secret of her royal heritage hanging in the balance and her captor in pursuit, Rapunzel and her cohort find adventure, heart, humour, and hair…lots of hair.

Yogi has always relied on his quick wit and fast feet to stay one step ahead of irate campers while dodging his longsuffering nemesis, Ranger Smith. But he and Boo Boo are about to face a situation worse than anything Yogi has ever gotten them into… Jellystone Park is being sold!

Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy son of Kevin Flynn looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the digital world of Tron where his father has been living for over 20 years. Along with Kevin’s loyal confidant Quorra, father and son embark on a life-and-death journey of escape across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous.

100 || entertainment entertainment guide guide

April

May

June

FRENCH MOVIES (Additionals on Paris, Libraville, Dakar, Brazaville, Kinshasa, N’djamena routes to Addis Ababa)

Fair Game Cast: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Sonya Davison Director: Doug Liman Rating: PG-13 – Edited, Runtime: 106 Genre: Action, Drama, Suspense, Thriller

Gulliver’s Travels Cast: Jack Black, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt Director: Rob Letterman Rating: PG – Edited, Runtime: 113 Genre: Adventure, Comedy

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son Cast: Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson Director: John Whitesell, Rating: PG- 13 – Edited Runtime: 108, Genre: Comedy

Valerie’s husband, diplomat Joe Wilson, is drawn into the investigation to substantiate an alleged sale of enriched uranium from Niger. But when the administration ignores his findings and uses the issue to support the call to war, Joe writes a New York Times editorial outlining his conclusions and igniting a firestorm of controversy.

In a contemporary re-imagining of the classic tale, Jack Black stars as Gulliver, a big-talking mailroom clerk who, after he’s mistakenly assigned a travel piece on the Bermuda Triangle, suddenly finds himself a giant among men when he washes ashore on the hidden island of Lilliput, home to a population of very tiny people.

Big Momma is back and this time he has big backup: his teenage stepson Trent. Martin Lawrence returns as FBI agent Malcolm Turner and as Turner’s deep-cover alter-ego Big Momma. Turner is joined by Trent, as they go undercover at an all-girls performing arts school after Trent witnesses a murder. Posing as Big Momma and as hefty coed Charmaine, they must find the murderer before he finds them.

SHORT PROGRAMMES The Game (60 minutes) Being the wife or girlfriend of a pro-football player might sound like a glamorous and stress-free existence, but Melanie Barnett is about to discover the truth. As she deals with egos, groupies and image consultants, Melanie is finding out how ‘the game’ is played among the women behind the athletes.

HD Getaways (30 minutes) From secluded beach hideaways to wild African safaris, discover six of the planet’s best vacation spots. HD Getaways is all you need to plan your next retreat and includes a wealth of details and activities you might otherwise miss.

Just for laughs (30 minutes) An extraordinary archive of hundreds of hidden camera pranks from the hit TV series. With more HD clips being added all the time and available as finished programmes or as an archive of clips to be repackaged and with a local comedic host added.

Pilot Guides (30 minutes) An entertaining mix of half hour guides including the best day trips from major world cities.

APRIL

Season 4; Episode 1

MAY

Season 4; Episode 2

JUNE

Season 4; Episode 3

APRIL

Episode 2 - ‘Nature Beaches’

MAY

Episode 4 - ‘Mountain Gorilla Safari’

JUNE

Episode 1 - “Bora Bora”

APRIL

Series 10; Episode 1

MAY

Series 10; Episode 2

JUNE

Series 10; Episode 3

APRIL

Series 4 - ‘Southern Italy’

MAY

Series 4 - Paris City Guide

JUNE

Series 4 - Norway

entertainment guide | 101

audio

Channel 7: Rhythm Nations (90:00) Track

Audio channels on Ethiopian Airlines B757 aircraft are 60 minutes and may not include all the listed titles. We hope you enjoy the selection of music.

