However, when the East African country rings in its New Year in a few months, it will technically be 2017, according to the Ethiopian calendar. So why is Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous ...

Ethiopian Community members welcomed the year 2016 according to the orthodox calendar at Little Africa in Footscray, Melbourne on 2 September. Credit: SBS Amharic On 12 September, the Ethiopian ...

Unlike most nations, Ethiopia follows the Ge’ez calendar, which is seven to eight years behind the widely used Gregorian calendar. The difference comes from an alternate calculation of the birth ...

Ethiopia, a hidden gem among travel destinations, offers a captivating blend of natural beauty, unique wildlife, rich history amid its intriguing calendar system. For those who visit, it feels ...

It is about seven or eight years behind the Gregorian calendar,” he tells SBS Amharic. This unique aspect of the calendar, where the year 2023, according to the Gregorian calendar, is considered ...