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January/february 2013

Exploring new angles of an ancient country.

Vertical ethiopia

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Contents | selamta

48The Petronas Towers

Combining the cultural beauty of Malaysia with hopes for its future.

42Kenya’s Mobile Tech Revolution

Nairobi takes its place among the global I.T. community.

On the CoverAuthor Majka Burhardt makes a first ascent of

“Vertical Baboon,” a till-then unexplored route up the sandstone cliffs of Northern Ethiopia.

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5 from the ceo

6 newsEthiopian Airlines lands in Kuala Lumpur and celebrates key awards.

Panorama 11 around addisWhere to sample the capital’s best Italian sweets.

14 commerce + capitalAncient Egypt returns to life, and the Palace of Versailles travels on wheels.

16 diplomacy + developmentOptometrists on the rise in Mozambique, plus an effort to save India’s tigers.

18 events + excursionsWhat to do with a few extra days in Dubai, London or Rome.

20 hotels + hotspotsA luxurious safari lodge in the Serengeti and a zen-like oasis in Beijing.

22 style + substanceVideo-game watches and cushions that rock.

Spotlight55 faces Musician Meklit Hadero opens minds and creates connections.

58 take 5Free traditions in London.

59 travel toolsBig pictures from small cameras.

60 cuisine Learning to cook, Zanzibar-style.

62 24 hours Delhi: Many a splendid thing.

64 1,000 words Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Fly Ethiopian67 travel tipsIn-flight exercises to keep you limber, helpful pointers for travel to Ethiopia, and a quick introduction to Amharic.

70 fleet

72 route maps

76 sales and agents offices

Entertainment81 movies, tv, audio

91 puzzles

96 vintageA glimpse into the past.

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duty-free catalogArguably the best African shopping in the sky — a selection of must-have items at duty-free prices.

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Welcome AboardEsteemed Customers,

I t is my pleasure to welcome you aboard and to wish you a

happy and prosperous 2013.

In the New Year, we will continue to introduce improve-

ments in our products and service delivery, with the aim

of further enhancing your travel experience with us. We will

phase-in brand new aircraft, including our fifth B787 Dream-

liner, our sixth B737-800 with sky interior, our sixth B777-200 LR

and our first B777-300 ER. We will also complete the expansion

project of our business class (Cloud Nine) lounge at our main

hub in Addis Ababa Airport, which will contain new amenities

and facilities such as a spa and an Ethiopian cultural corner.

The year 2013 also marks the golden jubilee of the African

Union. Its predecessor, the Organization of African Unity, was

established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa. Since then, Ethio-

pian Airlines, with its motto of bringing Africa together and

closer to the world, has played a key role in advancing the orga-

nization’s core objectives by enabling mobility and connectivity,

which are essential for socio-economic development.

We firmly believe that the 21st century will be an African

century. With its young and dynamic population, most of the

world’s uncultivated arable land, untapped natural resources,

a rising middle class, and fast economic growth, Africa will be

the next and perhaps the last frontier in the advancement of

globalization.

Ethiopian’s fast-growth strategic roadmap, Vision 2025, is

based on the conviction that Africa’s time has indeed come.

Major infrastructure facilities will be completed at our main

hub in Addis Ababa Airport to lay the foundation for the pro-

gressive realization of the overarching objectives in our Vision.

By February 2013, we expect to inaugurate the new building

of our US FAA and EASA certified Aviation Academy as well as

the new cold chain cargo warehouse — with an extra 65,000

tons per year capacity to cater to the ever-growing horticul-

ture exports from Ethiopia. Moreover, we are in the process of

building a new cargo terminal with a total design capacity of

1.2 million tons per year, which will make it one of the biggest

in the world.

As the largest cargo operator in Africa, we have a decisive

competitive advantage of offering total cargo solutions to our

continent’s business travelers through our extensive cargo net-

work covering Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia.

I thank you for choosing to fly with us and wish you a pleas-

ant flight.

ክቡራን ደንበኞቻችን

በኢትዮዽያ አየር መንገድ ለመብረር እንኳን ደህና መጣችሁ እያልኩኝ

መልካም የአውሮፓውንያን አዲሰ ዓመት እንዲሆንላችሁ እመኛለሁ።

በአዲሱ ዓመት ከኛ ጋር የምታደርጉት በረራ ሁሉ የተሳካ እንዲሆን

የጀመርናቸውን የአገልገሎት ጥራት ማሻሻያዎች አጠናክረን እንቀጥላለን።

በርካታ አዳዲስ አውሮኘላኖችንም እናስመጣለን። ከነዚህም ውስጥ፥ አምሰተኛው ቦይንግ

787 ድሪምላይነር፣ ስድስተኛው ቦይንግ 737-800 ስካይ ኢንቴሪየር፤ ስድስተኛው

ቦይንግ 777-200LR እንዲሁም የመጀመሪያው ቦይንግ 777-300ER ይገኙበታል።

ከዚህም በተጨማሪ በያዝነው ዓመት የጀመርነውን በቦሌ ዓለም አቀፍ አውሮፕላን ማረፊያ

የሚገኘውን የክላውድ ናይን መንገደኞች ማስተናገጃ ሳሎን ማስፋፊያ እናጠናቅቃለን።

ሥራው ሲጠናቀቅም በውስጡ ስፓና የተለያዩ መዝናኛዎችን ያካተተ ይሆናል።

ከዚህም በተጨማሪ በአውሮውፓውያን ቀመር 2013 የአፍሪካ ሕብረት 50ኛ ዓመት

የምስረታ በዓሉን ያከብራል። ቀዳሚ የነበረው የአፍሪካ አንድነት ድርጅት የተመሰረተው

እ.ኤ.አ. ግንቦት 25 ቀን 1963 እዚሁ አዲሰ አበባ ውስጥ ነው። ከዚያን ጊዜ ጀምሮ

የኢትዮጰያ አየር መንገድ “አፍሪካን እርስ በርስ ማገናኘት እና ከአለም ጋር ማቀራረብ”

በሚለው መርህ መሰረት የአፍሪካ አንድነት ድርጅትን ዓላማ በማሳካት ለማህበራዊና

ኢኮኖሚያዊ እድገት ከፍተኛ አስተዋፅኦ ሲያበረክት ቆይቷል።

21ኛው ክፍለ ዘመን የአፍሪካ ዘመን እንደሆነ በፅኑ እናምናለን። አፍሪካ በወጣቶች

የተሞላች ፤ በአለም ሰፊ የሚታረስ መሬት የያዘች ፤ በርካታ መካከለኛ ገቢ ያላቸው

ህዝቦች እየተፈጠሩ ያሉባት እዲሁም ፈጣን የኢኮኖሚ እድገት እያስመዘገበች ያለች

አህጉር በመሆኗ በቀጣይነት የግሎባላይዜሽን ማዕከል ትሆናለች።

የኢትዮዽያ አየር መንገድ ፈጣን የእድገት አቅጣጫ “ራዕይ 2025” የተቀረፀው

የአፍሪካ የለውጥ ዘመን መምጣቱን በማመላከት ነው። በቦሌ አለም አቀፍ አውሮፕላን

ማረፊያ የጀመርናቸውን ትልልቅ የማስፋፊያ እቅዶቻችን በቅርቡ ሲጠናቀቁ ለራዕያችን

መሳካት ምቹ ሁኔታዎችን ይፈጥራሉ።

በአውሮፓውያኑ የዘመን ቀመር የካቲት ወር 2013 ላይ በአሜሪካና አውሮፓ

በአቪዬሽን ጥራት ተቆጣጣሪዎች እውቅና ለተሰጠው የአቪዬሽን ማሰልጠኛ ተቋማችን

የምናሰራውን አዲስ ሕንፃ እንዲሁም ተጨማሪ 65 000 ቶን መያዝ የሚችል አዲስ

ቀዝቃዛ የእቃ ጭነት መጋዘን እናስመርቃለን። ከዚህም በተጨማሪ አዲስ የእቃ ጭነት

ተርሚናል በመስራት ሂደት ላይ ያለን ሲሆን ሥራው ሲጠናቀቅም በዓመት 1.2 ሚሊዮን ቶን

እቃ በማስተናገድ በዓለም በጣም ትልቅ ከሚባሉት ተርሚናሎች አንዱ ይሆናል።

በአፍሪካ ትልቁን የእቃ ጭነት መጓጓዣ አገልግሎት የምንሰጥ እንደመሆናችን

በአውሮፖ፤ በመካከለኛው ምስራቅና በአፍሪካ እየተስፋፋ በሚገኘው የአገልግሎት

መስመራችን አማካይነት ለአህጉሪቱ የንግድ ተጓዦች ተስማሚ የሆነ ሁሉን አቀፍ የእቃ

ጭነት አገልግሎት እንሰጣለን።

የኢትዮዽያ አየር መንገድን የበረራ ምርጫችሁ ስላደረጋችሁ ከልብ አመሰግናለሁ።

መልካም በረራ!

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Tewolde GebreMariamChief Executive Officer, Ethiopian AirlinesD

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When Dr. Chia Njiti boarded ET flight 618 from Addis Ababa to Kuala

Lumpur on October 31st, he had no idea he was about to participate in a

historic journey.

As one of the passengers on Ethiopian Airlines’ maiden flight to

Malaysia, the Cameroonian physician was welcomed with a rose and a gift

bag at the departure gate. The treats continued in the air, as the cabin crew

served cake and champagne.

“I booked at the last minute, and I didn’t know this was an inaugural

flight,” said Dr. Chia as the plane approached cruising altitude. “I am

pleasantly surprised. It’s an honor to be a part of making history.”

Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, is the 70th destination to be added

to Ethiopian Airlines’ growing international network. Kuala Lumpur

International Airport is one of Asia’s busiest airports, with more than

40 million passengers passing through its gates every year. Ethiopian is the

60th airline to be welcomed there.

A large contingent of Malaysian officials was on hand to welcome

the new Ethiopian flight, including representatives from the Ministry

of Tourism, KLIA and the Malaysian Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Kong

Cho Ha.

At the inaugural press conference, Ato Isaias Woldemariam, Ethiopian’s

vice president of global sales, predicted that the new Kuala Lumpur route

would be a catalyst for increased trade between Asia’s “tiger” economies

and Africa’s fast-growing “roaring lions.”

Ethiopian Airlines’ entrance into the Malaysian market has also

triggered discussions of a partnership with Malaysian Airlines. Code-sharing

agreements are currently being planned that will allow Ethiopian Airlines’

passengers to fly into Kuala Lumpur and then connect to cities across Asia via

the Malaysian Airlines network. In turn, Malaysian Airlines’ customers would

have access to Ethiopian Airlines’ network of 44 destinations across Africa.

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Officials from Ethiopian Airlines and Kuala Lumpur International Airport join forces to celebrate the airline’s inaugural flight to its 70th international destination, including a salute from two water canons on the runway (below).

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Ethiopian Airlines recently received two

awards from African Travel Quarterly maga-

zine: African Airline of the Year and Africa

Legend of Travel. The latter was bestowed

specifically on Captain Desta Zeru, vice

president of flight operations (above).

Ethiopian was given the awards

during Akwaaba: African Travel Market

Exhibition, an annual event that focuses

on the aviation, travel and tourism

sectors in Africa.

Ethiopian received the airline award for

its excellent service and pioneering spirit

in the aviation industry in Africa with the

introduction of the continent’s first Boeing

787 Dreamliner. “Ethiopian Airlines, in the

last one year, has made Africa proud and

smaller,” said event organizers.

“As Africa emerges as a united group

of nations, Ethiopian has been driving

this integration by opening new routes

and linking neighbors. The B787 is the

icing on the African Aviation pie.”

Captain Desta was recognized as the

first African captain to fly the Dreamliner.

dREaMliNER dEliVERS HuMaNiTaRiaN aid

ethiopian airlines’ third Boeing Dreamliner arrived in Addis Ababa on October 24, 2012, with a full load of precious cargo: 20,000 pounds of humanitarian aid for the city’s Black Lion Hospital.

The Boeing Humanitarian Delivery Flights program is a collaborative effort between Boeing, airline customers and nonprofit organizations to deliver humanitarian aid to communities in need or crisis. The humanitarian items are loaded into the empty cargo space of new airplanes being delivered to the customer’s home destination.

In this case, Ethiopian Airlines’ nonprofit partner was Seattle Anesthesia Outreach. The shipment included several anesthesia machines, monitoring equipment, intensive care beds and other surgical equipment.

Additionally, SAO sent more than 20 medical personnel to help set up the equipment and teach in Addis Ababa’s hospital.

“Thanks to this partner-ship,” said Dr. Julian Judelman, board member of Seattle Anesthesia Outreach, “we have been able to ship 40 tons of medical equipment over the last two years at little to no cost, which is important for a small nonprofit organiza-tion like ours.”

Ethiopian Airlines is committed to support worthy social activities that help build sustainable livelihoods.

doing good

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aFRiCaN CEO OF THE YEaR

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In November 2012, Ethiopian Airlines

CEO Tewolde GebreMariam received one

of four awards granted to top African

businesses and business leaders: African

CEO of the Year.

The other awards, all granted by

African CEO Forum at its first gathering

of top-level business leaders, were Private

Equity Investor of the Year, International

Corporation of the Year and African

Company of the Year.

The Africa Report calls African CEO

of the Year “the most coveted” of the

four awards. “I am honored,” Tewolde

said. “The award is a recognition of all

employees of Ethiopian whose tireless

and continuous dedication and hard work

is making Ethiopian Airlines the leading

aviation company in Africa.”

African CEO Forum was organized by

African Development Bank and Groupe

Jeune Afrique, publisher of The Africa

Report.

TOP awaRdS

Since 2001, more than 200,000 runners

have competed in the annual 10-kilometer

Great Ethiopian Run. Elite runners also

compete (cofounder and Olympian Haile

Gebrselassie won the 2011 men’s race),

but the GER primarily showcases up-and-

coming talent in this country known for

the long-distance runners it produces.

The November 2012 race saw approxi-

mately 36,000 runners, including ambas-

sadors and members of the diplomatic

community. Ethiopian Airlines spon-

sors the ambassadors race as part of the

greater GER.

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majka burhardt is an author, professional climber, filmmaker and entrepreneur. She has an uncanny knack for blending vertical exploration with multistage international ventures focused on current cultural and global issues. Read about her climbing adventures in “Vertical Ethiopia” on p. 24.Rooted in: New Hampshire (USA)Best meal while traveling abroad: A gemsbok (a type of antelope) steak in Windhoek, Namibia, after a month-long trip culminating in a new technical rock climbing route up the Brandberg, Namibia's highest peak.

laura cameron is a freelance magazine and newspaper writer who covers a range of topics, including business, crime and the arts. After spending a year divided between the wilderness of Northern Ontario and the Antipodes, she returned to the adventures of city life in her hometown of Toronto. She introduces us to the Canadian metropolis in “Hollywood of the North” on p. 34.Rooted in: Toronto, CanadaBest meal while traveling abroad: Pastry-wrapped Cornish game hen in Auvers-sur-Oise, France.

carla sapsford newman is a freelance journalist who has covered stories floating up the Amazon, on the high seas off Africa, in the shadow of Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue and more. Her first career in nonprofit development sent her to Ethiopia, where she fell in love with the people and yirgacheffe. See “The Petronas Towers” on p. 48.Rooted in: Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaBest meal while traveling abroad: Castelli’s in Addis Ababa, where she experienced truffles, espresso and grappa for the first time.

gabe rogel is an adventure photographer who has been known to stand on the hoods of moving vehicles, rappel off 3,000-foot rock walls and ski from the summit of an 8,000-meter peak for the perfect image. Check out the images he captured of climbing the Gheralta Mountains in “Vertical Ethiopia” on p. 24.Rooted in: Idaho (USA)Best meal while traveling abroad: Dinner on a remote beach in Thailand with my new bride, Sara. Between the stars overhead, the gentle waves lapping the shore, the sand underfoot, my new wife across from me and, oh, the fresh-caught fish poached in coconut-milk curry, the meal was memorable, to say the least.


The Power of Friendship

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Addis Ababa Branch Offices:Urael +251 118 96 44 91Piassa +251 118 96 44 90

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Other African Country Contacts:Kenya 020 2086655Tanzania 022 2775138Uganda 071 2853285Nigeria 080 33126151Ghana 0243 284859South Africa 021 4265810Angola 923341083Other +44 1525 634255

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To try some of the best panna

cotta in the city (left), head

to Top View, in Yeka hills

above Meganagna. With a

panoramic view of Addis Ababa, this

restaurant offers the perfect loca-

tion in which to linger over the rich,

vanilla-infused custard dish.

FOR MORE OF OUR PICKS, TURN TO PAGE 12.

TOP ViEw

Around Addis

although Ethiopian food still domi-nates the local restaurant scene in addis ababa, when it comes to foreign dishes, italian reigns supreme. This preference is particularly pronounced in the area of cakes, pastries and all things sweet.

The italian influence stems largely from the many italians who settled in addis after world war ii. a significant number entered the hospitality busi-ness, establishing restaurants, cafés and bakeries. These establishments eventually won over the palates of the local people. Today, italian desserts are considered a hometown favorite.

Turn to page 12 for our recommen-dations of the best italian desserts that addis ababa has to offer — and where to find them.

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panorama

Around Addis

don vito ristorante

one of addis Ababa’s most popular Italian eateries, Don Vito Ristorante (located near to Atlas Hotel) is known for its pizza, clay pan-baked lasagna and tiramisu. The latter, a coffee-soaked cake with sweet cream and topped with a dusting of cocoa powder, goes perfectly with a piping hot cup of Ethiopian coffee.

As the weather heats up, the sweetest way to

beat the heat is with a few scoops of cool gelato

— Italy’s version of ice cream. Bruno’s, located

on the road behind Bole Medanealem Church,

is one of Addis Ababa’s top gelaterias, serving

such delectable flavors as hazelnut, strawberry,

coffee and mango.

BRuNO’S

enrico’s

for the best millefoglie — a cake that combines multiple

layers of flaky puff pastry with thick chantilly cream — head to historic Enrico’s in Piazza.

One of the first pastry shops in Ethiopia, Enrico’s was

established in 1953. Many decent competitors have emerged over the years,

but Enrico’s is still the go-to location for authentic, made-

from-scratch millefoglie. In fact, customers who don’t

arrive early enough in the day will often find the shop sold

out of the tasty treat.

Juventus club

juventus club, just behind Meskel Square, has been a gathering place for Addis Ababa’s Italian community for more than six decades. Thankfully, you don’t have to be a club member to enjoy the wide range of authentic Italian dishes, including crème caramel, a sweet, egg-based pudding topped with a layer of caramelized sugar.

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Commerce + Capital

versailles on Wheels

The palace of versailles is currently riding around Paris via commuter train. Palace officials recently came together with the national rail operator to transform an RER transit system train into carriages resembling the royal palace. The new décor, achieved through high-tech plastic film covering the walls, includes lavish paintings and golden statues reminiscent of different areas of the palace and its grounds.

Ancient Egypt is returning to life. After a decade-long restoration period,

the country has reopened its second-largest pyramid, along with six tombs

in the Giza necropolis. Thanks to these extensive renovations, tourists can now visit more ornately

painted resting places, including that of Queen Meresankh III, granddaughter of the king who built

the nearby Great Pyramid at Giza. Egypt is expecting that the historical beauty carved into the walls

of these ancient burial sites will keep tourists booking flights to Egypt.

TOMB REViVal

ethiopia Gets a little sWeeter

ethiopia is on a sugar high. With the help of loans from the China Development Bank Corporation and others, Ethiopia Sugar Corporation is building two sugar refineries in the South Omo Zone — a project that is creating jobs for local pastoralists. The company hopes these new refineries will help it reach its goal of making Ethiopia one of the world’s top 10 sweetener exporters by 2025. (C

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sudan’s first gold refinery recently opened in Khartoum, where 328 tons of gold will be produced every 12 months, making the refinery one of the largest plants in Africa. The country hopes to sell up to US$3 billion in gold this first year (more than doubling last year’s revenue).


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diplomacy + developmentpanorama

CaSHiNG iN ON CaSHEwSThirty years ago, cashew farming was a booming industry in Kenya. Gradually, the lack of direct

access to processing plants and competitive markets caused a significant drop in market price.

Many farmers began to give up on the crop. But a new government project wants to bring the

boom back by distributing new seedlings, helping farmers establish associations and providing

training to help them better manage their harvests. The Nut Processors Association of Kenya

thinks cashew output could increase fourfold — to 40,000 tons a year — by 2015.

The Namib Desert Beetle is one tough bug.

Dwelling in one of the world’s driest cli-

mates (only half an inch of rain each year),

the Namib survives by harvesting moisture

from morning fog and then storing the water on its back. Now, a U.S. start-

up called NBD Nano is using the beetle’s survival methods as inspiration.

