East African nation was one of the first to adopt Christianity, but celebrates with other Orthodox Christian churches on 7 ...

When the BBC aired journalist Michael Buerk's harrowing reports of Ethiopian famine in 1984, few could have imagined the enduring legacy they would inspire. Among those watching was Irish musician Bob ...

When Band Aid recorded a single to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia, the supergroup famously sang: "Do they know it's Christmas time at all?" The discovery confirms that Christianity ...

Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas bears few of the hallmarks of the Christmas many celebrated with Santa and presents 13 days earlier, which observes the birth of Jesus Christ based on the Gregorian ...

Ethiopia's prime minister has warned that a new version of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? could do more harm than good - after Ed Sheeran and other critics laid into the charity single.

The just-released "ultimate remix" of Band Aid's celebrity charity single still makes Africa a caricature of despair for ...

Forty years on from the original recording, the cream of British and Irish pop music past and present are once again asking ...

Let's take a look at how four communities choose to mark Christmas. In Ethiopia, Christmas is known as Ganna/Gena or Ledet and is celebrated on 7 January. Thousands of pilgrims travel to the town ...

Looking for flight tickets from Ethiopia to Christmas Island? Whether you are flying one-way or return, here are a few tips on how to score the best price and make your flight journey as smooth as ...

In November 1984, BBC journalist Michael Buerk presented a series of dispatches from the small town of Korem in northern ...