Channel 5: Cloud Watching (90:00)

Channel 3: Ethiopian Instrumental (90:00) Track

Artist

1

Musicawe Silt

Moges Habte

2

Leben

Anumut Kinde

3

Alemetam Kerehugne

Tigist Ejigu

Track

Artist

1

Wei Lang

DJ Tokozui

2

Miracle City

Love Reprise

3

Filipa

Aftertouch

4

In Travel

Comfort

5

Give

Storm Corp.

4

Bretukane/Shegito

Elias Negash

6

Silver Spring Rain

Hideo Shimazu

5

Wey Fikir

Daniel WGabriel

7

Journey to Peace, Pt. 1

Liquid Mind

6

Alchalkum

The Express Band

7

Gondar

Mulatu Astatke

8

Birtukane

Nebeyu Tesfaye

What About the Half

Dennis Brown

2

Sabothoka Isidudla

Ihashi Elimhlophe

3

Sum’ Bulala

Brenda Fassie

4

Sihambile

Mahlathini

5

Carrie Anne

Ali Campbell

6

Kumina Mento Rasta

Wareika Hill Sounds

7

Ensuah Nzema Kotoko

The Nzema Kotoko Family

8

Over the Bridge

Gregory Isaacs

9

Masadzi Wa Tshikuma

Chicco

10

Fix Him Dub

Big Ship

11

Blessed Is the Dub

Fullness

12

Mmalo-We

Bayete & Jabu Khanyile

13

Hold You (UK Radio Edit)

Gyptian

14

Inheritance Dub

Pama International & Mad Professor

8

No Noise

David Forest

9

Childhood By the Sea

L.A. Thomas

10

Vine Side Walk

D&A Project

15

No Bother Dis Sound Boy

Shabba Ranks

11

Inspiration

Maha Kundalini

16

Dance Hall Good to We

Papa San

12

Drop In the Sky

Acoustic System

17

Golheani

Jose Mucavele

13

Seres de Luz

Gnomus

18

All Around the World

Krystal

14

Filipa

Aftertouch

19

Nuff Respect

Lady G

15

Lunar Patchouli

Gaudi

20

Agolo

Angélique Kidjo

16

Reflections

Ahanu: Music for Yoga, Meditation and Relaxation

21

Rumours

Gregory Isaacs

22

Judgement

So’ Forest

23

Uyamemeza

Alexandra Youth Choral Choir

9

Bay Germish

Teodros Makonnen

10

La Cenerentola: “Nacqui all’affanno e al pianto” - “Non più mesta”

Alessandro Corbelli,

11

Ambasel

Theodros Mitiku

12

Endiet Neh?

Tigist Ejigu

13

Minim Salsibew

Yared Tefera

14

Ba-ti

Yohanis Afework

17

Yu

Zen Mosaic

15

Shemonmwanayewa & Fikrë Hoy, Girma Wolde Michael

Girma Wolde Michael

18

Oya

Ishq

19

Calabi-Yau

Tripswitch

Channel 8: A World of Music (90:00)

Channel 6: Chart Check (90:00) Track

Channel 4: All that Jazz (90:00) Track

Artist

Lady GaGa

Firework

Katy Perry

2

Dimokansa

Mayra Andrade

Grenade

Bruno Mars

3

We Want Peace

Emmanuel Jal

4

S&M

Rihanna

4

Pelas Sombras (Live)

Arthur Verocai

5

Forget You

Cee Lo Green

5

Mere Munde Nu

Sukshinder Shinda

6

What the Hell

Avril Lavigne

6

Noche Cubana

Omara Portuondo

7

Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor) [feat. T-Pain]

Pitbull

7

Hello

Yannick Noah

8

Ni Aaja Teray

DJ Sanj & Raj Brar

9

Hotel Incidental Music

Usha Khanna

10

Arranca Toco

Marcos Valle

11

Give the Young a Chance

Sami Yusuf

12

Coincidences

Gabriele Poso

13

Khabar Kana

Souad Massi

14

Lero-Lero (DJ Tudo Remix)

