I was packing in Dublin, trying to squash my life into two suitcases to move to Addis Ababa, when a friend asked why I would spend a small fortune on a Comandante coffee grinder. I explained that I would be spending hours and hours traveling to different washing stations and Read more…
Residents of Sidama go to the polls today to vote whether the sub-region should become an autonomous region. Local authorities have stepped up security around Hawassa for the referendum, and tensions are high. If the outcome is affirmative, Hawassa could become the capital of the tenth Ethiopian region. What will Read more…
A couple of weeks ago the team and I headed to the south to spend a week visiting different suppliers we work with as well as new potentials. The first stop of the season was with Kanketi, a family run business that we partnered with in 2018. They are based Read more…