The start-up is finishing its first fully functioning prototype and hopes to

create a cost-effective way to provide water to dry regions of the world. And,

according to The World Health Organization, roughly 3 billion people live

where water is scarce.

the neW enerGy source: seaWeed

seaweed — yes, the slimy stuff found in oceans world-wide — might soon prove to be a valuable resource. Recent studies show that a genetically engineered microbe can turn seaweed into a low-carbon biofuel. It could, in theory, supply the world’s energy needs several times over. Challenges remain in making the process economi-cally viable, but hopes are high. In the meantime, seaweed keeps on growing.

savinG india’s tiGers

india’s tiger reserves have long been popular tourist spots. But if you’re headed to one in the next couple of months with hopes of seeing the powerful cats, you might have to wait awhile. The dwindling number of tigers in India — which is home to half of the world’s population — has caused a new (temporary) ban on tourism inside core areas of the 41 reserves. Conservationists hope this decision will protect the 1,700 tigers left in the world.

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Events + Excursionspanorama

End up with an extra

few days in Rome,

London or Dubai?

Here are a few events

you can easily join,

whether for one hour

or five.

CaRNEValE iN ROME

if you find yourself in Rome this February, don’t miss a chance to participate in Carnevale, the traditional celebration that takes place 40 days before Easter. In fact, it might be difficult to avoid, with all the parades and parties, music and masks. Get the latest on all the festivities at selamta.co/carnevale.

February 2013

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www.yolyhotel.comtel (011.25111) 663.2828

p.o.box 5668 Addis AbAbA

Sandance, a music festival in Dubai that

coincides with the city’s cooler months, begins

in October and occurs monthly through April.

Only three years old, the festival has already

brought in artists like Omar Basaad, Mat

Kearney, The Fray, Frankie Knuckles and DJ Wire.

The Atlantis Hotel provides a beachside venue

for each month’s 12-hour event, so bring your

swimsuit and be ready to party in the moonlight.

To buy tickets and see who’s performing during

your next visit, go to selamta.co/sandance.

London’s Royal Academy will host 50 of French

painter Edouard Manet’s portraits between January 26

and April 14. The exhibit — Manet: Portraying Life —

spans the artist’s career, presenting well-known works

from public collections as well as private owners. The

curator also promises a few surprises. Intrigued? Visit

selamta.co/manet.

January–april 2013

January–april 2013

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ROHA HOTEL Lalibela

Roha Hotel provides all the services you need and expect from a 3-star hotel. A beautiful 3-star hotel to stay at when you visit the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia.

Tel.: +251-115525323, 115541534Fax: +251-11515868E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]: www.rohahotels.com

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hotels + hotspotspanorama

next time business or pleasure takes you to Brussels, treat yourself to a stay in a hotel where every room features original work by European artists. There are other perks too — like the hotel’s central location near the botanical gardens; sleek meeting spaces with Wi-Fi, integrated screens and LCD projects; and SmoodS, the hip living-room–styled restaurant where “atmospheric islands” allow you to select exactly what mood you’re in and what you want to eat. The hotel blog also keeps you up-to-date on the latest things to do and see around the city. For more information, visit selamta.co/hotelbloom.

Over dinner at one of the Four Seasons

Safari Lodge Serengeti’s restaurants,

you just might watch a family of ele-

phants ambling toward the skyline.

And since the Safari Lodge is entirely

within Serengeti National Park, the

elephants aren’t the only wild animals that might enliven your stay.

Boasting 60 rooms, 12 suites and five villas, as well as several restau-

rants, a spa and an infinity-edge swimming pool, the Lodge promises

a unique experience with superior service.

SERENGETi NaTiONal PaRK: FOuR SEaSONS SaFaRi lOdGE

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia: BluE NilE

The shore of lake tana — the Blue Nile’s birthplace and Ethiopia’s largest lake — is now home to Constellation Hotels & Resorts’ first Avanti resort. A mere 8 kilo-meters (roughly 5 miles) from the Bahir Dar Airport, the Blue Nile Hotel offers lake views from each of its 135 rooms, as well as from its multiple patios, bars and res-taurants. No matter what your party size, you’ll find a space — and a view — that works for you.

BEiJiNG, CHiNa: THE OPPOSiTE HOuSEA place of contrasts, the Opposite

House will both surprise you and seem

instantly comfortable and familiar. An

emerald glass exterior conveys an oasis

of calm, and once inside you can choose

from a variety of rooms, each with

plenty of natural light, high ceilings and

under-floor heating. The oak bathtub in

each room is the perfect place to unwind

from the day. Afterward, enjoy dinner

and a drink at one of the hotel’s five

restaurants.

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Ranger is available with a new 2.5-liter petrol engine or a choice of new

2.2- and 3.2-liter diesel engines. Each of these high-tech units combines

power and efficiency with fantastic range. For example, the 2.2-litre,

110 kW diesel engine puts up to 375 N•m of torque at your disposal for

excellent flexibility when you are on the move.

Depending on which model and engine you prefer, Ranger’s new engines

come with either a 5- or 6-speed manual transmission, or a smooth

6-speed automatic which features a manual sequential-shift capability.

Supplied by Ries Engineering Your FORD Dealer in Ethiopia

Come and visit us for all your vehicle & after sales needs, Ries Engineering Share Company Debrezeit road or at our showroom in front of Nyala Motors, P.O. Box 1116, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: +251-11-4403506/+251-11-8-400617, Fax: +251-11-4420667, E-mail: [email protected], Website: www.riesethiopia.com

Ranger is available with a new 2.5-liter petrol engine or a choice of new

2.2- and 3.2-liter diesel engines. Each of these high-tech units combines

power and efficiency with fantastic range. For example, the 2.2-litre,

110 kW diesel engine puts up to 375 N•m of torque at your disposal for

excellent flexibility when you are on the move.

Depending on which model and engine you prefer, Ranger’s new engines

come with either a 5- or 6-speed manual transmission, or a smooth

6-speed automatic which features a manual sequential-shift capability.

Supplied by Ries Engineering Your FORD Dealer in Ethiopia

Come and visit us for all your vehicle & after sales needs, Ries Engineering Share Company Debrezeit road or at our showroom in front of Nyala Motors, P.O. Box 1116, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: +251-11-4403506/+251-11-8-400617, Fax: +251-11-4420667, E-mail: [email protected], Website: www.riesethiopia.com

style + substancepanorama

FaB FuRNiTuREFor more than 10 years, husband and wife

Peter and Otsile Mabeo have been handcraft-

ing award-winning furniture for their epony-

mous company, Mabeo. The couple collaborates

with international designers and then brings

the furniture to life with a team in Botswana.

Mabeo has won several Editors’ Choice awards

for best craftsmanship at the International

Contemporary Furniture Fair. See their stun-

ning array of work online at selamta.co/mabeo.

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CuSHiONS THaT ROCKThe softest stone you’ll sit on this year could be South African designer Ronél Jordaan’s rock cushions, made with a traditional felt material (100% cotton). Jordaan also creates rugs, throws and wall hangings. Even more importantly, her materials and dyes are eco-friendly, and she’s trained more than 40 previously unemployed women to become professional felters.

NOT JuST “a” BiRdHOuSEThese 3-d wooden alphabets and numbers are sleek and modern, and they double as birdhouses. Mumbai-based artist Nishant Jethi designed and created the hollow, wooden nameplates and house numbers as alternative homes for nearby sparrows losing their dwellings to new construction.

PORTaBlE PaC-MaN pac-man has been on T-shirts, hats and posters, but it’s never been the subject of a luxury watch — until now. Swiss-based company Romain Jerome is producing four different limited-edition styles, with only 20 in each style, inspired by one of the world’s most recognizable video games.

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Vertical ethiopia

600 ft

25 lbs 4exploring new angles of an ancient country.

B y m a j k a B u r h a r d t

p h o t o s B y g a B e r o g e l

Four women rock climbing in

Ethiopia — climbing anywhere,

really — are hard to miss.

Each of us was adorned with

25 pounds of metal and nylon,

and we took turns contorting

our hands and feet into orange

sandstone as we tried to get higher. Our purpose?

Charting a new course into the unknown.

Launching yourself up vertical inclines is not

normal. I have learned that in my 17-year career as

a climber. It is, however, glorious — when it works.

And on that day in March 2007, it was glorious.

Five months before, in October 2006, the idea

of rock climbing in Ethiopia was no more than a

hunch. I’d spent a week traveling through the coun-

try’s rich, green coffee lands doing research, during

which I caught occasional glimpses of another

landscape that would appear and then vanish. The

basalt and limestone escarpments tucked into ver-

dant valleys were playing tricks with my mind.

I seized my first opportunity to learn more once

I arrived in Jimma, the largest city in southwest

Ethiopia. It took me five minutes to locate the sin-

gular Internet connection in the three-block radius

of the downtown.

Ten minutes later I watched a photo appear over

the dial-up connection, horizontal line by horizon-

tal line. The screen flickered. I waited, holding my

breath. And then I saw confirmation: sanguine and

orange bolts of sandstone stretching 600 feet into

the sky. (continued on page 26)

c a p t i o n | kristie arend climbs “jewel in the sand” — a first

ascent up a sandy buttress outside gheralta, ethiopia.


14,928 ft

s e c t i o n o n e

The moment I saw the sandstone towers

in the photograph, Ethiopia became my next climbing

destination.

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c a p t i o n s | (above) a local man climbs up the worn

cliffside to abuna yemata, a rock-hewn church near hawzein.

(opposite page) author majka Burhardt (far right) and three other

climbers discuss potential routes up the gheralta massif, outside the

town of megab.

at the time, Ethiopia was not

known as a climbing desti-

nation. The world had been

primed to pay attention to

this country because of

the stories of Axum, Haile

Selassie I and the famine of

1984; stories of the Derg, the Queen of Sheba, coffee

and more — but not climbing.

Prior to 2006, even my concept of Ethiopia had

been that of a dry, flat and barren land. That’s when

I was exposed to the country’s coffee lands — and

surprised by the mountains, jungles, bucolic abun-

dance and bougainvillea. I learned that more than

60 percent of Ethiopia lies above 2,000 feet, the

highest point being 14,928-foot Ras Dashen.

None of this was the Ethiopia of my previous

imagination.

The moment I saw the sandstone towers in

the photograph, Ethiopia became my next climb-

ing destination. A plan came together quickly:

assemble a team of top female climbers and a pho-

tographer, and commit to a book deal. Our goal was

to expand the dialogue about Ethiopia and to do so

via adventure.

The sandstone towers were from the Gheralta

Mountains in Tigray, 800 miles north of Jimma. My

team flew to Mekelle, Tigray’s capital, and we set

off driving north in the evening so that we arrived

at the mountains in the darkness. Sunrise revealed

overlapping massifs of towering rock formations

tumbling together in a high desert landscape. We

were climbing just a few hours later.

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a t its purest, rock climbing involves finding a

weakness in an expanse of rock and exploit-

ing that weakness to get to the top. There are

many variations on this primary objective. If the

rock face or cliff is long, then you need to puzzle it

out in rope lengths, or pitches. When the climber

puts several such sections together, the result is a

multi-pitch climb.

To keep yourself safe while climbing, you use a

complex array of gear (see fig. 1 on page 30) called

protection, and a nylon rope tested and rated to

withstand forces far greater than what a long

plummet might generate.

In Ethiopia, the weaknesses we sought were

cracks — pinky-finger size to head size. Cracks

provide both a place to cram hands and feet to

make upward progress and a place to put the pro-

tective gear that will keep you safe should you fall.

These cracks were also a better and safer bet than

the crumbling face surrounding them.

On our first attempt at an ascent, I was roped-in

with Helen Dudley. She and I had four days of climb-

ing as a pair before the other women would arrive.

I went first and reached my hands inside a yawn-

ing fissure and felt normalized by the stone biting

against my flesh. This was what we had come for.

The glory lasted approximately 25 feet. At that

point, the crack, which had previously seemed like

such a good idea, became a splayed and unstable

pillar. It was time to find plan B: another crack on

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c a p t i o n s | (opposite page) climbers work in tandem,

taking turns leading the way and finding the right cracks. (top)

majka Burhardt chooses cams for the climb she is preparing to lead.

(above) ethiopian life continues on around them.

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another rock formation that might yield to the

human body.

Helen and I retreated and hiked the hour back

down to our truck to meet Teddy Berhanu, our driver,

translator and liaison, who would soon become my

closest friend and advisor in Ethiopia.

“Are we finished climbing then?” Teddy asked

when we arrived. It wasn’t clear if he meant for the

day or forever.

“We’re just getting started,” I said.

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Rock climbing involves exploiting a rock’s weakness.


c a p t i o n s | (above) children in the mountain village of

megab smile for the camera, before scampering up a rock face in

tandem with the american climbers. (opposite page) helen dudley

places a cam into the crack — a spring-loaded device that will catch

the rope and climber in the event of a fall.

Ethiopia’s complexity had become for me both

human and physical.

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the reality of establishing first

ascents is that you are often

only actually climbing for

five percent of your time. The

other 95 percent of the time

you spend hiking, discussing,

trying, failing, hiking, discuss-

ing, doubting and then, if you are lucky, succeeding.

Climbing in Ethiopia was no different in this

regard, save for the fact that it was Ethiopia. Many

places in the world offer vertical exploration in a

cultural vacuum. In Ethiopia, that seclusion was

impossible. We wound our way through farmers’

fields dodging last season’s dried-out barley shoots,

around immaculately crafted stone houses and

threaded terraces built to save soil, water and crops.

The sun in the blue sky seared unforgivingly as

we searched for our next line of possible ascent.

Young children tucked their hands in ours, older

children told us stories and taught us Tigrayan

words, and soon parents and elders met us outside

their homes and welcomed us inside.

We drank barley beer; heard stories of a 1988 mas-

sacre that had happened right where we were spend-

ing our nights; listened to inspiring stories of new

wells and schools; learned of boom harvests and lean

harvests; held babies and shook everyone’s hand.

I am a physical explorer. I am drawn to the

tactile — feeling the arch of my foot roll over the

unexpected pebble, running my thumb across boul-

ders to know what the rock will feel like 400 feet

above, tunneling my shoulders through a chute of

branches and having the scratches to show for it.

This is how I have gained complexity and

understanding in other places. It is addictive. Yet

Ethiopia’s complexity had become for me both

human and physical.


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h elen and I hiked up to the towers I’d seen on

that photo in Jimma and to a weakness we’d

spied the day before. The climbing kept going this

time, and once we were 200 feet up, I knew we’d be

able to make it to the top of the spire. The feeling

was brilliant. The feeling was emboldening.

And then I saw a young boy poke his head out of

a nearby bush. I’d just climbed 200 feet up a techni-

cal, vertical face — one that had taken Helen and

me more than 90 minutes to conquer. That one boy

was joined by another, and another. I was tethered

in via a climbing rope; they moved freely to the edge

of the face and back into what I’d learn was a deep,

brush-choked gulley leading to our place of ascent.

This pattern continued the rest of the way up the

500-foot climb. We took the technical, challenging

way, and the children found an alternative. In the

end it was only the final summit mushroom that

was ours alone. We opted for their non-technical

route down and named our initial route “Learning

the Hard Way.”

When we arrived back at the base, Teddy was

waiting, wondering what we were up to in that

scalding sun. The children swarmed him, and we

were curious to know if they had climbed that route

before. With Teddy’s help translating, we learned

that they had not. They’d simply followed our lead

and started exploring in tandem.

“Do they think we are crazy?” I asked Teddy to

ask them.

The children shook their heads no and laughed

in response.

“Do you?” we asked Teddy.

“Yes.”



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helen and I, along with two

other women*, went on

to climb a half-dozen more

routes in the Gheralta. And our

story, Vertical Ethiopia: Climbing

toward possibility in the Horn of

Africa, was released in February 2008.

Over the next year I went on a 50-event speak-

ing tour and started a dialogue about Ethiopia in

the midst of the current global landscape, where

religion, politics and setting continually interact

and react. The conversation has yet to end.

Today, I still get monthly emails from curious

climbers. Several have since gone to Ethiopia, some

have established routes, and all have been touched

greatly by the country and its people. But I also

hear from nonclimbers who have simply fallen in

love with this ancient land.

I always write back and say what I still know

is true: There is adventure to be had in Ethiopia.

How much, how scary, how true, how certain is

up to you. Climb, walk, mountain bike, run, hike.

You will find a willing partner in Ethiopia. In

exchange, I wager you’ll help give Ethiopia a more

complex place at the table during the next global

conversation.

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In the years since her first climbing trip in Ethiopia, Majka

Burhardt has explored the country multiple times. In February

2013 she’ll return again for Accelerate Ethiopia — the first-

ever trail race in this country, supporting imagine1day and

the Himalayan Cataract Project. You can purchase her book

Vertical Ethiopia at her website (majkaburhardt.com), on

Amazon.com, or — in Ethiopia — at Book World.

* Majka Burhardt’s climbing partners, Helen Dudley, Caroline

George and Kristie Arend, were each instrumental in establishing

routes for that initial Ethiopia trip.

climbing is not the only way to be tactile and to explore the beautiful complexities of ethiopia. given the nature of the soft rock, it might be better to forgo the climbing (unless you’re an expert with a penchant for the extreme) and try any of the following instead:

» hike virtually anywhere or everywhere, especially in the mountains around Addis Ababa. Other options include the bale and simien mountains.

» Join hundreds of other runners in Addis or in the countryside, taking to the streets and trails before dawn. Ethiopia’s running culture is thriving and inclusive of all.

» Combine a visit to the churches of lalibela with walking, hiking or mountain biking in the surrounding valleys and mountains.

» Windsurf, paddle and swim northwest of Addis Ababa on lake langano in the Rift Valley.

c a p t i o n s | (opposite page) the topography of the gheralta

mountains shows itself at sunset. (above) the author purchases

food in a local market during a break from climbing.


A nyone who watches Good Will

Hunting is rooting for working-

class hero Matt Damon when he

flaunts Minnie Driver’s phone

number to a group of Harvard

students, challenging them with the now-famous

line, “How do you like them apples?”

What most people watching the movie do not

realize is that they are looking at the Upfront Bar

& Grill in downtown Toronto, not a campus pub in

Boston. Avid movie watchers might be surprised

how often — over the years, across all genres — they

have been led to believe they were watching scenes

shot in an American city, when they were actually

seeing pieces of this Canadian metropolis.

Toronto’s thriving film industry.

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In many cases, Toronto’s signature characteristics are what enable it to

morph into a different place altogether. In the 2007 production of Hairspray, the

city’s iconic electric streetcars made it a perfect stand-in for 1960s Baltimore.

In X-Men, Toronto’s 1914 citadel, Casa Loma, became Professor X’s school for

the gifted.

The 2000 satirical horror American Psycho stands as another example.

Toronto native Mary Harron chose to film the New York City–based drama in

her hometown because of the visual similarities between Toronto’s TD Centre

and New York’s Seagram Building (both designed by Bauhaus architect Mies

van der Rohe). The TD Centre, at the heart of the Canadian financial system,

seamlessly transformed into Wall Street.

At its core, Toronto is a patchwork of neighborhoods and cultures that are

integrated into the broader metropolis, creating a truly multicultural fabric.

Indeed, half of the city’s population hails from other countries. So it’s easy

to see why director Joel Zwick chose a house in Toronto’s Greek area as the

location for the Portokalos home in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, a story that was

actually set in Chicago.

Film lovers who visit Canada’s largest city will recognize other local land-

marks that have been featured in movies ranging from art-house films to

Hollywood blockbusters.

In fact, the city’s popularity as a filming location is what originally earned

it the moniker “Hollywood of the North” (despite Vancouver also claiming

the title) — a reputation that is underscored by the surprising depth of its

film landscape.

canada’s largest city, with its iconic cn tower (above), plays host to the toronto international film festival. tiff rolls out the red carpet for directors and authors such as deepa mehta and salman rushdie (right). and the city’s classic royal cinema (left) serves as a daytime post-production studio of movies that might one day be award-winners.

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E very September, the Toronto International Film Festival further

bolsters Toronto’s reputation as a satellite of Los Angeles —

rivaling the famous Cannes Film Festival in terms of press

attention and stars. Yet TIFF’s distinction comes less from the

red carpets and more from its position in the festival line-up as a

place to strike distribution deals and launch Academy Award contenders.

The atmosphere throughout the city during the festival is nothing short of

electric. Everyone is talking about movies and celebrity sightings. In 2012, Ryan

Gosling, Kristen Stewart, James Franco, Penelope Cruz and Christopher Walken

were among the stars who made an appearance.

From the cocktail waitress who volunteers at the fall festival on her days off,

to people at the coffee shop fueling up for a Midnight Madness screening, film

is on everyone’s mind. Bars stay open after hours and line-ups of hundreds of

people snake through the city.

Daniel Madore, an aspiring filmmaker from Los Angeles, travels to Toronto

every year for the festival and buys a 20-pack of tickets. In 2012, he attended

lectures by two of his icons: Brian De Palma, director of Scarface, and Rian

Johnson, who made Looper, the sci-fi picture with Bruce Willis and Joseph

Gordon-Levitt that kicked off the festival.

“I feel like a little boy when I come to TIFF,” says Madore, who compares his

two-week sojourn in Canada to his own version of film school. “I’ve loved mov-

ies all my life, and it reminds me why.”

On the last day of the festival, there is a free screening of the film that

won the People’s Choice Award, which in the past has been a bellwether for

the Oscars. Back in 2008, the festival was initially considered just a pit stop on

the way to DVD for Slumdog Millionaire; but after winning the People’s Choice

Award, the film grossed more than $140 million at North American box offices

and swept up eight Academy Awards.

actress laura linney signs autographs for fans before stepping onto the red carpet during the gala screening of her new film, Hyde Park on Hudson.