Luisa Maita

15

Yaral Sa Doom

Super Diamono, Omar Pene & Ismaël Lô

16

Anata ni Vacuum! - Choi Katame

LISP

17

The Model

Seu Jorge and Almaz

18

Vedic Chanting One

Ravi Shankar & George Harrison

Norman Brown

3

Touch and Go

Paul Hardcastle

4

The Rise and Fall (Of Loving You)

Brian Culbertson

5

Déjà Vu

Kenny G

9

Raise Your Glass

P!nk

6

Babysoul

Jackiem Joyner

10

Moment 4 Life

Nicki Minaj & Drake

7

A Summer Night’s Dream

Euge Groove

11

We R Who We R

Ke$ha

John Legend & The Roots

12

More

Usher

13

Never Say Never

Justin Bieber & Jaden Smith

8

6 Foot 7 Foot (feat. Cory Gunz)

6 Foot 7 Foot

9

Night Love

Jeff Lorber Fusion

14

Coming Home

Diddy - Dirty Money & Skylar Grey

10

2. High Def

Tim Bowman

15

No Hands (feat. Roscoe Dash and Wale)

Waka Flocka Flame

11

I’m Coming to Virginiga

Fletcher Henderson

16

Taio Cruz

12

Ciribiribin

Harry James

Higher (feat. Kylie Minogue & Travie McCoy)

13

With You

Elan Trotman

14

Don’t Scuffle, Just Shuffle

Kai Winding Quartet

16

Slippin’

Mikelyn Roderick

17

T-Jam

George Duke

18

Let Somebody Know

Brenda Russell

19

Stone Cold Heart

Incognito

102 | entertainment guide

The Petch Phin Thong Band

3

Let’s Wait Awhile

Citrus Sun

Artist

2

2

Budapest

Soul Lam Plearn

Born This Way

Dave Koz

15

1

1

Can’t Let You Go (feat. Luther Vandross) [The Sha la Song]

Wholy Holy

Track

Artist

1

8

Artist

1

17

Down On Me

Jeremih & 50 Cent

18

I Need a Doctor (feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey)

Dr. Dre

19

Souaressi

Seckou Keita SKQ

19

Pretty Girl Rock

Keri Hilson

20

Lo Que Quiera Dios Que Sea

El Tren de los Sueños

20

Waiting for the End

Linkin Park

21

Tintsumi — The Angels

Foster Manganyi

21

Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You) [feat.

Ludacris & DJ Frank E]

Enrique Iglesias

22

Shchedryk (Ukrainian Bell Carol)

Pink Martini

22

The Time (Dirty Bit)

The Black Eyed Peas

23

Tora Tha Ponas

Natassa Theodoridou

Britney Spears

24

Dhabi

Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan

23

Hold It Against Me

Channel 9: Music from Ethiopia (60:00) Track

Artist

1

Menjar

Manalebosh Dibo

2

Gondere

Manalebosh Dibo

3

Wello

Manalebosh Dibo

4

Abo

Tsegaye Sime

5

Garado

Tsegaye Sime

6

balager

Tsegaye Sime

7

Sejale

Mohammed Tawill

8

Si-Si

Mohammed Tawill

9

Yidangal

Mohammed Tawill

10

Konta

Wondye Abebe

11

Debub

Wondye Abebe

12

Kentiya

Wondye Abebe

13

Harfizna

Attam Hadus

14

Wereumelle

Attam Hadus

15

Makhtut Hirat

Attam Hadus

16

Neguhu Ayu Tewan

Solomon Haile

17

Tseraru

Solomon Haile

18

Kemenn Abheqfsh

Solomon Haile

19

Loga

Girma Woldemicahel

20

Wetatwa

Girma Woldemicahel

21

Yamognegnal

Girma Woldemicahel

22

Tizita

Girma Woldemicahel

23

Yeju

Mary Armede

24

Zemedey

Mary Armede

25

Habibi

Mary Armede

Channel 10: Oldies but Goldies (90:00) Track 1

Candle In the Wind

Elton John

Waterloo

ABBA

3

Rebel Rebel

David Bowie

4

Judy Teen

Cockney Rebel

5

Bernadette (Original Version)

