“The initiative is truly by artists, for artists,” said Leulseged Retta, a pioneering figure in Ethiopia’s contemporary art ...

Birtukan and their children conduct the coffee ceremony. Coffee culture is deeply engrained in Ethiopian life. Photograph by Rena Effendi “When you drink Ethiopian coffee, it’s as if you are ...

While a full coffee ceremony awaited us later ... For a 40-cent entrance fee, the National Museum of Ethiopia has exhibitions on African art history and human evolution. A plaster replica of ...