On October 23 and 24, 2021 the fifth Annual African Mosaique Fashion Festival #AMFF2021 and Award Ceremony will take place at the African Mosaique Design Center and Manufacturing Hub, located around Legetafo. This event attracts more than 1,000 guests annually from the business and international community, government officials, the diplomatic community, designers and the press.
The event will follow proper COVID protocol to protect the safety of guests and participants. African Mosaique Design Center and Manufacturing Hub, the first of its kind in Ethiopia, will continue celebrating local Fashion while identifying and promoting emerging designers, as well as provide training, production, and showcasing facilities for emerging and established designers alongside networking and business facilitation.
This year the center will feature designers, Fikrte, Lemlem, Tsedey, Fozia, Ogetti, Samrawit, and Meaza. In addition, designers from the fifth cycle of the African Mosaique Incubator program AMFI will launch their labels for the first time since completing the program. Guests will meet, hear their inspiring stories, and SHOP!
With a firm base now in Ethiopia, African Mosaique will continue to play a lead role in developing innovative and inclusive platforms to engage and advance the local and African fashion industry.
The two-day festival is packed with a fashion show and exciting shopping experience from some of Ethiopia’s creative emerging talent and award-winning established designers. DJ, interior design installations from leading furniture designers, and display of Art and creative works from up-and-coming artisans and designers will be showcased. Guests will meet the designers hear their inspiring stories, network, and shop.
AFRICAN MOSAIQUE FASHION FESTIVAL – AMFF2021
Ethiopian Airlines renews deal with SabreSonic
Sabre Corporation, the leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, and Ethiopian Airlines, have renewed their long-term strategic partnership for another seven year with minimum commitment of USD 110 million. Under the agreement, Ethiopian airlines will continue to use Sabre’s passenger service system, SabreSonic, enabling it to automate sales and service, helping it to maximize revenue opportunities and create efficient airport experiences for travelers.
Furthermore, Sabre’s Intelligence Exchange will help enhance the airline’s passenger experience through providing intelligent real-time insights to help make more informed business decisions. “Despite the effects of the pandemic, Ethiopian Airlines continues to be one of aviation’s greatest success stories,” said Dino Gelmetti, Vice President EMEA, Sabre Travel Solutions. “COVID-19 has accelerated airline competitive pressure and the need for digital transformation, and as Africa’s strongest carrier, Ethiopian Airlines was able to quickly adapt to the changing landscape, further strengthening its position as recovery gains momentum.”
Huawei’s Handshaking Forum links new grads to Ethiopia’s ICT Industry
Huawei Ethiopia holds an annual Handshaking Forum, a program aimed at promoting jobs to graduate students. The program held at Addis Ababa University job fair garnered the application from around 600 graduates and ICT professionals. Around 20% of the candidates are from Addis Ababa University, while all of the rest are from universities all over the country.
Apart from its own campus hiring of new staff, Huawei is now distributing the resumes of the candidates, based on their consent, to 90 partners for protentional job opportunities.
Huawei has a long-standing commitment to train and certify new graduates and equip them with the latest trends in the industry. Of the applicants, 43 of them came with Huawei ICT certificates, which demonstrate their knowledge and skill in communication, IT, IP, cloud computing technologies.
Public Relations Director from Huawei, Zhang Bowen said “Handshaking forum enables students and professionals to meet potential employers at one place. Earning the Huawei certification will give these applicants a leap ahead to be selected by industry players.”
Handwashing promotion is proven to be cost-effective
A new report by WHO and UNICEF, released on Global Handwashing Day, reveals that giving everyone in the world’s poorest countries access to handwashing with soap and water, would cost around $11 billion. That would transform the life-chances of people who are currently unable to simply wash their hands at home.
“Millions of lives could be saved and billions of dollars in untapped economic potential could be unlocked for the equivalent of just $1.40 per head of the global population”, says WaterAid.
As G20 leaders prepare to gather in Rome to improve pandemic preparedness, WaterAid warns that government investment must be made to provide handwashing for all as it plays a critical role in the fight against preventable diarrhoeal diseases and respiratory infections.
According to latest estimates from WHO and UNICEF, three in 10 people worldwide cannot wash with soap and water at home, and at current rates of progress, 1.9 billion people – families and children – will still be unable to so by 2030.