The Four Tops

(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay

Otis Redding

7

I Say a Little Prayer

Aretha Franklin

8

For Once in My Life

Stevie Wonder

9

I Feel Love

Donna Summer

10

A Hard Day’s Night

The Beatles

11

The First Cut Is the Deepest

Rod Stewart

12

In the Summertime

Mungo Jerry

13

Pick Up the Pieces

Average White Band

14 15 16

Love Is the Drug I Only Have Eyes for You Big Yellow Taxi

1

2

Roxy Music Art Garfunkel Joni Mitchell

17

Make It With You

Bread

18

Love of the Common People

Nicky Thomas

19

U.S. Male

Elvis Presley

20

Bye Bye Baby

Bay City Rollers

21

How Does It Feel

Slade

22

Down Down (Single Edit)

Status Quo

23

Tangled Up In Blue

Bob Dylan

24

The Air That I Breathe

The Hollies

25

Please Mr. Postman

Carpenters

26

Queen of Clubs

Kc & The Sunshine Band

Performer

Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. Vasily Petrenko & Royal Liverpool 93 : I. Moderato Philharmonic Orchestra Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118: Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2

3

Theodora, HWV 68, Act III: Streams of pleasure ever flowing

4

El amor brujo: Canción del amor dolido

Artist

2

6

Channel 11: Concert Hall (90:00) Track

Murray Perahia Sarah Connolly, Harry Bicket, Rosemary Joshua & English Concert Elina Garanca, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI & Karel Mark Chichon Giovanni Antonini, Cecilia Bartoli & Il Giardino Armonico

5

Il Medo, Act 1: Cervo in bosco

6

La Sonnambula, Act 1: Prendi: l’anel ti dono

Cecilia Bartoli, Juan Diego Flórez, Chor des Opernhauses Zürich, Orchestra La Scintilla & Alessandro De Marchi

I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Act 1: La tremenda ultrice spada

Elina Garanca, Tiziano Bracci, Joseph Calleja, Wiener Symphoniker, Fabio Luisi, Wiener Singakademie & Heinz Ferlesch

Don Pasquale: Com’è gentil... tornami a dir

7

8

9

Largo from Xerxes

Channel 12: Rockin around the World (90:00) Track

Artist

1

My Generation (Mono Version)

The Who

2

Runaway Train

Soul Asylum

3

London Calling

The Clash

4

You Get What You Give

New Radicals

Andrea Menafra, Coro Sinfonico di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Giulio Patara, Juan Diego Flórez, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Frizza & Rossella Perrone

5

Cryin’

Aerosmith

6

You Could Be Mine

Guns N’ Roses

7

Since You Been Gone

Rainbow

Ilmar Lapinsch & Latvian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra

8

Fortunate Son

Creedence Clearwater Revival

9

Play With Fire (Mono Version)

The Rolling Stones

10

Cats In the Cradle

Ugly Kid Joe

11

Real Wild Child (Wild One)

Iggy Pop

12

Just Like Jesse James

Cher

Konzert Für Klarinette Und Orchester A-dur, K. 622 · Rekonstruierte Fassung Für Bassettklarinette: II. Adagio

Staatskapelle Dresden, Hans Vonk & Sabine Meyer

11

No. 4. Notturno

Alicia de Larrocha

12

Much ado about nothing - Incidental Music: Intermezzo (Garden Scene)

Josef Sakonov & London Festival Orchestra

13

Wild Thing (Re-Recorded / Remastered)

The Troggs

Suite pastorale: I. Idylle

Ernest Ansermet & L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

14

I’m A Man (‘67 Radio Session)

The Spencer Davis Group

Two Nordic Melodies, Op. 63: National Philharmonic Orchestra & II. Cowkeeper’s tune and country Willi Boskovsky dance

15

L.S.F.