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In 2012, David O. Russell’s comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook, starring

Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper, took the crowd-pleaser accolade.

In recognition of Toronto’s status as a movie mecca, the city built the TIFF

Bell Lightbox in 2010 to house the festival and provide a year-round anchor for

the film industry. The building combines elements of a multiplex theater with

architectural aspects of the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

The open, airy space embodies the aesthetic of an industrial loft, featuring

high ceilings and contemporary building materials. The three-story atrium

is encircled by a fluid loop of ramps and stairs leading up to a stepped roof,

inspired by the Villa Malaparte in Capri, as featured in Jean-Luc Godard’s 1963

film Le Mépris.

In addition to its five theaters, the Lightbox houses galleries, student

centers, a library and an upscale market-bistro. During TIFF, it plays host to

directors’ talks, gala presentations and press conferences.

toronto’s historic theaters support a wide range of festivals in addition to the mega tiff, with more than one theater celebrating a century of entertainment.

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Aside from the TIFF, dozens of smaller film festivals have arisen to

reflect Toronto’s multicultural richness, including:

• Hot Docs (North America’s largest documentary festival)

• Inside Out (Lesbian and gay film and video festival)

• Rendezvous with Madness (sponsored by Toronto’s world-

renowned Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)

• Toronto Jewish Festival

• Reel Asian International Film Festival

• Cinefranco (a celebration of francophone films from around the world)

• ImagineNATIVE (the world’s largest festival showcasing indigenous media)

This broad range of festivals exists because of the handful of historic

cinemas that host them, including the Revue in the Roncesvalles area. The

100-year-old cinema continues to show the silent films it screened during its

heyday. The surrounding neighborhood rallied to raise $130,000 to purchase

and preserve the Revue when it was threatened with closure in 2006.

The Bloor is likewise celebrating its 100th year as a cinema in 2013, after

reopening in March 2012 under new management. And the Royal, in the heart

of Little Italy, where much of Toronto’s local film talent lives, has survived by

converting into a post-production facility by day.

The neighborhood surrounding the Royal is also a popular film location

because of its old-fashioned gelaterias, colorful fruit markets, maple-lined

boulevards and Victorian heritage homes. On a fall evening, nearby Clinton

Street was shut down and filled with bright lights and costumed crime-fighters

milling about while shooting Kick-Ass 2. And The F-Word, a romantic comedy

starring Daniel Radcliffe (of Harry Potter fame), shot scenes inside the Royal

two weeks prior to TIFF.

In The F-Word, Toronto plays itself — a tough role for a city so used to

pretending to be someone else. Like a character actor, the city has built its

reputation on being able to transform into whatever a film demands. But

whether it is posing as New York, Chicago, Baltimore or an alternate universe,

a little bit of Toronto’s uniqueness always shines through.


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alarming rate across the nation of Kenya. Workers in Nairobi

and Mombasa have been commuting into town with surprising-

ly fewer shillings in their pockets than just a few years ago. The

couriers who used to transport money from cities and towns to

rural areas now travel empty-handed. Roadside vendors have

started to advertise the fact that they would rather not accept

paper currency.

All of this is not the result of a financial crisis or political upheaval; rather,

it stems from a revolution of a different sort: a technological one. Over the past

half decade, Kenya has emerged — seemingly from nowhere — as a hotbed of

innovation in the area of mobile money-transfer systems and for other types of

software and services for mobile devices.

Nearly 70 percent of Kenyan adults transfer money to each other via their

mobile phones — the highest percentage of any country on earth — and more

than US$320 million dollars are transferred via Kenyan mobile phones each

month. According to The Economist, this adds up to a quarter of Kenya’s GNP. As

a result, cash payments are rapidly being replaced by mobile-phone payments in

virtually every sector of the nation’s economy.

This emergence of a digital transaction culture has also sparked a creative

renaissance in Nairobi’s software-development scene, and the city is attracting

attention from prominent members of the global IT community.

After a visit to the city in late 2010, influential tech blogger and Harvard

researcher Ethan Zuckerman wrote on his blog that “Kenya matters because it’s

one of the places where the future of technology is coming into focus, where a

generation of creative people are building the future, one experiment at a time.”

While Kenya’s rapid adoption of mobile technology was in many ways unex-

pected, it did not emerge by happenstance. Rather, it was the result of several

factors working together throughout the past decade: telecom infrastructure

development, unique social dynamics and an enabling regulatory environment.

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S RECENTLY AS 1999, Kenya’s telecommunications infrastructure was

rudimentary at best. There were only 300,000 landline telephones, and

mobile phone service had only just been introduced. Later that year,

Kenya’s telecom sector was deregulated, and the state-owned behe-

moth — Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation — was

broken apart.

The formerly state-owned wireless monopoly, Safaricom, soon grew

to dominate the market for wireless services, even as several major

international operators brought competition.

The mobile payments revolution was birthed in 2007 by Safaricom, when an SMS-

based money-transfer system was introduced (originally as a solution for microlending

programs) and piloted in Nairobi. The application was dubbed M-Pesa (pesa is Swahili

for “money”), and its usage as a simple method of money transfer spread like wildfire

among Safaricom’s large user population.

M-Pesa allows users to load money onto their phones (similar to how airtime is

loaded onto pre-paid phones) and then send that money to another phone through a

simple text message. The introduction of M-Pesa coincided with the explosive growth

of mobile phone usage across many developing countries, including Kenya.

By 2012, more than 17 million Kenyans (roughly 70 percent of Kenya’s adult popula-

tion) were using M-Pesa to pay for everything from groceries to public utilities.

A couple of sociological reasons have been cited for why Kenya took to mobile

money transfers so quickly. For one, an extremely high proportion of Kenya’s urban

population helps support family members in rural parts of the country. Over the years,

hand delivery and sending bundles of cash through bus drivers were the main ways

to transfer funds to the countryside. With security being an issue in many areas, the

introduction of M-Pesa offered a safe, cheap and convenient alternative.

Additionally, when the idea of mobile payments was introduced, the majority of

Kenyans did not have access to formal financial services. With the advent of M-Pesa,

any mobile phone could operate like a mini banking center.

With Safaricom, users can bypass the formal banking sector — a point not lost on

Kenya’s banking sector and government regulators. Although concerns were raised

about whether M-Pesa should be legally viewed as a bank, a regulatory framework was

set up with the Central Bank of Kenya; within this framework, Safaricom can operate

efficiently without the burden of being regulated like a financial services provider.

Safaricom’s chief competitors, including Zain (now Airtel) and Orange, soon devel-

oped their own versions of M-Pesa, significantly broadening the market.

A nourishing environMent for technology

ODAY, KENYA HAS BECOME host to a flourishing ecosystem where

numerous software applications, services and even social habits have

emerged from the country’s aptitude, and appetite, for mobile transac-

tion platforms.

One of the most significant software innovations to emerge from

Kenya is Ushahidi, an application that allows large groups of people to

submit crisis-related information via email, social media or text mes-

sage, which can then be visualized on an online map.

The service was originally developed by Kenyan software developer David Kobia

in response to the 2007 post-election crisis, when obtaining accurate, on-the-ground

information became extremely difficult.

Because it can be deployed quickly and allows first-responders to analyze incident

reports through a digital dashboard of sophisticated tools, Ushahidi has since been

used in crisis-relief operations around the globe, including earthquake relief efforts in

Chile, Haiti and Japan.

Ushahidi has received numerous international awards and grants for its work, and

the organization’s founders have leveraged this growing acclaim and influence to stoke

the flames of Kenya’s software community.

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In 2010, using a grant from philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network, the

company established iHub, a co-working space and community center for Nairobi’s

technology entrepreneurs and creative professionals. Located in a building off Ngong

Road, iHub is a constant buzz of activity, hosting everything from business entrepre-

neurship competitions to all-night computer code-writing sessions.

Sitting in the middle of all this commotion is Erik Hersman, one of Ushahidi’s co-

founders and an American by birth who has spent most of his life in Kenya. He says

that government support has been critical to allowing all of this innovation to flourish.

“Kenya is not hamstrung by rigid regulations,” he says, “which are major obstacles in

most other African countries.”

Dozens of new companies have been birthed from iHub, and the center has attract-

ed attention — and funding — from international investors, researchers and leading

tech companies (including Google, Microsoft and Nokia).

The Kenyan government’s Internet Communications Technology board has even

partnered with iHub on several initiatives. The head of the ICT board, Paul Kukubo,

is the former CEO of a local tech start-up. Kukubo had experienced firsthand the

challenges of competing globally in the IT industry during the years when Internet

connections were expensive and bandwidth was limited.

Today, Kenyan businesses can access world-class fiber-optic links to the rest of the

world, and fierce telecom competition has significantly lowered connectivity prices.

Kenya’s government is determined to leverage this improved infrastructure to pro-

vide jobs and economic growth for Kenya’s next generation. In a 2010 interview with

The Financial Times, Kukubo projected that if 1 million jobs could be created by Kenya’s IT

sector, “the service economy should surpass agriculture in five years.”

The emerging success of Kenya’s mobile tech sector has also spurred several other

national initiatives to put the nation on the global IT map. The government’s policy

roadmap, Vision 2030, is heavily focused on infrastructure to create the foundation for

sustainable economic growth.

New fiber-optic networks are also being planned to enhance the nation’s telecommu-

nications capacity. Major global tech firms such as Siemens, HP, IBM and Samsung have

already set up operations in Kenya, and the government hopes many more will follow.

Additionally, plans for a new technology-focused city called Konza have been laid

out on a 2,000-hectare (roughly 4,940-acre) plot outside Nairobi. Konza will include

office parks for science and technology firms, a university, retail outlets and residen-

tial facilities. Private investment is being sought for the elaborate plan, estimated to

be completed in phases over a 20-year period at a total cost of US$7 billion.

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MID ALL THE HYPE in the IT sector, however, the industry is still young,

and only a handful of Kenyan IT success stories currently exist. Some

Nairobi tech businesses — like those in Silicon Valley — murmur about a

talent shortage, lamenting that a handful of successful companies seem

to have swept up the best developers and programmers in the nation.

Others have complained that the large influence and budgets of Kenya’s

NGOs have kept many skilled professionals out of the private sector.

Obtaining financing is also a challenge for young companies whose

only assets are often lines of computer code sitting on a hard drive. Ory Okolloh knows

that well. She’s one of Ushahidi’s co-founders and is currently Google’s policy manager

for Africa.

“A scenario I come across far too often,” Okolloh wrote in the March 2012 issue of

MIT’s Technology Review, “is that a young African technologist with a great product . . .

gets a chance to demonstrate it, to wide acclaim. But to translate it into an actual busi-

ness opportunity, the innovator is expected to hand over cash or a 40-percent stake in

the business.”

Yet with sights set on its world-changing potential, Kenya’s tech community is

growing increasingly restless. No longer content with being known for mobile money

transfers, the major players want to take their place alongside the world’s leading cities

known for IT innovation.

Ali Hussein, CEO of Nairobi web-development agency 3Mice, is a veteran tech

entrepreneur with an interest in helping young technologies navigate their way in

the business world. “The critical point in Kenya now,” he says, “is to convert all these

IT innovations into viable businesses. Can we build the next IBM? Apple? Microsoft?”

The jury is still out on that, he says, but with proper training, mentorship and access

to capital, he and many of his peers see great opportunities ahead.

But can Kenya’s emerging technology success be replicated in other African

countries? Nations such as Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa have given birth to

successful software ventures, and talented young programmers can be found all across

the continent. Yet only Kenya has the unique combination of a large population of

digital transaction platform users, strong public sector support and a growing global

reputation for innovation.

If these factors continue to grow, all eyes will be on Kenya as it fulfills its vision of

becoming a leading global hub for software innovation.

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H E N YOU LO O K at Kuala Lumpur’s

Petronas Towers today, you see a tech-

nological marvel — once the world’s

tallest buildings. But what isn’t obvious

to the naked eye is that the 452-meter*

(roughly 1,480-foot) buildings almost

didn’t get off the ground.

The towers’ history is as dramatic as their outline. During

the three years of their actual construction (1993–1996),

numerous setbacks and challenges had Malaysians betting

that the buildings would never rise.

The towering structures were the vision of a former

Malaysian prime minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad,

and the project of the national oil company, Petronas.

Determined to not only see them built but also create some

competition and reduce costs, Dr. Mahathir awarded the

building contract to two different companies from two dif-

ferent countries: Samsung Engineering & Construction from

Korea and Hazama Corporation from Japan.

The companies entered a race against time — and each

other — to see who could build the tower fastest. If either

company fell behind the crazy two-year deadline, it would

have to pay a delay cost of roughly US$700,000 per day. The

pressure was immense, and the competition provided view-

ers with the ultimate reality show.

Every day, the public watched with fascination the prog-

ress (or lack thereof) on what would become their national

icons. The staff of each tower spied on its competition with

binoculars in either panic or relief, to

see whether it was behind or ahead.

Malaysians pored over photographs,

shared gossip and generally followed

every whiff of drama or disaster as

a floor went up every four days — a

record anywhere.

Ultimately, the Korean company

finished its tower one month earlier,

despite the disadvantage of hav-

ing started one month later than

Hazama. Samsung had been secretly

assembling its spire inside its tower,

unseen; in the wee hours of one

morning in 1996, they placed the

completed spire atop the East tower

and so won the race.

Kuala Lumpur’s race to finish

its mammoth towers would serve

as a fitting symbol of the country’s

race to establish itself as a powerful

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MALAYSI A I S A YOUNG NAT IO N, having risen from colo-

nial rule in 1957. After the British pulled out, the country’s

three main groups — Malay, Indian and Chinese — had to

find a way forward without an external force pulling the

strings. The country, then as now, is a predominantly Malay

population with a Muslim majority.

When Dr. Mahathir became prime minister in 1981, he

wanted to put Malaysia on the map — not as a sleepy, pri-

marily agricultural country producing palm oil and other

products, but as an industrialized Asian tiger. To do this, he

needed a landmark.

Dr. Mahathir hadn’t initially set out to build the world’s

tallest buildings. Back then, the tallest building in the federal

capital was only 36 stories and the Sears Tower in Chicago

(now known as the Willis Tower) held the world title.

Yet as confidence in the project grew, it seemed that the

entire country wanted to knock the United States off its perch.

Dr. Mahathir wanted a design that was distinctly Malaysian

— one that would reflect the country’s Islamic heritage.

So the country staged a competition for the best design,

from which emerged Cesar Pelli, an Argentinian-American

architect.

Pelli’s design, with a symbolic and elegant double-tower

structure, embodied the Malaysia the country wanted to por-

tray to the world. In the Lifestyle Network’s “Vertical City”

series, the architect said, “One very key thing in my mind

was that the building should not look as if it could have been

built in the U.S. or anywhere in Europe.”

The original design was considered a standout, according

to Dr. Mahathir. “Together,” he said in his memoir, the two

towers joined together by a sky bridge would “form a great

arch that might suggest a gateway not just to Kuala Lumpur

but to Malaysia’s proud, modern future.”

After poring over dozens of books on Islamic architecture

for inspiration, Pelli designed the towers’ bases to be shaped

as eight-pointed stars, with each successive level tapering off

slightly — evoking the many great historic buildings of the

classical Islamic world. Dr. Mahathir wanted the buildings to

create an arrow pointing skyward, depicting progress and the

country’s path to growth.

The inside of the buildings also reflect the country’s

heritage. Intricately carved wooden panels inside the lobby

windows were inspired by hardwood carvings from the East

Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The swooping floor patterns

emanating from a central point “are based on intricate pat-

terns of pandan weaving and bertam palm wall matting,” Dr.

Mahathir explained.

Punctured-steel wall decorations even mimic traditional

handicrafts. No detail was left out. Connecting the tow-

ers with a bridge 58.4 meters in the air “made them more

clearly into a portal — a portal to the infinite,” Pelli told the

Discovery Channel in an interview aired in 2006.

But this “portal” seemed, at first, impossible to execute.

Pelli quickly realized that the tow-

ers would sway with strong winds,

so most bridges connecting them

would shatter. The ingenious solution

was to “float” the sky bridge on huge

ball bearings using an arch, so that it

might literally sway in the wind.

At their completion, and for many

years after, the towers ranked as the

world’s tallest skyscrapers. Today,

they come in fifth at 452 meters, with

88 stories. (The current record holder

is Dubai’s 828-meter Burj Khalifa.)

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Dr. Mahathir told the gathered crowd:

“When people are short, they need a

soapbox in order to be seen and heard.

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tively we were short, not players of

tall stature in the international game.

“The towers were Malaysia’s soap-

box, but they have since also become

the country’s landmark, a part of

our internationally recognized and

admired brand image.”

Kuala Lumpur’s identity seems

divided into two parts: before and

after the Petronas Towers. With their

construction, a quiet city of low-rises

became, virtually overnight, a global

player. Had you looked out from the

Mandarin Oriental Hotel in 1992, you

would have seen a large expanse of

green and just a few buildings. Today,

the view consists of a modern metrop-

olis full of grandiose skyscrapers.

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Malaysia what was possible for

itself. It was no accident that after

construction was complete, the

country declared its goal of reach-

ing developed-nation status by 2020.

If Malaysia could build the towers,

it was reasoned, Malaysia could do

anything.

Indeed, Pelli and the teams who

raced to construct the Petronas Towers

have created an icon for Kuala Lumpur

that combines the beauty of its culture

with hopes for its future.

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NEiGHBORHOOd BlOCK PaRTYMusician Meklit Hadero opens minds and creates connections. | BY K R IST E N K I M M E L

Meklit Hadero stands poised

in the spotlight and breaks

into a smile as she begins

to sing, seamlessly moving from a

cool crooning to a dramatic display

of vocal acrobatics. Her mesmer-

izing sound manifests the diverse

San Francisco arts scene, with hints

of jazz, soul and folk plus a distinct

splash of Ethiopian vibrato.

Hadero is precise yet playful,

commanding yet carefree — an

intriguing blend that’s captured

the attention of the audience not

only here at the Hotel Café in Los

Angeles, but also worldwide.

Born in Addis Ababa and raised

in the United States, Hadero called

many places home while growing

up, including Iowa, New York and

Florida. Her parents, both physi-

cians, cultivated an intellectual envi-

ronment, teaching their daughters

to think independently. “They were

very clear with us that we could

do what we wanted in the world,”

Hadero says. “We could say whatever

we wanted to say and make whatever

impact we wanted to make.”

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ical science from Yale in 2002, Hadero

moved to San Francisco. It was there she

realized just how she could use her voice

to make the impact her parents had

encouraged.

“I grew up singing here and there,”

she recalls, “but it changed for me in

San Francisco. I started meeting differ-

ent kinds of artists — musicians, visual

artists, sculptors — who were thinking

about art in a way that asked questions.

They were thinking about art and com-

munity, and how to connect those two

things and strengthen them. That I could

sink my teeth into.”

Hadero dove into arts administration,

first as an organizer for a street-level fes-

tival and then as resident artist at the Red

Poppy Art House, where she ran shows

and eventually started performing. Her

impressive list of residencies and involve-

ment in local arts initiatives would only

grow over the years.

In 2009, Hadero became a TEDGlobal

Fellow and founded the Arba Minch

Collective, a group of Ethiopian musi-

cians, filmmakers, photographers and

writers living in North America. “I had

learned about this network of Ethiopian

artists in the States, and I thought, maybe

we need to start having experiences together,

so we’re staying connected as a generation to

what’s happening in Ethiopia.”

The group took its first trip to Ethiopia

in December 2009. Five months later,

Hadero released her debut solo album,

On a Day Like This…, which garnered inter-

national attention and solidified her sta-

tus as a darling of the San Francisco

arts scene — as well as the worldwide

Ethiopian community.

Last year, Hadero introduced two

vastly different albums. In April 2012, she

and Ethiopian-American hip-hop artists

Gabriel Teodros and Burntface released

a self-described “hip-hop space opera”

under the name CopperWire. The group

shot a music video for its first single,

“Phone Home,” when touring in Gondar,

Ethiopia, with the Arba Minch Collective

in 2011.

“CopperWire is a metaphor,” Hadero

explains. “We’re aliens landing on Earth.

In a way, when you’re from somewhere

and you live somewhere else, you kind of

feel like an alien everywhere you land. But

it’s all home.”

In September 2012, Hadero released an

album with San Francisco-based musician

and friend Quinn DeVeaux. Meklit & Quinn

showcases Hadero’s voice on an eclectic

mix of covers, from Stevie Wonder’s “I

Was Made to Love Her” to indie-rock

band Arcade Fire’s “Neighborhood #1

(Tunnels).”

“I’ve never wanted to be pigeonholed

into one particular type of sound,” Hadero

says. “I find collaboration to be a way

to tap into different parts of yourself,

Meklit Hadero displays her vocal acrobatics at the Hotel Café in Los Angeles, California (left). In addition to performing as a musician, Hadero serves as a TEDGlobal senior fellow and founder of both the Arba Minch Collective and The Nile Project.

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of you.”

As if touring for two new albums

wasn’t enough for 2012, Hadero was

selected to continue working with TED

as a senior fellow. She also took her inter-

est in the arts and community to a global

level, starting the Nile Project, inspired by

Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project.

