Hawassa

Located on the shores of Lake Hawassa in the Great Rift Valley known for its rich fishery scenes and Sidama Bunna a city of recreation and business which hosts the Senkele Swayne’s Hartebeest Sanctuary, home to Africa’s endangered antelopes.

False banana: Ethiopia's climate resilient crop

False banana, locally known as enset, is a staple diet of more than 20 million people in the country

ECONOMY Hawassa

Sumuda: A gem adorning the spectacular Hawassa

Sumuda is designed in the image of sprouting up leaf rolls of Enset plant (false banana) from bottom to top

ARTS/CULTURE Hawassa

Fiche-Chambalala: a look into Sidama’s unique calendar

Children say, “Aide Chambalala” (we have come back) & mothers reply “ille, ille” (good to see you today) during the festival of Fiche Chambalala.

ARTS/CULTURE Hawassa

Sewage from Hawassa Industrial Park causing environmental damage

Hawassa Industrial Park is polluting Lake Hawassa with its sewage: residents.

BUSINESS Hawassa

Hot springs emerge as favored alternatives in healing practices

Research claims hot spring water is as effective as conventional medicine.

HEALTH Hawassa