Archive for the ‘Magazines’ Category

The Big Issue

November 20, 2006

Back to the Big Issue.I was supposed to come back to it some two weeks before.Going back on my words once again.But here is a late glance at the magazine.

And I’d like to start by congratulating the team for launching such a wonderful magazine.I find it exciting and creative. (more…)

The Big Issue is out

November 6, 2006

The long-delayed magazine, the Big Issue is out. It was on May 04, 2006 that CoffeeChiliSun wrote about the launching of the magazine. But it was only last Friday that the magazine hit the streets, the delay caused by some license difficulties, I heared.

Better late than never.Looking at the thier number one issue, one would feel it is worth waiting and I am impressed by the content of the articles. I can fairly say it is one of the most satisfactory Ethiopian magazines that I have seen in recent times.I’ll come back for a detailed look over the course of the week.

I have difficulty accessing their website, here is the address, anyway

www.bigissueethiopia.com

Parent’s Corner–Ethiopia’s New Family Magazine

September 26, 2006

The second issue of Parent’s Corner  is out.

If you haven’t seen it before ,a few words of explanation: It‘s Ethiopian pioneering English language family magazine that came out last June.

A remarkably well-written and well-designed magazine.

And it is nice to see they’ve made it to the second issue. After all, the magazine business in this country is not that dependable. (more…)

Addis Affaires -The Ethiopian Millennium Magazine

August 21, 2006

Betemekdes Tilahun has discovered a lot in her numerous travels abroad while working for Ethiopian Airlines for seven years. But there was one discovery that ‘pained her heart’ which was ‘how little or no idea the world has about the country’.So she teamed up with friends and launched Addis Affairs- a bilingual magazine, which came out last June. It is full color, glossy magazine and ‘the first of five “Ethiopian Millennium is coming” editions which is going to come out tri-monthly until 2000 E.C when special millennium edition will be published. (more…)

My Fashion-Ethiopia’s New Fashion and Life Style Magazine

June 9, 2006

Take a look at the newly launched Ethiopia’s life style magazine, My Fashion, and you’ll come across as diverse issues as tons of fashionable pictures, helpful hints on modern hair dressing and eliminating body odor, interview with Ethiopian young music sensation, Zeritu Kebede, a Ferenj’s observation on Ethiopian’s way of eating with hands and even what the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ethiopian Airlines day look like (more…)