For the Nile Project, Hadero and

Egyptian ethnomusicologist Mina Girgis

are bringing together musicians from

countries along the Nile River in a unique

cross-cultural collaboration.

“I’m interested in creating a language

of music that’s relevant to the whole

region,” Hadero explains. “What does it

sound like when an Ethiopian scale meets

Ugandan percussion, or when a Sudanese

singer sings with a Kenyan bass player?

We have a neighborhood defined by an

ecological relationship, so what does a

neighborhood block party sound like?

And how does that relate to the ways that

we are with each other outside of music?”

In May 2012, Hadero and Girgis took

a scouting trip for the Nile Project,

selecting musicians and researching the

musical traditions and instruments of

each country. In January 2013, the group

will meet at the FEKRA Cultural Center

in southern Egypt to write music. They

will perform around the United States in

August 2013 and are planning a tour down

the Nile and its source lakes in 2014.

Watching Hadero on stage, it’s hard

to imagine that this innovator has any-

thing else on her mind but the pure joy of

music. As she closes her eyes and reaches

her hands in the air, relishing the first

moments of a new song, she creates a

sense of awe and connection among the

diverse crowd at this Hollywood club.

When the Nile becomes her stage, those

connections will grow even more mean-

ingful. We suspect it’s a performance you

won’t want to miss.

“Maybe we need to start having experiences together, so we’re staying connected as a generation to what’s happening in Ethiopia.”

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dEBaTES iN THE HOuSE OF PaRliaMENTCurious about what exactly takes place inside Westminster Palace? This iconic building

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you an interesting look at the government as well as a sneak peek at the palace’s beautiful,

historic interior — from the detailed mosaics in the Central Lobby to the vaulted ceiling

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London may have a reputation for being expensive, but that doesn’t have

to stop you from experiencing its history. Check out these centuries-old

traditions in the U.K. capital that don’t cost a pence.

changing of the guard at buckingham palace

old bailey public galleries

catch the phrase “Halt! Who goes there?” in action. With a red-cloaked yeoman warder (also known as a Beefeater) as your guide, discover what happens to Queen Elizabeth’s keys each night as the tower is locked. This nightly ceremony has taken place without fail for more than 700 years — even dur-ing the worst bombing raids of World War II. While tickets are free, be sure to request yours at least two months in advance. selamta.co/londontower

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Competition from both sides sparks a digital camera revolution. | BY RO N LO N D E N

For years, compact digital cam-

eras fit into a comfortable

niche in photography’s food

chain, producing really good

pictures from a device that fit

in your pocket. Other products couldn’t

match that combination.

Then came smartphones.

These days, most people walk around

with a gadget that takes high-quality

photos and videos — and can actually

place phone calls as well. To survive in a

suddenly crowded market, small cameras

had to upgrade.

The past few years have seen a revo-

lution in compact digital cameras with

interchangeable lenses. The ability to

change lenses offers higher quality and

greater “speed” — enabling the user to

shoot in lower light — than conventional

compact cameras. These so-called “mir-

rorless” cameras tend to cost more than

a typical point-and-shoot and are also

somewhat larger.

Virtually all digital cameras offer a

screen on the back of the camera for

reviewing photos. And for most mirror-

less cameras, this is also how you shoot

the picture: looking at arm’s length at the

back of the camera.

I’m showing my prejudice as a profes-

sional photographer, but I hate operating

a camera as if I’m reading a newspaper. So

in addition to the standard screen on the

back, we’ll look at cameras that allow the

user to shoot with the camera held next

to the face. When you shoot that way, the

quality of the viewfinder is paramount.

Giving special attention to the view-

finder experience, here are three good

choices in this market space, at three dif-

ferent cost levels.*

nikon 1 v1 (us$497; 10-30mm lens)

Nikon entered late into the mirrorless

market, but the Nikon 1 is a good option.

The V1 is the smallest of the three mod-

els, and its eye-level viewfinder is better

than most on the market. Nikon is also

one of the most respected lens manufac-

turers out there, making this a very good

choice for the price.

sony alpha nex-7

(us$1,348; 18-55mm lens)The NEX-7 sits near the higher end

of Sony’s broad “Alpha” line of cam-

eras. Its electronic viewfinder uses OLED

technology, which offers a spectacular-

ly crisp image. (The next generation of

TVs will likely be OLED-based, but it’s

currently too expensive for television

screens.) The viewfinder has to be seen

to be believed.

fujifilm x-pro1

(us$2,298; 35mm f/1.4 lens)The X-Pro1 calls to mind a classic Leica

rangefinder, with large analog controls

and ultra-sharp lenses for the serious

photographer. The electronic viewfinder

is good but not great. The real advantage

is an optical viewfinder, available with

the touch of a button through the same

small lens. (With an optical viewfinder,

there’s no electronic screen; you look

straight through glass at the subject.)

Offering both through a single view-

finder is a technical tour-de-force.

This is more than a hypothetical com-

parison. After years of carrying heavy

digital single-lens reflex cameras around,

I recently added a mirrorless to my col-

lection.

For me? I bought the Fujifilm.

Big Pictures from Small Cameras

* prices listed are from a major online photo retailer.

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Cuisinespotlight

For centuries, Zanzibar’s famed spices have lured visitors to the

shores of the archipelago. Today, tourists can wander the spice mar-

ket in ancient Stone Town or visit a local farm in the lush inland

hills to learn how the island’s tropical climate makes it ideal for

growing spices.

Located 40 kilometers (roughly 25 miles) off the coast of Tanzania, the island

was formerly a trading hub for Europeans, Arabs and Indians, and the current

culture reflects elements of all three. The food, from fish masala to pepper steak,

takes as much from Swahili culture as it does from any of its influences.

On a recent trip to the island, I participated in a local cooking class, desir-

ing to not only smell the surrounding spices and food but also experience

them. Whether taking place in a hotel kitchen or a resident’s backyard, classes

can easily be arranged through hotels or local travel agents.

And so I found myself joining sisters-in-law Mankiwa and Ester mid-morning

as they began preparing lunch for a group of tourists. The women were surround-

ed by raw ingredients — onions, tomatoes, bananas and the like — in the small

courtyard behind their house, but they started with my favorite: the coconut.

Ester broke open the small fruit with a few whacks from a stick, emptied

the water into a bowl and passed half to Mankiwa, who brought over a special

stool designed just for scraping coconut.

Called an mbuzi ya nazi, or just mbuzi, the seat has a serrated metal tool built

into one end, which Mankiwa used to scrape the inside of the coconut. The

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women would later make coconut milk by

blending the coconut flakes with water.

Mankiwa let me try my hand at scrap-

ing, which presented a fun challenge to

not scrape too much or too little of the

white flesh at a time, and to stop before

getting to the brown outer shell.

Meanwhile, the women started a few

small fires with coconut fibers and began

cooking separate bowls of bananas and

potatoes in coconut oil, adding turmeric,

garlic, salt and grated tomato.

A kingfish, caught in the clear blue

waters off the coast, had been cut into

small pieces and was waiting in a bowl

of water. Ester crushed ginger with garlic

and salt, to tame some of the ginger’s hot

flavor, before adding it to the fish about

to be fried in sunflower oil.

Mankiwa’s quick brown fingers were

soon flicking between bowls of star fruit,

fresh tomato and coconut milk, creating

separate dishes with delicate differences.

She added garlic and onions to a bowl of

smashed leaves from the cassava plant —

a starchy staple of the Zanzibarian diet.

This traditional dish is known as suku-

ma wiki, which means “to push or stretch

the week,” because the cassava leaves — or

any leafy substitute — are an inexpensive

addition often used to help fill out meals.

When it came time to cook the rice,

Ester added packets of cumin and car-

damom from Stone Town’s spice market

to a huge pot, already simmering with a

large cinnamon stick, garlic, onion, salt

and pepper. The rice smoldered over the

fire, releasing warm, earthy spice scents.

The women covered the pot and let

it sit for about 20 minutes. “Pole, pole,”

my translator explained — or, “Slowly,

slowly” — is the way to cook in Zanzibar.

About two hours after we’d first begun

scraping coconut, it finally came time to

eat. We sat on plastic mats and dished

up each of the flavorful entrées. I tried

to single out specific spice flavors, but

instead they had all blended to create an

entirely new taste.

Maybe this meal was a little like

Zanzibar itself: Through the years, the

islands slowly, slowly have become a

blend of cultures, and the foods of those

cultures have likewise combined to create

something new and delicious.

I ate until I was full and later bought

spices from a nearby farm, ready to try

out the recipes in my own kitchen. If only

I had room for an mbuzi in my suitcase.

—becky thomton is a writer based in orlando, florida (usa). her first overseas experience was to ethiopia in 2000, when she fell in love with africa, and she has since visited the continent eight times.

Zanzibar's vibrant tourist and fishing industries build up hearty appetites. Mankiwa Emanuel Enkwabi (above) uses local coconut as well as red onion, garlic and ginger to create a feast. Zanzibar's spices also make fragrant soaps (below left).

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It is impossible to see all of a city in which 13th–

century forts coexist with 21st–century highways. But

give Delhi a day, and within those 24 hours you will

notice ancient history squabbling, murmuring and,

finally, coexisting with its contemporary ambitions.

9 a.m. Begin your morning by hailing a taxi or

auto rickshaw. (Warning: These yellow-and-green three-

wheel vehicles are a cheap way to get around. However,

their drivers are often looking to make a quick buck

from unsuspecting tourists, so insist they switch on the

meter.) Then head to Saravana Bhavan on Janpath for a

tasty breakfast of vegetarian south Indian food at a rea-

sonable price. Order the rice flour-based dosa or uttapam,

served with a spicy lentil curry and colorful condiments.

Craving coffee? Saravana Bhavan serves what’s called

filter coffee — prepared from a thick coffee concentrate

and boiling milk, then served in a steel glass placed in

a steel bowl. To look like a pro, pour the drink from a

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height back-and-forth from glass to bowl,

allowing the sugar to mix and the drink

to “breathe.”

10 a.m. Just a few steps from Saravana

Bhavan stands Cottage Emporium. This

government-run shopping complex of-

fers some of the finest Indian handicrafts

under one roof. Revel in the intricacies

of the textiles, the extravagance of the

jewelry and the splendor of the carpets.

Or, if you prefer the windy outdoors to

air-conditioned comforts and bargaining

to price tags, browse the stalls of Janpath

market. Haggle with good humor and

you’ll be sure to leave with frighten-

ing masks, silk stoles and maybe even a

bronze Indian god — all at a good price.

11:30 a.m. Pile your bags into another

How to get there »

Ethiopian Airlines flies daily from Addis Ababa to Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport.

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auto rickshaw or cab and take a short ride

for a look-see at the most famous Delhi

landmarks: India Gate, parliament and

the president’s house. A simple drive-

by of these monuments will give you a

chance to marvel at these immense colo-

nial structures built by the British. Then

head to Jantar mantar, an astronomical

observatory, to get a sense of India’s scien-

tific achievements 300 years ago.

1 p.m. Don’t forget a dose of luxury.

From Jantar Mantar, cross the road to the

park hotel on Parliament Street for a ses-

sion at its decadent Aura Spa. Afterward,

decide if you want to continue splurging

with a fine meal at the hotel’s Indian res-

taurant, Fire, or whether you’re game for

some madness. If so …

2:30 p.m. … take the Metro from

Central Secretariat to Chawri Bazar on the

yellow line. Here in North (or old) Delhi,

you’ll find yourself in snaking gullies, jos-

tling with cycle rickshaws, cows and cars,

skipping over puddles and avoiding alms

seekers. This is the India of stereotypes,

where chaos reigns. If you are steely of

nerve and hardy of stomach, try the un-

limited street food options. A good gauge

of the best street seller is the crowd at his

cart. In these lanes, you can get the finest

kababs and naan breads in the city.

3:30 p.m. From Chawri Bazaar, make

your way by cycle rickshaw or cab to

the imposing Jama masjid, one of the

most important Indian mosques. The

courtyard alone holds up to 25,000 peo-

ple; if that doesn’t instantly impress, its

sandstone-and-marble facade and throng

of worshipers will. Red Fort — a 17th–

century fort created by Mughal Emperor

Shah Jahan — is also just a 20-minute trip

away by foot.

5 p.m. Take an auto rickshaw or cab to

humayun’s Tomb. The tomb is said to

have inspired the Taj Mahal, and it will ap-

pear as an oasis of peace after the flurry of

Old Delhi. Birds chirp, children play catch

and residents of the neighborhood take

their evening walk around this magnifi-

cent red sandstone mausoleum. Just five

kilometers (about three miles) from there

stand the Lodi Gardens, with tree-lined

avenues, bursting flowerbeds and well-

tended lawns. As the skies darken, the

birds make a terrific racket in the treetops.

But Lodi Gardens is still one of the most

serene places in Delhi, where 16th–cen-

tury ruins are offset by vistas of green and

rivulets of water, making it a favorite for

lovers and picnicking families alike.

7:30 p.m. At night, Delhi stays awake

in pockets. Khan Market, a short drive

from Humayun’s Tomb, has tradition-

ally been the favorite hangout. But hauz

Humayun's Tomb (left), built in the late 16th century, is said to have inspired design of the Taj Mahal.Hindu spiritual leaders known as yogis, such as the one below, and cycle rickshaws (at bottom) are frequently seen across the city.

Khas Village, farther south, is rapidly

edging it out with a host of galleries,

shops, bars and cafés. Head to the Living

Room for a quick, relaxed drink; yeti for

its Tibetan and Nepalese meat dishes; or

Elma’s Bakery and Tea Room for its fa-

mous sandwiches, scones and cakes.

11 p.m. Delhi hotels like the exclusive

Aman and the statuesque Imperial Hotel

offer unparalleled luxury and comfort.

But if your night ends at Hauz Khas

Village, try the nearby Amarya haveli,

reputed for its attention to detail. After

24 hours in Delhi, slumber will quickly

embrace you, but dreams of the city will

linger long after.

—lekhika nair is a delhi-based journalist with a partiality for sad novels, dark chocolates and happy music.

In Old Delhi, you’ll find yourself jostling with cycle rickshaws, cows and cars, skipping over puddles and avoiding alms seekers.

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Thousands of rare and semi-precious stones, encrusted in marble, were used to create the flower-patterned mosaic inside this mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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> For your own comfort, try to travel light.

> Wear loose clothing and elasticated stockings made of natural fiber.

> Increase your normal intake of water and only drink alcohol in moderation.

> Use moisturizing cream to keep your skin from drying out.

> Take off shoes while on the plane to prevent your feet from swelling up, or wear shoes that will cope with expanding ankles.

> Avoid heavy meals during the flight.

> Take short walks once every two hours to improve circulation.

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

> Upon arrival at your destination, take a quick jog, brisk walk or a vigorous scrub to help stimulate circulation. Then, take a hot shower or a relaxing bath.

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 that might be adversely affected by exercise.

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.

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 toward your

ankles. Hold the stretch for 15 seconds and

slowly sit back up.

OVERHEad STRETCH

Raise both hands straight up over your head.

With one hand, grasp the elbow 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.

SHOuldER ROll

Hunch shoulders forward, then upward, then

backward, then downward, using a gentle,

circular motion.

other tips For a comFortable FliGht

aNKlE CiRClES

Lift feet off the floor and 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.

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-second intervals.

KNEE liFTS

Lift leg with knees bent while contracting

your thigh muscles. Alternate legs. Repeat 20

to 30 times for each leg.

KNEE TO CHEST

Bend forward slightly. Clasp hands around

the right 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.

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laNd » Ethiopia covers an area of 1.14 mil-

lion square kilometers (944,000 square miles).

CliMaTE » There are two seasons: The

dry season, October–May, and the wet season,

June–September.

TOPOGRaPHY » Ethiopia has an elevated

central plateau varying in height between 2,000

and 3,000 meters. In the north and center

of the country, there are some 25 mountains

whose peaks rise above 4,000 meters. The most

famous Ethiopian river is the Blue Nile (or

Abbay), which flows north a distance of 1,450

kilometers from its source in Lake Tana to join

the White Nile at Khartoum, Sudan.

PEOPlE » The population is estimated at

78 million.

ECONOMY » About 90 percent of the

population earns a living from the land, main-

ly 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 thriv-

ing livestock sector, exporting cattle, hides

and skins.

laNGuaGE » Ethiopia is a multiethnic

state with 83 languages and 200 dialects.

Amharic is the working language of the Fed-

eral Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, while

Oromiffa, Tigrigna and Guragina are widely

spoken.

ElECTRiC SuPPlY » Ethiopia uses 220

volts 50 cycles AC. Plugs are European 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).

CuRRENCY » The units of currency are

the birr and cents. Notes are 100, 50, 10, 5 and

1 birr. The 1 birr coin is also in circulation. ATMs

(Automatic Teller Machines) are found in

major Addis Ababa hotels, shopping malls and

at the Bole International Airport. It is impor-

tant to retain currency exchange receipts.

BaNKiNG HOuRS » Banking hours

are usually 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday to Friday

and 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturdays. Most banks

work through lunchtime; however, foreign

exchange services are closed during lunch

hours (noon–1 p.m.).

COuRiER & MONEY TRaNSFERS » Money transfers can be made through West-

ern Union and MoneyGram. Both have repre-

sentative 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.

COMMuNiCaTiONS » Telephones, fax

machines and Internet access are available

in Addis Ababa in most hotels and at private

Internet service centers around the city.

wORKiNG HOuRS » Government office

hours are 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and 1:30–5:30

p.m. Monday through Thursday. Working

hours on Friday are 8:30–11:30 a.m. and 1:30–

5:30 p.m. Private and public businesses are

often open on Saturdays.

PuBliC HOlidaYS » Public holidays

are celebrated according to the Ethiopian

(Julian) Calendar (see “Time”). The calendar is

seven years behind the Western or Gregorian

Calendar, with the New Year falling in the

month of September.

January 7: Ethiopian Christmas (Genna)

January 19: Ethiopian Epiphany (Timkat)

January 24: Birth of Prophet Mohammed PBUH

(Mauwlid)*

March 2: Victory of Adwa (1896)

May 1: International Labor Day

May 3: Ethiopian Orthodox Good Friday

May 5: Ethiopian Orthodox Easter Sunday

May 5: Ethiopian Patriots (1941) Victory Day

May 28: Fall of the Dergue (1991) Day

September 11: Ethiopian New Year

September 27: The Finding of the True Cross

(Meskal)

October 15: Id ul Ahda (Sacrifice)*

*These holidays are subject to moon sighting.

HEalTH REquiREMENTS » A yellow

fever certificate is required for some African

destinations. 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.

CuSTOMS » Duty-free imports are permit-

ted for up to:

a) 200 cigarettes, 100 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco

b) 2 liters of alcoholic beverages

c) half a liter of perfume

d) souvenirs (by visitors) with a value not exceeding

500 birr

When it comes to currency:

a) It is illegal to carry more than 200 birr when

entering or departing Ethiopia.

b) You must declare to customs officials at point

of entry any cash in excess of US$3,000 (or the

equivalent). If you have more than US$3,000 on

departing, you must present a receipt from the

purchasing bank.

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. Nationals of 37 countries are now

allowed to receive their tourist visas on

arrival in Ethiopia. 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, the

Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway,

Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, South

Africa, Taiwan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United

Kingdom and United States.

BOlE iNTERNaTiONal aiRPORT » The airport is about 5 kilometers from Meskel

Square and Addis Ababa’s central business

district. Passengers entering and departing

Ethiopia must fill in entry and exit cards. Free

luggage carts and paid porters are available

in the baggage hall. All bags must go through

X-ray check before you exit.

When flying out of Bole International

Airport, please note: Terminal 1 — all domestic

flights and flights to Burundi, Djibouti,

Rwanda, Somaliland, South Sudan, Sudan,

Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen. Terminal 2 — all

other international flights.

Taxis are readily available and may be

ordered inside the terminal. Privately owned

taxis are not metered, nor do they have fixed

rates. Agree upon the fare in advance.

SECuRiTY » Security at the airport is

tight, and travelers need to produce their air

ticket and passport to enter the terminal. All

other visitors are required to pay a fee of 10

birr in the car park and may be required to

show identification.

TRaVEliNG iN ETHiOPia

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lEaRN aMHaRiC

english-amharic (phonetic)

Learn some basic Amharic so that you can

interact with the locals and enjoy your stay in

Ethiopia by experiencing the rich culture of the

Ethiopian people.