Kasabian

16

I Am the Resurrection (Remastered)

The Stone Roses

17

Uprising

Muse

18

Moonlight Drive

The Doors

19

Sunshine of Your Love

Jimi Hendrix

20

Free Ride

The Edgar Winter Group

21

Behind the Mask

Eric Clapton

22

Fire and Water

Free

10

13 14 15

To a Water Lily, Op. 51, No. 6

Joseph Cooper

16

Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118: Ballade in G Minor, Op. 118, No. 3

Murray Perahia

17

Apres Une Reve

Nicola Benedetti

18

Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101: III. Allegro molto

Gianandrea Noseda, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet & BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Jeux (version for Piano): Ils Dansent Ensemble

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

19

entertainment guide | 103

CROSSWORD PUZZLE & SUDOKU Take time and relax ... have some fun by testing your wit!

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Clues across 6. Do these military HQ members use a cane? (5,8) 8. Graduate and Rolls-Royce with the Spanish beer container (7)

9

8

9. Miss year for secret agent (8) 10. This furnace can produce a pot (3) 11. Counsel is 506 in one (6)

10 12

11

13

12. Hold fast around sensory organ for open space (8) 14. Nest (sic) shaken for six-legged creatures (7)

15

14

16

16. Avalanche? Ah no. It’s a piece of drapery! (7)

18

19

20. In print, it’s a star! (8) 23. Fifty is X if you use organ in 12 (6)

17

21

20

22

23

24. Sounds like Noah used this curve (3)

24

25. Good experience at the peak? (4, 4) 26. Interior covering in, inside fish (6)

25

26

27. Cheaper collar turned by your reverend (5, 8) 27

2. Back Football Association with language facility – that’s rich (8) 3. Opposite of defence? It’s a crime! (7) 4. Separate into parts from Abdi video game (6) 5. Polite agreement with positive Knight? (3,3) 6. Moved landings tilts, but staying in same place (8, 5) 7. One doing the seasonal tidy-up for the water outflow? (6, 7)

Answers across 6. Staff officers 8. Barrel 9. Emissary 10. Urn 11. Advice 12. Clearing 14. Insects 16. Valance 20. Asterisk 23. Listen 24. Arc 25. High spot 26. Lining 27. Local preacher

1. Hydrogen flyer – it’s on your head (8)

Answers down 1. Hairline 2. Affluent 3. Offence 4. Divide 5. Yes sir 6. Standing still 7. Spring cleaner 13. Ail 15. Car 17. All clear 18. Absinthe 19. Skaters 21. Ethics 22. Impale

Clues down

Sudoku

4

every empty cell so that each row,

15. Back this to the east, for a race (3)

each column and each 3x3 box

17. Danger over, and excellent visibility (3, 5)

contains all the numbers from 1 to

18. Heats bin for potent alcoholic drink (8)

9. No number can appear twice in

19. They might find themselves on thin ice (7)

a row, column or 3x3 box. Do not

21. Moral values of His etc (6)

guess – you can work it out by a

22. What you might say if run through with a spear! (6)

process of elimination.

Good luck!

8 5

Place a number from 1 to 9 in

13. Three-quarters of Liam goes back to be ill

5

7

9 3

6 9

6 3

5

7

2

3 8 4

2 2 5 3

8 3 2

9 5 4 2

7 6

WE WANT YOUR VIEWS! We aim to keep Selamta as interesting and informative as possible to a wide crosssection of readers. Please let us have your views on the contents of this magazine.

What do you like about it? Is there anything that you do not like? Are there any topics that you would like to see more of? With your feedback we can make the magazine even better in future.

104

selamta vol. 28 no.2

Please drop a line to the publishers: Camerapix Magazines Ltd. Email: rukhsana@camerapix.co.ke or camerapixuk@btinternet.com Thank you.

Rukhsana Haq, Editorial Director