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Ihud Segno Maksegno Erob Hamus Arb Kedame

today tomorrow yesterday now Quickly slowlymrmrsmissiyouhe, sheweTheywhat?who? when? how?why? which?yes (all right) noexcuse me i am sorry good bad

where? (place) where is it? where? (direction) street/roadairportwhere is the hotel? where are you going?

i am going to . . . turn right

turn left

go straight

please stop here

come gostop

help

hospital police

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sundaymondaytuesdaywednesdayThursdayfridaysaturday

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HotelKifilAlgaMetegnatGalan metateb Metatebiya betu yet new?Yemiteta neger yet agengalehu?BunaAnd (sini) buna BirraKezkazaMukShayMigibSigaAssaDaboKebeSikuarChowBerbereSukMegzatMeshetGenzeb Santime Wagaw sint no? Betam wood no

hotelroombedto sleepto bathewhere is the toilet? where may i get something to drink? coffeeone (cup of) coffee beercoldhotteafoodmeatfishbreadbuttersugarsaltpeppershopto buyto sellmoneycenthow much does this cost?That is quite expensive

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hellogood morning good afternoon good evening goodbye how are you? i am well, thank you (very much)you’re welcome please come in please sit down what is your name? my name is . . .where do you come from? i come from . . .my country is . . .can you speak amharic? only a littlei want to learn more

how do you find ethiopia?

i like it here


Boeing 777-200lR(ET-ANN, ET-ANO, ET-ANP, ET-ANQ, ET-ANR)Seat Capacity: Cloud Nine 34, Economy Class 287. Total: 321 MaxGross Weight: Take Off, 347,450 kg; Landing, 223,160 kg; Zero Fuel, 209,100 kgOperating Empty Weight: 160,856 kg Total Cargo Volume: 5,330 cu.ft Engines: GE90

Boeing 777-200lRF Cargo(ET-APU, ET-APS)Cargo Capacity: 27 (96" x 125") palletsMax. Gross Weight: Take Off, 766,800 lbs;Landing, 575,000 lbs; Zero Fuel, 547,000 lbsCargo Volume: Main, 18,630 cu.ft.; Lower, 4,700 cu.ft.

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Bombardier q400 data(ET-ANI, ET-ANJ, ET-ANK, ET-ANL, ET-ANV, ET-ANW, ET-ANX, ET-ANY, ET-AQB, ET-AQC, ET-AQD, ET-ADE, ET-AQF)Seat Capacity: 78 Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 29,574 kg;Landing, 28,123 kgs; Zero Fuel, 26,308 kgOperating Empty Weight:17.684 kgTotal Cargo Volume: 14.3 cu.ft

Boeing 737-700(ET-ALK, ET-ALM, ET-ALN, ET-ALQ, ET-ALU)Seat Capacity: Cloud Nine 16, Economy Class 102. Total: 118Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 70,080 kg;Landing, 58,604 kgs; Zero Fuel, 55,202 kgOperating Empty Weight: 41,015 kgTotal Cargo Volume: 966 cu.ft

Boeing 737-800(ET-APK, ET-ANZ, ET-AOA, ET-AOB, ET-APF, ET-APL, ET-APM, ET-APO)Seat Capacity: Cloud Nine 16, Economy Class 138. Total: 154Max Gross Weight: Take Off, 79,010 kgLanding, 66,330kgs; Zero Fuel, 62,730 kgOperating Empty Weight: 43,545 kgTotal Cargo Volume: 1,555 cu.ft

Boeing 787-8 dreamliner(ET-AOQ, ET-AOR, ET-AOS, ET-AOP) 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.Seat Capacity: 210 to 250 passengersRange: 8,000 to 8,500 nautical milesConfiguration: Twin aisleCross Section: 226 inWing Span: 197 ft

Length: 186 ftHeight: 56 ftCruise Speed: Mach 0.85Cargo Capacity: 5 pallets + 5 LD3sMaximum Take Off Weight: 476,000 lb

Md-11CF Cargo(ET-AML, ET-AND)Cargo Capacity: Upper deck: 26 Pallets (96”x125”); Lower FWD Bay: 6 Pallets (96”x125”); Lower AFT Bay: 14 LD3 ContainersMax Take Off. WT.: 630, 500 lb

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Boeing 757-200 ER Cargo(ET-AJS)Cargo Capacity: 15 (88” x 125“) pallets Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 115,892 kg; Landing, 95,254 kg; Zero Fuel, 90,718 kg Operating Weight: 53,010 kgCargo Volume Main: 6,600 cu.ft Lower: 1,829 cu.ft

Boeing 767-300 ER(ET-ALL) Seat Capacity: Cloud Nine 24,Economy Class 213. Total: 237Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 186,879 kg; Landing, 145, 149 kg; Zero Fuel, 133,809 kg Operating Empty Weight: 91,367 kgTotal Cargo Volume: 5,200 cu.ft

Boeing 757-200 ER(ET-ALZ)Seat Capacity: Cloud Nine 16, Economy Class 154. Total: 170 Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 115,699 kg, Landing, 89,812 kgs; Zero Fuel, 83,485 kg Operating Empty Weight: 60,942 kgs. Total Cargo Volume: 1,794 cu.ft

(ET-ALC) Seat Capacity: Cloud Nine, 24; Economy Class, 210. Total: 234Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 185,065 kg; Landing, 145,149 kg; Zero Fuel, 130,634 kg Operating Empty Weight: 90,416 kg Total Cargo Volume: 5,200 cu.ft

(ET-AJX)Cargo Capacity: 15 (88” x 125“) pallets Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 109,316 kg;Landing, 89,811 kgs; Zero Fuel, 83,460 kgOperating Weight: 54,176 kg Cargo Volume Main: 6,600 cu.ftLower: 1,762 cu.ft

(ET-AMK)Seat Capacity: Cloud Nine 16, 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. Total Cargo Volume: 1,794 Cu.ft.

Max Landing: 491,500 lbZero fuel wt.: 461,500 lbEngine: GE CF6-80C201FPallet: 26 pallets – Upper Volume – 86 ton

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Boeing 767-300 ER continued(ET-ALH)Seat Capacity: Cloud Nine 24, 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. Total Cargo Volume: 5,200 Cu.ft.

(ET-ALJ)Seat Capacity: 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: 93,277 kgs.Total Cargo Volume: 5,200 Cu.ft.

(ET-AMQ)Seat Capacity: Cloud Nine 30, Economy Class 195. Total: 225. Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 186,880 kgs; Landing, 145,149 kgs; Zero Fuel, 130,634 kgs. Operating Empty Weight: 90,426 kgs. Total Cargo Volume: 5,200 Cu.ft.

(ET-ALO)Seat Capacity: 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.(ET-ALP)

Seat Capacity: Cloud Nine 24,Economy Class 208. Total: 232.Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 186,880 kgs;Landing, 148,149 kgs; Zero Fuel, 133,809 kgs.Operating Empty Weight: 93,277 kgs.Total Cargo Volume: 5,200 Cu.ft.

(ET-AME)Seat Capacity: Cloud Nine 30,Economy Class 190. Total: 220.Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 181,436 kgs;Landing, 137,892 kgs; Zero Fuel Weight, 130,634 kgs.Operating Empty Weight: 92,087 kgs.Total Cargo Volume: 5,200 Cu.ft.

(ET-AMF, ET-AMG, ET-ANU)Seat Capacity: Cloud Nine: 24, Economy Class: 213, Total: 237.Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 186,880 kgs;Landing, 145,149 kgs; Zero Fuel Weight, 133,809 kgs.Operating Empty Weight: 87,419 kgs.Total Cargo Volume: 5,200 Cu.ft.

(ET-AQG)Seat Capacity: Cloud Nine 24,Economy Class 190. Total: 214.Max. Gross Weight: Take Off, 181,436 kgs;Landing, 137,892 kgs; Zero Fuel Weight, 130,634 kgs.Operating Empty Weight: 92,087 kgs.Total Cargo Volume: 5,200 Cu.ft.

Long Range Passenger Services3 boeing 787-8 (ET-AOQ, ET-AOR, ET-AOS)5 boeing 777-200lr (ET-ANN, ET-ANO, ET-ANP, ET-ANQ, ET-ANR)12 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, ET-AQG)

Medium Range Passenger Services4 boeing 757-200 er(ET-ALZ, ET-AMK, ET-AMT, ET-AMU)8 boeing 737-800(ET-APK, ET-ANZ, ET-AOA, ET-AOB, ET-APF, ET-APL , ET-APM, ET-APO)

5 boeing 737-700(ET-ALK, ET-ALM, ET-ALN, ET-ALQ, ET-ALU)

Domestic and Regional Passenger Services13 bombardier Q400 (ET-ANI, ET-ANJ, ET-ANK, ET-ANL, ET-ANV, ET-ANW, ET-ANX, ET-ANY, ET-AQB, ET-AQC)

Cargo and Non-Scheduled Services2 boeing 777-200lrf (ET-APU, ET-APS)1 boeing 757-260 freighter (ET-AJS)1 boeing 757-200 pcf (ET-AJX)2 md-11cf (ET-AML, ET-AND)

Boeing 757-200 ER continued(ET-AMT, ET-AMU)Seat Capacity: 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.

Fleet | fly ethiopian ABAY MINCH LODGE

Addis Ababa:Tel: 0115531879Fax: 0115508903Email: [email protected]: www.abayminchlodge.com

Where you can feel the real beauty of nature

If you are really looking for naturally rich place with abundant vegetation and exotic terrain, better consider the Abay Minch

Lodge. It is where you can breathe the cool and fresh air which emanates from the various

species of trees all around.When you open your windows, you hear the euphemenous sounds of birds which are truly the hallmark of our lodge. Come and enjoy

the glamorous green area filled with seasonal fruits and exotic trees.

Bahir Dar:Tel: 0582181039Fax: 0582180811Email: [email protected]

FOR RESERVATIONS

Abayminch Selamta 1_3 ad.indd 1 12/12/12 2:55 PM

ABAY MINCH LODGE



If you are really looking for naturally rich place with abundant vegetation and exotic terrain, better consider the Abay Minch

Lodge. It is where you can breathe the cool and fresh air which emanates from the various

species of trees all around.When you open your windows, you hear the euphemenous sounds of birds which are truly the hallmark of our lodge. Come and enjoy

the glamorous green area filled with seasonal fruits and exotic trees.


FOR RESERVATIONS

Abayminch Selamta 1_3 ad.indd 1 12/12/12 2:55 PM

ABAY MINCH LODGE



If you are really looking for naturally rich place with abundant vegetation and exotic

terrain, better consider the Abay Minch Lodge. It is where you can breathe the cool

and fresh air which emanates from the various species of trees all around.

When you open your windows, you hear the euphemenous sounds of birds which are truly

the hallmark of our lodge. Come and enjoy the glamorous green area filled with seasonal

fruits and exotic trees.


FOR RESERVATIONS

Abayminch Selamta 1_3 ad.indd 112/12/12 2:55 PM

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addiS aBaBaMain City Ticket OfficeChurchill RoadPO Box 1755Tel: 251-11-5517000Fax: 251-11-5513047/5513593

aRBa MiNCHTel: 251-46-8810649 (CTO)

aSOSaTel: 251-057-7750574/75 (CTO)251-091-1255674 (CELL)

aXuMTel: 251-34-7752300 (CTO)251-34-7753544 (APT)251-91-1255682 (CELL)Email: [email protected]

BaHiR daRTel: 251-58-2200020 (CTO)251-58-2260036 (APT)251-91-1255675 (CELL)Email: [email protected]

diRE dawaTel: 251-25-1111147 (CTO)251-25-1114425 (APT)251-91-5320405 (CELL)Email: [email protected]

GaMBEllaTel: 251-47-5510099 (CTO)251-91-1255677 (CELL)

GOdETel: 251-25-7760015 (CTO)251-25-7760030 (APT)

GONdaRTel: 251-58-1117688 (CTO)251-58-1140735 (APT)251-91-1255676 (CELL)Email: [email protected]

HuMERaTel: 251 - 34 4480556251 - 911 255437

JiJiGaTel: 251-25-7752030 (CTO)251-25-7754300 (APT)

JiMMaTel: 251-47-1110030 (CTO)251-47-1110207 (APT)251-91-1255678 (CELL)Email: [email protected]

laliBElaTel: 251-33-3360046 (CTO)251-91-1255679 (CELL)Email: [email protected]

MEKEllETel: 251-400055 (CTO)251-34-4420437 (APT)251-91-1255680 (CELL)Email: [email protected]

SHiRETel: 251-34-4442224 (CTO)251-91-1255681 (CELL)

CTO – City Ticket OfficeAPT – Airport OfficeCGO – Cargo OfficeCELL – Cell phone

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addis ababa


Millennium Exhibition Hall

kennedy library

national museum

megabit 28 sQuare/arat kilo

parliament buildingtaitu hotel

st. george's cathedral

anwar mosQue

zewditu hospital

ethiopian national theatre

ydnekachew tesema stadium

chamber of commercemeskel sQuare

african hall & eca conference center

piazza district

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KENNEdY liBRaRY The main library at Addis Ababa University.

NaTiONal MuSEuM OF ETHiOPiaHighlighting the history of Ethiopia from prehistoric times to the modern day.

ST.GEORGE’S CaTHEdRalA small octagonal Ethiopian Orthodox church built in 1896 as a token to St. George.

Piazza diSTRiCTAnother name for the historic district.

MEGaBiT 28 SquaRE/aRaT KilOInside this square stands a monument erected in memory of those patriots who defeated the Italian invading forces.

aNwaR MOSquEThe main religious center for Muslims in and around the capital.

TaiTu HOTEl Opened in 1898 as Addis Ababa’s first hotel, established by Empress Taitu Betul.

PaRliaMENT BuildiNGBuilt during the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie I and still serving as the seat of Parliament today.

zEwdiTu HOSPiTalThe hospital in central Addis Ababa.

ETHiOPiaN NaTiONal THEaTREFounded in the 1940s when the government recruited a band to play Ethiopian songs accompanied by a modern orchestra.

aFRiCa Hall aNd ECa CONF. CENTERA fully integrated and secured complex with state-of-the-art facilities.

YdNEKaCHEw TESEMa STadiuMA multi-use stadium in Addis Ababa used mostly for football matches as well as housing athletic facilities.

MESKEl SquaREA site for public gathering or demonstrations and festivals — notably the Meskel Festival.

CHaMBER OF COMMERCEEstablished in 1947, providing technical and advocacy services to help businesses.

MillENNiuM EXHiBiTiON HallA modern building holding various-sized events including concerts, sport matches, exhibitions and trade shows.


SalES OFFiCES

aNGOlaLargo 4 De Fevereiro Hotel MeridienPresidente Luanda, AngolaTel: 2442 310328/310615Fax: 2442 310328APT Mobile: 914 526675

BElGiuMPark Hill J. E. Mommaertslaan16B 1831 DiegemTel: 0032 2 712 05 86Fax: 0032 2 725 83 92 Email: [email protected]

BuRKiNa FaSOAvenue Kwame N`krumah mmb.Bati 01 BP 4883 Ouaga 01Tel Office: 22650301024/25Email: [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.com

BuRuNdiAvenue De La Victorie No. 09PO Box 573, BujumburaTel : 257 226820/226038APT: 257 229842Mobile: 257 78841844Email: [email protected]

CaMEROONRue Tobie Kuoh Bonanjo, B.P 1326 DoualaTelephone – reservation desk: 00237 33 43 02 46; Area Manager direct line: 00237 33 43 02 64; Fax line: 00237 33 43 01 67; Mobile Area Manager for Cameroon: 00237 77 93 79 29; AIRPORT OFFICE Tel: 00237 33 43 37 30; Cell: 00237 77 11 77 29

CaNada1027 Yonge Street, Suite 106, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 2K9, CanadaTel: 416 922 9989 Fax: 416 922 1731 [email protected]

Euro link Ltd., Address : 1027 Yonge Street, 1st Floor, Toronto, ON , M4W 2K9, CanadaPhone : +1 (416) 922 9989 Fax : +1 (416) 922 1371Toll Free : 1 855 269 0362Email : [email protected]

CHadAvenue Charles De GaulePO Box 989, N’djamenaCTO Tel: 235 2523143/2523027Tel: 235 523143/523027ATO Tel: 235 2522599APT: 235 522599Mobile: 235 6 6896226

CHiNaL203 China World Tower 2, China WorldTrade Centre No.1 Jianguomenwai Ave.Beijing (100004)Tel: 8610 65050314/5/65069692Fax: 8610 65054120APT Tel: 8610 64591156APT Fax: 8610 64599445Email: [email protected]

Guangzhou World Trade Centre Complex13th Floor, Room No. 1303-1305Huan Shi Dong Road, ChinaCTO Tel: 8620-87621101/0120/0836Fax: 8620 87620837APT Tel/Fax: 8620 36067405Email: [email protected]

CONGO, dEMOCRaTiC REPuBliCBoulevard du 30 Juin No. 1525Aforia Building-1st Floor Gombe, KinshasaCTO Tel: 243 817 006 585/810 884 000APT Mobile: 243 817 006 589Email: [email protected]@[email protected]

CONGO, REPuBliC Avenue Foch, Brazzaville PO Box 14125Tel: 242-22 281 0766 Email: [email protected]

COTE d’iVOiRE Avenue Chardy Immeuble Le ParisPO Box 01 BP 5897 ABJ 01,AbidjanCTO Tel: 00 225 2021933220215538/20219430Fax: 00 225 20219025CTO Mobile: 225 05061583APT Tel: 225 21278819APT Mobile: 225 05063294CTO Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

dJiBOuTiBld Administrateur Bernard DjiboutiRepublique de DjiboutiTel: 00 253 35 42 35Mobile 815512Republique de DjiboutiEmail: [email protected]: www.ethiopianairlines.com

Rue De Marseilles PO Box 90, DjiboutiTel: (253) 341216Mobile: 815479Fax: (253)350599Email: [email protected]

EGYPT3ARifat Saleh Tawfik off Farid SemeikaHigaz-Al Nozha HelipolisPO Box 807, Ataba, CairoTel: 0800 0000 411(Reservations 24 hours)Tel: 202-2621 4934 (Admin)Fax: 202 2621 4934APT: 202 2265 4398Cargo: 20 10 6698255Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]

EquiTORial GuiNEaEquatorial Guinea, MalaboIndependence AvenueAdmin Tel: 00240222657390Email: [email protected] Tel: 00240333090588Fax: 00240333090593Email: [email protected] Manager Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

ETHiOPiaMain City Ticket Office Churchill RoadPO Box 1755, Addis AbabaTel: 251 11 5517000/511931251 11 6656666 (Reservation)APT Tel: 251 11 5178320Fax: 251 11 6611474

FRaNCEEthiopian Airlines area office66 Avenue des champs-Elysées75008 Paris - FrancePhone: 33 1 53 892102 and0 825 826 135 (ticketing)Fax: 33 1 53 771303Email: [email protected]

Ethiopian Airlines CDG Airport officeRoissy Charles de Gaulle Airport – Terminal 2Phone: +33 1 74 37 04 80MAS: +33 6 70 81 90 24Email: [email protected]

GaBONQuartier London Rue OgouarouwePlaque No. 14 PO Box 12802, LibrevilleTel: 241 760144/45APT Tel: 05316666Fax: 241 760146CTO Tel: 741315CTO Tel: 241 741315

GERMaNYKaiserStrasse 77, 60329 Frankfurt Am MainCTO Tel: 49-69-770673052CTO Fax: 49-69-7706732018CTO Email: [email protected]@aviareps.comAPT: Frankfurt Flughafen, PO Box 750254APT Tel: 49-(0)69 6976 9790APT Fax: 49-(0)69691945APT Email: [email protected]

GHaNaKwame Nkrumah Avenue, Cocoa House,Ground Floor PO Box 3600, AccraCTO: Tel 233 302 664856/57/58Fax: 233 302 673938Mobile: 233 20 2011132Email: [email protected] Tel: 233 302 775168/778993/233 302 776171 ext. 1322/1324Mobile: 233 20 2013588Email: [email protected]

HONG KONGRm 1102 Lippo Sun Plaza 28 Canton Road,Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong KongTel: 852 2117 0233Fax: 852 2117 1811APT: 852 31508122APT Fax: 852 31508125SITA: HKGKKET, HKGAPETEmail: [email protected]

Shop no. 2 – 5 , Chintamani Plaza, Ground Floor, Andheri Kurla RoadAndheri (East), Mumbai – 400 099Toll Free : 1800 103 9933 / 0124- 4845900Admin : 022-22163797Sales : 022- 22162150Accounts : 022- 22155667Email : [email protected] Ticket Office: [email protected] Sales: [email protected] Accounts: [email protected] Admin: [email protected]

New Delhi (APT) Toll Free No: 1800 103 9933Tel: 91 11 2331202/0091 11 2331203CTO: 91 11 2331204ATO: 91 11 25654872Fax: 91 11 25655710Email: [email protected]

iSRaEl1 Ben Yehuda Street Room 2016, Tel AvivCTO Tel: 972 3 797 1405Fax: 972 3 516 0574Email: [email protected] Tel: 972 3 9754096APT Fax: 972 3 9754097Email: [email protected] Tel: 972-3-9724332CGO Fax: 972-3-9731082Email: [email protected]

iTalYPiazza Barberini 52 00187 Rome, ItalyCTO Tel: 39 06 42011199Call center access Tel No: 06 45230459Tel: 3906 4200 9220Fax: 3906 481 9377APT: 3906 6501 0621APT Fax: 3906 6501 0621CGO: 3906 65954113Email: [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.it

Milan Address Via Albricci, 9 20122 MilanTel: +39 02 8056562Fax: +39 02 72010638Email: [email protected]

KENYaBruce House Muindi Mbingu StreetPO Box 42901-00100, NairobiTel: Res: +254 20311507/544;+254 723786649/734 666066APT: 254 20 822236/822311Fax: 254 20 2219007Email: [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.comAirport: [email protected]

Cargo: Freight In TimeJKIA Cargo village, 2nd AvenueBox 41852-00100 Nairobi, KenyaTel: 254 20-827480/827044/827248Email: [email protected]@ethiopiancargo-kenya.com

TSS Tower, Nkrumah RoadPO Box 94600-80115, Mombasa, KenyaTel: Res: +254 41 2319977/78/79APT: +254 41 2011199Cel: +254 714 618989Email: [email protected]@[email protected]

lEBaNONBeirut Gefinor Center Bloc-B, Clemenceau St.Tel: 961 1 752846/7Fax: 961 1 752846/7Email: [email protected] Tel: 961 1 629814Email: [email protected]

MalawiKenyatta Drive, Bisnowaty CentreTel: 00265 1771002/1308/6003/6001/2031/6004Fax: 01 772 013ATO Fax: 01 700 782Email: [email protected]@[email protected]@sdvmalawi.com

MaliSquare Patrice LumumbaPO Box 1841, BamakoTel: 00 223 20 22 2088Fax: 00 223 20 22 6036APT Mobile: 00 223 66 799 208Email: [email protected]

MOzaMBiquEAv. 25 de Setembro No. 1211Tel: 258 21 308067/9, 21 325736Fax: 258 21 303 596

NiGERiaCVC Building 3, Idowu Taylor, VictoriaIsland, Lagos, Nigeria PO Box 1602Tel: 234 1 7744711/2Fax: 234 1 4616297APT: 234 1 7744710/7751921/3Email: [email protected]@[email protected]

Airport Office, Aviation HouseMurtala Mohammed International Airport,Ikeja LagosTel: 234 1 7744710Fax: 234 1 2711655Email: [email protected]

Sheraton Abuja HotelNo. 1 Ladi Kwali Way, Maitema, AbujaFederal Capital Territory Suite No 173Tel: 234 92906844/234 92904941Email: [email protected];ABVCTO@ Ethiopianairlines.com;ABVADMN@ Ethiopianairlines.com

Airport Office -ABV: Ethiopian Airlines,Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,Abuja-NigeriaTel: 234 92903852, 234 92902761Email: [email protected];[email protected];[email protected]

Ethiopian Cargo LOS-office Nahco CargoComplex MMIA Ikeja LagosTel Mobile: 234 7034065669

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OMaNMuscat, Ruwi, MBD Area, PO BOX 962, Muscat, Postal code 100 Sultanate of OmanCell: +968 93891448 Tel: +968 24816565Fax: +968 24815815 Email: [email protected]

RwaNdaUnion trade center (UTC) buildingFirst floor, office No. 25CTO Tel: 250252570440/42,2502525755045Fax: 252570441Mobile: 250788562469 (Area Manager)Email: [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.comAPT Tel: 2502525100000Mobile: 250-788595536/788426164/788517905/788828865Email: [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.com

Saudi aRaBiaMedina Road, Adham CenterPO Box 8913, Jeddah 21492Tel: 9662 6512365/6614/9609Fax: 9662 6516670APT: 9662 6853064/196APT Fax: 9662-685316CGO Tel/Fax: 9662 6851041Email: [email protected]

Jeddah AirportFax: 966 2 6853196Mobile: 966 504301358Email: [email protected]

Jeddah Cargo OfficeTel: 966 2 6850756 / 6851041Fax: 966 2 6851041Email: [email protected]

Riyadh Ticket or Town OfficeEmail: [email protected]: 966 505217168

Dammam, Silver Tower Building,King Abdul Aziz Street, Al KhobarTel: 966 (3) 8984696, Fax: 966 (3) 8991539Cell: 966 0559540076Email: [email protected]

SENEGalImmeuble La Rotonde, Rue Dr. ThezePO Box 50800, CP 18524 DKR RPTel: 221 33 823 5552/54Fax: 221 33 823 5541Apt Tel: 221 33 820 9396/5077Email: [email protected]

SOMali laNdCI Maarat al Khayr BuildingTel: 252 2 520681/528445Mobile: 252 2 4427575Email: [email protected]

SOuTH aFRiCa156 BRAM FISCHER DRIVE2nd Floor Holiday House – RandburgCTO Tel: 27 11 7815950CTO Fax: 27 11 7816040APT Tel: 27 11 3903819APT Fax: 27 11 3943438CTO Email: [email protected] [email protected]

SwEdENKungsgatan 37, SE-11156 StockholmTel: 46 0 8 440 0060/ 46 0 8 440 2900ATO: 46 8 59360170CTO: 46 8 4402900/4400060Fax: 46 0 8 206622Cell: 0046 709556073APT: 46 859360170Email: [email protected]@telia.com

SudaN2 Square 2b Khartoum east Parlamanstreet, El Sheikh Mustefa El AminBldg Khartoum, SudanTel: 249 1 83762063/88Fax: 2491 83788428APT: 2491 8790991Email: [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.com

Juba South Sudan Airport- Ministry Road, Panorama BuildingCel: +211 956212301/ +211 955060355Fax: 249 811 823600Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Malakal Ethiopian Airlines South SudanHotel Room No 02 MalkalTel: 00249(0)955722506 VivacellFax: 00249(0)920698951 MTN

TaNzaNiaT.D.F.L Building Ohio StreetPO Box 3187, Dar-es-SalaamTel: 255 22 2117063 65/2125443Fax: 255 22 2115875Mobile: 255 754 285 899786 110 066Area Manager: 255 786 285 899Email: [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.comDar APT Tel: 255-22 2844243Mobile: 255 786285898Email: [email protected]

Boma Road, PO Box 93 Arusha, TanzaniaCTO: 255 27 2506167 - 2504231, 2509904TSM Mobile: 255-782-450224Email: [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.comKilimanjaro Airport: 255 27 2554159Email: [email protected]

THailaNd140 One Pacific Bldg, Unit 1807 18th Floor,Sukhumvit Road Klongtoey, BangkokCTO Tel: 66 0 26534366/7Fax: 66 0 26534370Email: [email protected]@[email protected]

Suvarnabhumi Airport 2nd Flr, Unit Z2-016,Airlines Operation Bldg (Airport Office)APT Tel: 66 0 21343062/3/4APT Fax: 66 0 21343060Email: [email protected]

General Sales Agent (Cargo Only)Tel: 66 0 22379207/8/9Fax: 66 0 22379200Email: [email protected]

TOGOHotel Palm Beach, 1 Rue KomorePO Box 12923CTO Tel: 228 22 21 70 74/ 22 21 87 38CTO Fax: 228 22 22 18 32APT Tel: 228 22 26 30 39/22822361240Ext. 4313/4517Email: [email protected]@[email protected]

uGaNdaPlot 1 Kimathi Avenue, PO Box 3591 KampalaTel: 4254796, 4345577,4345577/8, 4345118Fax: 4231455EntebbeTel: 4320570, 4321130

uNiTEd aRaB EMiRaTESFlat 202, Pearl Bldg, Beniyas StreetPO Box 7140, DubaiTel: 9714 2237963/87Fax: 9714 2273306APT: 9714 2166833/1833/2161833APT Fax: 9714 2244841/2822655CGO: 9714 2822880/2163813CGO Fax: 9714 2822655CTO Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

uNiTEd KiNGdOMCity office: 1 Dukes Gate, Action LaneLondon, W4 5DXTel: 44-208 987 9086 (admin)44-0800 635 0644 (reservations)Fax: 44-208 747 9339Email: [email protected]

Airport Office: Room 238, East WingTerminal 3 London Heathrow, AirportMiddlesex, TW6 1JTTel: 44-208 745 4234/35Fax: 44-208 745 7936Email: [email protected]

uNiTEd STaTES OF aMERiCaAirport Office Dulles International AirportPO Box 16855 Washington, DC 20041Toll Free No: 800 4452733Tel: 703 572 6809, 703 572 8740Fax: 703 572 8738Email: [email protected]

Reservation, Ticketing and CustomerRelations 277 South Washington St.Suite 120 Alexandria, VA 22314Toll Free No: 800 445 2733Tel: 703 682 0569Fax: 703 682 0573Email: [email protected]

zaMBiaLusaka CTO Address Indo Zambia BankBuilding Off Cairo Road, Plot No. 6907,PO Box 38392, LusakaDirect Tel: 260 211 236401/02/03Fax: 260 211 235644Mobile: 260 955 236401/260 979 821971Email: [email protected]@[email protected]

APT AddressLusaka International AirportPO Box 38392, Lusaka ZambiaTel: 260 211 271141Email: [email protected]

zaNziBaRMalindi opposite Ijimaa MosqueTel: 255 774417070, 777667665Email: [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.com

ziMBaBwECabs Center, 4th Floor CNRJason Moyo Avenue 2nd St.PO Box 1332, HarareTel: 263 4790705/6/700735Fax: 263 4795216, APT: 263 4575191Email: [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.com

Country Name Call Center Numbers

Bahrain 973-16199205

Belgium 32 28948303

Egypt 800 000 0411/202-21600-006

France 0800901031

Germany 8001818982

Hong Kong 800905629

india 18001039933/0124-4845900

israel 972 3763 1052

italy 39-0645230459

lebanon 00961 142 7627 code 6247

North China 108007141635/86-4001589689

Saudi arabia 800 814 0018

South africa 0800984023

South China 108001401619/86-4001-589689

Sweden 46-850513549

Thailand 18001562069708

united arab Emirates (UAE) 8 000 3570 2401

united Kingdom 08006350644

united States of america 1800 445 2733

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GENERal SalES aGENTS aNGOlaReino Comercio Geral, Rue Marques Das Minas No.4, Luanda AngolaTel: 00244 222 445 713, Fax: 00244 222 335 713, Email: [email protected]

aRGENTiNa Aviareps Tel: 54 1148933003, Fax: 54 114893005

auSTRalia & NEw zEalaNd World Aviation System Mezannine Level, 403 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Tel: (02) 9244 2096, Fax: (02) 9290 3441 Email: [email protected]

Cargo: MCH Holding Australia Pty Ltd. Unit 6, MIAC Building, 1international Drive, Tullamarine, Vic. 3040. Fax: 03 9093 1377, Tel: 03 9093 1355 Email: [email protected]

auSTRia & HuNGaRYAviareps AG, Landsberger Str.155, 80687 Munich, Germany Tel: 49 89 55 25 33 73, Fax: 49 89 54 50 68 42 Email: [email protected]

Cargo: ATC Aviation ACC, Bldg. 262, Entr. 08, 3rd Fl, AT-1300 ViennaTel: 43 1 7007 388 54, Fax: 43 1 7007 388 53Email: [email protected]

BaHRaiNChamber of Commerce BuildingTel: 973 17208504/17223315Fax: 973 17210175Email: [email protected]: BAHTOET

BaNGladESHMAAS Travels & Tours Ltd., Maas Travels & Tours, R.M Centre, 101 Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan, Dhaka-1212, BangladeshTel: 8802 9559852/9568388/9565380Fax: 8802 956 5378, Email: [email protected]

Globe Travel Tel: 253 354848

BElGiuM, luXEMBOuRG & NETHERlaNdSBrusselsRTO Tel: 0032 2712 0586RTO Fax: 0032 2725 8392Tel: 32 0 22750175/32 0 24034476Fax: 32 0 24034479

Aviareps, Landsberg Str.155, 6087 Munchen, GermanyTel: 31 020 655 3680, Fax: 31 020 655 3686 Email: [email protected]

Cargo: Kales Group B.V. Triport Building 1, 6th Floor Evert Van de beekstraat 46 1118 CL Schiphol, The NetherlandsTel: 31 20 653 4886, Fax: 31 20 653 4717Email: [email protected]@kales.com,[email protected]

BENiNVitesse Voyage M/S ABD Vitesse Voyages, Rue de Ouidah, Immeuble Toxi Labo Carre 404, Cotonou, BeninTel: 22921320167/22964054232, Fax: 229 21320170, Email: [email protected]

BRazilAviarepsTel: 5511 3123 1800, Fax: 5511 3259 8440

BuRKiNa FaSOEUROWORLD SARL, EURO WORLD (Burkina Faso), 01BP4883 OUAGADOUGOU, KWAME N'NKRUMAH, Ouagadougou-Burkina FasoTel: 226 50 30 16 52/16 85, Fax: 226 50 30 18 86, Email: [email protected]

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CaNadaEuro link Ltd., Address : 1027 Yonge Street, 1st Floor, Toronto, ON , M4W 2K9, CanadaPhone : +1 (416) 922 9989 Fax : +1 (416) 922 1371Toll Free : 1 855 269 0362Email : [email protected]

Cargo: Airlines Service International (ASI), 5160 Explorer Drive, Unit 4,Suite F, Mississauga, Ontario 4W 4T7Tel: 905629 4522, Fax: 905 629 4651Email: [email protected]

CENTRal aFRiCaN REPuBliCAfrica Discovery, Avenue B. Boganda, PO Box 1182, Bangui, Central African RepublicTel: 236752511117 Fax: 49-69-26952940Email: [email protected]

CHilEAviarepsTel: 562 2362748/2362749, Fax: 562 2362750

CHiNaSuite 702, Central Plaza, 227 HuangPi North Road, ShanghaiTel: 86-21-63758388, Fax: 86-021-63758611Email: [email protected]

Hangzhou A-903 World Trade Center, No. 122 Shuguang Road, Hangzhou. P.C. 310007Tel: 057187960600, Fax: 057187960677

East China, Hung & Kit Operational office,Suite 702, Central PlazaTel: 86 21 63758388, Fax: 86 21 63758611Email: [email protected]

North East China, Harbin Yuechheng Tourism Consulting Service Co., LTD Room 1604, Yengtze RiverTel: 045182651966/0866/0366,Fax: 45182657678Email: [email protected]

Southwest China, East Plaza 1-2-902, No.229 Zhiquan, section, East avenue, Chengdu, ChinaTel: 0086-28-84701460/80/90Fax: 0086-28-84701470Email: [email protected],www.riyuehangfu.com

Cargo: SHA, BJS, HGH & CAN Megacap Logistics International Ltd; Room G 11/F, Shanghai Zhaofeng Universal Building, 1800 Zhongshan Road West Shanghai 200235 ChinaTel: 86 21 6440 0907, Fax: 86 21 6440 3435Email: [email protected]@megacap.com.cn

COlOMBiaAviarepsTel: 571 317 2805/257 1818, Fax: 571 317 2890

Comoros Matembezi Travel & Tourism, Itsambouni, MoroniTel: 2697730422/330400, Fax: 2697730075Email: [email protected]

CONGO REPuBliCEuro World Sarl, Immeuble Arc-En face chambre de Commerce, 1st floor-Centre Ville, BrazzavilleTel: 242 6712020/6713037 Cel: 971505589504, Fax: 31 020 655 3686 Email: [email protected]

CONGO dRCAlamdar Tour & Travels, PO Box: 2976 LubumbashiTel: 243 818113377, Fax : 243 1801751933Email: [email protected]

CYPRuSOrthodoxou Aviation Ltd., Orthodoxou Aviation Ltd, United Nations Street 44, 6042, Larmaca, CyprusTel: 357 24 841 150, Fax: 357 24 841 005Email: [email protected]

CzECH & SlOVaK REPuBliCS, POlaNdUL Ujazdowskie, 20 Street, 00478 WarsawTel: 48-22-6253146, Fax: 48-22-6250467Email: rgrabski&tal.pl

Tal Aviation Poland Ltd.Tel: 48 22 627 2259, Fax: 48 22 625 3146Email: [email protected]

dENMaRK, NORwaY, liTHuaNia & laTViaKhyber International Khyber International, ester Farimagsagade 3, DK-1606 Copenhagen V DenmarkTel: 45 33121188, Fax: 4533933799Email: [email protected], SITA: CPHZZET

Cargo: Kales Airline Services DK - 7190 Billund DenmarkTel: 45 75354511, Fax: 45 75354569

dJiBOuTiGlobe Travel, Bld Administrateur Bernard Djibouti Bld, PO Box 1161,Republique de DJIBOUTITel: 00253 354235/00253 351007, Fax: 00253 350599 Email: [email protected]

EGYPTAviatrans Egyptian Air Service Co. LtdPO Box 24 Orman Cairo EgyptTel: 202 37484473, Fax: 202 37608959Email: [email protected]

FiNlaNd & ESTONiaMatkantekijat Oy-Tourplanners Ltd, Annankatu 16 B 29, 3 Krs 00120, Helsinki, FinlandTel: 358 9 687 78911, Fax: 358 9687 78910Email: [email protected]

Cargo: Kales Airline Services oyPerintötie 2D, 01510 Vantaa, FinlandTel: 358 9 8700 350, Fax: 358 9 8700 3515

FRaNCEAir promotion group (APG) 66 Avenue desChamps-Elysées75008 Paris - FranceTel: 33 153 771316, Fax: 33 1 53 77 13 05Email: [email protected]

Cargo: Paris Cargo World France SARL PO Box 69003Roissy CDG Cedex FranceTel: 33 1 49 38 90 57, Fax: 33 1 49.38 90 63Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

GERMaNYEthiopian Airlines – AVIAREPS AG Hessenring32 64546 Moerfelden-Walldorf GermanyTel: 49 0 6105 206 053, Fax: 49 0 6105 206 [email protected];[email protected];Tel: 49 0 69690 51921; 49 0 1764 0251387Fax: 49 0 69691945,Email: [email protected]

Cargo: ATC Aviation, Cargo City Sud,Geb.641, 60549 Frankfurt/GermanyTel: 49 0 69 698053 47, Fax: 49 0 69 698053 20Email: [email protected]

AVIAREPS AG Landsberger str.155,80687 MunichTel: 49 89 55 25 33 73, Fax: 49 89 54 50 68 42Email: [email protected]

GREECEGold Star Ltd.Tel: 30 210 3246706, Fax: 30 210 3246723Email: [email protected]

GuiNEaGUINEE-VOYAGES Rue KA 011BP 5842 Almamya, ConakryTel: 224-30451992/30412435,Mobile: 00 224-60260554/ 60340144/60212320Email: [email protected]

EI CISSE Amacif Bldg Conakrey Guinea Tel: 22460212320/340144Fax: 224-30478063/22430012611Email: [email protected]

HONG KONGCargo: Pacific Air (HK) LimitedTel: 852 2759 4578, Fax: 852 2759 4316Email: [email protected]

iNdia30-B World Trade, Ground Floor,World Trade Centre, Mumbai 400 005Email: [email protected]: Admin: 22163797 Fax: 22153725,Sales: 22162150, Res: 1800 103 9933 Toll freeSupvr: 22166069, Accounts: 22155667ATO: 66859410/66859411, Fax:66859412,28366700 Ext: 3514Cargo Tel: 26828415/26828416 Fax: 26828417, TSV: 26828128Sabre: BOMCTET, BOMAMET,BOMSMET, BOMAPET, BOMCGET

STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD RZQ Alps Building, 1st Floor, 14381496 56 Janpath, New Delhi 110 001Tel: Admin: (011) 23312304CTO: (011) 23312302/303Cargo: (011) 25653739/25653740APT: (011) 25654872 (011) 25652350 Ext 1284Fax: (011) 25655710Sabre: DELCTET, DELSMET, DELAPETEmail: [email protected]@sticgroup.comSandeep Kumar Meena [email protected] Ganju Cargo: Rajiv Maini: 9871409345Email: [email protected]

Bombay Airport Address: 14000125Chhatrapati Shivaji International AirportTerminal 2B, 2nd Floor Sahar, Mumbai 400 099Toll Free No: 1800 103 9933, STIC Travels BombayContact Tel: 22182628 or 22182831

GURANS TRAVEL & TOURS P LTDThapathali, Tripureswor ECU 14900115PO Box 2727, Kathmandu, NepalTel: (9771) 4216818, Fax: (9771) 4212736Email: [email protected]. Anil Amatya 9851049052Mr. T. Joshi: 9851049731

New Delhi, Stic Travels PVT LTD, Stic House, R-907, New Rajinder Nagar,New Delhi-110 060,Tel: 110 060,28745569,28742485,Fax: 0091 11 28741491Email: [email protected], [email protected], Kalpana GanjuCargo: Rajiv Maini: 9871409345,[email protected]

BENZY HOLIDAYS PVT LTD, 14389141 101Crystal Arcade, C. G. Road, Navrangpura Ahmedabad, 380 006 OVQTel: (079) 26403525, 30013430/32 Fax: 26403414Email: [email protected]@benzyethiopian.comShoba Kokate 9920213661, [email protected]

LEONARD TRAVELS PVT LTD WJX, Taj House, 5 Mahatama Ghandi Road, Pune-411001 IndiaTel: (020) 26056461, Fax: (020) 26130782Email: [email protected]

Sharaf Cargo PVT LTD, MSC House AndheriEast Mumbai 400 059Tel: 91 226731 3001, Fax: 91 226731 3010Email: [email protected]

MAAS TRAVELS & TOURS LTD WEV 42380391 Namazi, Chamber, 16 Motijheel Comm Area Dhaka 1000, BangladeshTel: (8802) 7170517/9568388/9565380Fax: (8802) 9565378Email: [email protected] Resi: Azad: 8821569 Mobile: 0171524097 Azad Direct: (8802) 9887711Resi: Amin: (8802) 9338548 (M) +8801819257221, AfzalHossain: +8801711635146, 88028835802Qayyum: 8801819220198

STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD 14000114 No 3-5-874/A, Grnd Flr, Vipanchi Estate Hyderguda, WKG Hyderabad 500 029, Andhra PradeshContact: Sandeep MenonEmail: [email protected]: (040) 66618755 or 23231451, 6612955Fax: (040) 66612966Email: [email protected]

Passengers and Cargo: STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD 14000243 WIG G-5 Imperial Court, 33/1 Cunningham Road Bangalore 560 052, KarnatakaContact: Douglas Rozario (Passengers)Krishnan Balasamy (Cargo)Tel: (080) 22267613/22202408/22256194/ 22256195/22269189/22269180/81/82/83/86/87, Fax: (080) 22202409Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD 1400022102nd Floor Sriniket WIW Old TheveraRoad, Cochin 682 016, KeralaContact: Mrs. Meenakshi SethuramTel: (0484) 2367476/477/478Fax: (0484) 2367476Email: [email protected]

STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD2nd Floor, 301 Alfa Estate BldgG.T.Road. Jallandhar 144001 , PunjabContact: Mr. Amit SharmaTel: (0181) 2232056/58Fax: (0181)2230961Email: [email protected]

STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD 14000151Camac Towers, Grnd Flr, 3C Camac StreetKolkata 700016, West Bengal WHQContact: Mr. Sirshendu NagTel: Tel: (033) 22174913/17 22292092, 294464/222265989Fax: (033) 22266588Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD Corporate Office OnlySTIC Travel Group 2nd Floor, Tower C, Cyber Greens DLF, Phase III Gurgaon, Haryana 122 002Tel: 0124 4595300, Fax: 0124 4114197Email: [email protected]

STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD, SCO 42-43-44 Sector 17A Chandigarh 160017, PunjabContact: Mr. Satinder SharmaTel: (0172) 2706562/67/2721336/337Fax: (0172) 2702770Email: [email protected]

STIC TRAVELS PVT LTD 14000136Temple Tower, 672 Anna Salai NandanamChennai 600 035 WERContact: Mr L Nagraj Email: [email protected]: 9884027050Tel: (044) 24330211/24351829 24330659/24330098Fax: (044) 24330170Email: [email protected]

iNdONESiaPT Ayubenga, Menara Imperium, JI.H.R.Rasima Saidn Kav.1, Jakarta 12980, IndonesiaTel: 62 021 8356214 Fax: 62 021 8363937 Email: [email protected]

iRaNIran National Airlines Corp.Tel: 9821 6002010, Fax: 9821 6012941

iRElaNdPremAir Marketing servicesTel: 353-1-663-3938, Fax: 353-1-661-0752Email: [email protected]

Cargo: Heavyweight Air Express Ltd Tel: 353 -1-811-8693, Fax: 353-1-811-8901Email: [email protected]

iSRaElOpensky Cargo LtdTel: 972 3 972 4338 CTO Tel: 972 3 7971405

Central Reservation OfficeTel: 972 3 7971400/1403/1404

Reservation AgentTel: 972 3 7971407, ShebaMiles & Group deskEmail: [email protected]


iTalYCargo: ATC Tel: 39 02 506791, Fax: 39 02 55400116Email: [email protected], SITA: MILGSET/CRT/CMIZZET, Tel: 39 06 65010715, Fax: 39 06 65010242, Email: [email protected], SITA: ROMGSET

JaPaNAir System Inc., Toranomon TBL Building 8F 1-19-9, Toranomon Minato-Ku, Tokyo 105-0001Tel: 03-3593-6608, Fax: 03-3593-6534Email: [email protected]

Cargo: U-Transport Global Inc Tel: 81 3 3522 2286, Fax: 81 3 3522 2280Email: [email protected]

JORdaNPassenger & Cargo: Al Karmel Travel & Tourism Trading, Jabal Ei Hussin Khaleed Bin Waleed St. PO Box 926497Tel: 962 6 5688301 Fax: 962 6 5688302 Email: [email protected]

KENYaCargo: Freight In TimePO Box 41852-00100, Nairobi, KenyaEmail: [email protected]: 254 020-827044/827248/9 /827480Ext: 132, Fax: 254 020-822709 Cell: 254 721 217141 Wireless: 254 020-3560579

KuwaiTAl-Sawan Co. W.L.L., M/S Al-Sawan Company W.L.L, Al Ghazali St (Al Rai), KuwaitTel: 00965-4745190; Fax: 00965-4765661, Email: [email protected]

MalaYSiaPlancongan Abadi, Suite 13.O1A, 13th floor, Central Plaza, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTel: 603 2141 2190, Fax: 603 2143 3272Email: [email protected]

MalTaDiscover Momentum, L.L.C, 14350 North 87th Street Suite 265, Scottsdale, Arizona, 85260 USA Tel: 480 707 5566, Fax: 480 707 5575 Email: [email protected]/www.discovertheworld.com

MauRiTaNiaAgence Megrebine de Voyages, IRELAND BLYTH LTD, Aviation Pole, 5th floor, IBL House, Caudan, Port Louis MauritiusTel: 230-203-2000/2082 Fax: 230-212-4050 Email: [email protected]

MauRiTiuS & MadaGaSCaR Ireland Blyth Ltd, Aviation Pole, 5th floor, IBL House, Caudan, Port Louis MauritiusTel: 230-203-2000/2082, Fax: 230-212-4050, Email: [email protected]

MEXiCOAviarepsTel: 5255-5212-1193, Toll free: 01800-510-8212 (MEX), Fax: 5255-5553-5867

NEPalGurans Travel & Tours PVT LTD, Thapathali, Kathmandu, NepalTel: 00977 1 4216818, Fax: 00977 1 4212736, Email: [email protected]

NETHERlaNdSCargo: Global Airlines Services BVAmsterdam Airport Columbus Gebouw 1Folkstoneweg 34 NL-1118 LM Amsterdam AirportTel: 0031 20 653 71 00Fax: 0031 20 653 55 04Email: [email protected]

OMaNNational Travel & Tourism, Postal Code 113, Muscat, OmanTel: 00968-24566046, Fax: 968 24566125Email: [email protected]

PaKiSTaNTrade Winds Associates Pvt. Ltd., 33-Hotel Metropole, MerewetherRoad, IslamabadTel: 009221-5661712-14Fax: 009221-5661715 Email: [email protected]

KarachiTel: 9221 3566 1712-13-14 & 16Fax: 9221 3566 1715

LahoreTel: 9242-3630-5229, 9242-3636-5165Fax: 9242-3631-4051Tel: 2823040/2823350, Fax: 2824030Tel: 6305229/6365165, Fax: 6314051

PERuAviarepsTel: 511-2418289/2416767, Fax: 511-8278

PHiliPPiNESTravel Wide Assoc. Sales Phils., Inc8/F, Unit 817 Peninsula Court Bldg, 8735 Paseo de Roxas Ave, Makati City 1226,PhilippinesTel: 63-2-5198789, Fax: 63-2-5195014Web: www.twasp.com

qaTaRFahd Travels, Doha, QatarTel: 00974-4432233, Fax: 00974-4432266 Email: [email protected]

RuSSiaAviareps, Olympic Plaza, 39, Prospect Mira Bldg.2, 129110 Moscow RussiaTel: 7 495 937 59 50, Fax: 7 495 937 59 51Email: [email protected]

Cargo: GSA Russia Global Services Ltd.Amathuntos Avenue 8, Marina Complex Block A, No. 2, 4531 Limassol CyprusTel: 7 495 7953838, Mobile: 7 905 7801893 Email: [email protected]

RwaNdaEuro World Sarl, Kigali, Satguru InternationalTel: 250 570440/570442, Fax: 250 570441 Email: [email protected]

Cargo: S.A.R.L SDV PO Box 1338, avenuede la douane, Kigali, RwandaEmail: [email protected]

Saudi aRaBiaAl Zouman Aviation, JeddahTel: 966 2 6531222, Fax: 966 2 6517501Email: [email protected]

AlkhobarTel: 966 3 8649000, Fax: 966 3 8941205

SERBia CAT Aviation, Knez Mihajlova 30Tel: 381 641135735 Email: [email protected]

SEYCHEllESMason’s Travel Pty. Ltd. PO Box 459 Victoria Mahe SeychellesTel: 0024 4288888 Fax: 248 4225273/248 4288820Email: [email protected]

SiERRa lEONEIPC TRAVEL 22 Siaka Stevens Street FreetownTel: 00 232-221481, Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

SiNGaPORECitiAir & Holidays Pte.Ltd.48 Serangoon Road,01-10 Little India Arcade Singapore 217950Tel: 6562971213, Fax: 6562971884Email: [email protected]

Orient Air Pte. Ltd, 05-22,Cargo Agt Bldg D 9 Airline road, Changi Airfreight Center Singapore 819827Tel: 65 6214 2193/6 or 65 6214 2192, Fax: 65 6214 2199

SOMalilaNdNobel Travel Agency, 26 Jun Main Road, EmaratAlkhayrm Building, 1st floor office No. 14, Hargiessa, SomalilandTel: 252 2 528445/4 427575Email: [email protected]

SOuTH aFRiCaHoliday Holdings International (Pty)Ltd, 156 Bram Fischer Drive, Randburg, 2194, South AfricaTel: 27 11 289 8264, Fax: 27 11 289 8164Email: [email protected]

Cargo: Aero-Link Consulting Warehouse 34, Cargo, Section, P.O Box 1307, O.R. Tambo International Airport, Gauteng, 1627Tel: +27 11 390 3132/3366, Fax: +27 11 390 3139/3149Email: [email protected]

156 Bram Fischer Drive, Randburg, 2194, South Africa

Tel: 27112898264, Fax: 27112898164Email: [email protected]

SOuTH KOREaSharp Aviation K Inc Tel: 82 2 722156, Fax: 82 2 7342813Email: [email protected]

Cargo: Sharp Inc Tel: 82 2 7221567, Fax: 82 2 7342813Email: [email protected]

SPaiN & PORTuGalAirTravel Management Calle Diego de leone, 69 40A-28006, Madrid, SpainTel: 34 91 4022718, Fax: 34 91 4015239Email: [email protected]

Cargo: CRS Airline’s Representatives ConchitaSupervia, 15–Local 08028 BARCELONA(SPAIN) Tel: 34 931888690, Fax: 34 93409251

SRi laNKaVMS Aviation Air Services PVT LTD#164 Galle Road, Colombo 04, Sri LankaHussien: 0094 777590100Tel: 0094 11 2502139 / 0094 11 4377815 6Fax: 0094 11 2502190 Email: [email protected] [email protected]

SwEdENKhyber InternationalTel: 46-8 4111826, Fax: 46-8 4111826Email: ethiopianairlies@khyberise

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R alph is tired of being

overshadowed by Fix-

It Felix, the "good guy"

star of their game who

always gets to save the day. But

after decades doing the same

thing and seeing all the glory go

to Felix, Ralph decides he's tired of

playing the role of a bad guy. He

takes matters into his own massive

hands and sets off on a game-

hopping journey across the arcade

through every generation of video

games to prove he's got what it

takes to be a hero.

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TaKEN 2Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills, the retired CIA agent with a "particular set of skills" who stopped at nothing to save his daughter Kim from kidnappers. When the father of one of the villains Bryan killed swears revenge, and takes Bryan and his wife hostage in Istanbul, Bryan enlists Kim to help them escape. Bryan then employs his unique tactics to get his family to safety and systematically take out the kidnappers, one by one. PG-13 / 92 minutes / Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace

RuBY SPaRKS Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing - as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person. R / 104 minutes / Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Annette Bening

BERNiE In the tiny, rural town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the town's most beloved residents. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie Nugent, a widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune. Marjorie quickly became dependent on Bernie's generosity, and he struggled to meet her demands. The people of Carthage were shocked when it was reported that Marjorie had been dead for some time, and Bernie was being charged with the murder. PG-13 / 104 minutes / Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey

TROuBlE wiTH THE CuRVEGus Lobel has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Nevertheless, Gus - who can tell a pitch just by the crack of the bat - refuses to be benched for what may be the final innings of his career. He may not have a choice. The front office of the Atlanta Braves is starting to question his judgment, especially with the country's hottest batting phenom on deck for the draft. PG-13 / 111 minutes / Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, John Goodman

lOVE ME TENdERClint Reno stayed home while his brother went to fight in the Civil War for the Confederate army. When his brother Vance comes back from the war, he finds that his old girlfriend, Cathy, has married Clint. PG / 104 minutes / Richard Egan, Debra Paget, Elvis Presley

iCE aGE: CONTiNENTal dRiFTScrat's nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he's been after since the dawn of time, has world-changing consequences - a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for Manny, Diego and Sid. In the wake of these upheavals, Sid reunites with his cantankerous Granny, and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home. PG / 92 minutes / Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo

THE CaMPaiGNWhen congressman Cam Brady commits a gaffe before an upcoming election, a pair of wealthy CEOs plot to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their district. Their man: naïve Marty Huggins, director of the local Tourism Center. At first, Marty appears to be an unlikely choice but, with the help of his new benefactors' support, a cutthroat campaign manager and his family's political connections, he soon becomes a contender who gives Cam plenty to worry about. R / 85 minutes / Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis

diaRY OF a wiMPY Kid: dOG daYSDuring his summer vacation, "Wimpy Kid" Greg Heffley, the hero of the phenomenally successful book series, hatches a plan to pretend he has a job at a ritzy country club - which fails to keep him away from the season's dog days, including embarrassing mishaps at a public pool and a camping trip that goes horribly wrong. PG / 94 minutes / Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick

liKE MiKEA 14-year-old orphan becomes an NBA superstar after trying on a pair of sneakers with the faded initials "M.J." inside. PG / 99 mins / Bow Wow, Jonathan Lipnicki, Morris Chestnut

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aGENT ViNOdThe story begins with a series of seemingly unconnected events all over the globe. In Uzbekistan, Anex KGB Officer is tortured and murdered. In Cape Town, a group of international business tycoons discuss a rumor that the dead KGB officer had a nuclear suitcase bomb hidden away. In Moscow, an Indian secret agent is exposed. The Agent is shot dead while trying to send a code red message to India. In India, the RAW sees the incomplete message. All it contains is the number 242. Enter Agent Vinod. R / 120 minutes / Akshay Kumar, Asin, John Abraham

dESTiNEd KiNGFor a long time Umene village has existed peacefully without a king. With the recent atrocities that have taken place in the com-munity, the oracle reveals that for peace to reign again there must be a change of leader-ship. One of the elders learns from the chief priest that the man who presents a Decanter of Hope in the village will be crowned king. PG / 110 minutes / Kenneth Okonkwo, Amaechi Muonagor, Chika Ike

PERFECT RElaTiONSHiPThey were seen as perfect couple from heaven and the troubles of a relationship didn’t bother them until this strange woman came in. Who will save this tragedy? R / 58 minutes / Monalisa Chinda, Jim Lawson, Mary Remmy


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daNiEllaDaniella is an aspiring rapper who has toiled for years in the studio with the support of her overenthusiastic and loyal manager. She dreams of superstardom, but to no avail, until one of her friends makes her an offer she cannot refuse. R / 110 minutes / Mercy Johnson, Angela Okorie, Walter Anga

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wRECK-iT RalPHRalph is tired of being overshadowed by Fix-It Felix, the "good guy" star of their game who always gets to save the day. But after decades doing the same thing and seeing all the glory go to Felix, Ralph decides he's tired of playing the role of a bad guy. He takes matters into his own massive hands and sets off on a game-hopping journey across the arcade through every generation of video games to prove he's got what it takes to be a hero. PG / 101 minutes / John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch

TaKEN 2Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills, the retired CIA agent with a "particular set of skills" who stopped at nothing to save his daughter Kim from kidnappers. When the father of one of the villains Bryan killed swears revenge, and takes Bryan and his wife hostage in Istanbul, Bryan enlists Kim to help them escape. Bryan then employs his unique tactics to get his family to safety and systematically take out the kidnappers, one by one. PG-13 / 92 minutes / Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace

KilliNG THEM SOFTlYThree dumb guys, who think they're smart, rob a Mob-protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse. Brad Pitt plays the enforcer hired to track them down and restore order. R / 97 minutes / Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins

CHEaPER BY THE dOzENWith his wife doing a book tour, a father of 12 must handle a new job and his unstable brood. PG / 98 minutes / Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff

diaRY OF a wiMPY Kid: dOG daYSDuring his summer vacation, "Wimpy Kid" Greg Heffley, the hero of the phenomenally successful book series, hatches a plan to pretend he has a job at a ritzy country club - which fails to keep him away from the season's dog days, including embarrassing mishaps at a public pool and a camping trip that goes horribly wrong. PG / 94 minutes / Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick

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RuBY SPaRKS Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing - as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person. R / 104 minutes / Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Annette Bening

wON’T BaCK dOwNMaggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis play two mothers, one a teacher who will stop at nothing to transform their children's failing school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children. This powerful story of parenthood, friendship and courage mirrors events that are making headlines daily. PG / 121 minutes / Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Holly Hunter

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THaT THiNG YOu dOGuy Patterson works as a salesman and plays the drums in his spare time. One day, a buddy of Guy's tells him a local rock band is in need of a drummer. Guy agrees to sit in, but when it's time to play their best original, a love ballad called "That Thing You Do," Guy lays in a sharp, driving beat that turns the tune into an up tempo pop-rocker. PG / 108 minutes / Tom Hanks, Liv Tyler, Charlize Theron

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HOuSEFull 2Four fathers, four daughters and four prospective sons-in-law live in the same house. Each father wants his daughter to marry the richest son-in-law; each daughter thinks she is marrying the richest son-in-law while each son-in-law pretends to be the richest. R / 120 minutes / Akshay Kumar, Asin, John Abraham

asiaN moviEs

SEaRCHiNG FOR SuGaR MaNSearching for Sugar Man tells the true story of Rodriguez, the greatest '70s rock icon who never was. Discovered in a bar in the late '60s by two producers, they recorded an album which they believed would secure his reputation as the greatest recording artist of his generation. The album bombed and the singer disappeared amid rumors of an on-stage suicide. But a bootleg recording found its way into South Africa and he became a phenomenon. The film follows the story of two fans who set out to find out what happened to their hero. Their investigation leads them to a story more extraordinary than any of the myths about Rodriguez. PG-13 / 86 minutes / Rodriguez, Steve Segerman, Dennis Coffey

daNGEROuS EMOTiONHe’s in trouble with the woman who brought him out of the slum; will she concede and allow him to continue with her daughter? R / 125 minutes / Clarion Chukwura, Desmond Elliot, Silvia Eguakhide



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lOVE ME TENdER Clint Reno stayed home while his brother went to fight in the Civil War for the Confederate army. When his brother Vance comes back from the war, he finds that his old girlfriend, Cathy, has married Clint. PG / 104 minutes / Richard Egan, Debra Paget, Elvis Presley

EdwaRd SCiSSORHaNdSEdward has all the essentials for a standard body, with the exception of a pair of hands. For what is initially thought to be a temporary period, he is fitted with long, scissor-like extremities that are hardly conducive to day-to-day life. PG-13 / 105 minutes / Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest

THE POSEidON adVENTuREThe Poseidon is charting its course on New Year's Eve. Just after midnight, Captain Harrison spots the mother of all tidal waves. It is the last thing that Harrison sees before drowning—the Poseidon is turned upside down, with only a handful of survivors. PG / 117 minutes / Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters

VOlCaNO Disaster visits L.A. in the form of an underground volcano, not the big earthquake all the citizens expect. Mike Roark, a by-the-book emergency management director, is spending the weekend with his daughter when the volcano blows. PG-13 / 104 minutes / Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann

THaT THiNG YOu dOGuy Patterson works as a salesman at his father's appliance store and plays the drums in his spare time, fancying himself a jazz musician. One day, a buddy of Guy's tells him a local rock band, The One-Ders (pronounced “wonders”), is in need of a drummer - they have Battle of the Bands coming up and their usual timekeeper has broken his arm. Guy agrees to sit in, but when it's time to play their best original, a love ballad called “That Thing You Do,” Guy lays in a sharp, driving beat that turns the tune into an up tempo pop-rocker. PG / 108 mins / Tom Hanks, Liv Tyler, Charlize Theron

THE JEwEl OF THE NilE The Jewel of the Nile takes up where Romancing the Stone left off, with romance novelist Joan Wilder traveling around the world with her boyfriend, Jack Colton. Invited by Omar, a wealthy Arabian potentate, to travel with him to his homeland, Joan readily accepts. It turns out that Omar wants to usurp the role of an Arab holy man known as "The Jewel of the Nile", and Joan finds herself thrown in prison with the hapless spiritual leader. PG / 106 minutes / Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito

MY COuSiN ViNNY When sweet Northern college kid Bill and his buddy Stan are picked up and thrown into the slammer in a hick Southern town, at first it looks like no big deal. Then they are informed that they are accused of murder. Penniless and without a single friend in the area, Bill decides to call his goofy cousin Vinny, who has somehow recently become a lawyer. Vinny, who has never tried a criminal case in his short life as a lawyer, rides south to defend his trusting relative. R / 120 minutes / Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio

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HOuSEFull 2Four fathers, four daughters and four prospective sons-in-law live in the same house. R / 120 minutes / Akshay Kumar, Asin, John Abraham

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aGENT ViNOdThe story begins with a series of seemingly unconnected events all over the globe. Enter Agent Vinod. R / 120 minutes / Akshay Kumar, Asin, John Abraham

aGNEEPaTH In a small Indian villiage, Mandwa, Vijay Dinanath Chauchan is taught by his principled father about the path of fire R / 156 minutes / Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal

daNGEROuS EMOTiONHe’s in trouble with the woman who brought him out of the slum; will she concede and allow him to continue with her daughter? R / 125 minutes / Clarion Chukwura, Desmond Elliot, Silvia Eguakhide


dESTiNEd KiNGFor a long time Umene village has ex-isted peacefully without a king. With the atrocities that have taken place in the community, the oracle reveals that for peace to reign again there must be a change. One of the elders learns from the chief priest that the man who presents a Decanter of Hope in the village will be king. PG / 110 minutes / Kenneth Okonkwo, Amaechi Muonagor, Chika Ike

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BiGAt a magic wish machine, a boy wishes to big. When he wakes up the next morning, he finds himself in an adult body literally overnight. PG / 104 minutes / Tom Hanks, Eliza-beth Perkins, Robert Loggia

HOME alONEThe highly successful and beloved family comedy about a young boy named Kevin who is accidentally left behind when his family takes off for a vacation over the holiday season. PG / 103 minutes / Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern

liKE MiKEA 14-year-old orphan becomes an NBA superstar after trying on a pair of sneakers with the faded initials "M.J." inside. PG / 99 mins / Bow Wow, Jonathan Lipnicki, Morris Chestnut

















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Pilot Globe GuidesEpisode: East African Islands 30 minutesFollow our presenters through this mesmerizing show that will take you on a trip to some of the best islands the east coast of Africa has to offer. From Zanzibar, Ian Wright unfolds the true history of the slave trade and samples some of the area’s culinary delicacies.

dolphin daysEpisode: 1 / 30 minutesFollows two pods of dolphins; one in the clear waters of the Bahamas and the other in the captive environment of a research center in Florida.

animal BattlegroundsEpisode: Coast / 30 minutesFrom the open oceans to the grass-lands, “Animal Battlegrounds” fea-tures breathtaking cinematography, providing a unique insight into how animals utilize their environment to ensure their survival.

Treks in a wild worldEpisode: Trekking in Gabon 30 minutesHolly Morris travels to the West African country of Gabon, one of the best places in the world to go trek-king in the rainforest. Gabon is mostly rainforest, and uniquely in Africa, 13 national parks were created simulta-neously in 2002, protecting over 10 percent of the land. Holly visits two of the national parks.

Going apeEpisode: Battlefront / 30 minutesWhat does the future hold for a troop of orphaned apes in Cameroon that are hunted for their meat?

all Star dealersEpisode: Selling Dennis Rodman 30 minutesRichie Russek sits down with Dennis Rodman to get his blessing.

Cake BossEpisode: Ice-ing on the Cake 30 minutesBuddy and his kids go on a tour of Blue Sky Studios, home to the creators of Ice Age, for a sneak peak of their latest movie. But the fun has just begun as he must also sculpt a frosty cake inspired by the movie, complete with a pirate ship that floats.

africa Business ReportEpisode: Kenya / 30 minutesPirates in the Indian Ocean have been plaguing the region’s shipping lanes. What has this meant for trade through East Africa’s biggest port, Mombasa? Egon Cossou tours the port, speaks to the general manager and gets the views of a leading analyst.

Globe TrekkerEpisode: South Africa and Lesotho 30 minutesDestination Guides begins its jour-ney in the cosmopolitan city of Cape Town on the West Coast of South Africa. The townships in Cape Town are the scene of much history and political strife. We explore a Cape Town township and visit a Sangoma – a South African faith healer.

world’s Toughest Expeditions with James CracknellEpisode: The Lost City of Z 60 minutesJames Cracknell investigates the mysterious disappearance of one of the world’s most famous Amazo-nian jungle explorers, Colonel Percy Fawcett. In 1925, Fawcett vanished in the remote Xingu region of the largest tropical rainforest on Earth. comEDY

New GirlEpisode: Pilot / 30 minutesJess Day is a young woman who, after discovering her long-term boyfriend is cheating on her, moves into a loft apartment with three male roommates — prickly bartender Nick, womanizer Schmidt and intense personal trainer Coach. The guys try to help Jess get back on her feet and into the dating world.

Raising HopeEpisode: Dead Tooth / 30 minutesWhen Jimmy returns to work, he hires Sabrina's cousin Shelley — a.k.a. “Dead Tooth” — to babysit Hope. Meanwhile, Burt tries to get Virginia to quit smoking.

Bob the BuilderEpisode: Scoop the Artist / 10 mins.The eternal philosophy of Bob, the ever friendly and helpful builder, is “Can we fix it? Yes, we can!”

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PinguEpisode: Pingu and the Apprentice Magician & Pingu’s Birthday / 10 mins.Pingu is a cheeky, charming, young penguin who spends all his time playing with his friends and family.

Blais OffEpisode: Blaisin Pizza / 30 minutesRichard Blais brings his revolutionary pizza creation to Patsy’s pizzeria in New York City.

lie to MeEpisode: Moral Waiver / 60 minutesLightman’s team investigates cases involving a staff sergeant accused of raping a soldier and a star college basketball player accused of taking a bribe from a wealthy booster.

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BonesEpisode: The Couple in the Cave 60 minutesWhen the remains of a couple are discovered in a cave at National Park, the team must piece together the identity of the man and the woman as well as solve the crime.

Pilot Globe GuidesEpisode: My Trips From Paris and Brussels / 30 minutesParis isn’t only a city of great food, great wine and great romance; it also offers some great day trips. We first stop off at the Palace of Versailles, famously built by France’s unforgettable ruler Louis XIV and where Marie Antoinette lived until her arrest and final execution.

Barney and FriendsEpisode: Caring Hearts / 30 minutesIn their school project, the kids attach hearts with names of people they care about, on a bare tree. Barney helps the kids get a wide view of all the people who care about them.

Thomas and FriendsEpisode: A Blooming Mess / 10 mins.When Mavis does not say hello, Emily assumes she is sad and chuffs to the quarry to cheer her up with some new flowers.

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Tech Toys 360Episode: 9 / 30 minutesExplore Maserati’s GranTurismo, a sporty vehicle that combines captivating design and prestigious materials.

last Man StandingEpisode: Last Baby Proof Standing 30 minutesMike is outnumbered by his wife and daughters when they all agree that baby-proofing the house is a good idea. But soon Vanessa has second thoughts when she finds herself home by herself babysitting Boyd and can’t release the toilet seat’s complicated childproof latch. Meanwhile, Mike thinks it’s time for Mandy to earn her own money and gets her a job delivering pizzas — without first consulting Vanessa.


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diaRY OF a wiMPY Kid: dOG daYSDuring his summer vacation, “Wimpy Kid” Greg Heffley hatches a plan to pretend he has a job at a ritzy country club — which fails, including embarrassing mishaps at a public pool and a camping trip that goes horribly wrong. PG / 94 minutes / Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick

diaRY OF a wiMPY Kid: dOG daYSDuring his summer vacation, “Wimpy Kid” Greg Heffley hatches a plan to pretend he has a job at a ritzy country club — which fails, including embarrassing mishaps at a public pool and a camping trip that goes horribly wrong. PG / 94 minutes / Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick

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SEaRCHiNG FOR SuGaR MaNSearching for Sugar Man tells the true story of Rodriguez, the greatest '70s rock icon who never was. The film follows the story of two fans who set out to find out what happened to their hero. Their investigation leads them to a story more extraordinary than any of the myths about Rodriguez. PG-13 / 86 minutes / Rodriguez, Steve Segerman, Dennis Coffey

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liKE MiKEA 14-year-old orphan becomes an NBA superstar after trying on a pair of sneakers with the faded initials "M.J." inside. PG / 99 minutes / Bow Wow, Jonathan Lipnicki, Morris Chestnut

lOVE ME TENdER Clint stayed home while his brother went to fight in the Civil War. When his brother Vance comes back from the war, he finds that his old girlfriend, Cathy, has married Clint. PG / 104 minutes / Richard Egan, Debra Paget, Elvis Presley

THaT THiNG YOu dOGuy is told a local rock band is in need of a drummer. Guy agrees to sit in, but when it's time to play their best original, a ballad called "That Thing You Do," Guy lays in a beat that turns the tune into a pop-rocker. PG / 108 mins / Tom Hanks, Liv Tyler, Charlize Theron

HOuSEFull 2Four fathers, four daughters and four prospective sons-in-law live in the same house. Each father wants his daughter to marry the richest son-in-law; each daughter thinks she is marrying the richest son-in-law; and each son-in-law pretends to be the richest. R / 120 minutes / Akshay Kumar, Asin, John Abraham

aGENT ViNOdIn Uzbekistan, Anex KGB Officer is murdered. In Cape Town, a group of business tycoons discuss a rumor that the dead KGB officer had a nuclear bomb hidden away. In Moscow, an Indian secret agent is shot dead while trying to send a code red message. All it contains is the number 242. Enter Agent Vinod. R / 120 minutes / Akshay Kumar, Asin, John Abraham


lie to MeEpisode: Moral Waiver / 60 minutesLightman’s team investigates cases involving a staff sergeant accused of raping a soldier and a star college basketball player accused of taking a bribe from a wealthy booster.

Raising HopeEpisode: Dead Tooth / 30 minutesWhen Jimmy returns to work, he hires Sabrina's cousin Shelley — a.k.a. “Dead Tooth” — to babysit Hope. Meanwhile, Burt tries to get Virginia to quit smoking.

New GirlEpisode: Pilot / 30 minutesJess Day is a young woman who, after discov-ering her long-term boyfriend is cheating on her, moves into a loft apartment with three male roommates who try to help Jess get back on her feet and into the dating world.

dolphin daysEpisode: 1 / 30minutesFollows two pods of dolphins; one in the clear waters of the Bahamas and the other in the captive environment of a research center in Florida.

all Star dealersEpisode: Selling Dennis Rodman / 30 minutesRichie Russek sits down with Dennis Rodman to get his blessing.

Blais OffEpisode: Blaisin Pizza / 30 minutesRichard Blais brings his revolutionary pizza creation to Patsy’s pizzeria in New York City.

iCE aGE: CONTiNENTal dRiFTScrat’s nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he’s been after since the dawn of time, has world-changing consequences — a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for Manny, Diego and Sid. PG / 92 minutes / Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo

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animal BattlegroundsEpisode: Coast / 30 minutesFrom the open oceans to the grasslands, “Animal Battlegrounds” features breath-taking cinematography, providing a unique insight into how animals utilize their environ-ment to ensure their survival.






















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BERNiEBernie was one of the town's most beloved residents. It came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie, a widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune. People were shocked when it was reported that Marjorie had died and Bernie was being charged with the murder. PG-13 / 104 minutes / Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey

dESTiNEd KiNGFor a long time Umene village has existed peacefully without a king. With the recent atrocities that have taken place in the community, the oracle reveals that for peace to reign again there must be a change of leadership. . One of the elders learns from the chief priest that the man who presents a Decanter of Hope in the village will be crowned king. PG / 110 minutes / Kenneth Okonkwo, Amaechi Muonagor, Chika Ike

wRECK-iT RalPHRalph is tired of being overshadowed by Fix-It Felix, the star of their game who always gets to save the day. But after decades of seeing all the glory go to Felix, Ralph decides he's tired of playing the role of a bad guy. He takes matters into his own hands and sets off on a journey across the arcade to prove he's got what it takes to be a hero. PG / 101 minutes / John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch

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TROuBlE wiTH THE CuRVEGus has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but age is starting to catch up with him. Nevertheless, Gus refuses to be benched for the final innings of his career. The front office of the Atlanta Braves is starting to question his judgment, especially with the country's hottest batting phenom on deck for the draft. PG-13 / 111 minutes / Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, John Goodman

PERFECT RElaTiONSHiPThey were seen as perfect couple from heaven and the troubles of a relationship didn’t bother them until this strange woman came in. Who will save this tragedy? R / 58 minutes / Monalisa Chinda, Jim Lawson, Mary Remmy

daNGEROuS EMOTiONHe’s in trouble with the woman who brought him out of the slum; will she concede and allow him continue with her daughter? R / 125 minutes / Clarion Chukwura, Desmond Elliot, Silvia Eguakhide

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africa Business ReportEpisode: Kenya / 30 minutesPirates in the Indian Ocean have been plaguing the region’s shipping lanes. What has this meant for trade through East Africa’s biggest port, Mombasa? Egon Cossou tours the port, speaks to the general manager and gets the views of a leading analyst.

last Man StandingEpisode: Last Baby Proof Standing / 30 minutesMike is outnumbered by his wife and daughters when they all agree that baby-proofing the house is a good idea. But soon Vanessa has second thoughts when she finds herself home by herself babysitting Boyd and can't release the toilet seat’s complicated childproof latch. Meanwhile, Mike thinks it’s time for Mandy to earn her own money and gets her a job delivering pizzas — without first consulting Vanessa.

world’s Toughest Expeditions with James CracknellEpisode: The Lost City of Z / 60 minutesJames Cracknell investigates the mysterious disappearance of one of the world’s most famous Amazonian jungle explorers, Colonel Percy Fawcett. In 1925, Fawcett vanished in the remote Xingu region of the largest tropical rainforest on Earth.

Cake BossEpisode: Ice-ing on the Cake / 30 minutesBuddy and his kids go on a tour of Blue Sky Studios, home to the creators of Ice Age, for a sneak peak of their latest movie. But the fun has just begun as he must also sculpt a frosty cake inspired by the movie, complete with a pirate ship that floats!

Going apeEpisode: Battlefront / 30 minutesWhat does the future hold for a troop of orphaned ape in Cameroon that are hunted for their meat and face the threat of habitat loss? Witness their fight for survival in ‘Going Ape’.

BonesEpisode: The Couple in the Cave / 60 minutesWhen the remains of a couple are discovered in a cave at National Park, the team must piece together the identity of the man and the woman as well as solve the crime. After interrogating two viable suspects, the team identifies the woman as a marketing executive who also served as her partner’s AA sponsor, providing clues that lead them to expose the truth. Meanwhile, Booth’s girlfriend and Af-ghanistan war correspondent, Hannah Burley, makes a surprise visit. After meeting Burley and sensing the couple’s genuine happiness, Brennan re-evaluates her own relationship with Booth, and he tries to teach her that love is not always logical.

wON’T BaCK dOwNTwo mothers will stop at nothing to transform their children's failing school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children. This powerful story of parenthood, friendship and courage mirrors events that are making headlines daily. PG / 121 minutes / Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Holly Hunter

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jan-feb broadcast Channels jan-feb Album Compilations

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music from Ethiopia

Enjoy a channel alive with only the best songs from Ethiopia. Artists such as Haile Roots, Nati Haile and Reshad Kedir perform a collection of satisfying sounds epitomizing the harmonious talents of Ethiopia today.

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Ethiopian Instrumental is an elaborate and expressive collection of instrumental pieces. Theodros Mitiku, Tilaye Gebre and The Express Band, among others, will soothe you completely through a mixture of their delicate and energetic sounds.

all that Jazz

All That Jazz is a concoction of every character within jazz. A handful of artists, such as Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole and Donald Byrd, give warming performances in this mix. From old classics to smooth contemporary, All That Jazz is sure to cover all corners of this nonchalant musical style.

EasY listENiNg

Easy Listening allows you to switch off and recline, as a very laid-back medley of tunes sing you into total serenity. Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and Lisa Hannigan perform their most soothing songs to help you completely repose.

chart hits

Chart Hits is a channel solely dedicated to the latest chart-toppers in pop and rock. If you want to be up-to-speed with the most current hits in music today, then tune into Chart Hits, where Gotye, Lana Del Rey and Beyoncé will definitely activate your musical taste buds.

couNtrY

This channel offers a blend of cooling Country sounds. With hits from both classic and modern artists, you are sure to experience the refreshing flavors of authentic country music. Jeff Bridges, Emmylou Harris and Lady Antebellum perform some of their best works for you today.

WorlD hits

World Hits is an eclectic collection of music from all over the globe. This channel allows you to experience all ranges of talent in all ranges of music. Artists such as Salah Al Zadjali, Destra and Axelle Red take this opportunity to introduce to you their own personal worlds, through the medium of music.

classical collEctioN

Classical Collection showcases world-renowned performers, orchestras and soloists, performing major works from some of the best composers in history. The London Symphony Orchestra with Josef Krips, Walter Klien and the Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra provide a classical assortment.

classic rock

Rife with roaring riffs and smooth bass lines, Classic Rock is a channel wholly dedicated to true rock n’ roll. Here, Pink Floyd, T. Rex and Jimi Hendrix play a handful of the greatest rock songs in history.

golDEN olDiEs

Take a walk down memory lane with a compilation of nostalgic hits. Golden Oldies presents R.E.M., Tina Turner and Duran Duran, who lead the way with a string of classics, taking you right back to when they were No. 1.

EthiopiaN africaN

Enjoy a selection of albums brimming with sounds from the heart of Africa. Listen to collections from Yabba Funk, Victor Deme, Angelique Kidjo and many more.

EthiopiaN traDitioNal music (music from Ethiopia)

Enjoy collections from some of the greatest artists in Ethiopia today. Artist like Jamboo Joote, Tikue Weldu and Mohammed Tawil. Sit back and appreciate.

EthiopiaN classic

Here, enjoy albums full of world-renowned performers, orchestras and soloists, performing major works from some of history’s greatest composers; Bach, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and many more.

EthiopiaN couNtrY

Here, a fusion of Country albums for you to enjoy. A range of artists, from Buddy Miller to Sara Evans, are here to share a collection of their hits with you.

EthiopiaN hip hop/r&B

A melodic mix of Hip Hop tunes and R&B hits, with a large selection of albums for you to listen to. This includes artists such as Snoop Dogg, Tinie Tempah and Jennifer Hudson.

EthiopiaN iNstrumENtal

Here, we offer an expressive and inspiring collection of Instrumental albums for you to enjoy.

EthiopiaN Jazz

From old classics to smooth contemporary, here you will find an excellent collection of Jazz albums. You’ll find every great Jazz musician here, from Miles Davis to Billie Holiday to Louis Armstrong.

EthiopiaN kiDs

Here, a cheerful compilation of albums, full of upbeat songs for all your little ones to enjoy.

EthiopiaN olDiEs

Enjoy taking a trip down memory lane, through this extensive collection of nostalgic albums. This includes some of the greats, such as Al Green, Elvis Presley and Fleetwood Mac.

EthiopiaN pop

If you’re looking for the latest hits, then enjoy this medley of the most current Pop albums out now. This includes albums from Beyonce, Lady Gaga and David Guetta.

EthiopiaN rock

Relish in a sea of Rock, with albums from legendary rock n’ rollers to the latest stars of 2012; Bob Dylan, The Strokes and The Black Keys.

EthiopiaN WorlD

Here, enjoy a diverse collection of hit albums from all over the globe! Amplify your cultural consciousness through sounds from Ely Guerra, Ocean Hai and Oliver Haidt.


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“Moonlight ___”21 Able to come and go

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Guevara42 Bell sound43 Subcompact45 Go ballistic46 Bird genus47 A song by

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Margaret62 Hi-___ graphics65 Endorses67 Farm structure68 Sole supporter?70 Greek letter72 Numbered work74 German resort77 Stanwyck’s Oscar

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Ebenezer Scrooge?87 Circle meas.88 New Zealand parrots89 King90 Caterpillar hairs91 One ___ time92 Joker, e.g.93 British gun95 Type of limit96 Word of possibility97 Bullring cheer98 Unforeseen crisis101 Skirt feature102 Soft shoe103 Kind of jacket104 Milky white gem108 The kinship of a sports

team, possibly?115 Magnetism116 Math subj.117 Shack118 Frozen dessert119 Incinerates120 King, in Cádiz121 “Take your pick”122 Very, in Versailles

dOwN1 Ancient colonnade2 Impoverished3 Golden rule word4 Viña ___ Mar, Chile5 Man of morals6 ___-de-France7 Argentine aunt8 Sashays9 Coffee shops10 One ___ million11 Elders12 Data13 Garage contents14 Hot time in Haiti

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Jackman30 Darns31 La Scala highlight33 Frightens34 Songbird35 Clothing joints36 For all to hear37 Dolphinfishes,

shortened38 Musical Yoko40 Initial stake42 Skin problem43 Motel employee44 Bury45 Hearty entree48 Mississippi feeder49 Aircraft compartment

50 Dairy case item51 Expels52 Skirmish58 Beach souvenir61 Bubbly drink63 Fencing swords64 Heartbreak House

writer66 Lethargy67 “They were ___ good

friends.”68 Layers69 The best of times71 Belfast grp.73 Tennis’s Sampras74 Fill with joy75 A single note,

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Chong 16 Toward the stern 17 Judicious 20 Trashed 22 Engine need 23 Alliance acronym 24 Standard 29 Actor Grant or

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compartment 50 Dairy case item 51 Expels 52 Skirmish 58 Beach souvenir 61 Bubbly drink 63 Fencing swords 64 Heartbreak House

writer 66 Lethargy 67 “They were ___

good friends.” 68 Layers 69 The best of times 71 Belfast grp. 73 Tennis’s Sampras 74 Fill with joy 75 A single note,

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